What They Don't Tell You About Starting A Business Partnership
“Being able to really make decisions in accordance with my soul and my intuition as opposed to what is ‘logical’ — that’s when I really started to see growth in my business.”
- Andrea Henry
They say two heads are better than one — but what does that mean for a professional partnership?
In this episode, I sit down with Andrea Henry and Irena Brooks, two incredible lawyers who help individuals and business owners at every stage of the entrepreneurial journey build wealth with confidence. After growing their own successful legal careers separately, Irena and Andrea teamed up to launch Henry Brooks LLP, a WOC-owned firm that pairs legal insight with business instinct. Listen now to learn about their journey to merge their firms and what they’ve learned along the way!
In this episode, you’ll discover:
How they knew when they were ready to begin hiring full-time employees
Why they decided to join forces to launch their firm and the challenges they faced
The big hires and systems that they put in place to facilitate growth
About Guests: Andrea Henry is a Cambridge-educated lawyer with over a decade of experience. Having seen way too many entrepreneurs taking unnecessary risks and not going after killer opportunities because they didn't have the right legal advice, she started her firm, Henry Business Law and her e-commerce contract template site, TheSecureStartup.ca. Irena Brooks is an American-trained real estate lawyer who decided to return home to Toronto in 2014 to commence her Canadian legal career. She is skilled in completing real estate transactions, advocating for her clients in court, and representing them in administrative law matters.
Highlights:
00:01 Intro
02:22 Meet Andrea Henry
05:09 Meet Irena Brooks
08:21 Challenges & tipping points
12:01 Creating a partnership
17:41 Systems & hires
21:34 Marketing
24:26 What would they do differently?
29:48 What they know now
33:22 What’s next?
Links:
Andrea Henry & Irena Brooks
Instagram: @andreahenry.lawyer, @brookslawpc
Curate Concierge
https://www.curateconcierge.com
To work with me and make your next power move, visit:
https://theroadtoseven.com
Stay Connected
Click here to subscribe in iTunes for more episodes with great tips and conversations with women that are revolutionizing the way we do business - don’t miss it!
You can also join the Road To Seven Facebook group to meet other like-minded entrepreneurs who want to band together and help each other rise up.
I would be really grateful if you left a review on iTunes so that others can find and boost their business too! Just click here to review, select “Ratings and Reviews” and “Write a Review”. I'd also love to hear what your favourite part of this episode is in the comments below. Thank you!
Follow me!
Instagram: @shelaghcummins
Twitter: @shelaghcummins