Awkward Networkers

We speak to George Braxton to have an honest (and sometimes awkward) conversation about DE&I in law, corporations, and governments. What's changed, why there's resistance, and how making a sandwich is one of many ways to view the perspectives on diversity.  

Legal professionals rarely get the training that modern law firms need to thrive - coding, client focus, networking.  Our guest is an attorney and entrepreneur,  Aaron Baer who helps us dive into dysfunction at law firms and the reasons modern lawyers want to take advantage of new opportunities outside of their comfort zone.  Aaron and Mike share their experiences in law firms and how they personally took a modern approach to thrive outside of traditional firm operations. Mike and Irasema ask Aaron to share his networking tips, we discover why Mike needs 56 takes for a one-minute video, and Irasema shares a networking horror story experience. 

We spoke to fellow podcasters from This is Her Place to learn about the conversations they've had in telling the remarkable stories of Utah women in all their diversity. We start with reflecting and learning points for all awkward networkers, then head into the interview where we network with two great people and embrace what could be an awkward topic. 

Mike and Irasema start having conversations to embrace their best awkward life. Joining them is Jamie Berry, experienced litigation support professional and....turns out is an actual human. What happens when these three professional networkers who have never met in person, discuss the Brady Bunch, the legal industry secret society, and why baristas are good networkers.  Things get awkard-er(?) when they dive into what's the real definition of a salesperson, diversity in the legal world, and embracing mistakes in networking. 

Irasema Jeffers and Mike Harris met while doing some networking with legal professionals...during the pandemic. Networking in a zoom room - yeah, super awkward.  They figured out quickly, not everyone defines networking in the same way. Some people define it as a way to get a job, how to sell a product - while others quite frankly define it as hell on earth.  Join their journey to bring others together by having conversations that prove that no matter your strengths or perceived weaknesses, the one thing we all have in common is humanity. At a base level, we're all human and need to be ok in embracing our awkwardness. Episodes every month starting April 2021