Startups, storytelling and trial theme development with Christina Marinakis

:07 USLAW Live is supported by USLAW corporate partners S-E-A, American Legal Records, Arcadia Settlements Group, Immersion Legal Jury, Marshall Investigative Group and MDD Forensic Accountants

:33 Mike Judy introduces episode #2 with co-host Pam Hallford and special guest Christina Marinakis

2:10 Christina introduces herself and shares her career path and entrepreneurial journey to start Immersion Legal Jury.

3:10 What it’s like to start her own company

4:44 Why a remote set-up for the whole company works to support a deep client base

5:48 Was starting your own business always your dream?

6:00 The right way, the wrong way, and the way your boss tells you to do it.

8:10 Vision for a different type of company

8:55 Putting a focus on health and well-being. Make yourself your #1 client. 

11:12 Watching the successes of her team members is so rewarding

11:51 Christina gives a 101 on what Immersion Legal does day to day and how they have programs to fit any client’s project no matter the size, including intros, mic drop moments, catchy pithy openers, theme development, focus groups, mock trials, witness prep, jury selection support and so much more.

14:44 Using storytellers to help with your theme development

16:15 What’s the future of mock trials? Online/virtual or in person?

17:25 Identifying the causes and combatting nuclear verdicts

19:24 Jury duty isn’t about doing what’s easy; it’s about doing what’s right.

21:09 How do you “humanize” truck drivers and their companies and share the good stories? How being believable and “real” can make a difference to juries – for witnesses and attorneys alike.

25:06 What’s trending - hung juries and long, contentious deliberations

27:20 It’s all about BLT, chicken wings and sunflower seeds

32:05 Reading, watching, listening

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