{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"So Much To Say: A Legal Podcast For People","title":"Redefining Success in Law: What a ‘Career Quilt’ Actually Looks Like (With Ashley Herd, Founder of Manager Method and former in-house counsel)","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3062,"description":"“I am redefining what success means to me.” - Ashley Herd\nWhat if the way we think about careers, leadership, and success is completely wrong?\nIn this episode of So Much To Say: A Legal Podcast For People, Megan Senese and Jennifer Ramsey sit down with Ashley Herd, Founder of Manager Method, workplace expert, content creator, and author, to unpack what it actually means to lead, build a career, and show up as a human at work.\nAshley shares her journey from employment lawyer to in-house counsel to entrepreneur, and how a non-linear “career quilt” ultimately led her to building a platform that’s reshaping how people think about management. Along the way, she gets real about burnout, identity shifts, and the uncomfortable truth that many workplace norms still prioritize speed over thoughtfulness, and hierarchy over humanity.\nThis conversation is equal parts practical and perspective-shifting, especially for anyone working inside law firms, where influence often exists without authority.\nYou’ll hear about:\nWhy Ashley left law to build Manager Method\nThe concept of a “career quilt” vs. a traditional career path\nHow to lead and influence when you don’t have formal authority\nThe Pause, Consider, Act framework — and why it matters more than ever\nWhat legal marketers and lawyers can learn from in-house client perspectives\nWhy asking your clients questions is still wildly underutilized (and powerful)\nThe reality of workplace culture — and how it shows up when people resign\n“Luke” — the fictional (but very real) bad manager we’ve all worked with\nHow Ashley built her platform (and podcast) through simple, human outreach\nWhy redefining success might be the most important work you do\n\nAbout Ashley Herd:\nAshley Herd is the founder of Manager Method, where she helps leaders become better managers through practical, human-centered approaches. A former employment lawyer and in-house counsel, Ashley now creates widely recognized workplace content across LinkedIn and social media,...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/xX4mv8ABkxdZYlNqyYMtgty7eVFkp64CDgWzGR1qEOg/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS85MWU1/ODk3ZDY4NjYwY2Fh/OTE1NzYyZjdlMThl/YzFhNy5qcGVn.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}