In this powerful episode of Biz Queen , host Kelly Bagla, Esq.—the Queen of Business Law—dives deep into the biggest legal mistakes entrepreneurs make and how to avoid them. Joined by Ed as a guest, Kelly shares her inspiring journey from the UK to California, her passion for protecting small business owners, and the birth of her trademark title, “Queen of Business Law.” From setting the right legal foundation to protecting your assets and planning your business exit, Kelly covers every stage of...
May 02, 2025•34 min
In this episode of Biz Queen with Attorney Kelly Bagla , we dive deep into what it really takes to be a woman in leadership — and the mindset shift required to stop waiting for permission and start commanding your seat at the table. 💼👑 Join host Kelly Bagla, Esq. , and special guest Dalisia Coppersmith , CEO of Coppersmith Consulting Group and author of Strong Women Rising , for a bold and empowering conversation about confidence, resilience, and building authentic leadership as a woman. 🔥 Wh...
Apr 25, 2025•1 hr 2 min
In this inspiring episode of Biz Queen with Attorney Kelly Bagla , meet Dina Jackson — a former UCLA nurse who transitioned from healthcare to entrepreneurship and became the CEO of a thriving financial services company. 💼✨ Dina’s journey is a masterclass in mindset, faith, and strategy . From the trauma that led her into nursing to discovering her passion for financial literacy, Dina shares how she built financial freedom — not just for herself, but for hundreds of families and advisors across...
Apr 18, 2025•50 min
In this powerful episode of Biz Queen with Attorney Kelly Bagla , we dive deep into the mindset, strategy, and stewardship behind money with special guest Jeremiah Flowers —founder, executive chairman, and CEO of The Enterprises. 🔥 Episode Highlights: How to become money—not just make it The #1 currency more important than money Building a business with integrity, transparency, and longevity Customer service: The dying art that sets you apart The power of brand names and structure in entreprene...
Apr 11, 2025•43 min
In this inspiring episode of Biz Queen , Attorney Kelly Bagla sits down with powerhouse real estate broker and entrepreneur Melissa Shaw. From humble beginnings as an immigrant from Australia to building a thriving real estate business in the U.S., Melissa shares how faith, family, and an unshakable commitment to community fueled her journey to success. Tune in to hear: How Melissa built a 20+ year career in real estate—through recession, bankruptcy, and personal setbacks Why understanding your ...
Apr 04, 2025•43 min
Kelly and her guest had a conversation that revolved around the importance of maintaining a positive and winner's mindset in entrepreneurship and in life generally. Here are the top 10 topics that were covered in their conversation: Importance of a Positive Mindset: The discussion highlighted the role a positive and winner mindset plays in entrepreneurship and life in general. Perception of Failures and Opportunities: Changing the way individuals see failures and opportunities can have significa...
Jul 25, 2023•44 min•Ep. 129
On this podcast, we had the pleasure of deep-diving into a conversation with Hamid, a long-standing pioneer in the crossroads between law and technology. As a leader in the field, he dropped some fascinating tidbits on a burgeoning development in the world of AI — the ChatGPT regulation. This could be a game-changer for transactional law, and Hamid's team at Legal Soft is already gearing up for the seismic shift that's on the horizon. With his 40+ years of wisdom, Hamid had some nuggets of advic...
Jun 27, 2023•33 min•Ep. 128
In this episode of the Go Legal Yourself Podcast, Kelly Bagla interviews Sarah Nikai Brooks, an executive assistant at Bagla Law Firm. They discuss the importance of creating a welcoming and consistent customer service experience. Sarah emphasizes the significance of standard operating procedures and creating a safe environment for both employees and clients. She shares her approach to customer service, building rapport with people of all ages and backgrounds. Sarah highlights the value of under...
May 23, 2023•41 min•Ep. 127
Leave me a voice message HERE or https://www.golegalyourselfpodcast.com/ Email me at Kelly@GoLegalYourselfPodcast.com or call 760-525-4540 Alireza was born in Tehran, Iran. He migrated to the US with his family in 2004. He studied biology and political science at UCSD in pursuit of becoming an MD. During his years at UCSD, he learned about his passion for entrepreneurship and startups. He started his first startup to harvest technology and data collection to help students become better learners ...
Feb 15, 2022•44 min•Ep. 126
Leave me a voice message HERE or https://www.golegalyourselfpodcast.com/ Email me at Kelly@GoLegalYourselfPodcast.com Or call 760-525-4540 Christen Kaplan: Writer/CEO/Certified Wholistic Nutritionist/Mom/Artist. Christen Kaplan is Co-Owner and Chief Executive Officer of both Integrative Wholistic Diagnostics Inc. and Love a Wholistic Life Inc. The culmination of 17+ years dedicated to the research of holistic nutrition, understanding lifestyle disease, and preventative healthcare measures to imp...
Feb 01, 2022•40 min•Ep. 125
Leave me a voice message HERE or https://www.golegalyourselfpodcast.com/ Email me at Kelly@GoLegalYourselfPodcast.com Or call 760-525-4540 Mark Rockwell works with business owners who are frustrated by their inability to scale up and become more profitable. He helps them create their vision, and implement an operating platform that builds a healthy, thriving company. He is a graduate of Northwestern University, Kellogg School of Management, and Willamette University College of Law. Mark is both ...
Jan 18, 2022•34 min•Ep. 124
Leave me a voice message HERE or https://www.golegalyourselfpodcast.com/ Email me at Kelly@GoLegalYourselfPodcast.com Or call 760-525-4540 John Biethan, Kelly’s podcast producer at ImaginePodcasting.com turns the mic on Kelly to give you a more in-depth personal view of Kelly’s passions in life. Donate at ThriveAnimalRescue.com About Sikhism (Wikipedia) Sikhism : the religion and philosophy founded in the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent in the late 15th century. Its members are known as...
Dec 21, 2021•25 min•Ep. 123
Leave me a voice message HERE or https://www.golegalyourselfpodcast.com/ Email me at Kelly@GoLegalYourselfPodcast.com Or call 760-525-4540 Today I had the pleasure of talking with Karin Conroy with Conroy Creative Counsel . As an attorney that has multiple years of schooling underneath my belt, going to law school, there’s one thing they don’t teach you. How to run your business. They do not teach you how to become a business owner. And in fact, they don't really teach you much about the real wo...
Dec 07, 2021•34 min•Ep. 122
Leave me a voice message HERE or https://www.golegalyourselfpodcast.com/ Email me at Kelly@GoLegalYourselfPodcast.com Or call 760-525-4540 Welcome my legal beagle to another sidebar. Today's sidebar is about the three pillars of success. And I've really narrowed them down now to just three: mental thinking, the way you look physically, and spirituality. The first one is mental thinking. How do you look? How do you think? How do you act? How do you see yourself mentally? Do you see yourself happy...
Nov 30, 2021•5 min•Ep. 121
Leave me a voice message HERE or https://www.golegalyourselfpodcast.com/ Email me at Kelly@GoLegalYourselfPodcast.com Or call 760-525-4540 Today I have the pleasure of interviewing Jason Burke. Jason is the President of D&R Legal Process Service, LLC and is a 2nd generation process server for over 24 years. Jason was recently elected to serve on the Board of Directors of the California Association of Legal Support Professionals , CalsPro for short. D&R has over 200+ 5 Star Reviews! Conta...
Nov 23, 2021•22 min•Ep. 120
Leave me a voice message HERE or https://www.golegalyourselfpodcast.com/ Email me at Kelly@GoLegalYourselfPodcast.com Or call 760-525-4540 Welcome legal beagle to another sidebar. Today's sidebar is titled, Have Faith in Yourself. I say “in yourself” because everything starts with you. It starts from within you. It starts from how you see yourself, anyone you touch, anything you say, and anything you do. These things are a direct reflection of how you see yourself. Get Your Copy of Go Legal Your...
Nov 16, 2021•7 min•Ep. 119
Leave me a voice message HERE or https://www.golegalyourselfpodcast.com/ Email me at Kelly@GoLegalYourselfPodcast.com Or call 760-525-4540 Today I have the pleasure of interviewing a next-generation leader and a go-getter, Shannon McCracken. Shannon graduated from the University of California-Berkeley with a political science degree as summa cum laude. She has years of experience in the private and public sectors, including her work with the United Nations House Scotland and as the Secretariat o...
Nov 09, 2021•25 min•Ep. 118
Leave me a voice message HERE or https://www.golegalyourselfpodcast.com/ Email me at Kelly@GoLegalYourselfPOdcast.com Or call 760-525-4540 Welcome my legal beagle to another sidebar. Today's sidebar is very interesting and it's a must-know for everyone that is thinking about going into business. it is called avoidable mistakes startups make! That has a really cool ring to it right? The first one is not using a lawyer to start up their company. Sorry, you’ll have to find the right lawyer. Listen ...
Nov 02, 2021•6 min•Ep. 117
Leave me a voice message HERE . Email me at Kelly@GoLegalYourselfPodcast.com Or call 760-525-4540 Attorney Louis J. Goodman in his private practice of law emphasizes litigation in Alameda County. His firm is a high-volume criminal defense firm: Felony and misdemeanor jury trials, preliminary hearings; representation of both adult and juvenile defendants in all stages of criminal proceedings. Get Your Copy of Go Legal Yourself (2nd Edition) Go to my website HERE . Contact Louis J Goodman Attorney...
Oct 26, 2021•30 min•Ep. 116
Leave me a voice message HERE or https://www.golegalyourselfpodcast.com/ Email me at Kelly@GoLegalYourselfPOdcast.com Or call 760-525-4540 Welcome my legal beagle to another sidebar. Today's sidebar is about doing something nice for someone else. Maybe you do this automatically? Maybe you get dinner ready for the family automatically. Maybe you go out and make sure that the grocery shopping has been done, or you might even take a neighbor that can't drive to one of their very important appointme...
Oct 19, 2021•3 min•Ep. 115
Leave me a voice message HERE Email me at Kelly@GoLegalYourselfPodcast.com Or call 760-525-4540 A Growth Coach and Chief Amplifier, Kenny Harper is a certified business growth coach and marketing advisor on a mission to empower businesses advisors nationwide to serve more clients, maximize results and make a bigger impact. With a creative background in music and storytelling, Kenny uses his talents to cultivate memorable and transformational experiences. He is the host of The Growth Amplifiers p...
Oct 15, 2021•36 min•Ep. 114
Leave me a voice message HERE or https://www.golegalyourselfpodcast.com/ Email me at Kelly@GoLegalYourselfPOdcast.com Or call 760-525-4540 Today's sidebar is called positive thinking. Now, what has positive thinking got to do with? It's got everything to do with being an entrepreneur. Everything! The mind is such a brilliant instrument. Absolutely brilliant. Whatever you think usually happens! So if you wake up thinking, it's going to be an incredible day. I have all this energy. I'm going to in...
Oct 07, 2021•5 min•Ep. 113
Leave me a voice message HERE . Email me at Kelly@GoLegalYourselfPodcast.com Or call 760-525-4540 Dan has 9+ years in the factoring and asset-based lending industry, where he has successfully funded over 100 small businesses. Dan is also a financial mentor at San Diego Sports Innovators. Who doesn't need help growing their small business? Get Your Copy of Go Legal Yourself (2nd Edition) From my website https://www.golegalyourself.com/resources-2/ Guest Contact information Dan Lozier Sales & ...
Sep 28, 2021•31 min•Ep. 112
Leave me a voice message HERE . Email me at Kelly@GoLegalYourselfPOdcast.com Or call 760-525-4540 Welcome my legal beagle to another sidebar. And today's episode is called “Issuing Stock.” Stock is equity in your company, and the company has to be incorporated. It can be a C-Corp but it can also be an LLC. So whatever equity the company holds, how do you issue stock? Are you legally compliant with the law? Listen in and I’ll tell all. Get Your Copy of Go Legal Yourself (2nd Edition) Go to my web...
Sep 21, 2021•6 min•Ep. 111
Leave me a voice message HERE . Email me at Kelly@GoLegalYourselfPOdcast.com Or call 760-525-4540 Today I had the pleasure of interviewing Allan Karl, Keynote Speaker. He's also the author of a best-selling book called Forks: A Quest for Culture, Cuisine, and Connection: Three Years, Five Continents, One Motorcycle. ALLAN KARL has never been able to sit still. With an insatiable passion for world travel, culture, people, and food, he has explored over 80 countries, photographing, writing, and vl...
Sep 14, 2021•40 min•Ep. 110
Leave me a voice message HERE . Email me at Kelly@GoLegalYourselfPOdcast.com Or just call 760-525-4540 Welcomed you my legal beagle to another sidebar. This sidebar is about how to hire the right employee. There are a couple of things that you need to look for: - is this employee teachable? Can you teach this employee? Is the employee willing to learn? - are they enthusiastic? - do they have a go-getter attitude? Listen in and I’ll “tell-all” about how to hire the right employee. Get Your Copy o...
Sep 08, 2021•7 min•Ep. 109
Leave me a voice message HERE or https://www.golegalyourselfpodcast.com/ Email me at Kelly@GoLegalYourselfPodcast.com Or call 760-525-4540 Get Your Copy of Go Legal Yourself (2nd Edition) Go to my website HERE or https://www.golegalyourself.com/resources-2/ Hi. This is John Biethan, Kelly’s producer for the podcast. I wish back in 1987 I had known Kelly. I really do! This is when I created my first business “startup.” Had I known and engaged with Kelly, it would have saved me a whole lot of pain...
Sep 02, 2021•47 sec•Ep. 108
Email me kelly@GoLegalYourself.com Or call 760-525-4540 Welcome you, my legal beagle. This sidebar is titled Selling a Business. Now, why would I do a sidebar on selling a business? I have spoken to you multiple times about the business legal life cycle and the four phases that your business is going to go through. You have the startup phase, the growth phase, the established phase that can be quite an exciting phase. And then the most important phase of all of them is exiting the business. You ...
Aug 24, 2021•6 min•Ep. 107
Today. I have the pleasure of interviewing Ammon Collins. Ammon is the founder of INCA which turns missed calls into new customers. Now, who wouldn't want that? Guest Contact information Ammon Collins INCA’s missed-call texting for businesses turns missed opportunities into new customers! Website: https://getinca.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ammoncollins/ Get Your Copy of Go Legal Yourself (2nd Edition) From my website https://www.golegalyourself.com/resources-2/ Contact the Queen ...
Aug 17, 2021•25 min•Ep. 106
This sidebar is titled partnerships. Now don't let that word frighten you. When you enter into a partnership and you want to terminate that partnership, terminating that partnership could be even worse than actually getting a divorce. I know you've heard horror stories about people forcing, and it can take years and years and there's litigation and oh my God, all the assets and you've got to split them and it goes on and on. Okay. So imagine going into a partnership, it could be with anyone. It ...
Aug 10, 2021•5 min•Ep. 105
