Ross Albers: Running a Successful Law Firm - Hire, Acquire, Inspire

<p><strong>In this episode, Steve Fretzin and Ross Albers discuss:</strong></p><ul><li>Having the courage to run your own firm. </li><li>The hardest thing about starting and growing your own law firm. </li><li>Why Ross describes his firm as a personal and professional development company that happens to practice law. </li><li>The pros and cons of working at a firm versus being on your own. </li><li>What it takes to run a successful business. </li></ul><p> </p><p><strong>Key Takeaways:</strong></p><ul><li>Having your own book of business can help with the courage to start your own firm. </li><li>While there is natural-born leadership, it is a skill that can be learned if it isn’t a skill that you were born with. </li><li>You should not go completely alone when you start a solo firm. You should have an accountant to keep track of money, and you should have a coach to help keep you accountable. </li><li>Owning a business is being a salesperson. Your law firm is a business and you need to be able to acquire new business, acquire top talent, and do all the other things related to business, not just the practice of law. </li></ul><p> </p><p><i><strong>"I think people have a misconception between going out on their own and starting a law firm and going out of their own and creating a glorified job for themselves. And that's two very different things." </strong></i><strong>—  Ross Albers</strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>Thank you to our Sponsors!</strong></p><p>Legalese Marketing: <a href="https://legaleasemarketing.com/">https://legaleasemarketing.com/</a></p><p>Moneypenny: <a href="https://www.moneypenny.com/us/">https://www.moneypenny.com/us/</a></p><p>Practice Panther: <a href="https://www.practicepanther.com/">https://www.practicepanther.com/</a></p><p> </p><p><strong>Episode References: </strong></p><ul><li>Book: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Hunting-Farmers-World-Celebrating-Entrepreneur/dp/0979053110">Hunting in a Farmer’s World: Celebrating the Mind of an Entrepreneur by John F. Dini</a></li></ul><p>About Ross A