How to Balance Law, Life, and Leadership feat. Rhonda Coleman Wandel

Rhonda Coleman Wandel is a commercial attorney, podcast host, and
founder of RCW Strategies LLC, a legal consulting firm serving
visionary companies and legal teams. In this episode, she shares
her bold transition from education to law, her path through
in-house legal roles, and why she recently stepped into
entrepreneurship after years at companies like Accenture and
Google. From Memphis to Chicago, single motherhood to legal
leadership, Rhonda’s story is about clarity, courage, and walking
your own path.



LAWYER SIDE HUSTLES


Rhonda is the host of the Rhonda Coleman Wandel Podcast, a
platform she created to amplify women's career stories and
celebrate nontraditional professional journeys. The podcast was
born from her own pivot into law and a desire to show women that
they can chart their own course—regardless of what the status quo
says.



“I wanted to create a space for women to come and talk about
their unique career paths... and validate for other women like,
look, you can walk your own path,” Rhonda Coleman Wandel shares in
Episode 203 of You Are a Lawyer.




Through her show, Rhonda has interviewed remarkable women who’ve
reinvented themselves, pivoted industries, and built lives of
purpose and alignment. The podcast, like her legal career, is
about service, voice, and visibility. It’s also an extension of
her belief that success doesn’t look one way—and that
storytelling can help us find freedom in our professional lives.





LISTEN TO LEARN


How to break into in-house legal roles, even without Big Law
experience

Why meditation and movement matter in high-achieving legal
careers

What “commercial transactional law” really means in the tech
industry






WE ALSO DISCUSS


How to stay ambitious without burning out

Why clarity around your values is key to career decisions

What lawyers can learn from entrepreneurship and education






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