The Mother Board
Have you ever wondered if you can actually have a successful legal career AND a family? Sure, work-life balance is all the rage, but can it really be done? Are you confused about whether working moms are supposed to be “leaning in”, “leaning out”, or just hoping there’s something to lean on when they fall over from sheer exhaustion? Then we have a podcast for you! Come join the dynamic ladies of The Mother Board podcast: three women with different backgrounds and backstories, but all of whom practice law in Atlanta, Georgia and share the common bond of maintaining an active role in their families while taking charge of their careers. In each episode, The Mother Board will take you into their personal and professional lives and engage in honest and thought-provoking discussions on what it means to be fulfilled and to succeed both personally and professionally.*The views and opinions expressed here are those of the podcast participants and do not reflect the official policy or position of the participants' respective employers.
Episodes
45 episodes
Lifting as You Climb: a Conversation with Alison Christian
When someone thinks of climbing the corporate ladder or succeeding in the corporate world, they often think of the cutthroat, political chess match that shows like Suits and Succession revolve around: The ones at the top didn’...
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Season 3
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Episode 10
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52:20
Minding My Business With Anna Hedgepeth
How do you build your business in way that is unique to you and gets the job done? The Mother Board sits down with Anna Hedgepeth, a lawyer by training who doesn’t practice law – rather she uses her talents to promote and market the attor...
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Season 3
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Episode 9
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56:31
Not Your "Daddy's Car" - A Chat about ChatGPT and AI in the Law
Artificial Intelligence. AI. We've all heard about it before. If it wasn't from your programming friends, it was probably from some sci-fi movie about robots taking over the world. What for a long time has been seen as speculative fiction, howe...
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Season 3
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Episode 8
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43:50
Maternity Leave Us Alone! Part 2 w/ Kelley Barnett
Happy early 4th of July! With 2023 halfway over, The Mother Board decided to go back to our season 3 opener about a
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Season 3
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Episode 7
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1:02:06
Hi, I’m the Problem, it’s Me!
Yes, it’s us. We’re the problem. The Mother Board returns after a brief hiatus to do some VERY late spring cleaning! There comes a time every year to purge, reorganize, and reassess our personal and professional lives, and our three hosts...
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Season 3
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Episode 6
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34:03
In Case of Emergency - Put Your Vest on First! Live at the 2023 SEWL Conference
This week's Mother Board episode recaps their live show at the 2023 Southeastern Women Litigators Conference at Hilton Head Island, South Carolina! Aarati, Taylor, and Whitney hosted a live show where they answered questions from the audience a...
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Season 3
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Episode 5
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51:05
Ask Us (mostly) Anything!
This week we welcome trucking lawyer extraordinaire and Mother Board listener/superfan Garner Berry as our guest. In a new spin on a prior “game” we played with Cu...
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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48:20
Mo Money Mo Problems
Did you take Economics 101 in college? Maybe you wish you did, so you could understand all this money talk about stocks, the market, and Fintech. Join the Mother Board as they step out of their comfort zone as litigators and sit down with Liz H...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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51:25
The Waiting is the Hardest Part: How to Have Hard Conversations
On this week’s episode of The Mother Board, long-time friend of the podcast Lara Ortega Clark joins the TMB as guest speaker. The four discuss the dreadful, but inevitable, need to have difficult conversations at work. Whether it’s asking for a...
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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47:11
Maternity Leave Us Alone!
The hosts of The Mother Board are back! They’re a little different than last season, but still with strong opinions! To kick start Season 3, we will discuss Taylor’s recent viral LinkedIn post about standing up…err…sitting down…in solidarity fo...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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43:56
Nobody's Chicken: Lynette Smith, General Counsel of Chick-fil-A
This week we welcomed Lynette Smith, general counsel of Chick-fil-A, to sit with us around The Mother Board kitchen table to share her recipe for blending a remarkable career and family life. Lynette allowed us to pepper her with questions, and...
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Season 2
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Episode 14
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47:56
Band of Sisters
On this week's episode of The Mother Board, we celebrate the virtues of sisterhood. Our guests, Geneau Thames and Nicole Brunson, are two high-powered, successful attorneys who share how the women in their respective circles, a/k/a, their “band...
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Season 2
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Episode 13
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1:03:51
In Case of Emergency: Break Glass Ceiling
Arguably, women are already running many organizations--frequently behind the scene and without the proper credit. But officially, women still represent a small percentage of C-suite positions and law firm leadership roles. Yet, numerous studie...
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Season 2
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Episode 12
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38:55
The One Where We Learned to Pivot
It's been two years since everyone's lives came to a screeching halt and then changed forever. What have we learned? How have we changed, and in some cases, do we want these changes to be permanent? Join The Mother Board as we explore the prove...
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Season 2
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Episode 11
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33:00
Gender Defender
In any discussion of gender stereotypes among women in the legal profession, the topic of being mistaken for a court reporter will inevitably come up and result in an almost unanimous response of groans and head nods. In today's episode, we tak...
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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34:41
Everyday I'm Hustling
In today's world, with the gig economy and side jobs, the pressure on us to monetize every minute of the day is real. Hobbies becomes hustles. But how do we do it? Tune in to The Mother Board with our guest, James Brennan Doyle, to hear how he ...
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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30:23
Put Me in, Coach! Lessons From Tracey Livingston
As March Madness continues, we recognize just how important coaching is to not only making a team successful, but to help players perform at their absolute best. Coaching, however, is not exclusive to sports; coaches can help you grow your busi...
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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43:16
2022: The Year of Yes? No? Maybe So?
Welcome back! A new year brings new resolutions, and everyone has different plans for what those may be, including The Mother Board. For some, it's the year of YES to new opportunities and challenges. For others, it's the year of NO
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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56:16
You Down with NFTs? Yeah. You Know Me.
A continuation of the "What We Know About Crypto" episode, Juliana returns alongside Taylor and Aarati to discuss NFTs: how they work, how valuable they are, and what could be in the future.
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Season 2
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41:02
Chaos by Design: An In-depth Discussion with Lawyer, Mediator, Podcaster, TedX Speaker, and Mom of 4, Winter Wheeler
On this episode, Winter shares how she started her mediation brand from the ground up, grew it quickly during the pandemic, and how she is simultaneously able to achieve success and justify her need to ask for help.To listen to her TedX...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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55:38
Mother Board Snack - Shining a Light on Rob Welch
Rob has been with Drew, Eckl & Farnham for over 30 years and leads its Corporate and Transactional Practice Group. He works closely with corporate leadership to meet day-to-day legal challenges and accomplish long-term strategic objectives....
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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12:27
Nightmare on Main Street: The Struggle With "Invisible" Work
For most jobs, it's relatively straightforward to measure how much work you have; whether it's billable hours, commission, project milestones, or just how long your shift is, there's often something to measure your performance with. But what ab...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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41:37
Live(ish) from Boston: Networking and Celebrating at the 2021 DRI Annual Meeting
This week we celebrate the impending DRI Presidency of our partner, friend, and mentor Douglas Burrell at the DRI Annual Meeting in Boston, Massachusetts. DRI is one of the largest civil defense organizations in the world and Douglas's presiden...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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35:30