Staying Outside the Lines as a Winning Strategy for Life and the Future of Law with Olga Mack

Branding Room Only with Paula T. Edgar

Get in line. Stay in your lane. Don’t color outside the lines.

My guest Olga Mack developed an aversion to lines that has shaped not just her as a person but her career journey as a tech lawyer as well. She’s joined me on the podcast to talk about how her determination to find other entry points away from standard lines has helped her level up and move through life.

In this episode of the Branding Room Only podcast, you’ll hear about how living outside the lines of other’s expectations can put you in a better, more powerful position to be successful (and have fun). We’ll also discuss how Olga’s vision of the future of law lives outside the lines that exist right now, why lawyers need to innovate by improving their visual literacy and legal communication with the average person, and so much more!

1:00 - Olga’s definition of personal brand and of herself and why she thinks there are no boring places (or people)

5:41 - How Olga’s aversion to lines helped shape her personality through her career and why she sees Lady Justice as a snob

13:31 - Why Olga doesn’t see herself as a brand and doesn’t see it as her goal to build one

15:49 - Olga’s TEDx talks, what it was like to prepare for her first one, and an effective strategy for delivering an idea

21:41 - Why Olga wanted to write about visual literacy for lawyers and her vision of the future of law

28:56 - What Olga wants legal professionals to know as they innovate, build their brand, and think about the future of law

31:49 - The lack of separation between fun and work in Olga’s world and things she does for fun besides her work

36:00 - How Olga’s uncompromising aspect goes beyond displaying it authentically

40:36 - The #1 question people ask Olga as part of the Branding Room Only experience that only she can give others
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