{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Unfiltered Solopreneur","title":"How Do You Build a Practice From Scratch With No Network? | Ana Milena Goncalves | SE02E48","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3564,"description":"How do you build a business when you have the expertise but not the network? Start by finding people already where you want to go—and learn beside them.\nIn this episode of Unfiltered Solopreneur, Nikhil Vaish talks with family law attorney Ana Milena Goncalves about leaving a 20-year career, entering a new legal market, and building her own practice from scratch.\nWhat does it take to build when you’re starting without connections? Ana’s answer is simple: find your people. Put yourself in rooms with people already doing what you want to do, listen, learn, ask for help, and build competence before chasing growth. When Ana entered New Jersey family law with no local experience, network, or clients, she attended CLEs, observed courtrooms, took pro bono and per diem work, and deliberately sought experienced guidance.\nShe also explains why asking for help—and risking rejection—became essential to her growth, including how approaching an experienced attorney at a networking event led to an important professional relationship.\nKey topics covered:\nBuilding competence before chasing growth\nFinding your community, guides, and support system\nTurning rejection and failure into lessons\nUsing lived experience as a differentiator\nUsing AI as a thought partner for business development\nAna also shares how Claude changed her business plan, website, ideal-client thinking, and approach to growth.\nUnfiltered Solopreneur is a podcast about solopreneurship and the realities behind building a business on your own.\nWho this is for: For established coaches and solo experts who already know their craft but are hitting the ceiling of doing everything themselves and want to build the relationships, perspective, and support needed for their next stage.\nFive Related Search Phrases\nHow do I build a business when I don’t have a network?\nHow do you find mentors when starting your own business?\nHow do solopreneurs build connections in a new industry?\nHow can I use AI to help grow my small business?...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/nrIRdT6AKrRe8MYqNZ4yNN1dkPxljP7oZAX327vbnyg/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8zYWY2/MzdkNzg3ODk3NWZl/OGM3ZDdkYmUzNDY4/ZDM3OC5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}