EP437: Michelle Bomberger - How To Safeguard Your Business For Success

Michael Palmer: It's one of the reasons why contracts, I think, matter is you're setting expectations on paper when everyone wants to work together. And so being, you know, as, as clear and unambiguous as possible around what this is going to look like, I think is a helpful tool that is maybe not quite as legal, but it is going to avoid disputes. You're listening to The Successful Bookkeeper with your I'm your host, Michael Palmer. Listen each week as inspiring guests share their secrets of success to help you increase your confidence, work smarter, and build a business you love. This episode of The Successful Bookkeeper is brought to you by purebookkeeping.com, the proven system to grow your bookkeeping business. Welcome back to The Successful Bookkeeper Podcast. I am your host, Michael Palmer, and today's show is going to be a fun one. Our guest is the CEO and managing attorney at Equinox Business Law Group, Michelle Bomberger. Welcome to the show. Thanks, Michael. Really appreciate you having me. Hey, it's— the pleasure is all ours, and we're happy to have you. And I know it's probably one of those topics that many people hope that they don't have to think about but should be thinking about. And so I get the feeling this is going to be one of those episodes that gives some ease of mind and some real good things to help them, anything when it comes to legal. And before we get into all of that good stuff, I'd love to know about you and help the listener understand who you are and your business journey leading up to what you're doing today.

Michelle Bomberger with Sage ad (Sept 24): Yeah, so I've had Equinox as the owner of Equinox for about 20 years now. We're celebrating 20 years next spring, but I never really planned to be a lawyer. And so I lead with entrepreneur a lot, as do many of your listeners, as folks who are running their own businesses but maybe didn't ever intend to be in that space. My background is primarily business. I worked for Ernst Young in the big, big four consulting and accounting firms, went back to school to be a small business consultant and added the law degree as a tool to be differentiating, the ability to come into a business and provide something, you know, a little bit different than the average consultant could bring. And it just turned out, leaving graduate school, that the business-focused lawyer was a really sort of compelling and appealing combination in the legal field. So I kind of took that path briefly, went back