My guest today is Autumn Witt Boyd of the Legal Roadmap® Podcast where she teaches business owners how to protect their rights and stay out of legal hot water.
I’m so excited to have Autumn on the show today because ever since I heard her on the Being Boss Podcast back in 2016, I’ve been listening to her show and recommending it to my community because I think it’s so important to be knowledgeable and empowered when it comes to the legal and financial aspects of our businesses.
So if you’ve ever worried that you don’t know what you don’t know when it comes to the legal aspects of your business, you’re not gonna wanna miss this episode!
Today we’re talking about:
- How Autumn transitioned from a traditional law firm to starting a virtual law firm specializing in copywriting, trademarks and contracts
- How Autumns husband helped push her to start her own business
- Some challenges Autumn faced when she first started out
- Why Autumn started a podcast to help market her services
- Why it’s so important to have a contract in place with your clients
- Some key items to include in your contract
- The three searches you should be doing when you pick your business name
- Strategies and tactics Autumn has used to grow her business
- The importance of relationship building
- How Autumn started to leverage digital products in her business
- Resources for doing it yourself.
- Autumn’s advice for someone who is struggling to move forward in their side hustle
- The one belief Autumn had to change about herself to get where she is today.
My favorite quotes from Autumn:
- “If you are a service provider who works 1:1 especially at a higher level or on bigger projects, don’t forget that it really is a people business and that is what will bring better clients to you”
- “The more you can talk to people the more you will learn what people actually need to know, what questions they are asking, what they need help with”
Resources Mentioned in this episode:
- Write Your Own Contract: 5 Terms Your Contract Should Include
- Autumn’s Contract Templates for Freelancers + Online Business Owners*
- The Legal Roadmap® Podcast
- Legal Advice for Creatives on the Being Boss Podcast
- Legal Protection for Your Online Business Business – Build Your Tribe with Chalene Johnson
- Podcast Like a Boss
- United States Patent and Trademark Office
- Name Checkr
- Mastermind Dinners* Book
More About Autumn:
Autumn is an award-winning intellectual property lawyer and AWB Firm founder who helps ambitious business owners like you.
Autumn is licensed to practice law in Tennessee and focuses her practice primarily in intellectual property and business matters for entrepreneurs.
Autumn helps online influencers including Amy Porterfield, Chalene Johnson's131 Method, Corinne Crabtree of the Losing 100 Lbs podcast, and many more, protect their brands and avoid costly legal mistakes while scaling their businesses.
When it comes to intellectual property and business strategies, Autumn is known as a thought leader in the online business community, frequently speaking at conferences, seminars, workshops, and appearing as a guest on podcasts hosted by other experts and business owners.
Autumn has been named a “Best Lawyer” in the area of Litigation-Intellectual Property, and a “Super Lawyer” for in the category of Top-Rated Intellectual Property Lawyer, Rising Star, by her peers.
