The legal profession has never made it easy to be a present father. Matthew Korn decided to change that.

Matthew is a partner at Fisher Phillips and the founder of Dad, Esq., a community built specifically for lawyer dads navigating the intersection of high-stakes careers and hands-on fatherhood. In this episode, he and Diana dig into why working dads face a unique and largely invisible set of pressures, what it cost him to start talking about it openly, and how he turned that honesty into a movement.

From the mental health realities of life in law to the power of community to his vision for a profession where fatherhood is normalized rather than hidden, Matthew's perspective will challenge the way you think about success, leadership, and what it means to show up fully in every role you hold.

This one is for the dads, the lawyers, and anyone who has ever had to choose between ambition and presence. Spoiler: Matthew doesn't think you have to.

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What happens when the plan falls apart and you build something better?

In this episode of Breaking Rank, host Diana Lauritson sits down with Jessica Aries, founder of By Aries and Legal Marketing Association International board member, for a conversation that covers it all: growing up in a single-parent household in Austin, TX, walking away from a law career, launching a business in the middle of a pandemic, navigating the emotional weight of IVF, and becoming one of the most recognized voices in legal marketing today.

Jessica's story is one of reinvention at every turn. From a childhood where her father's early influence sparked a lifelong love of technology, to a viral LinkedIn post during COVID that brought 9 law firms to her inbox in a single week, to building By Aries into a thriving consulting practice, Jessica does not just talk about playing big. She lives it.

In this episode, you will hear:

• How a 'COVID job seeker' LinkedIn post changed the trajectory of her career
• Why she left law school and found her calling in legal marketing
• The hard lessons of launching a business without a fully formed plan
• Her deeply personal IVF journey and what it taught her about resilience
• Why she believes AI adoption is the defining professional moment for legal marketers right now
• The one piece of advice her mom gave her that became her north star

Whether you are a legal marketing professional, a woman considering entrepreneurship, or someone sitting on the edge of a career pivot, this episode will meet you where you are.

Subscribe, like, and share if this conversation moved you.

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What happens when you stop chasing titles and start choosing yourself?

In this episode of Breaking Rank, Diana Lauritson sits down with Laura Gutierrez for a deeply human conversation about leadership that is not driven by rank, optics, or traditional ambition. Laura has spent decades building digital infrastructure for marketing teams, but her story is not about climbing a career ladder. It is about resilience, clarity, and alignment.

As a queer Latina, solo parent, and breast cancer survivor, Laura was forced to confront what truly mattered when her body and life were pushed to their limits. Battling cancer reshaped her relationship with work, success, and identity. It revealed that ambition without alignment comes at too high a cost. She never chose to chase titles or status. Instead, she chose honesty, sustainability, and a form of leadership rooted in action rather than permission.

This conversation explores what it means to lead without conforming, to reject the pressure to perform success, and to define leadership on your own terms. Especially in systems that demand more than they give.

This episode is for anyone who has ever questioned the ladder, felt underestimated for refusing it, or learned through survival that alignment is the most radical leadership choice of all.