In this episode Deb Feder shares her transition from business lawyer to a coaching business for business professionals. You'll hear about her early career trials, favorite book picks, and how technology has changed the legal profession. She'll also share her great advice on email efficiency, time management, client rapport, boundary setting, and using LinkedIn for business development.

In this episode, you will hear:

Deb Feder's transition from business law to coaching business owners, including lawyers
Insights into refining email communication and mastering time management
The challenges and opportunities of practicing law in the pre-tech era of 1999
Importance of authenticity and building genuine client relationships
Mindfulness practices and setting boundaries for personal and professional success

Resources from this Episode

Tell Me More: Building Trusted Client Relationships through Everyday Interactions, by Deb Feder
After Hello: How to Build A Book of Business, One Conversation at a Time, by Deb Feder
Amplification Analyzer (Deb's tool for helping professionals decide where to best showcase their thought leadership)
Blue Ocean Strategy, Expanded Edition: How to Create Uncontested Market Space and Make the Competition Irrelevant (recommended book)
Dean Jackson, marketing expert.

General Resources

Click for a list of the Best Tech Tools for Lawyers
Subscribe to: The 80/20 Principle
Check out my Law Firm Systems Intensive
Join: '80/20 Inner Circle' (valuable business insights for small firm owners)
Read: The 80/20 Principle: The Secret of Achieving More with Less, by Richard Koch
Get my new email course: ChatGPT for Lawyers (it's free)

Other Resources

The 80/20 Principle (email newsletter)
The 5 Pillars of a Tech-Powered Law Practice
The Inner Circle (online community for law firm owners)

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