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Meet Stephanie Jones, the first female Co-Managing Partner in the Chicago office of Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani, LLP. Within her first year of law school, she secured a position as a law clerk, ultimately unfolding her passion for being in front of the bar and advocating for people. She understood the value of community involvement with organizations that empower women in law, eventually leading her to become Vice President of the Coalition of Women's Initiatives in Law. Stephanie experienced the pushback women often face in Big Law, with leadership doubting her career's ability to advance as a wife and mother. Fortunately, Stephanie received a call during her maternity leave to accept a position as an Assistant Managing Partner at Gordon & Rees. Tune in to hear how she uses her ample experience and skills as a now co-managing partner to lead her associates in a progressive and supportive technique.

Angela Turiano is a partner at Bressler, Amery & Ross where she specializes in securities, regulatory and employment litigation. She has appeared in both state and federal court cases and has prosecuted multiple felony cases. In her free time Angela likes to do fun activities with her son, and spend as much time outdoors as possible. Angela is known to achieve fantastic results while maintaining a calm demeanor, something that is very difficult when it comes to high-profile cases. Today she joins us to discuss her background, her personal achievements, and how she remains on top of her game. It was a pleasure discussing with her.

I recently had the pleasure to speak with Smrithi Mohan, a senior attorney and the creator of Global Innovation & IP Strategy at Dun & Bradstreet. During this interview, we discuss how her innovation and technology skills allowed her to quickly transition into leadership, where she built their team’s innovation and intellectual practice and strategy from scratch. Tune in to hear how she manages to balance being a leader with an intensive workload, education, and quality time with family.

Join us for today's episode as we talk to Bree Buchanan of Krill Strategies. She shares her struggles with substance abuse, discusses the pervasiveness of mental health issues in the legal profession, and offers insights into potential solutions. Bree served as the co-chair of the National Task Force on Lawyer Well-Being and co-authored the report titled "The Path to Well-being: Practical Recommendations for Positive Change."

Paula Davis is the founder of Stress & Resilience Institute, an organization that specializes in helping professionals in high-stress industries. In addition to coaching over 40,000 soldiers and their families, Paula has also spoken for businesses such as Walgreens & Coca-Cola and schools such as Harvard Law and Whorton’s. We discuss how stress and burnout are typically treated at the individual level when the root causes oftentimes originate higher up the chain.