GCWest Cares 6th Annual Backpack Drive
GCWest Cares 2026 🎒 On July 31st, the GCWest team and our families came together for our 6th Annual GCWest Cares Back-to-School Backpack Drive. What started six years ago as a simple idea has grown into one of our most cherished firm traditions, bringing our team members and their kids together each summer to give […]
Building Modern In-House Teams in a Changing Healthcare World
I’m always looking to bring on guests who are not only exceptional at what they do, but who are also building with real intention and purpose. In this episode of Becoming the GC Podcast, I had the pleasure of speaking with Jamie Anderson, Chief Legal Officer at Virta Health, an incredible leader who is redefining […]
“If one does not know to which port one is sailing, no wind is favorable.” — Seneca One of the first things I do with a new coaching client is define the destination. Without that, it’s nearly impossible to set a course that actually gets you where you want to go. Sometimes the destination is […]
Chasing “Dealief”: AI Just Named That Post-Call Exhale
I’m still undecided on whether AI will change the world… but it’s already upgraded my post-negotiation mood. After a particularly “spirited” call, I asked it to name that fleeting feeling of relief between battles. It delivered! My prompt: when a deal closes there is a feeling of relief. along the way there are intermediate pauses […]
A Second Act with Meaningful Impact
I had the chance to sit down with Michael Sennett on this week’s episode of Becoming the GC Podcast. Early in my career at Baxter, Mike was the antitrust partner I learned from. It was great to reconnect and hear how his path evolved from global Big Law work to a General Counsel role where […]
Step Into the Unknown and Get to Work
Hands-On Leadership: Ben Huddleston on Rolling Up His Sleeves for 28 Companies Great leaders don’t wait for perfect conditions; they step into the unknown and get to work. In this episode, I reconnect with Ben Huddleston, a seasoned general counsel whose career spans advising fast-growing, pre-IPO companies, building group GC teams at DaVita, navigating major M&A at Quorum […]
Careers Aren’t Straight Lines: Why the “Right Path” is a Myth
For a long time, I believed there was a “right” path to becoming a General Counsel. Big law → transactions → in-house → GC. And then I started actually talking to people. What I learned is that I haven’t met anyone who took the exact same path. Not one. Some were litigators. Some were regulatory lawyers. Some did work […]
From Litigator to Leader
From Litigator to Leader: David Shapiro on Seizing Opportunity and Building Teams I love how this episode turned out, especially the opening minute, which features a great quote from David that perfectly sets the tone for the conversation. David Shapiro’s career doesn’t follow a neat, pre-planned path, and that’s exactly what makes his story so […]
From Reflection to Momentum: Stepping into 2026
It’s too late to say Happy New Year (per Larry David), much less reflect on 2025, but here we are. Defying all convention to take a moment to recognize the outstanding guests we had on the Becoming the GC Podcast 🎙️ What started as a simple idea to give current and former General Counsels a […]
What Makes Mediation So Powerful
This week I got to participate in a mediation. Even though I’m not a litigator, mediation has always been one of my favorite parts of being a lawyer. As a General Counsel, I’ve done countless mediations on behalf of my clients over my 30+ year career — and I can’t think of one that didn’t […]