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Great lawyers don't always know how to build great law firms. Let's change that. "Elawvate: Build & Grow Your Law Firm" is a podcast for lawyers by lawyers that tackles the real-world business challenges of starting and growing a successful law firm. Host Ben Gideon shares his journey of building a law firm from the ground up and transforming it into a professionally managed, financially successful business in just four years. Each episode explores critical decision points, practical problem ...
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Over here, it’s about Faith, Life, Purpose, Career, Developing Gifts and Talents for Service and ways to Monetize, digital products, inspiring content that’ll help maximize potential, facilitate growth and ultimately help us live life fully with purpose.
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Turning Clinical Judgment Against the Defense: $11.9M Win, with Karen Zahka and Austin Dana
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41:02When FDA guidelines failed their client, trial partners Austin Dana and Karen Zahka flipped the script by arguing for clinical judgment, typically a defense position. Hospitalized with an epileptic seizure at age 13, their client was old enough to receive an adult dosage of an anti-seizure medication, according to the FDA – but she weighed only 61 …
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#95 - Let’s Talk Relationships: Red Flags, Purpose & Playfulness – Real Talk w/Becky Tetteh & Gideon Fayorsey
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42:46In this episode of The Business of Everyday Podcast, Adwoa Benewaa is joined by Becky and Gideon for a heart-to-heart on all things dating and relationships. We cover: Why we get into relationships 5 things to look for as a Christian Vulnerability vs oversharing Social media’s role in modern love And the underrated power of humor in relationships W…
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Chasing Justice, Not Ambulances: The Garmey Family Story, with Terry Garmey and Alexis Garmey Chardon
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50:49Spare Terry Garmey the old joke about ambulance chasers. “I'm defensive about being a plaintiff's lawyer. I like what I do,” says one of Maine's most respected plaintiff's lawyers. His daughter Alexis Garmey Chardon, who left a high-paying corporate law career to practice with her father, also describes the profession’s nobility: “It’s almost like …
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#94 - Does God Have Favorites? Understanding Sovereign Grace w/Peter Yankey
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44:44Does God have favorites? What does it really mean when He says, “I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy” (Exodus 33:19)? In this episode of The Business of Everyday Podcast, Adwoa Benewaa is joined by theologian Peter Yankey to dive deep into the doctrine of Sovereign Grace—God’s unmerited mercy and divine will in choosing whom to bless.We exp…
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Welcome to Elawvate: Build & Grow Your Law Firm
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0:35Think great lawyering is enough to build a great law firm? Think again. Welcome to Elawvate: Build & Grow Your Law Firm, the podcast that gives entrepreneurial attorneys the playbook for creating thriving, professionally run law practices. Host Ben Gideon shares lessons learned from the front lines—plus insights from top experts in the business of …
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Could AI Find What Your Opposition Is Desperately Hiding? with Darryl Williams
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47:27"AI knows what absolute truth is," says Darryl Williams, whose military career solving "strategic surprise" led him to create algorithms that dive deeper than conventional AI. Speaking with host Ben Gideon, Darryl explains how his cognitive AI system, grounded in foundational sciences, achieves near-perfect accuracy where generative AI can falter. …
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"Find Your Isiah Thomas People" to Accomplish Greatness, with Kimball Jones
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51:32"Attach yourself to the right people. Anything great that you ever accomplish is almost certainly accomplished by a team," says Kimball Jones, who's on an incredible winning streak with verdicts of $550 million, $105 million, and others in quick succession. Fresh off these victories, Kimball joins host Rahul Ravipudi to break down his teambuilding …
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#93 - The Goodness of God w/Gideon Fayorsey
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35:45Hey, Podfam! Welcome to The Business of Everyday Podcast, where we have honest conversations about navigating life with practical wisdom for living, and everything in between. My name is Adwoa Benewaa. My brother Gideon Fayorsey is with me on this episode, and today, we’re talking about The Goodness of God.Screenshot this episode and tag me on IG @…
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Never Get Blindsided Again: Affordable Focus Group Tactics, with Elizabeth Larrick
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46:30Trial lawyer and consultant Elizabeth Larrick brings her expertise on focus groups to hosts Ben Gideon and Rahul Ravipudi. With experience conducting over 1,000 focus groups, the founder of the Trial Lawyer Prep Podcast explains how she helps attorneys make critical decisions at various stages in a case. Sharing success stories, Elizabeth details h…
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#92 - How To Plan Effectively w/Gideon Fayorsey
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33:33Hey, Podfam! Welcome to The Business of Everyday Podcast, where we have honest conversations about navigating life with practical wisdom for living, and everything in between. My name is Adwoa Benewaa. My brother Gideon Fayorsey is with me on this episode, and today, we’re tackling a topic we ALL deal with—making plans.We all have dreams, goals, an…
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Spot Bad Jurors Before They Kill Your Case, with Brad Cosgrove
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1:01:38When Brad Cosgrove got the case of a woman who died during elective cosmetic surgery, his first thought was, “Is this rare?” During his investigation, he discovered that the plastic surgeon had been linked to other deaths but never disciplined. Tune in as Brad recaps his $54 million verdict against the doctor with hosts Ben Gideon and Rahul Ravipud…
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#91 - Nurturing Godly Relationships w/Vera Osei & Eunice Love Sackey
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37:32Hey family! Welcome back to The Business of Everyday Podcast where we have real, faith-filled conversations about navigating life as believers and everything in between. It’s 2025 and yes, this is season three!!! My name is Adwoa Benewaa, and today, we’re diving into a topic that affects every single one of us—friendships. “Friendships are one of t…
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Debating the Pros and Cons of Big Data, with Josh Koskoff and John Campbell
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1:07:11Big data doesn’t stymie a lawyer’s creativity in the courtroom; it actually informs smart decisions. So argues John Campbell, who co-authored “Jury Ball: The Big Data Revolution Is Here” with his wife, Alicia, and Sean Claggett. Big data is no substitute for creativity; it can't capture the lawyer’s biggest weapon: authenticity and heart. So argues…
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Training Lawyers for the Most Challenging Stage: The Courtroom, with Jesse Wilson
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55:26“I say the theater is a safe place to be dangerous. I firmly believe that the courtroom is a dangerous place to be safe.” That’s why Jesse Wilson teaches lawyers and witnesses how to be dangerous in the courtroom. A Juilliard-trained actor, he prepares witnesses and helps lawyers with trial strategy through his Tell the Winning Story consultant bus…
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Getting Bad Jurors to Strike Themselves, with the Farah & Farah Problem-Solvers
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55:05Frank Fratello used to consider money an “evil secret” in jury selection. Then he got a $2.5 million verdict. Fresh off the red-eye to Florida, Frank told his trial partner David Thompson about a strategy he’d learned days before from consultant Sari de la Motte at Trial Lawyers University in Las Vegas. “He was extremely excited. He’s like, ‘I'm do…
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Mastering the Art of Unpredictable Moves: Charla Aldous' Unconventional Courtroom Tactics
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55:28Hosts Ben Gideon and Rahul Ravipudi invite trial lawyer Charla Aldous for a conversation about her distinguished career. Sharing stories that range from amusing to poignant, she recalls making corporate defendants wither and juries giggle. She discusses reinventing herself from a defense lawyer to a plaintiff’s lawyer specializing in medical malpra…
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#90 - Living Free Of Fear w/Peter Yankey, Valentina Okyere & Gideon Fayorsey
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30:59The Bible mentions two specific types of fear. The first-The fear of the Lord-is beneficial and is to be encouraged. Our focus however today, on this episode of The Business of everyday podcast is the second type-The Spirit of Fear-because that is what needs to be overcomed in order to live successful lives, a life that pleases the Lord.I have my f…
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A Legacy of Taking on Big Tobacco and Other Villains and Making a Difference with Scott Schlesinger
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55:37Scott Schlesinger has known what it means to be a trial lawyer from his earliest days, growing up in the shadow of his father, legendary Florida trial lawyer Shelly Schlesinger. Scott talks about how the lessons and values he learned for his father shaped his approach. Scott has continued to legacy by becoming a one of the country’s best plaintiff’…
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Record-Breaking Results for Victims of Sexual Assault, with Spencer Lucas
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1:02:23Join Ben and Rahul for a conversation with Spencer Lucas, Partner at Panish Shea Ravipudi, in which Spencer talks about his recent $135 million verdict on behalf of two victims of sexual assault by a teacher at a public school, and his work on the leadership trial teams representing sexual assault victims in claims against the Los Angeles Catholic …
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The Critical Role of Experts in Plaintiff’s Cases and Beyond with Expert Institute Founder and CEO Michael Talve
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45:51Join Ben and Rahul for their conversation with Michael Talve, Founder and CEO of Expert Institute, a nation-wide expert search and research firm. Michael talks about how he stared the business in his apartment with a few friends and grew it to hundreds of employees that service more than 5000 plaintiff law firms across the United States. Michael di…
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From Public Speaking to Winning Trial Lawyer with Robert Glassman
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53:51From a young age, Robert Glassman worked hard to perfect his abilities as a public speaker. When he was in high school, his parents enrolled him in a Dale Carnegie program to develop confidence speaking in front of strangers. From high school to law school, Robert was a perennial class president and accustomed to giving planned speeches before larg…
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#89 - How to Identify Your Gifts and Callings w/Peter Yankey
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41:06All of us are leaders someway somehow, but if we really want to maximize our roles and fulfil our callings, then we need to know what we have, and learn about it to be able to deploy them effectively for the accomplishment of tasks. On this episode of the Business of Everyday Podcast with my brother Peter Yankey, we will find out what gifts are, as…
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Processing and Learning from Trial Loss with Ben Gideon
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1:05:28Join Ben and Rahul for their in-depth discussion of Ben’s recent three-week jury trial in which Ben represented a little girl who developed cerebral palsy following the development of necrotizing enterocolitis in the NICU. Ben discusses how decision-making guided by big data led to him and his client to turning down an $11 million offer after closi…
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#88 - Leveraging Credit for Personal & Business Growth w/Benjamin Amofah Frimpong
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38:09Hello there!!! We are back with another one, and today, it's all about money! On this episode, I engaged my brother Benjamin Amofah Frimpong, a microfinance practitioner with valuable insights and experience to share on Credit Management. We delved into how individuals and businesses can leverage credit for personal and business growth. Should you …
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What It Means to Have “It” with Steve Yerrid
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59:38Tampa Florida trial lawyer Steve Yerrid has done it all. He was a boxer in his youth and a fighter for justice in his career as a trial lawyer. Steve was the youngest member of the Tobacco “Dream Team,” which secured a $17 billion settlement from Big Tobacco and numerous changes in their business practices which have saved thousands of lives. Steve…
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$495 million verdict against Abbott laboratories with Jake Plattenberger and Tor Hoerman
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51:53Join Ben and Rahul for their discussion with Jake and Tor, breaking down the recent 495 million Dollar verdict in a product liability case against Abbott Laboratories for pre-term infant formula that increases the risks for developing necrotizing enterocolitis. Hear how Jake and Tor navigated this difficult case and won this epic battle. About Jaco…
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Leveraging Superior Court Reporting and AI with Steno President Dylan Ruga
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44:26Join Ben for his conversation with Dylan Ruga, trial lawyer and co-founder and President of Steno, a long-time sponsor of the pod. Dylan updates us on the new functionality and services offered by his innovative court reporting service, Steno. Steno allows plaintiff attorneys to defer costs of court reporting and videographer services until the end…
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Born to be a Trial Lawyer with Arash Homampour
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50:56Join Ben and Rahul for their interview of famed Los Angeles trial lawyer, Arash Homampour. Arash has perfected the ability to trial difficult liability and damages cases to outlier high verdicts. Arash explains how he channels his innate connection with his clients and abilities as a trial lawyer to achieve these results. Arash discusses his upbrin…
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Over $1 Billion in Verdicts from Nitrous Oxide and Psychiatric Hospital Neglect with John and Johnny Simon and Tim Cronin
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44:01Join Ben for this conversation with John and Johnny Simon and Tim Cronin of the Simon Law Firm. This episode covers discussion of two fascinating recent cases in which the Simon firm obtained more than $ 1 billion in combined verdicts on behalf of a client killed by a driver high on nitrous oxide and a rape victim in a psychiatric hospital. Learn a…
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#87 - More Than You've Been Told w/Becky Tetteh
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36:06What did you hear someone say about you that broke you down and for that, lost the core of your being to an inauthentic lifestyle. On this episode, I engaged my sisterrrrr Becky Ewurama Tetteh on a critical subject of Identity. Words are Spirit and has capacity to build and also tear down. Amongst many things, we shared how important it is for beli…
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