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Discover how some of the most successful and entrepreneurial real-life solo lawyers and law firm owners—like you—are overcoming the same real-world challenges you may be experiencing in your own law firm. Listen and learn from real-life interviews conducted by your host, RJon Robins. RJon is the founder and CEO of How to Manage, which has helped over 9,000 business owners find and fix the problems that keep them stuck and transform their law practices into thriving, profitable law businesses.
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Profit First For Lawyers

How Profit First Solves Your Law Firm’s Biggest Challenges

In this episode we revisit the seven main parts of every successful law firm and explore what happens when one of these critical components falls out of alignment. RJon walks through five all-too-common nightmare scenarios that plague law firms. He dissects how great marketing with bad sales is as challenging as having great lawyers but lacking financial controls. The kicker? Profit First gives you the tools to solve most of these problems before they sink your firm.
November 4, 2025
From The Vault

Your Marketing Melody

"You must be the architect of your own marketing. To do less is to abdicate a critical function of your business, which affects your life." - RJon Robins

Welcome inside the vault. This is a collection of previously unreleased lessons from eight-figure entrepreneurial mastermind RJon Robins. And in case you didn't see the warning label, this content can be explicit and is for serious entrepreneurs only.

In this lesson from the July 2017 Live Quarterly Meeting, RJon shows members of How To Manage A Small Law Firm the reason why most law firm marketing fails. Through a surprise musical demonstration using nursery rhymes we've known since childhood, he exposes the fundamental truth about marketing success. The blueprints are simple and proven.

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November 3, 2025
1 min read
Profit First For Lawyers

Profit First: The Right Choice

In this episode, Joam Alisme shares why implementing Profit First was the right choice for his firm and why it’s time for fence-sitting law firm owners to take the leap. As RJon explains in the featured clip from the Profit First Summary chapter in the book (page 165), “We believe it’s better to make tough choices in business than to have to make tougher choices at home.” Joam’s story proves this point, by choosing to follow Profit First methodology, he has transformed his practice from a $60,000-a-year firm in 2020 to a firm that is approaching seven figures just five years later.
October 30, 2025
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Sacrifices That Actually Matter

In this episode, RJon reframes sacrifice through the lens of profit. This fundamental shift transforms how to understand sacrifice, from martyrdom to mutual profit, from suffering to strategic investment, from bleeding for your business to building a real business that works for you.
October 28, 2025
From The Vault

A Marketing Truth That Keeps Great Lawyers Broke

"Most people you meet don't take pride in their willingness to do the hard work. They take pride in the hard work. They take pride in being the best hammer swinger around. I'm a great lawyer. I've got a great reputation. Everyone loves me. Everyone refers business to me because of how great I am. Forget that. That's not what builds businesses." - RJon Robins

Welcome inside the vault. This is a collection of previously unreleased lessons from eight-figure entrepreneurial mastermind RJon Robins. And in case you didn't see the warning label, this content can be explicit and is for serious entrepreneurs only.

In this lesson from April 2021, RJon exposes the backwards approach that keeps lawyers broke and desperate. He explains why being "the best lawyer" means nothing if nobody knows about you. He demonstrates how the feast-or-famine cycle is created by constantly turning marketing on and off. Through the John Henry metaphor, RJon shows the critical difference between being a hammer swinger and building a steam hammer. In essence, you're building a marketing machine that keeps working while you're asleep, on vacation, or dealing with family emergencies.

This episode is for law firm owners ready to reverse what law school taught them: legal work first, getting paid second, then marketing when you have time. Mature and successful entrepreneurs know the priority order is the exact opposite.

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October 27, 2025
2 min read
Profit First For Lawyers

Law Firm Growth by Design

Inspect what you expect. That’s the mindset behind this episode. Law firm owner Josephia Rouse shares how transforming her approach to financial management helped her move from reactive to intentional. This episode features an audiobook clip from Chapter 5, Part 6: Money & Metrics, where RJon uses car gauges to illustrate why every profitable law firm needs a financial dashboard.
October 23, 2025
Profit First For Lawyers

The True Cost of Sacrifice

In Part 2 of our series on Escaping the Doctrine of Sacrifice, we dive deep into the belief system itself. RJon further explores the idea that suffering somehow makes us good, working ourselves into the ground is noble, and that profit is something to be ashamed of. He references the philosophy from the How To Manage A Small Law Firm employee handbook that every team member reads it during onboarding.
October 21, 2025
From The Vault

Why Your Business Needs a Lasting Competitive Advantage

"Are you willing to live for a few years the way most people won't, so you can live the rest of your life the way most people can't?" - RJon Robins

Welcome inside the vault. This is a collection of previously unreleased lessons from eight-figure entrepreneurial mastermind RJon Robins. And in case you didn't see the warning label, this content can be explicit and is for serious entrepreneurs only.

In the first of a two-part series from the October 2024 Live Quarterly Meeting, RJon issues a challenge to How To Manage A Small Law Firm members: think 36 months ahead and commit to your future. Through candid insights about his own business journey, he encourages law firm owners to build something that can't be taken away by algorithm changes, technology shifts, or market disruptions. By putting down deep roots and investing in their future selves, they create a lasting competitive advantage.

Key Takeaways:

1. Building lasting competitive advantage requires doing what others aren't willing to do

2. Most people know what to do but won't commit to doing it

3. Your opportunity exists in sustained execution

4. To develop deep roots takes dedicated time but creates advantages that can last a lifetime

5. The real question and challenge is whether you're committed enough to your future self to follow through

RJon's transparent approach is an eye-opening look at the reality of building and scaling a business. This includes the uncomfortable shifts, investments, and commitment required for lasting success.

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October 20, 2025
2 min read
Profit First For Lawyers

Beyond the Bottom Line

In this episode, Ali shares how understanding total owner benefits (time freedom, lifestyle choices, and peace of mind) completely transformed how she runs her firm and designs her life. When faced with a difficult quarter, her commitment to taking distributions even when it felt uncomfortable, forced better decisions and ultimately led to breakthrough growth. Ali’s journey from dismissing Profit First to embracing it reveals why redefining profit is the key to building both a successful business and a meaningful life.
October 16, 2025
Profit First For Lawyers

Escaping the Doctrine of Sacrifice: The Role of Luck

In this first episode we explore how understanding the role of luck can actually make you more profitable. In clips taken from a 2021 livestream, RJon shares a passage from the How To Manage A Small Law Firm internal employee handbook. Something that every team member reads during their onboarding process. This passage blends ideas from Ayn Rand, Eric Hoffer, and RJon’s own experience to explain why luck is essential for long term success.
October 14, 2025
From The Vault

Purpose Does Not Replace Practical Execution

"Purpose and practical are not alternatives to one another. Just because you discover your purpose doesn't mean suddenly all of the mechanical things that need to happen to make your business function, magically fall into place." – RJon Robins

Welcome inside the vault. This is a collection of previously unreleased lessons from eight-figure entrepreneurial mastermind RJon Robins. And in case you didn't see the warning label, this content can be explicit and is for serious entrepreneurs only.

In this lesson from January 2020 with members of How To Manage A Small Law Firm in Phoenix, RJon confronts a trend he sees among entrepreneurs: using the pursuit of purpose as an excuse to neglect business fundamentals. Through real examples and a powerful analogy, he demonstrates why balance matters and what happens when it is ignored.

Key Takeaways:

1. Purpose and practical execution must work together

2. A quick look at any phone book proves there is more opportunity available than most law firm owners realize

3. Your business exists to serve you

4. The proper business relationship between you and your business changes everything about how you operate

This lesson cuts through the noise and delivers clarity on mindset matters when building a successful business

Let's go to the vault!

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Turn the lessons in this episode into an actionable growth plan for your business with the FREE 5-Week Business Plan Bootcamp.

October 13, 2025
2 min read
Profit First For Lawyers

Profit First: Building Your Financial Muscle

In this episode, Profit First certified controller, Veronica Zambrano joins us to break down exactly how to implement Profit First in your law firm (even if you’re in a cash crunch). Using her ‘financial gym’ approach, Veronica shares the simple practical rollout plan she uses with How To Manage A Small Law Firm (HTM) members. Building your way from a 1% allocation to your target percentage of 15% is just like progressively lifting heavier weights at the gym.
October 9, 2025