"I realised that as much as I can advise on the law, I can also change it" summarises the essence of this conversation with the wonderful Janvi Patel; an entrepreneur, female founder, producer and an activist for women and children’s rights. These titles (expanded on below) only scratch the surface of Janvi’s accomplishments and pioneering path! One thing that really stood out to me about Janvi is that when she sees a problem she doesn't just stop there, her problem solving nature and...

"Don't be bland...you can't please everyone" -- Join me in this conversation with Vanessa Challess, Founder and Principal and the force behind of Tiger Law and its sister businesses Tiger Bytes and Tiger HR - force being the operative word here as Vanessa has such passionate and motivating energy! Vanessa is not afraid to speak what is on her heart and mind which makes for a very real and open conversation. We dive into a number of topics such a female inequality in law, integrity as a lawyer...

I chat with Seth Bradley who’s mission for lawyers and professionals is “practice when you want to, not because you have to". Seth is a real estate entrepreneur and an expert at creating passive income while working as a highly paid professional. He’s a former big law attorney and is now the managing partner of his own firm, Bradley Law Limited, helping his clients with their real estate and asset protection needs. Seth is the host of the Passive Income Attorney Podcast, educating attorneys...

We are joined by Aman Costigan; lawyer, partner, yoga teacher, entrepreneur and investor. Aman founded Beyond Yoga for Lawyers (which she runs on the side of being a lawyer/partner) following a desire to create her own business “I just wanted to do my own thing with no rules”. Aman is 9 years qualified and a partner at her firm. As a proud and successful lawyer, she focused solely on her legal career for the first 5 years, but at year 6 something else was calling her, so she decided to...

Eimear has certainly had a multi-faceted and non-linear path into and around law, which you will hear all about! From her early career as a writer to working in immigration law for a law centre to private practice to legal tech. When Eimear began to feel stuck in private practice and craved a way out into something else, without anything on the table, her solution was “I’m just going to have to get really creative about how I get out of this” which I love – you will see that creativity is a...

An astro update for the full moon and eclipse in Taurus on 19 November 2021 by our in-house astrologer and former lawyer, Laurel O'Sullivan.

Join me in this conversation with Alex McPherson, founder of Ignition Law and corporate lawyer. We chat about Alex’s journey to founding and growing Ignition Law which began life as a declaration at a New Year’s Eve party (possibly fuelled by vino) but it was nevertheless a resolution that Alex was passionate about and determine to keep…. Alex shares his path into law and early career, his transition from a senior employee at an international law firm to starting his entrepreneurial journey...

An astro update for the November 2021 new moon by our in-house astrologer and former lawyer, Laurel O'Sullivan.

This solo episode is all about how we can make more aligned decisions. I take you through my decision making journey over the years from analysis paralysis to clarity and flow and share tools that have helped me to make decisions with more ease.

When “I just don’t think I’m a normal lawyer in any respect” is the answer to “what makes you Legally Different” - you know you’re in good in company. Join me for this chat with Babs Jamieson, Founder + CEO of Jamieson Law a start-up UK practice with multi jurisdictional expertise. Babs is a qualified solicitor in England, Scotland, Ireland and New York! After time in traditional legal practice, Babs decided she’d had enough of dreading work, feeling uninspired by the traditional ladder and...

Do you think that dropping out is a bad thing? Society puts such a negative label on it, right!? In this chat, Ryan explains why he’s owning “BigLaw Drop Out” and changing it into an empowering term of endearment and how dropping out of various things that weren’t aligned for him has led to successes.

Curious to find out more about yourself through the lens of astrology? Me too! Laurel O’Sullivan has adapted her skills and experience as an environmental public interest lawyer to now be an advocate in a different way; by helping others to live their fullest lives using astrology as one tool to do so. Laurel has a gift for breaking for astrology down and applying it a real way. Find out how astrology can apply to life and work in a tangible way.....

We kick off this season with a conversation with Tom Dunlop; a former professional badminton player turned lawyer turned legal tech entrepreneur. Tom is the Founder & CEO of Summize, a legal tech company which provides an intelligent solution for contract creation and review. This is a legal tech conversation with a difference!

Following from Part 1, I’m still in the hot seat joined by my sister, Kerri, who interviews me. I can’t think of a better person as Kerri has been my ride or die and my right hand woman. She’s seen it all and supported me through thick and thin! Kerri interviews me about my own journey into law and how I made big life and work changes in the legal world. Part 2 covers quitting Big Law AND much more from living / working in Bali to deep life realisations.

I’m in the hot seat this time (eek!) and I’m joined by my incredible sister, Kerri, who interviews me. I can’t think of a better person as Kerri has been my ride or die and my right hand woman. She’s seen it all and supported me through thick and thin! Kerri interviews me about my own journey into law and how I made big life and work changes in the legal world. Part 1 covers the earlier years - my journey into law up to that deep ‘off’ feeling. Expect everything from deep life chats involving...

Tech queen, entrepreneur and very human - just some of the qualities I admire in Catherine Bamford, the CEO + Founder of BamLegal💥 and my awesome guest in this episode. I've had the pleasure of knowing Catherine for 10 years now as we began our legal careers working in the same team. I've seen Catherine's journey unfold and I admire the chapters in her life that she has written - from her personal highs and lows, to the impact she's had in the legal world via BamLegal and everything in...

James Cooper, an Australian qualified lawyer, began his legal career on the corporate path working in Melbourne when it soon became apparent to him that the traditional ladder was not for him, so (long story short, of course) he took a "leap of faith" and now specialises in international development and policy. This leap had international reach which has resulted in James living and working in a number of countries including; the Solomon Islands, Sierra Leone and Papua New Guinea where he...

Have you heard of human design? It’s an amazing self-knowledge tool that I love and really align with, which is why I’m sooooo passionate about sharing this conversation with Olivia Lasonos (Livy) who is a human design specialist and guide. Whether you’re brand new to human design or have already dipped your toe in, you’re in the right place to find out more. Livy describes human design as a blueprint of our unique selves which gives us permission to be us and a deeper sense of acceptance of...

This was an enlightening conversation with Vicki Prais, who is a human rights lawyer, podcaster, writer and mentor. We chatted about so much - from current and topical human rights issues impacting the world right now (including freedom of expression and bodily autonomy) to Vicki’s podcast “The Passion Factor” which helps those navigating a career in human rights. It was so interesting to hear about Vicki’s career in human rights and the impactful work she has been involved which is centred...

This was a corker of a conversation with Louise Mason; freelance audio producer, radio presenter, music journalist and lawyer. Louise's shares gave me FULL BODY CHILLS of resonance! Not only do we go into her music and audio world of work (which is epic to hear about) but we dive into mental health in such a REAL way as Louise openly shares about her journey with depression, which started soon after she began her demanding legal career for a top global law firm - issues that are not openly...

Kathy Xiang is the Director of Business Development for Compass Pathways and a former City corporate lawyer. Compass Pathways is a mental health company committed to evidence based innovation in mental health. They are currently researching how psilocybin therapy could help people with treatment-resistant depression. Kathy’s commitment to making a career change towards something aligned with her values is inspiring and she takes us through her thought processes at the time and how she...

I chat with Salome Coker aka The Creative Lawyer, who wears many hats including that of a finance lawyer, photographer, artist and creative entrepreneur. To me, she doesn't just wear them she owns wearing them! For years Salome struggled to reconcile the two; creativity + law but now Salome recognises that she doesn't haven't to choose one to be successful, in fact, her success is derived from her multi-faceted way of living and working. I admire her journey from the traditional legal path at...

Welcome to 2021! This is a vocal journal of my 2020 - the growth, the challenges, the highs and the lows containing shares you will no doubt resonate with since we went through similar things as a collective.