Starting A Business and Legal Support | Leslee Cohen, Founder of AllRise Legal Counsel From The Forum
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Most Female Founders who are starting a business for the first time only think about legal support when something goes wrong. Leslee Cohen, founder of AllRise Legal Counsel, shares how the right legal guidance can make starting a business safer and less stressful. Drawing on decades of experience advising female founders through fundraising, growth, and exit, Leslee explains why so many first time business owners delay legal decisions and the risk that can create in their businesses.
Many legal legal decisions shape a startup from the very beginning, including business structure, equity, co-founders, and long-term protection. Leslee shares how a small shift in how founders talk about their business can open doors and why legal strategy works best when it supports momentum instead of slowing it down.
Leslee also reflects on what changed when she became a startup founder herself and rebuilt her firm around flexibility, trust, and accountability without sacrificing quality. If you’re starting a business for the first time and you want legal guidance that feels practical, human, and aligned with real life, this episode offers clarity and a smarter way to think about legal support.
Episode Breakdown: 00:00 Female Founders Building Businesses For The First Time in the Dear FoundHer Forum 01:30 From Diplomacy to Corporate Law and Startup Legal Work 05:45 How One Sentence Changed Her Startup Legal Business 08:50 Building a Flexible Legal Firm for Female Founders 12:08 Networking Strategies That Drive Business Referrals 16:30 Legal Decisions Every New Business Owner Must Make Early 23:26 Redefining Growth and Success as a Legal Founder 29:44 Practical Advice for Women Starting A Business For The First Time
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