210: Learning How to Unf*ck Your Biz with Braden Drake

Messy in the Middle

Being an entrepreneur is hard enough, but dealing with the legal side of your business can be both hard and scary! As entrepreneurs, we wear many hats and dealing with taxes, contracts, and other legal issues that come up along the way is something we may do on a daily basis. In comes our hero and my guest today - Braden Drake! Braden graduated from law school in San Diego. He took and passed the bar exam, which makes him an official lawyer. After that, he went and got his master's degree in tax law. Soon, he started a law firm, worked 1-on-1 with 100+ creative small biz owners, and discovered that he loved teaching and empowering entrepreneurs to kick ass in business. Wanting to help more people, he began creating online, free & paid resources. In today’s episode, we cover:

• Braden’s path to becoming an attorney and getting a Masters Degree in Tax Law
• How Braden got started with the online side of entrepreneurship and his strategy to “being everywhere” online
• Braden’s process of writing his first book and how he creates and markets his digital products and programs
• Turning a signature program into a membership and how that was the answer to all of Braden’s questions
• The difficulties of being an entrepreneur
• Being the face of your business and the issues it brings up
• Setting your goals and the support you need in order to get there
• Should you use contract templates and how to know the difference between a good contract template and a bad contract template
• The difference between signing a contract and accepting terms and conditions
• Braden’s podcast Unf*ck Your Biz!, his favorite guests and favorite episodes

Thank you so much for joining me! Let's connect! Send me a DM on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/haleyejohnson/ Check out my website https://www.haleyejohnson.com/ Check out how we can work together https://thepropegy.com/work-with-us-2/ Ready to start using LinkedIn but feeling overwhelmed? I'm giving my podcast listeners their first month of Thought Leaders Collective for FREE! Thought Leaders Collective (TLC) is the next big thing when it comes to LinkedIn thought leadership, content creation, and community among online service providers. Members enjoy weekly thought leadership prompts, co-working sessions, quarterly strategizing workshops and more! It's just $27/month but you can get started TODAY for FREE. Just go to http://thepropegy.com/tlc click "JOIN NOW" and enter code "messy" at checkout. I cannot wait to see you inside and on LinkedIn! Resources mentioned in this episode:

• Connect with Braden on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/bradenadamdrake/
• For more info, visit Braden’s website https://www.bradendrake.com/
• Get Braden’s Book UNF*CK YOUR BIZ https://www.bradendrake.com/book
• Unf*ck Your Biz! Podcast https://www.bradendrake.com/podcast
• Braden's Besties FB Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/375843312994732/

Shout out to my dog for not barking, my editor Krissy for doing her thing, and my friend Devin for letting me use his music. Their links (minus my dog's) are below. Krissy https://krissymeriwether.com Devin https://open.spotify.com/artist/4unfvnlHngJg79KK262US3?si=3N2wVmrVRYy807iWB-30OQ