Building with a Co-Founder with Angel Casarez

About this episode

Angel Casarez shares her journey of building a successful law firm while overcoming a life-threatening illness.

What does it take to build a fast-growing law firm while fighting for your life? In this deeply powerful episode of The Founding Partner Podcast , Angel Casarez shares her journey from immigrant roots to building a 90+ person firm, all while navigating a life-threatening illness. This conversation is about resilience, leadership, and what it really means to grow, in business and in life.

People in this episode

Host: Jonathan Hawkins

Guest: Angel Casarez

Topics covered

• resilience
• leadership
• business growth
• immigrant experience
• law firm management

Keywords

• law firm
• resilience
• leadership
• immigrant roots
• business growth
• life-threatening illness

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