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We are entering a new dawn of executive leadership. A new era where inclusivity, diversity, empathy, and compassion are both welcomed and expected at the leadership table. On Women Changing Leadership, we believe women are the leaders who are bringing about this change, and each week we share strategies and insights to help women like you advance to the executive suite on your terms. Your host, Stacy Mayer, is a bestselling author, a certified executive coach, a promotion strategist, and the ...
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Personal Jurisdiction

Hallie Ritzu, Allison Freedman

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When you look up “Personal Jurisdiction” in Black’s Law Dictionary, it directs you to the entry for “Jurisdiction.” We won’t do that to you. We’re here because there’s not enough good information available for law students and new attorneys to make informed choices about their careers. Join co-hosts Allison Freedman and Hallie Ritzu as we talk to a variety of people within the first 10ish years of practice to hear about their journeys to fulfilling careers and the advice they have for gettin ...
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Ep #270: Bigger Than You with Kelly Roach Having a team should make your job easier, not harder. So why does it sometimes feel like a lot more work? Your to-do list just gets longer, your inbox is overflowing, and suddenly, instead of doing everything yourself, you’re also responsible for other people’s work, too. Here’s what you need to know: The …
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This episode was created in partnership with the University of New Mexico School of Law’s Association of Public Interest Law (or APIL) and New Mexico’s very own Equal Access to Justice. APIL provides funding and education related to public interest law to UNM’s law students. And EAJ supports some of the most important public interest organizations …
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Ep #269: Why 'Middle Management Mentality' Is Keeping You Stuck in Your Career You’re great at your job. You take ownership, hit your goals, and know you’re capable of more. So why does it feel like you’re spinning your wheels in middle management while other people seem to move up faster? Here’s why: The way you think about your role might be keep…
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Ep #268: Stuck in Middle Management Hell? Here’s How to Escape FAST Let’s be honest: Middle management is kind of the worst, right? You’re constantly caught in the middle - answering to leaders who don’t always value your input while trying to motivate a team that doesn’t always listen. You have some authority but not enough to make real change (th…
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Ep #267: The Biggest Career Risk You’re Taking (Without Even Knowing It!) Are you taking the wrong kind of risk at work - or worse, avoiding risk altogether? Every week of this new year has felt a little overwhelming, exhausting, and - let’s be real - mind-numbing. The world feels unpredictable, layoffs are happening left and right, and the temptat…
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Yvette Diaz is an attorney at Freese & Goss, PLLC in Dallas, Texas, where she focused her practice on personal injury and mass tort law. As a plaintiff’s attorney, Yvette represents individuals injured in car accidents, 18-wheeler collisions, motorcycle collisions, pedestrian collisions, slip and falls, general negligence, work injuries, and dog bi…
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Ep #266: How to Be Seen and Heard as a Badass Leader with Summa Simmons Corporate badasses, this episode is extra special. Not only am I kicking off Black History Month by celebrating an incredible woman leader, but I also get to shine a spotlight on one of my clients—the phenomenal Summa Simmons. Summa is the Associate Vice President of Treasury a…
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Ep #265: The Evolution of a Woman Leader Corporate women leaders, have you ever felt like the only way to get ahead is to play by rules that were never made for you in the first place? Rules that ask you to contort yourself into someone you don’t even recognize—just to get the promotion you’ve already earned? Those old rules don’t work. Not for us.…
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Ep #264: The Overlooked Technique Helping My Clients Reach the Executive Suite What if I told you there’s one overlooked technique that could completely change your career? This is a technique that the corporate badasses I work with rarely think to do. But once they try it, the results are undeniable—huge wins that keep paying off throughout their …
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Episode #74 compiles the "success" responses from the following wonderful Season 3 Guests: E34: David Lat, Lawyer Turned Writer and Commentator on the Legal Profession E35: Abimbola Oladokun, Lead Counsel, General Litigation at Meta E36: Nathan Brenner, Attorney, Mergers IV at the Federal Trade Commission E37: Wookie Kim, Legal Director at the ACLU…
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Ep #263: How Setting 'Impossible' Career Goals Leads To Breakthrough Results During my last group coaching call of 2024, one of my corporate badasses shared what may seem like an absolutely impossible goal: Not just landing her dream role in 2025, but getting promoted in that same year, too. And you know what? This fired me up. Because here's the t…
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Ep #262: My Personal Process for Using Small Steps to Achieve Huge Goals Have you ever avoided making a New Year’s Resolution because you were certain you’d fail? Or stopped yourself from taking even small steps toward your career goals because those actions felt like they just weren’t “good enough”? I have. And so have my clients. But over the yea…
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Ep #261: Growing Your Career from Good to Great with Kristi Sarno What does it take to go from good to great in your career? To go from being amazing in your role to finally landing that promotion to the executive level? If you’re reading this, I already know you’re brilliant. You’re a corporate badass. You get things done, see opportunities others…
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Ep #260: The Biggest Client Trends of 2024 That Led to Massive Success What separates corporate women leaders who thrived in 2024 from those who stayed stuck? Let’s face it—2024 kind of sucked. Between layoffs, reorgs, stalled promotions, and bonuses that never materialized, many corporate women leaders felt like their careers were at a standstill.…
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Ep #259: Are You Saying ‘Yes’ and ‘No’ to the Wrong Opportunities in Your Career? Are you accidentally stalling your career by saying ‘yes’ and ‘no’ to the wrong things? So many of the women I speak with are quick to say ‘yes’ to things that don’t actually move the needle in their careers: Yes to putting out fires, to attending unnecessary meetings…
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Ep #258: Your Year-End Career Opportunities Hiding in Plain Sight The end of the year is pure chaos—but it’s also bursting with opportunities. If you’re like many corporate badasses I coach, your calendar is jammed with deadlines, performance reviews, and Q4 goals. It’s exhausting, and the idea of focusing on anything beyond just crossing the finis…
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Jeremy Wilson is VP of Legal at Fabletics and TechStyleOS in Los Angeles, California, where he has worked for over three years. Jeremy began his legal career at Vedder Price in Chicago doing mergers and acquisitions work before moving to Winston & Strawn LLP, where he was an associate in the Venture Capital and Private Equity group. He then moved i…
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Ep #257: When Work is Good with Moe Carrick Is your organization evolving to meet the needs of today’s leaders? If you’re like many of the women I coach, the answer is a loud and frustrated: No. Not even close. You see it every day—crappy outdated systems, clunky hierarchies, and the same-old same-old way of doing things that just doesn’t work anym…
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Ep #256: How to Use Gratitude as a Secret Weapon for Career Growth I’ve always seen myself as a naturally grateful person—glass half full, always looking for the bright side. But over the years, I’ve learned that gratitude can be so much more than just noticing the good things around you—you can turn it into a daily practice that can help you lead …
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Ep #255: Don’t Know If You Want to Be an Executive? This Episode Is for You Are you still waiting to be sure you want to be an executive before taking action to advance your career? I get why you’d feel that way. But here’s why it’s a big problem: Many ambitious women leaders get stuck in this career limbo, convinced they need to know without a dou…
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Ep #254: The Election Episode I Never Wanted to Record Ever feel like you’re constantly proving your worth while someone less qualified than you gets a free pass? Like, no matter how capable or driven you are, the system is working against you? After last week’s election in the U.S., this feeling is hitting even harder for many women leaders, and I…
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Stacy Rummel Bratcher is the Chief Legal Officer at Cottage Health in California, where she has worked for over four years. Prior to joining Cottage Health, Stacy held many in-house roles during her nearly fifteen years at the University of Southern California. Stacy started her legal career at Hooper, Lundy & Bookman, PC (in Los Angeles), the nati…
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Ep #253: The First, the Few, the Only with Deepa Purushothaman In the corporate world, many Women of Color find themselves as “the first, the few, the only” on their teams, in their departments, or even in their entire companies. As a result, they’re often expected to adapt, contort, and conform themselves to fit into a mold that doesn’t reflect wh…
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Ep #252: How to Navigate Feedback That You’re “Too Focused on Promotions” Have you ever been told to stop focusing so much on your promotion and just do a good job with the role you already have? Maybe you’ve been warned that you’re talking about your professional development too often and that you need to “sit tight” and wait your turn. But as you…
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Ep #251: Craft a Resume That Gets You Hired with Kate Wade Is your resume getting lost in the pile? You’re a corporate badass with the experience, the results, and the vision – so why isn’t your resume opening the doors you deserve? If you’re submitting resumes and hearing nothing but crickets…Or landing interviews, but not for the roles you truly …
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Ep #250: How to Build Allies at Work Without Pissing People Off The #1 best thing you can do for your career? Build allies. Lots of them. Why? Because they can open doors and create opportunities that would take you ten times longer to reach on your own. But here’s the catch: “Ally” can feel like a four-letter word in the corporate world, right? If…
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Ep #249: Why The All-Or-Nothing Approach is Costing You Job Opportunities Are you stuck in the "all or nothing" trap with your career? That cycle where you're either scrambling, stressed out, and desperate to land a job after being laid off…or you're happy in a job you enjoy, letting months—or even years—go by without putting any effort into attrac…
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Jason Burch is the Legal Director of US Regulatory at Uber, where he has worked for over six years. Prior to joining Uber, Jason was an associate in the Chicago and New York offices of Sidley Austin. He has served on the Board of Directors of the National LGBTQ+ Bar Association, and currently serves on the Board of Directors of Dibbs. He was also a…
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Ep #248: Thinking at the Speed of Bias with Sara Taylor Have you ever wondered how much of your decision-making as a leader is being driven by forces you’re not even aware of? As a woman leader, you’re all too familiar with bias in the workplace. You’ve encountered it, you’ve worked hard to try to overcome it, and you’ve made conscious choices to i…
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Ep #247: 4 Unexpected Ways My Coaching Transforms Your Leadership Growth Sometimes my clients come to me, confused, because they tried something I taught them and didn’t get the result they expected. But what if the result they “thought” they were going for wasn’t really the goal? What if it's actually part of my bigger plan for them? Here’s the th…
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Ep #246: Should You Go For a Higher Title Or "Settle" For a Lateral Move? Are you stuck choosing between going for that shiny new title or “settling” for a lateral move? This is a question I hear from my clients all the time—and for good reason. On one hand, your title matters. And landing the high-level title you deserve matters, too. It’s how you…
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Ep #245: Elevate Your Leadership Presence with Brittney Horn Looking for a crash course on becoming an exceptional executive leader? In this episode, I sat down with my client, Brittney Horn, to explore the insights, strategies, and mindset shifts that have propelled her to higher and higher levels of leadership. Brittney is an accomplished leader …
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Amy Chua is the John M. Duff, Jr. Professor of Law at Yale Law School where she teaches contracts and international business transactions, among other things. Her areas of expertise include international business transactions, law and development, ethnic conflict, and globalization and the law. You may also recognize Amy as the author of the intern…
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Ep #244: How to Turn Unwanted Labels at Work into Powerful Leadership Assets You’ve been told to avoid labels your whole life, right? Labels put us in boxes, keep us small, and limit our potential. And it doesn’t help that many of them are rooted in nasty ‘isms’—racism, sexism, and more—that work against us when it comes to advancing our careers. B…
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Ep #243: Ignite Exponential Career Growth by Moving Beyond ‘People Leadership’ Is your focus on your team stalling your career? Leading a team is a big milestone on your leadership journey. It can excite you, stress you out, and make you feel like a true leader for the first time in your career. But here’s where things start to go sideways: Whether…
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Ep #242: The One Career-Sabotaging Emotion You Need To Throw In The Trash As the brilliant corporate badass that you are, you’ve probably learned that it’s healthier to make friends with your emotions than to push them down. You know that following your joy, giving yourself space to have a good cry, or channeling your anger into motivation can have…
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Ep #241: Embodying Magic in Your Everyday Life with Eyenie Schultz What if you could walk into work tomorrow with a higher energy, a higher vibe, and even feeling like you've ascended to a whole new plane of existence? Sounds wonderful, right? This is what it means to embody your magical energy at work. And you can create this magical energy for yo…
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Bryan Nese is a partner in the D.C. office of Mayer Brown where practices complex patent litigation, both in district court and at the International Trade Commission. Bryan is a graduate of Rowan University and George Washington University Law School. He also has a Master of Science from Pennsylvania State University. Thank you to our sponsor, Them…
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Ep #240: How to Attract Supernatural Career Results with Just One Word What if you could overcome imposter syndrome, develop your executive presence, be recognized for your incredible leadership, and have an amazing network of executives in your corner ready to support you…and all it took was changing a single word? I get that this might sound too …
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Ep #239: How to Wave a Magic Wand and *POOF* Make Career Opportunities Appear Change can happen in an instant. That thing about your career that's been stressing you out for months or even years...can be completely fixed in a moment. One thought, one piece of advice, one coaching conversation…can open up amazing opportunities that seemed impossible…
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Ep #238: Using Your Inner Magic to Ignite Career Growth with Lynn Rogala Have you ever felt like there’s a hidden magic within you just waiting to be unleashed? Then this episode of Women Changing Leadership with Stacy Mayer is specifically for you. I am smack dab in the middle of my 3rd annual Summer of Magic – a special time when women use their …
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Ep #237: 3 Reasons Why Emphasizing Your Commitment To Growth Won’t Get You Promoted There is a popular career advancement technique that is holding a lot of women back from getting the promotions they deserve. And I know many women are unfortunately still falling into this trap because three women in the past week alone have told me they’ve been us…
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Ep #236: Why Women's Conferences Don't Work and How to Fix Them Do you ever feel like women's leadership conferences are more about fixing us than celebrating us? It’s so common to show up to a women’s leadership conference and hear talk after talk on topics like: How to fix your imposter syndrome, how to take bigger risks, and how to find a mentor…
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Thank you to our sponsor, Themis Bar Review! Themis Law School Essentials will enhance your understanding of your course material and teach you skills to help you succeed in law school and beyond. It's all 100% free at themisbarsocial.com/personaljxpod. Katie O'Neill is an associate in the Chicago office of Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP in …
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Ep #235: Becoming a Woman of Influence with Shari Begun You can’t be what you can’t see. If you want to be a thriving executive leader, you need to learn from badass executive leaders who are claiming the title and compensation they deserve while also having an impact and giving back in big and inspiring ways. Which is exactly why I can’t wait to i…
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Ep #234: Lessons in Leadership from Inside Out 2 Do you ever find yourself holding back in your career, even though deep down you know you deserve more? Or on the flip side… Are you super determined to get the promotion you deserve, but there’s this nagging feeling that you constantly have to prove yourself? These may feel like completely different…
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Ep #233: My Stakeholder Interview Process for Game-Changing Feedback Feedback is the secret weapon that can propel you to your next big promotion. But here’s where things often go wrong: When you get the wrong kind of feedback, it can actually make you better in your current role instead of helping you advance to the next one. This is why you can b…
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Ep #232: The Teacher's Guide to Changing Careers with Ashley Philipps Feeling stuck in a job that’s no longer working for you? Many corporate women leaders find themselves in the same boat, wanting to switch industries but completely lost on how to actually make it happen. (This can feel extra difficult when you’re stepping into a field where you h…
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Thank you to our sponsor, Themis Bar Review! Themis Law School Essentials will enhance your understanding of your course material and teach you skills to help you succeed in law school and beyond. It's all 100% free at themisbarsocial.com/personaljxpod. Personal Jurisdiction listeners also get $300 off Themis’s bar prep course with this discount co…
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Ep #231: How to Get Promoted When There’s "No Room at the Top" I understand how demotivating it can be to know you deserve a seat at the table…but every single role seems permanently filled. And it’s doubly frustrating when your organization champions diversity and inclusion, yet every executive position is currently held by a man. So what’s a corp…
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