Ready to get your creative business legally legit?
Meet Brittany
I’m not a regular lawyer…I’m a “cool” lawyer.
And if a stodgy law office with a fish tank is NOT part of your scene — then you’ve come to the right place.
Melanie Burk Graphic Designer
Britt can make people understand boring stuff. It’s a real gift. And we all need to understand this stuff better!
Ashley Mitchell Big Tough Girl
Oh my goodness!!! I am in tears! This is just so awesome and I am so thankful for you…for helping me make my dreams come true for this amazing work!
Alison Faulkner The Alison Show
Just because I make dance videos doesn’t mean I don’t take my business seriously! I tell anyone who has a legal question — call my girl Britt — she will take care of you.
What if you already dialed in your business structure and contracts — how about some help with the new FTC disclosure rules?
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How to Charge What You’re Worth with Chelsea Peterson Photography
Chelsea Peterson was always planning on being a stay-at-home-mom. But, she discovered she had a love for photography when she started playing around with a camera to capture photographs of her children. This hobby has turned into a serious business with Chelsea being...
Everything is a Remix and that’s OK – Law & Wit Episode 42
Here is the gospel of creatvity according to Brittany (attorney for creative entrepeneurs). Nothing is 100% original and that’s OK. Let me explain why…
Law & Wit 41: Thriving as an Introvert Entrepreneur with Morra Aarons- Mele
You don't have to be an extrovert to thrive as an entrepreneur. However, introverts face challenges that others don't understand. Morra Aarons-Mele is a wildly successful "accidental entrepreneur" who just so happens to be an introvert. Morra is the founder of...
Law & Wit Epi. 40: Copyrights and Copywrongs – What you Can and Can’t Protect
This is the fourth and final episode of the Business Legal Systems series that discusses the things you need to know in getting your creative business up and running right from the get-go. If you want to make sure that all the hard work you've invested into your...
Becoming a more mindful entrepreneur with Kim Christenson of Talk Wordy to Me + Loom Journals
As a creative entrepreneur and just a person, there are a lot of things fighting for your attention. There’s family, marketing, sales, and [fill in your own list of tasks]. It doesn’t take long to feel overwhelmed by it all. Enter Kim Christensen from Talk Wordy to...
Law and Wit Epi. 38 – Get it in Writing: Contracts 101 (Business Legal System Part 3)
This is the third part of the Business Legal Systems series that discusses the bedrock business and legal foundations you need to address when building your modern business. If you've had that inkling that you need to get some contracts in place or make updates to the...
How to Get Your Site Legit: Law and Wit Epi. 36
This special Part 2 segment in a new series about Business Legal Systems -- the bedrock business and legal foundations you need to address when building your modern business. (listen to part 1 - Where do I start, Episode 34 HERE). If you have been wondering what you...
Law and Wit Episode 35: You Can Sit With Us, Interview with Ashley Reeves of Ashley’s Fresh Fix
Listen in to this truth-bomb-laden episode with content queen and serial entrepreneur Ashley Reeves of Ashley's Fresh Fix. Ashley shares her entrepreneurial origins from being a teacher to blogging about Amazon deals and gadgets to migrating to the health and food...
Law and Wit Episode 34: Where do I start?
Are you ready to get your creative business legit but don't know WHERE to start? What needs to come first? And how you are supposed to make sense of this alphabet-soup of advice you are seeing swirling around FB groups, Google and podcasts? This special episode is the...
Law & Wit 33: Designing a Hit Conference with Alt Summit Founder Gabrielle Blair
Join us for a behind-the-scenes interview with creativepreneur matriarch Gabrielle Blair, longtime blogger at Design Mom, Best-selling author and founder of the Alt Summit Conference for creatives and influencers. Gabrielle shares her 10-year story in building and...
Law & Wit Episode 32: 6 Tips to Improve Client Relationships
Want some help in landing good clients? Avoiding bad ones? And keeping the ones you have happy??! Dive into this week's episode of Law and Wit: Creative Counsel for Entrepreneurs as we explore 6 Tips for Improving Client Relationships. Whether you love 'em...
Law & Wit Epi. 31: Accounting tips for Creatives with the Designer CPA Peter Lang
Make friends with your numbers in this episode with Peter Lang, a CPA who specializes in working with creatives, designers, and online entrepreneurs. Peter, a 17-year veteran accountant digs into the most common myths and problems he sees creative making, and...
Law & Wit Epi. 30: How to Make Money as a Content Creator Without “Selling Out”
8 ways to monetize and the mindset shift you need to make them actually happen for your biz Likes, follows, and DMs don't actually pay the bills -- so how do people actually "make money" from creating content -- as a blogger, vLogger, Instagrammer, influencer, or...
Law and Wit Epi. 29: Living with Real Comfort and Joy with the Paper Dolls
Do you know what isn’t always comfortable? Going for your dreams. Like sell-your-house, load your knapsack into a bus and hit the road with your family band kind of discomfort. This episode gives a behind-the-scenes look at an incredibl talented quartet of sisters,...
Law and Wit Episode 28: 4 Tips to Keep Content Creators out of Legal Hot Water
Are you unknowingly doing some of these "common" online practices that may be putting your business at risk? Brittany Ratelle, Attorney for creative entrepreneurs, shares the FOUR things she sees content creators getting wrong online and what you can do to set up...
Law and Wit Episode 27: Growing a Successful Creative Business with Shea McGee of Studio McGee and McGee & Co
Listen in to this sky-rocketing designer who has built a design company with more than 30 employees in just three short years. Shea McGee of Studio Mcgee interior design firm and Mcgee & Co. store shares her story of getting started in the design...
Law and Wit Episode 26: What is a DBA?
Have you heard or seen DBAs mentioned in contracts or among your business peers and wondered whether you are one of if you need one? Or whether it's the right fit for your business? Dig into this episode and finally get some clarity about this alphabet soup...
Being Legal Online with Richard Chapo
Dive in with two savvy internet attorneys in sharing the need-to-know tips for online business owners who want to grow their businesses in the ever-changing digital frontier. Special guest Richard Chapo, a California-based Internet attorney who has helped the Who's...
Law and Wit Episode 24: 6 Ways a Trademark ® Can Protect your Brand
Do you want to know what trademark can protect and why you might need one? Tune in to this episode of Law and Wit: Creative Counsel for Entrepreneurs and learn about federal trademarks and how can they help protect your brand. This episode from attorney-for-creatives...
Law and Wit Episode 23: Building an Engaged Community with Andrea Faulkner Williams of Tubby Todd
Want to have die-hard fans for your brand? Listen in to this interview with Andrea Williams, co-founder of Tubby Todd, an all-natural bath products company that believes in good clean fun for the whole family. Andrea gives a behind-the-scenes look at her...