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Concurrent Education Session

Learning to Lead and Grow in Your Career

SAT-A10: The Found-Hers: Professional Perspectives at Three Stages of Practice

Saturday, October 11, 2025
11:00 AM – 12:15 PM CT
1.25 PDH, LA CES/non-HSW

Ever dreamed of starting your own firm? It’s both exciting and daunting at the outset. Beyond that, how do you navigate the messy middle? When do you consider transition? Through case studies and video interviews, three women owners relate the challenges and opportunities they’ve experienced over a life in practice.

Learning Outcomes:

  • Learn the importance of identifying your firm’s mission and vision and how this approach should continue to inform your business growth and direction.
  • Understand how to weather the dynamics of a business—maturing with time, but also according to market realities.
  • Being open to failure helps identify the lessons to be learned at all stages of your firm’s life cycle.
  • Learn to identify the professional services, mentors, tools, and resources that are available to you as a business owner and how to best leverage them.