Suzie Scanlon Rabinowitz is Co-Founder and Managing Director of Bliss Lawyers, an alternative legal model placing high caliber lawyers on an engagement basis with in-house legal departments and law firms. She founded SRD Legal Group which is a women-owned virtual law firm and is co-author of Finding Bliss that was published by the ABA in 2015.
Entrepreneurial Role Models:
- Rhys Powell founder of Red Rabbit
- Mellody Hobson
When business started difficulties overcame:
“I didn’t feel like there were too many obstacles because it seemed like a viable opportunity and I had my husband who I shared the opportunity with who agreed to help fund the initial start-up cost with one of my partners who is a cofounder of the business, I think what was harder to do was launch the second business”…[Listen for More]
Favourite Books:
The Confidence Code: The Science and Art of Self-Assurance – What Women Should Know Book by Katty Kay and Claire Shipman
Favourite Quote:
“Don’t just satisfy your customers, delight them” Warren Buffet
Recommended Online Resources:
Linkedin - is a business- and employment-oriented social networking service that operates via websites and mobile apps.
Best Advice to Other Entrepreneurs:
“Find good people and good things will happen, I really like to surround myself with good people, I really think I’ve surrounded myself with people who are much smarter than I am which is a wonderful thing, I’ve learned as an entrepreneur, you don’t have to do everything, If there are areas like me for example I’m not great with financials, I have an amazing CFO so it’s okay not to be able to do everything” … [Listen for More]
More About Suzie Scanlon Rabinowitz:
Neil’s Quote at the Beginning:
“Ask, and it shall be given you; seek; and you shall find; knock and it shall be opened unto you. For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.” Matthew 7:7-8
Other Quotes From the Chat with Suzie Scanlon Rabinowitz:
- “Any business with delighted customers would have a sales force they don’t have to pay”
- “It’s really critical that I don’t just satisfy my customers, It’s a very competitive world we live in and you have to be really the best at what you’re doing in order to grow your business, so I try to exceed expectations, try to come up with the best people, the best solutions and to really address any needs my clients have”
- “Building a strong and powerful network is very important as a business owner and really as a professional, when I ask people how they’re finding jobs, they often say somebody in their network facilitated an introduction and I have found that people are not finding jobs by submitting a resume on somebody’s website and having it go into the big abyss and hoping they get a phone call, I see people getting jobs through leveraging their networks”
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