TSH S3 E03 | Owen Culliney - A Lawyer Entrepreneur? Building Multiple Successful Law Practices, Developing a High Performance Culture

TSH S3 E03 | Owen Culliney - A Lawyer Entrepreneur? Building Multiple Successful Law Practices, Developing a High Performance Culture

The Story Hub · 2023-10-20
01:21:35

This conversation follows Owen Culliney’s success in Law, building up multiple successful law practices including his own. We talk through Owen’s entrepreneurial journey purchasing Clinico, a Denture and Hearing business, and when he finally decided to start his own firm iCLAW alongside Aasha Foley. If you are interested in a career in Law, tips & wisdom in starting your own business, and developing a fun high performance culture you will love this conversation.

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Time Stamps:

1:02 - Immigrant parents & Busy Early Life

5:11 - Law & Business, reflections on the University of Waikato

7:49 - Early Law Career in Hamilton

10:12 - Discovering Commercial Law

13:45 - Favourite Learnings from Harkness Henry

15:07 - Balancing TechnicalProficiency & Networking, Reflections on starting out in Law

19:08 - Standing Out in a Saturated Market

23:37 - So you want to start your own practice?

27:00 - Are YOU ready for a Promotion?

30:35 - $750k revenue pa by 3 years, A new Practice at James and Wells

39:24 - Deciding to start iCLAW

42:27 - Empathy as a Culture

44:42 - In 5 years, could iCLAW be acquired?

47:47 - Risk vs Sacrifice - the Next Evolution of iCLAW

52:03- Culture of Growth & Success at iCLAW

57:25 Adjusting to the Ebbs & Flows of the Market

1:07:14 Owning Clinico

1:09:48 Mindsets & Capacity to Adapt

1:14:16 Favourite Learnings on his Career so far

1:16:53 Best Books to Help You Grow

1:19:59 Final Thoughts

The Story Hub

Kia Ora and welcome to The Story Hub podcast, helping you live smarter and be inspired by the journeys of successful Kiwi professionals. We believe you can learn from others' mistakes and achievements, and that what is possible for your life is greater than you currently imagine.


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