{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Risky Assets","title":"What Nobody Tells You About Owning A Law Firm - EP032 with Brett Sachs","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/af1fa696\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3638,"description":"Brett Sachs is a California personal injury attorney who built his own law firm from an apartment and 20 thousand dollars in savings, scaled it to nearly 100 employees, then made the hard call to rebuild it leaner, down to 28 people while doing more volume with AI. In this episode of the Risky Assets Podcast, Charlie and Brett open with a Hot Ones style hot sauce challenge, then get into betting on yourself, being comfortable being uncomfortable, and the mindset that carried him through the scariest stretches of ownership.\nThey also go deep on the money behind the legal and insurance worlds, from the costs some firms quietly pass to clients to an honest, two sided look at insurance, litigation, and tort reform.\nMVP Accident Attorneys - Brett Sachs: https://www.brettsachs.attorney/\nTIMESTAMPS\n0:00 How Charlie and Brett met\n1:40 Hot sauce challenge before golf\n4:25 From Indiana to a California law firm\n8:00 Fired for challenging his boss\n16:24 Scaling to 100, then downsizing to 28\n24:35 Charlie's tough love: exit or commit\n28:20 Cutting his team with AI\n34:27 Interest and fees he won't pass to clients\n42:00 Do lawyers really drive up insurance costs?\n55:50 Golf and M19\nABOUT RISKY ASSETS\nThe Risky Assets Podcast is produced by Greyhawk Premier Insurance Solutions. Every episode is an honest conversation with entrepreneurs about building businesses, taking smart risks, and protecting what you create.\nFOLLOW THE SHOW\nInstagram: @greyhawkinsurance","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/rGdlIJHPs4VZV6pxPe21X7IU9nGHtqGwOty3tYKwCY4/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzMzNDc0LzE2NjE1/NDQ2NDktYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}