Creative Counselor at Law, Trademarks & Branding for Creative Entrepreneurs

05/22/2020

Come get some of your biz questions answered on Wednesday!

And the webinar is 🆓 compliments of Jocelyn Wright and The Ascension Group wealth management firm!

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01/07/2020

As a Trademarks & Business Attorney for entrepreneurs, I constantly try to drill into my clients the IMPORTANCE of branding.

For a MASTERCLASS on marketing, branding, and beautifully crafting your own narrative, look NO FURTHER than and . Check this out: these 2 biz moguls took bottles from their OWN champagne house, , with them to the so they could have their own champagne to drink!

I've been saying for YEARS that because of biz moves just like this!

She and Jay effortlessly leveraged a high-profile opportunity to showcase their champagne to hundreds of thousands of people, as well as to let the Globes know that there are *other* champagnes that can be the official champagne of the event besides Moët & Chandon...

On top of that and actually got to DRINK some Ace of Spades after asking Jay and Bey for some! {photographic receipts attached}

Brilliant business move, y'all--just plain, damned BRILLIANT!

I actually wrote an article in 2016 that was published in Blavity where I give lessons you can learn from Bey to apply to your own business--and it's STILL relevant and valuable info!

To check it out click this link: https://blavity.com/bey-school-education-4-crucial-business-lessons-from-beyonces-ivy-park-launch/

And you can DM me to schedule a coaching session for your biz if you want to "Brand It Like Bey," too! 😉

Jay and Bey can help you level up both your champagne game AND your business game--now THAT is the real definition of a !

01/06/2020

Listen to Champagne & Melanin:

TRADEMARK YOUR ISH!

Trademarks aren't just a way to protect your business and ideas, it is also a BONAFIDE ASSET in your business.

Don't leave money on the table and don't leave you biz exposed in 2020--get your trademark now!

Email me: [email protected]

And women entrepreneurs be sure to follow Champagne and Melanin for an amazing community of women offering biz advice and providing opportunities to network!

12/12/2019

So are you right or left brain 🧠 dominant? And how can you use that to YOUR advantage?

Most people tend to be either predominantly left-brained (analytical) or right-brained (creative) {with a scarce few being virtually “equal-brained”}, but a article suggests that the best entrepreneurs learn to reconcile and train BOTH sides of the brain.

And I couldn’t agree more.

Hear me out: if you are a right brained, creative person, training your left-brain to understand numbers and the analytical side of business helps you to effectively run your biz.

If you are a left brained, analytical person, training your right brain to explore creative thought can help you come up with unique revenue streams and branding strategies.

Here are some tips from the articles to develop your less dominant brain:

FOR CREATIVES TO DEVELOP LEFT BRAIN

* Get Up Earlier: this will help you be more task-oriented and focused on accomplishing the day’s goals
* Learn Excel / Take A Quick Books Class: this will train you to concentrate on and understand numbers—which is what the left brain loves
* Work With Lawyers: Learning to read and comprehend detailed legal theories will switch you over to the left-brain really quickly

FOR ANALYTICS TO DEVELOP RIGHT BRAIN

* Sleep in stay in bed all day: who knew that could be valuable to your business? Allowing your brain to decompress this way allows your subconscious mind to download and create—And allows your brain to start fleshing out ideas
* Take A Creative Class: writing, cooking, painting, drawing will help open up the colorful pathways in your brain and expand your thought patterns
* Put on some music and sing and/or dance along: listening to music switches you over to your right brain and causes your brain to process what it’s receiving in a different manner

What are some things you can do to to use the less dominant side to help you in your business?

And if you're ready to take Forbes' advice of "working with a lawyer," I'm ready to take you into 2020 with effective, dual-brained strategies!

LET'S GO!

11/11/2019

Have you been thinking and talking about get a trademark for your business all year long?

Don't go into 2020 without having good *business vision*--get your brand protected TODAY!

Creative doing a special ONE-TIME OPPORTUNITY that you need to capitalize on right now: From now until November 30th, receive $250 of the full "White Glove" Trademark Services package PLUS receive one (1) complimentary VIP MasterMind session ($350) you can use to help you refine your brand; identify your ideal client demographic; or strategize new revenue streams.

This offer is limited to the 1st 10 clients to secure services, so contact Creative Counselor at Law to claim your spot now!

Email us at: [email protected]
Call us at: (214) 702-8414

11/06/2019

What side of the argument do you fall on: pick your brain for free or pick your brain for a fee?

When you ask to pick someone’s brain, you’re basically asking for free consulting services

09/03/2019

THE 10 COMMANDMENTS OF A SERVICE BASED BUSINESS

Service-based Business Owners repeat after me...

🗣The service my business provides is a LUXURY.

🗣It costs money.

🗣It will cost DOUBLE at the last minute.

🗣My time is just as important as my customers’

🗣I only take projects that are in alignment with my expertise and goals.

🗣 I will make an effort to NOT burn myself out

🗣The customer is NOT always right

🗣There’s no amount of money worth being disrespected for

🗣I can say no to working with people who disrespect my time and diminish my value

🗣I treat my customers how I want to be treated

REPEAT AS NEEDED. 😉

09/02/2019

When your client goes from ™ ➡️® 🔥

I'm pausing the holiday cookout festivities to and shout the biggest "CONGRATULATIONS!" to one of THEEE hardest working I know, , for the launch of her new brand "Pretty Hydrated" AND on getting and becoming one of the newest members of the Creative Counselor at Law !

Go to https://www.instagram.com/p/B16pLjXAnEC/?igshid=1dnrb46sfe8qg to find out exactly HOW MANY BUSINESSES Marjorie actually has and what having her trademark has allowed her to do that = 💵💰💵💰

So if you realize that it's time to then DM me or call me at (214) 702-8414 to schedule a consultation TODAY!

Yep--you read that right, I'm on duty and grinding this Labor Day!

Well, except for the next 20 minutes while I'm 'bout tear into one of these steaks kabobs bae just pulled off the grill! 😉

Happy Labor Day good biz people!

08/02/2019

Stop undervaluing your creativity! What you create has tremendous VALUE. But protecting what you create is the key:

Katy Perry & Co-Writers Owe $2.78M to a Christian Rapper for "Dark Horse" Copyright Lawsuit Loss"

Christian rapper Marcus Gray, known as Flame, was awarded $2.7 million in damages Thursday by a federal court jury who deemed Katy Perry's song "Dark Horse" lifted a musical passage from the rapper's earlier song "Joyful Noise."

04/22/2019

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Looking for the right tools of entrepreneurship? Here are main ingredients you need to successfully "craft" it:
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Discipline
Flexibility
Energy
Backbone
Perseverance
Humility
Extra-Strength Grit
Frustration Protection-level Patience
Enthusiasm
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Use the *ingredients* in the amounts that work best for you, and don't forget to create every single day!
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I love the artwork by because it takes away some of the *fantasy* of what entrepreneurship is.
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Far too many people think it's all glamour and freedom of schedule, but the reality is is that it's hard work filled with challenges, doubt, leaps of faith, determination, and disappointments.
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But using the right tools of the trade each day makes the eventual success worth it.
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What are some other tools of the trade that you think need to be added to this infographic list?
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04/08/2019

Throwing MAD SHADE at Dwayne Wade and Gabrielle Union's baby girl--but is not what you think!

may be currently having as he wraps up his phenomenal NBA career, and may be busy with her new tv series "LA's Finest," but life just got busier for the BOTH of them with a brand new gig:

Managing the career of the *shadiest baby* in the entrepreneurial game, adorable daughter !

D Wade and Gabby recently trademarked the nickname , which they've playfully been using for their daughter, in connection with a slew of products that include baby bibs, haircare products, and jewelry.

Looks like little is 'bout to put Mom and Dad to WORK managing the businesses of this mini/mogul in the making!

Check out the details on this biz shrewd move by mom and dad on Vibe by clicking the link:

https://www.vibe.com/2019/03/gabrielle-union-dwyane-wade-trademark-daughters-name

So what brilliant idea are YOU sitting on that needs to--and SHOULD--be trademarked?!!

02/04/2019

A r e Y o u S T I L L S i t t i n g
O n Y o u r I d e a?

Have you ever been looking on social media and saw someone execute an idea that you had months or years ago?

Let's make a commitment to not waste our ideas like that anymore. It's time to take your gifts seriously, take your ideas seriously, and take your creativity SERIOUSLY!

After all, if you don't then someone else WILL...and you'll be left saying "I had that idea...I could have done it...I could have made money from that...

What that special idea you've been sitting on for far too long that it's time to pull the trigger on?

Be bold and put a *general* description (not too specific--keep your idea's "special hook" to yourself!) in the comments so your BBL fam can help you be accountable in making it HAPPEN!

Let's get it this week!