Successful Barrister
Welcome to the one and only podcast that's more thrilling than a last-minute court adjournment, 'The Successful Barrister! The podcast discusses marketing, management, and life skills for lawyers, which probably won't get you disbarred.
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March 4, 2025
Ep. 32 - Hiring, Firing, and Inspiring: Be a Great Boss
Do you think you’re a great boss? Most of us do, but being a great boss is deceptively difficult and takes practice. Today, Marc and Diana discuss the appropriately titled How to Be a Great Boss by Gino Wickman and René Boer. They dive into the appropriate balance of friendliness and detachment from your employees, the key areas where bosses often fail, and how your workplace compares to a bus. For detailed show notes, navigate using the time stamps below: [2:28] Today’s episode is about how t
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Feb. 18, 2025
Ep. 30 - How to Keep Your Top Talent
In today’s episode of the Successful Barrister, Marc and Diana discuss the Stay Interview, a concept introduced by Richard P. Finnegan. The idea of a stay interview is simple – companies conduct exit interviews to understand why employees are leaving, but if they had that information before they left, they could have prevented that turnover. Marc and Diana explain the questions Finnegan coined, and how Marc Whitehead & Associates handles its version of stay interviews. For detailed show notes,
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Feb. 4, 2025
Ep. 28 - AI Adoption: Future-Proof Your Firm
Is your firm afraid of AI? Or are you one of the many of firms who have adopted it? While AI has a mixed reputation in the legal industry, it can be extremely useful when applied responsibly. In today’s episode, Marc and Diana discuss their firm’s adoption of AI and advise listeners on how they can adopt artificial intelligence responsibly. For detailed show notes, navigate using the time stamps below: [1:17] Today’s episode is about the latest CLIO trends report, which was published at the en
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Ep. 102 - Top 5 Takeaways from PILMMA Super Summit 2026: How to Grow Your Law Firm
I bet you don’t know what PILMMA stands for. That’s the dumbest thing Marc’s ever said. In this episode of the Successful Barrister, Marc Whitehead & Diana Berry share their top 5 takeaways from PILMMA Super Summit 2026 in San Antonio. PILMMA is the Personal Injury Lawyer Marketing & Management Association, and Marc has been a member for over a decade. Hear how to create your AI knowledge base for your law firm, how to generate more referrals with your law firm marketing, how AEO (Answer Engine
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Ep. 101 - The 5 Finance Numbers That REALLY Matter for Your Law Firm
Did you know a law firm can grow revenue every year and still go broke? That’s the dumbest thing Marc’s ever said. In this episode of the Successful Barrister, Marc Whitehead & Diana Berry reveal the 5 finance numbers that REALLY matter for your law firm. Hear how to stop scaling chaos in your law firm, what your numbers are warning you about, why you should pay attention to the small numbers, the real difference between finance & accounting when it comes to law firms, and how Claude can be your
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Ep. 100 - Podcast Lessons from 100 Episodes of the Successful Barrister: Why Every Lawyer Needs Their Own Content Marketing Platform
Did you know the biggest reason this podcast exists is because another podcaster trash talked Marc? That’s the absolute dumbest thing Marc’s ever said. In this special 100th episode of the Successful Barrister, Marc Whitehead & Diana Berry share the podcast lessons they’ve learned creating 100 podcast episodes, and share why every lawyer needs their own content marketing platform. Hear how Marc got Diana to do the podcast, how to turn your newsletter into a podcast, how to decide on the format &
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June 29, 2026
Ep. 99 - The 5 Versions of Marc Whitehead: Marc’s Origin Story & Secrets for Growing Your Law Firm
Did you know the secret to success is not in the answers, it’s in the questions? That’s the dumbest thing Marc’s ever said. In this 99th episode of the Successful Barrister, Marc Whitehead & Diana Berry talk Marc’s origin story & secrets for growing your law firm. Hear The 5 Versions of Marc Whitehead that led to where he & his law firm are today, how to actually grow your law firm, why you need to ask better questions, how to find the specialty your law firm should focus on, and how to spot opp
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June 22, 2026
Ep. 98 - Get on the Plane: Top Lessons for Building a Successful Law Firm
Did you know the best investment I ever made was in an airplane ticket? That’s the dumbest thing Marc’s ever said. In this episode of the Successful Barrister, Marc Whitehead & Diana Berry talk the top lessons for building a successful law firm, highlighting key moments from Marc’s journey building Marc Whitehead & Associates. Hear how to stop being the bottleneck at your law firm, the difference between hard work & leadership, why you need to take some big risks to grow your law firm, why big i
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June 16, 2026
Ep. 97 - How Our Flywheel Is Giving Our Law Firm Momentum
Did you know most law firms are pushing square wheels? That’s the dumbest thing Marc’s ever said. In this episode of the Successful Barrister, Marc Whitehead & Diana Berry reveal how their flywheel is giving their law firm momentum, as an update to Marc’s favorite podcast episode, “Ep. 6 - Is a Flywheel Giving Your Firm Momentum?” Hear why no amount of great marketing can fix a law firm with a broken system, the hidden bottlenecks stopping your law firm’s momentum, how to build trust with your c
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