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You Are What You Eat . . . and Other Lessons for Entrepreneurs

You Are What You Eat . . . and Other Lessons for Entrepreneurs

By Nina Kaufman, Esq.

Like Josh Mullineaux, I was bombarded with messages as a kid, cautioning me to think about my actions:  “You are what you eat.”  (I’m chocolate cake?) “Birds of a feather flock together.” and “If everyone else were going to jump off the Brooklyn Bridge, would you?”  But it’s only recently that I started to realize just how deeply applicable that is to business.  As Josh points out in his post, you are who you hang around. When I joined my SEC Roughriders Toastmasters chapter years ago, I didn’t choose it because I felt warm and fuzzy and comfortable.  I chose the chapter because I wanted to become an exceptional speaker, and this one had a high concentration of excellent speakers.  The bar was set high — way over my head — but I viewed it like “tough love.”  I needed to learn from the best.  Nine years later, I’m one of the speakers that the club looks to to set the bar high. Similarly, I’ve had to take a good hard look at the networking groups I…

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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.