the (un)business podcast

Host, Jamie Lieberman, discusses the issues in your business where legal topics and business strategy intersect, in a fun and accessible way. No more boring business speak or topics that don’t matter to you. You will get a behind the scenes sneak peak into the real life successes and failures of business owners, with Jamie’s analysis of the things they did right and the things that could be improved. So sit back and relax and get ready to learn in the most (un)business way possible.

Season 2, Episode 5 – Negotiation As a Full-Time Job: An Interview with Olivia Hipkins

This week, Jamie interviews Olivia Hipkins, Managing Partner of Gaia Global Ventures, an ESG-oriented venture capital fund, and Founder of Green Atlas Consulting, focused on the intersection of sustainability and financial services. Olivia has a wealth of experience in high level negotiations and is a great resource for handling high stakes deals. Don’t miss this…

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Season 2, Episode 4 – Ask Me Anything: Negotiation Edition

In this episode, Jamie answers listener questions! We posted on social media and got a great response about what questions you have about negotiation. Jamie answers the following questions (and others): Where do I start? What happens if I want to cry? What is the best personality type to negotiate? Is it ever ok to…

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S2, Ep 3 – Mindset in Negotiation: An Interview with Yewande Faloyin

This week, Jamie interviews Yewande Faloyin, the Founder & CEO of OTITỌ, which specializes in coaching entrepreneurial executives and serial high-achievers to accelerate into more senior, more impactful leadership positions. Yewande and Jamie had a great conversation and Yewande provided incredibly useful information for all of our high achieving listeners about tackling mindset issues around…

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Season 2, Episode 2 – The Importance of Mindset in Negotiation

When it comes to negotiation, mindset is a critical component to set yourself up for success. Until you tackle your mindset about negotiation, you may be putting yourself at a disadvantage. In this episode, Jamie talks about the five styles of negotiation (competing, avoiding, accommodating, compromising and collaborating) and some of the most common mindset…

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Season 2, Episode 1 – A Negotiation Framework

Welcome to Season Two! We are so excited to bring you a brand new season of the (un)business podcast. In Season two, we are diving into all things negotiation! We will be bringing you interviews, solo episodes and answering listener questions. We plan to tackle mindset issues, discuss different negotiations styles and frameworks and give…

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Season 1, Episode 12 – Wrapping Up The Season

We cannot believe we are publishing our last episode of Season One! In this episode, Jamie chats with our producer, Don, about lessons learned from the season, reflects on her favorite moments and announces the theme for Season Two! Check out this episode to hear our favorite moments and to learn what we will be…

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Season 1, Episode 11 – Engaging in Uncomfortable Conversations: An Interview with Dana Kaplan

We are so excited to welcome this week’s guest, Dana Kaplan! Dana is an educator who developed DEED® – Developing Empathetic Education with Dana. Jamie spoke to Dana about engaging in difficult conversations and how to be better equipped when doing so. Dana gave us some great tips! Want to connect with Dana? Check out…

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Season 1, Episode 10 – Conflict Based On Personality Type: An Interview with Allison McGuire

We are so excited to welcome this week’s guest, Allison McGuire! Allison is the founder and creator of the McGuire Method. Allison created the McGuire Method, a storytelling framework that combines acting techniques with business applications to give innovators — from C-Suite executives to sales teams — the skills to present as the best version…

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Season 1, Episode 9 – Setting Boundaries and Saying No

One extremely effective tool to use in conflict management is learning to set boundaries and to practice (and get good at!) saying no. This may sound simple, but for many people, this is hard in practice. Jamie has created a six step methodology to help you set boundaries and say no. In this episode, Jamie…

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Season 1, Episode 8 – Empathy During Conflict: An Interview with Christian Branscombe

We are so excited to welcome this week’s guest, Christian Branscombe! Christian so generously shared his story with Jamie about his incarceration at age 19 and his journey of healing that ultimately resulted in his sentence being commuted and his release. Today, Christian works with Healing Dialogue and Action and with clients, as a leadership…

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