Season One, Episode Three–An interview with Tiffany Hall, Founder of Empower Cocktails, who has worked to create a female-focused brand in a mancentric marketplace.
Episode Description: Professor Bernice Grant (Senior Director of the Entrepreneurial Law Program and Founding Director of the Entrepreneurial Law Clinic at Fordham University School of Law) interviews Tiffany Hall (Fordham Law ‘08). Tiffany is the Founder of Empower Cocktails, and shares some of the key legal lessons she has learned along her path to success, including protecting intellectual property, regulatory compliance, contracts, and the importance of a lawyer in the process.
Episode Roadmap:
- [:37] Bernice Grant introduces Tiffany Hall, founder of Empower Cocktails.
- [2:02] Hall’s entrepreneurial journey and her motivation behind the female empowerment theme of her brand.
- [5:24] Considerations in the process of patents, trademarks, registration, and marketing a brand.
- [9:01] Key takeaways regarding regulatory compliance and the importance of contracts and lawyers.
- [12:47] Hall’s experience with financing a startup enterprise.
- [18:08] Partnering with nonprofits that champion women’s initiatives.
- [20:30] Why you need a lawyer and why you need to be willing to negotiate.
- [22:02] Nurturing an entrepreneurial spirit, turning failure into success, and a few of Hall’s favorite inspirational books.
- [26:25] Words of wisdom for pursuing a dream, and what to look for in your company’s lawyer.
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Mentioned in This Episode:
- Empower Cocktails
- Dress For Success
- Voss Foundation
- Kicked It In Heels
- The Path to Power (The Years of Lyndon B. Johnson, Volume 1) by Robert A. Caro
- Memoirs by David Rockefeller
- The Autobiography of Quincy Jones by Quincy Jones
Additional Resources:
- Fordham’s Entrepreneurial Law Clinic
- Follow us on Twitter @FordhamELC
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