The Renegade Lawyer Podcast Ep. 202 – Permission to Retire Toward Joy with Daya Naef
In this first episode of 2026, Ben sits down with attorney-turned-coach Daya Naef, founder of The Success Partner, for a future-focused conversation about what solo and small firm lawyers need to thrive in today’s landscape.
Daya helps boutique firms (think 1 to 30 people) go from overwhelmed to optimized. Whether it’s succession planning, vision alignment, or AI implementation, she helps lawyers turn practices into platforms—and jobs into businesses.
They talk:
- The trap of accidental entrepreneurship in law
- Why lawyers delay vision work—and how to fix that
- How AI is impacting real law firms right now (and where the fear still lives)
- How Ben is using internal GPTs to extract years of IP from his LTD playbook
- Retirement as a creative act—not just an exit
If you’re building a law firm that serves your life—or hoping to exit one with grace—this episode is full of energy, strategy, and practical ideas to get you moving.
Ben Glass is a nationally recognized personal injury and long-term disability insurance attorney in Fairfax, VA. Since 2005, Ben Glass and Great Legal Marketing have been helping solo and small firm lawyers make more money, get more clients and still get home in time for dinner. We call this TheGLMTribe.com
What Makes The GLM Tribe Special?
In short, we are the only organization within the "business builder for lawyers" space that is led by two practicing lawyers.
One thing we're sure you've noticed is that despite the variety of options within our space, no one else is mixing
the actual practice of law with business building in the way that we are.
There are no other organizations who understand the highs and lows of running a small law firm and are engaged in talking to real clients. That is what sets GLM apart from every other organization, and it is why we have had loyal members that have been with us for two-decades.