#377: Valuing Your Expertise and Growing Your Law Firm with Shavon Smith

What happens when a law firm owner realizes growth requires more than just continuing to work harder? In this episode, Melissa sits down with Velocity Work client Shavon Smith, a business attorney who serves entrepreneurs and growing companies as a fractional general counsel, to talk about the shifts that helped her move beyond a growth ceiling and run her firm more intentionally.        Shavon shares what changed when she started looking more closely at the numbers, setting clearer standards, and making decisions based on data instead of instinct. She discusses raising her rates, valuing her experience, delegating more effectively, creating better expectations for her team, and becoming more selective about the clients and work she takes on.      This episode will help you think differently about what it takes to grow a law firm without simply adding more hours. You'll learn why visibility into your numbers changes the decisions you make, how valuing your expertise affects profitability, and why intentional changes in how you lead can create more capacity and alignment in your firm.         **Let's talk!** If you are a law firm owner looking to talk with us about partnering on your personal and professional growth, book a short, free, no-pressure call with Melissa here: https://velocitywork.com/calendar          ‍Check out Ben Gideon and Jeff Wright's podcast **Elawvate: Build and Grow Your Law Firm** on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts: https://vwrk.cc/gideonasen       **Calculate your producer multiple with our free Producer Calculator here: https://vwrk.cc/pm**           **Get full show notes, transcript, and more information here: https://www.velocitywork.com/377**                    **Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@velocitywork**