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09/25/23 • 43 min
This week on Maximum Mom, your host Elise Buie is joined by Bridget O'Toole.
Bridget is a millennial environmental, land use, municipal and energy lawyer and mom to a 4-year-old son. She opened her own law firm on April 1, 2023 (April Fools Day) in one of New York's most rural counties after leaving a bougie downtown boutique law firm.
She’s been practicing since 2011 and represents clients all over New York State in her practice areas.
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01:11 Meet Bridget
04:58 Bridget’s practice in environmental, land use, municipal, and renewable energy law
09:37 The challenges of working from home
10:35 The persistent issue of schools contacting mothers first
16:42 Bridget's work in renewable energy and her experience working with commercial fishing associations in New York State
22:44 The benefits of meditation for stress management and the importance of unplugging from technology
29:18 Bridget’s fear of what others would think if she opened an office in a rural county and how she overcame it
31:26 The value of giving trusted referrals
34:56 The lack of access to justice and technology in rural communities and how it affects her practice
39:53 The different types of insurance that are necessary as a law practice grows
41:19 The significance of joining a mastermind group and connecting with other women who have similar experiences as working moms
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08/07/23 • 49 min
This week on Maximum Mom, your host Elise Buie is joined by Rachel Clar.
Rachel is a divorced lawyer mom, and in deciding to launch a business. She had to first move through a tremendous inner journey of self-discovery and personal growth to develop the courage to take a big chance.
As lawyers, we often live our lives based on the model we learned in school, the lie that conflict is a binary only resolved with someone prevailing. As women, in general, we were raised to elevate ourselves through collaborative leadership instead.
Rachel believes in reconciliation work, humility, and collaboration. She wants women lawyers to find their sisterhood where they can speak freely, ask their toughest career questions, and level up to get the pay and the influence that they rightly deserve.
Rachel creates spaces where real conversations happen and women both deeply bond & craft brilliant career strategies. She is a woman, a lawyer, and entrepreneur, professionally. Rachel is a mom to two amazing teenage boys. She is an empath, an artist, and a student of non-violence.
02:48 Meet Rachel and Interconnected Us
06:40 The struggles and unhappiness experienced by women lawyers
10:32 Combating the pressure to always appear strong.
16:57 The value of time, the importance of setting boundaries, and the ongoing journey of learning to manage time effectively
23:27 The importance of celebrating personal wins and prioritizing self-care
27:34 Using exercise to shut the brain off
33:05 The joy of making connections
41:26 The lack of emphasis on emotional intelligence and communication skills in law school and the legal profession
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07/17/23 • 39 min
This week on Maximum Mom, your host Elise Buie is joined by Flora Garcia-Sepulveda.
Flora Garcia-Sepulveda, a founding partner of Woodman & Garcia-Sepulveda and a Certified Family Law Specialist, is an experienced trial lawyer who practices family law exclusively, focusing on diverse financial issues including business valuation, property division and child and spousal support. Flora is fluent in Spanish. Flora also represents clients in difficult custody disputes and move-away cases.
Before she opened her practice, she worked at Bay Area Legal Aid a non-profit Agency representing victims of domestic violence in their restraining orders, divorce and immigration matters. Flora began to practice family law exclusively in 2005, and has focused in this area of law since that time. Flora previous work at the San Mateo Court and her domestic violence litigation background results in the smooth management of her family law cases as they progress to trial. Her attention to detail and knowledge of the intricacies of family law procedure enable her to strategically plan her cases and prepare for settlement or trial in a way that ensures that clients are receiving the best and most comprehensive representation available.
Since 2012 Flora expanded her practice to include probate matters such as wills, trusts, guardianships, conservatorships and step-parent adoptions.
05:34 The importance of education in building resilience
07:53 Teaching her daughters to be self-sufficient
11:00 Discussion on the need to educate people about the long-term ramifications of staying at home
19:08 The value of teaching children self-sufficiency and the importance of not doing everything for them
30:58 The need to let go of bitterness and victim mentality
34:14 The importance of educating and empowering women
37:30 The benefits of remote work and flexibility, particularly for working mothers, and how it can lead to increased productivity and work-life balance
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05/08/23 • 61 min
This week on Maximum Mom, your host Elise Buie is joined by Christine Diorio. Christine is a survivor! After losing her brother to a drug overdose when she was 23, she married her first husband less than a year later. They were both alcoholics, and yet somehow she managed to go to law school and have 2 kids while they were there.
After she started work as prosecutor, Christine and her husband went through a very nasty divorce which culminated in her own (and very public!) arrest for DUI and she was forced to resign. Fast forward 13 years later - Christine is sober, in her second marriage with a beautiful blended family, and despite spending the first 5 years after her divorce in and out of court with her ex-husband, today he is also sober and they have a solid and friendly co-parenting relationship.
After Christine’s DUI, she became a public defender. As she worked on her own sobriety - advocating for other addicts in jail was deeply fulfilling but also left her burnt out, so when she became pregnant with her youngest daughter, she went on maternity leave and took a much needed break from the law.
When Christine’s daughter entered kindergarten, she knew it was time to return to work but she still wanted the flexibility to be home with her 3 kids. So, the Law Office of Christine Diorio was born smack dab in the middle of the pandemic! I practice primarily family law (mostly divorce) and some criminal defense (mostly DUI's). She truly feels called to help others through the things she has had to overcome, to hopefully inspire them and provide some light and hope.
Christine’s tagline is "where justice has a heart" because she believes the justice system needs more compassion. She just celebrated 2 years since opening her firms doors in Tampa, Florida. She has 3 staff members and they are totally virtual. They are growing by leaps and bounds and Chirstine believes it is because of the compassion she brings along with the focus to help her clients stay out of court wherever possible.
She believes nothing about the divorce process should become so nasty, that you are unable to be co-parents when it is over, and too many attorneys contribute to this dynamic! By being open with her clients about her own journey, Christine is able to meet them where they are.
02:14 Christine’s story of resilience and grit, sharing her personal and professional journey. Including her struggles with substance abuse, divorce, and career changes.
11:31 Starting a virtual law firm
16:41 Importance of peace in divorce, for the sake of the children and one's own well-being
21:48 Collaborative law and the challenges of its high cost
27:36 Hiring and empowering a team and the importance of prioritizing family
36:18 Resilience in challenges of law practice and overcoming them
49:14 Parental alienation and family law system
54:05 Substance abuse in law school
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Leaving a Legacy with Carmen Rosas
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04/17/23 • 47 min
This week on Maximum Mom, your host Elise Buie is joined by Carmen Rosas. Award-winning attorney Carmen, is on a mission to help women get control of their lives beyond the grave. She enlightens them with not only how to protect their legacies but also teaches what, how, and when to protect their assets and legacy.
Carmen Rosas, was born and raised in the bay area. A proud mix of Mexican, French, and Italian, she grew up fascinated by her grandmother’s stories of living in Mexico, arriving in America, and settling in California.
Even at a young age, Carmen was fascinated by other cultures and the development of languages and communal systems, which led her to study anthropology at Santa Clara University. Carmen’s comparison studies of the U.S. legal system and tribal systems in New Zealand, as well as her interest in policy change, led her to law school.
She has been featured in Forbes, Huff Post, and has been a recognized Super Lawyer for three years in a row.
02:40 Meet Carmen!
12:48 Writing a book about creating a legacy plan
21:06 Balancing the masculine and feminine energy of being an attorney
24:27 Good enough for now
29:39 The power to change your mind
31:48 Catching yourself saying “No”
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03/20/23 • 45 min
This week on Maximum Mom, your host Elise Buie is joined by Michelle Bomberger. Michelle founded Equinox in 2005 to provide business leaders a more transparent, responsive, and business focused solution for their legal needs.
Over the past 17 years, she’s morphed the business model to offer a fixed fee General Counsel Services solution giving business leaders the confidence and freedom to include legal in their strategic and tactical planning -- they have a relationship with their lawyer and they know what they are paying, when they'll get a response, and that the solution is right for their business.
It's a tough model to manage and she’s learned a ton about how to make this work for her clients and for her own business. When Michelle started Equinox in 2005, she had a 1 year old at home and was pregnant with her second child.
Michelle’s kids have grown up with Equinox a part of their lives -- but also having their mom in their lives! While they've seen her work a lot over the years - and seen the ups and downs of being an entrepreneur and employer, she’s always been there for them.
Michelle committed early on to picking them up from school, taking them where they needed to go, and participating in what was important to them. These were priorities for Michelle and forced her to make decisions in her business and her life to make these work for her family.
Michelle has an undergraduate degree in business from the University of Notre Dame and a JD/MBA from Northwestern University. She is an active member and member of the Board of Directors of the Seattle Chapter of Entrepreneurs' Organization and a member of the Board of Bellevue LifeSpring and Youth Theatre Northwest.
04:42 The start of the law firm and having little children
11:55 When the firm office encourages the flexibility needed for motherhood and work
14:07 Strategic misses that are happening right now
17:47 Using fixed price
23:42 Books recommended by Michelle that have really shifted her thinking
29:25 How does Michelle streamline the administrative burden
37:55 Tips for how to succeed in life as “mom” and as a law firm owner!
40:55 Tips for handling email inbox #rabbithole
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Links Mentioned:
- Book: Range by Daivd Epseen
- Book: Traction by Gino Wickman
- Book: Crucial Accountability by Kerry Patterson and Joseph Grenny, Ron McMillian, Al Switzler, David Maxfield
- Book: The One Thing by Gary Keller and Jay Papasan
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The Measure of “Success” with Steph Tuss
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02/27/23 • 46 min
This week on Maximum Mom, your host Elise Buie is joined by Steph Tuss. Women in particular are burdened with a double edged sword – society tells us that our values are built on being a mother to our children, but it also says we should go out and have a career or business of our own.
Raising children and excelling as an entrepreneur at the same time are two barely synchronizable endeavors. Mothers don't even have to fail in one of these areas to feel mom guilt.
Steph Tuss – CEO of the multimillion-dollar global consulting company Life Is Now, Inc – has been pretty familiar with this mom guilt feeling, all too well.
Before joining Life Is Now, Steph left her career as an educator to launch her own holistic nutrition business, having been inspired by her first daughter’s growing health challenges and her quest for the root cause.
Her sole focus when starting her business was to replace her teacher salary of $37,000/year. In spite of the people around her not being confident that she was going to make it, Steph was willing to do anything necessary to continue forward.
So much so, that she was working early mornings, late nights and weekends – it got to a point where she literally couldn’t do more and started to resent her business. She started her business because she wanted freedom, but ironically, she had created a jail for herself.
Steph realized she was diminishing her returns by not hiring someone to help in her business and with her kids. She let go of mom guilt, sold her business, and joined Life Is Now as the Director of Sales.
She was frequently traveling the world with the new company and during one of their events, she realized her ideal life would involve her daughters traveling with her.
Steph and her husband then made the decision to go for it: They pulled their kids out of school and hired a tutor + nanny that would travel alongside the family, regardless of people constantly questioning their decision.
What does "success" mean to you? What is your vision for your life and business? Listen in!
01:05 Meet Steph and the the unexpected ups and downs of empty nesting
05:20 The issue of hiring and firing and the emotions around the people piece of business and the standards that are agreed upon
10:21 How often do you check in with your team = micromanage vs. good management
14:33 How does a law firm come up with a 3D vision?
18:26 Running a business while running a family
26:00 Let’s deep dive into your mindset!
31:35 Finding so much opportunity on the flip side of a bad thing
41:20 Value conflict and how it will kill your business
Connect with Steph:
Website: https://www.lifeisnowinc.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lifeisnowinc/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DavidNeagleCommunity
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/life-is-now-inc/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@LifeIsNow/videos
Links Mentioned:
- Create your 3D vision for your life video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WaoaZdWJLcE
- Challenging Your Mindset With Daivd Neagle https://share.transistor.fm/s/8a8fb056
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02/20/23 • 44 min
This week on Maximum Mom, your host Elise Buie is joined by Melanie Lippman. Melanie is an Image Consultant and Personal Branding expert who helps high-powered women in male dominated fields use style to communicate confidence, build connections, and achieve next-level visibility.
Navigating the duality of motherhood and building your firm, Elise chats with Melanie about ‘How style can encapsulate both your leadership and motherhood persona’”. Deep diving into:
- The challenges women face balancing their role as a boss and a mom when it comes to style (and how they can ensure neither get left behind)
- Getting out of the ‘I should wear a suit’ funnel women in law often fall into
- How to discover your own powerful personal style (and put it into action) based on your personal priorities and style goals
- The types of opportunities that women pass up because they don’t have the clothes to suit the occasion
- The transformational impact that showing up authentically as you can has on your career
- And more!
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02:00 Meet Melanie who believes that the only way to feel free is to know that it’s yours!
07:28 Finding power in dressing the way you feel is the “real” you ...
09:40 How to pull out peoples' styles of clothes out of them when they are hiding.
14:36 When you have a closet full of clothes but nothing to wear — what do you do?
19:44 How do finances play a part of dressing yourself
23:33 Hacks and tips for clothes shopping
29:07 “I don't have time to learn how to dress myself”
38:35 Teaching your kids how to dress for themselves
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02/06/23 • 36 min
This week on Maximum Mom, your host Elise Buie is joined by Latrice Latin. Latrice was a single mother, and law firm owner for over 13 years. She finished law school with one child and had a crazy career ride going from working for a firm to starting her own firm, all while navigating motherhood.
Latrice has secured millions in settlements for her personal injury clients over the span of her career. She works hard for her clients and gets the results that are needed on their behalf.
She has recently established a virtual law firm which allows for efficiency and easy access for her clients through the pandemic. She has recently taken on representing misdemeanor criminal clients for low rates to help them keep their records clean.
01:30 Meet Latrice
05:30 Running your law firm virtually --- the pros and cons of it!
09:57 How to get everything set up?!
17:23 Fulfilling your destiny ... even when things are unconventional
25:04 Finding balance as a single mom
28:23 Taking care of mental health and self care ... making sure you take the time
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02/19/24 • 52 min
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This week on Maximum Mom, your host Elise Buie is joined by Brita Long. Brita is an attorney and attorney coach who teaches flat fees to other attorneys and more importantly mind set.
One of the workshops Brita provides is on our relationship with money. "It ain't about the money" isn't about the knowledge of personal finance or small practice finance, but about our thoughts, beliefs and feelings about money and how those affect our behavior. Including: charging flat fees.
When Brita began working with attorneys she quickly discovered that nearly all of them had money mindset/belief issues that were causing them to self sabotage in regard to money. Take a listen!
04:20 Brita’s mission to maximize attorneys by teaching flat fees and emphasizing personal development and mindset in the legal profession
13:44 Every problem in the office is a leadership problem
19:25 The importance of emotional intelligence in the legal profession
21:59 The impact of money mindset on legal practice
26:26 The financial challenges and self-sabotage tendencies observed in small law firm owners
28:29 Advocating for the adoption of flat feesLearning and Ego in Legal Practice
32:50 The role of ego in legal practice
41:11 Energy management
49:02 The lack of safety in expressing vulnerability in the legal profession and the potential for limitless reform in the profession
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How many episodes does Maximum Mom have?
Maximum Mom currently has 85 episodes available.
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The podcast is about Mom, Lawyer, Entrepreneurship, Motherhood, Law Firm, Podcasts and Business.
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The average episode length on Maximum Mom is 43 minutes.
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