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Does your business have Technicolor clarity?

Does your business have Technicolor clarity?

By Nina Kaufman, Esq.

Recently, I worked with a small Jewish spiritual center in Manhattan to facilitate an important focus group session. They had never convened a focus group before. Never really done any in-depth strategic planning before. Although the organization has been around for nearly 100 years, it’s having challenges attracting new members. Especially, new members willing to contribute their time, talent, and treasure. Not unlike small businesses wanting to attract more, and better-paying clients. They wanted to know, how might they turn that around? I had my own ideas. The Rabbi and Executive Director had theirs. The Board … well, it was just getting settled after a long period of chaos. Opening the conversation to “outsiders” brought a whole new perspective. Eleven committed individuals braved 6-degree temperatures to come out for this discussion. (Behold–the power of bagels!). The focus group was wonderfully diverse. New members, veteran members, and non-members. Women and men. Black and white; straight and LGBTQ. Age 30s – 70s. They sat and explored and shared for three straight hours … and by the end…

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Nina Kaufman

Flying solo doesn’t have to mean going it alone.

I’m Nina Kaufman.

I know first-hand that running a knowledge-based service business has unique challenges. It’s so much easier when you have an advocate in your corner. Over the past 25 years, I’ve worked with thousands of New York business professionals who want a legal advisor to guide and support them as they navigate the business world.

With wide-ranging experience as a business attorney, strategist, and media authority, I bring the added power of a business lens to the legal issues my clients are facing.

And because I’ve been a business owner myself, I’ve lived through the soaring highs and devastating lows – like when my first law firm failed. So I understand what’s involved to serve great clients, detect business risks early and build a true legacy.

I can’t get those 12 years back. That’s why I have made it my mission to ensure that business professionals like you can become wise and discerning leaders, build a solid business, and live your best life.