{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Building Doors with Lauren Karan","title":"97. Changing the System: How Janelle Kerrisk Built a More Human Way to Support Construction","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3070,"description":"In this episode of Building Doors, host Lauren Karan sits down with Janelle Kerrisk, founder of Helix Legal, a construction lawyer, business owner, and leader reshaping how legal services support the construction industry. From making partner at 30 to leaving a large firm and building Helix with one-year-old twins at home, Janelle shares the personal and professional decisions that shaped her approach to leadership, flexibility, systems, and success.\nJanelle reflects on the confidence it took to build her career in construction law, the doubts that still exist even after decades of experience, and the unusual ways she pushed herself outside her comfort zone — from public speaking to a comedy course at The Paddo Tavern. She also explains why the systems inside a business matter so deeply, how they influence behavior, collaboration, and trust, and why changing the way people work often starts with changing the infrastructure around them.Tune in for a thoughtful, practical, and deeply human conversation about building a business differently, challenging hustle culture, creating flexibility that actually works, and reimagining the role of legal services in construction — from reacting to disputes to helping projects, people, and businesses achieve better outcomes.\nWhat You’ll Learn in This Episode:\nBuilding Confidence in Construction Law:How Janelle found her way into construction law almost by chanceWhy early hands-on experience helped shape her confidence and capabilityHow public speaking, leadership roles, and even comedy helped her find her voiceMaking Partner and Choosing a Different Path:What it meant to become the youngest partner and the first woman around the Queensland tableWhy success inside a traditional system does not always mean the system is right for youHow Janelle reached the point where she knew she wanted to build something different\nBuilding Helix Legal:Why Janelle left equity partnership to establish Helix LegalHow her long-term collaboration...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/rcJTQ5eXITvLdAogYDlhRpa2ZvZlMeipr6w7MvQqkqs/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzM1NTExLzE2Njgz/OTU0OTQtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}