
The Lawyer Who Rocks Podcast
Interviews with Business Badasses
TLWR is amplifying the voices of industry leaders in tech, media, arts and financing and everything in between!
Abe Claiborne and Rebecca Kurek– The Partnership that Just Clicks
Abe and Rebecca bonded over their love of music. When both simultaneously started dabbling in consulting, they quickly realized they had very different skill sets… and that they needed each other. So they joined forces to create 2 Doors Management, which provides...
Karen Okonkwo – Revolutionizing the World of Stock Photography
As a first-generation Nigerian American, Karen Okonkwo believed her path to success was through law, medicine, or engineering. In college, while studying to be a pediatrician, a quirky encounter with a homeless man at a festival completely changed her perspective....
Kelly Bayett – How to Push Your Creative Boundaries
For Kelly Bayett, music was always an escape. As a kid, she would put on headphones and pretend that nothing else existed. With her astounding taste, enthusiasm, and love for the music scene, Kelly devoted her life to music production. She has worked in voice acting,...
Aba Kwawu– How to ‘Show Up’: This Is Who I Am, Part 2
In the second part of Aba Kwawu's interview, Joleen and Aba dive into the success of Aba's career in fashion and luxury branding. After studying fashion in London, Aba styled and media trained proffessional athletes and later founded her own agency, TAA Public...
Aba Kwawu– How to ‘Show Up’: This Is Who I Am, Part 1
Aba Kwawu’s path to the fashion industry was full of kicks and turns. In the first of a two-part interview, Joleen and Aba dive into her roots and the core values that made Aba the leader she is today. A first-generation Ghanaian immigrant, Aba’s love for the arts was...
Penny Sansevieri– How To Sell Books By The Truckload
Growing up, Penny Sansevieri surrounded herself with books and wanted nothing more than to be a librarian. With her love for all things literature, she published her first book 25 years ago and saw a window for herself in the independent publishing...
Mari Carr– The Badass Romance Author That Rocks Our World! Part 2
In the second part of Mari Carr’s tell-all interview, we Mari delves into her creative writing process. Collaborating with other authors, Mari found a sisterhood in the writing community. Together they organize workshops and other ‘bootcamps’ in order to learn from...
Mari Carr– The Badass Romance Author That Rocks Our World! Part 1
In the first part of a very special 2-part interview, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Mari Carr joins Joleen to dish on her phenomenal rise to success. On her 34th birthday, after working as a high school librarian and focusing on family and kids, Mari...
Wendy Bernfeld– The Queen of New Media
This week Wendy Bernfeld, a true pioneer in digital media, joins Joleen all the way from Amsterdam! Known as the ‘Queen of New Media’, Wendy’s first love was for the arts. In a drive to get into the job market though, she went to law school and found a passion in...
Kevin Lyman– Never Settling For the Status Quo, Part 2
In the second part of Kevin Lyman’s 2-part special, Kevin and Joleen dive into the evolution of music and giving back. His festival, the Warped Tour, holds the record for the longest running continuous tour at 25 years. With Warped, Kevin quickly learned that the...
Kevin Lyman– Never Settling For the Status Quo, Part 1
In the first week of this 2-part special, Kevin Lyman, a powerhouse in the music industry, joins Joleen to talk about the root of his love for music. Growing up in Claremont, California with hippies and punk rockers, Kevin established his “challenge the status quo”...
Kerry Edelstein– Peer Groups, Networking, and the Value of Mentorship
For Kerry Edelstein, versatility was always in her blood. Growing up, her love for all things math and media blended together to form a well-rounded, educated woman with countless opportunities. From her first internship, Kerry learned about the huge value of...
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