TRP 77: Your Authentic Self: The Last (and only) Edge in the Legal Profession with Aaron Baer and Dhawal Tank

Dec 2, 2021

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In this episode of The Rainmaking Podcast, host Scott Love welcomes Aaron Baer, a tech-focused M&A lawyer, and Deval Tank, founder of Build Your Book and a thought leader in sales and leadership, to discuss Your Authentic Self: The Last and Only Edge in the Legal Profession. Aaron and Deval explore the importance of authenticity in building meaningful client relationships and thriving in today’s competitive legal landscape. They argue that by sharing your humanity, knowledge, and connections, you can create a personal brand that resonates with clients and sets you apart.

Key topics include the risks and rewards of vulnerability, the role of storytelling in client development, and how authenticity can address issues like burnout and disconnection in professional services. With actionable insights from their experiences, Aaron and Deval provide a roadmap for professionals looking to build a book of business by being true to themselves.

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Bio of Dhawal Tank:

Dhawal is the founder of Build Your Book and the Head of Growth at White Swan, America’s first and largest online permanent life insurance marketplace. Previously, he led growth at TUIO Payments, and has advised numerous startups on business development, sales, and marketing including UPS, Resolve Medical, Consolve, Mythic Markets, Three Good, eBound, Merging Media, Starfield, and more having delivered more than $9 million in sales. Dhawal is a globally recognized thought leader in the future of work and leadership. He has been invited and awarded at world conferences like the Symposium in Switzerland and the Drucker Forum in Austria. He has an HBA from the Ivey Business School and an MBA from York University.

Bio of Aaron Baer:

Aaron is a Partner at Renno & Co., a modern law firm focusing on tech, emerging tech, and M&A. Previously, Aaron was an equity partner at one of the largest firms in Canada at the age of 29. He is the Co-Founder of Build Your Book (and co-host of the Build Your Book podcast), which helps provide modern sales training to lawyers. Aaron is extremely active in the legal tech community and is an advisor to a number of leading legal tech companies. He was named one of the Top 25 Most Influential Lawyers in Canada, was a winner of the 2021 Precedent Setter Awards, and maintains an active thought leadership presence on LinkedIn with millions of views each year.

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Listen to the Build Your Book Podcast.

Follow Dhawal Tank and Aaron Baer on LinkedIn.

Dhawal Tank: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dtankco/

Aaron Baer: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aaronbaer2/

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