57. Bob Tharp — 1% Better Every Day

The Game Changing Attorney Podcast with Michael Mogill

Michael Mogill

Management, Business, Marketing, Entrepreneurship

5.0 • 540 Ratings

🗓️ 11 May 2021

⏱️ 43 minutes

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"It's not one little thing. It's a lot of continued, consistent effort to get where we are. But I think for other people, they sit there and go, ‘Well, I can't do that.’ You may not be able to do everything we're doing today, but you could do one thing, and after that, you can build to other things. I think that's the opportunity that people could really grow from.” - Bob Tharp How has Bob Tharp managed to grow his firm for 23 years without ever backsliding? What are the values that Meriwether & Tharp is built on? How does Bob ensure continual improvement for his business and himself? What can attorneys learn from going to Disney? A Full Trophy Case Bob Tharp is a Founding Partner of Meriwether & Tharp, an 8-figure family law firm in Atlanta, as well as a nationally-recognized family attorney in his own right. He has earned awards for his work with clients, including being named Family Law Monthly's 2016 Family Lawyer of the Year and a Super Lawyer by Super Lawyers Magazine for the past 6 years. Bob has also taken the lead on M&T's extensive content generation efforts and has overseen the creation of thousands of educational materials, including podcasts, blog posts, white papers, and speaking engagements. This too has garnered him awards, including the Omni, Muse, W3, and Communicator awards for his work on the M&T website and library of resources. Consistency is Key How do you get where you're going? One step at a time. Bob is a champion of persistent, steady progress. He starts each morning by evaluating his analytics to see what areas of his business can be improved and what processes can be optimized. Since launching the firm in 1998, Bob has increased the company's value year over year for 23 straight years. Meriwether & Tharp has also been listed on the Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing private companies in America for 4 years in a row. The Pursuit of Perfection Self-improvement is a core value for M&T, and it infuses every aspect of their business, from how they train their lawyers to the resources they provide clients. And it's not just lip service for Bob — he lives and breathes it. He's always striving to make himself and his practice better. It's what keeps him engaged. He's constantly creating new goals to make M&T the best firm it can be. Key takeaways: Learn from anything and everything. How does Disney do their customer service? How do football coaches dissect their previous games? Keep your mind open and you can find applicable lessons for your business everywhere. Know before you grow. You can't build your business without understanding the ins and outs of your analytics, your strategy, and your clientele. Build systems now, save time later. They take time to perfect and implement, but the investment is worth it in the long run. Links and Resources The Game Changing Attorney Podcast Michael Mogill Facebook Michael Mogill Twitter Michael Mogill Instagram Michael Mogill LinkedIn Crisp Video Website Crisp Video Facebook Crisp Video Group Twitter Crisp Video Instagram Crisp Video LinkedIn Bob Tharp LinkedIn Meriwether & Tharp Website

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0:00.0	Take that challenge today. Don't wait. If you say you want to be the best in your practice
0:05.5	error, you say, you know, you want to do something, you have that control right this second.
0:10.2	All you have to do is take a second and go, what am I going to do different this month and start
0:15.3	executing one of those items? That's Bob Tharp, founding partner of Meriwether and Tharp.
0:20.2	It's not one little thing. It's a lot of continued, a consistent effort to get where we've been. But I think for other people, they sit there and go, well, I can't do that. And I'd just like to make sure they understand clearly. You may not be able to do everything we're doing today, but you can do one thing. And off of that, you can build to other things. And I think
0:37.7	that's the opportunity that people could really grow from. I'm Michael Mogul, founder and CEO of
0:45.3	Crisp Video, the nation's number one law firm growth company. I've built my business through practice,
0:50.6	not theory. Crisp started with just $500 to my name and has grown to over eight
0:54.7	figures in revenue over the last few years, earning a spot on the Inc 500 list of the fastest
0:58.9	growing private companies in America. Our approach has been to take everything we've learned
1:03.2	about generating massive growth within our own organization and help the country's most
1:07.0	ambitious and committed law firm owners do the same for theirs. In each episode of this podcast, I sit down with innovative market leaders from the legal industry
1:14.1	and beyond to learn from those who thrive in the face of adversity, challenge the status quo,
1:18.8	and define what it means to be a true game changer.
1:21.8	I sat down with Bob Thorpe to discuss how to connect with your ideal client with content marketing,
1:26.4	how to combat complacency by
1:27.8	setting bigger and bigger goals, and how to scale your law firm into a market leader. I don't think there's a point I'm ever going to be satisfied. I don't think there's a point that I'm ever going to be, you know, oh, I'm done. That's what I was looking to accomplish. Congratulations. We're out of here. They'll make fun of me on the side of the office. You know, we'll hit some goal internally.
1:44.9	And that meeting won't be over before I announce the next goal. They'll make fun of me in the side of the office. You know, we'll hit some goal internally.
1:44.9	And that meeting won't be over before I announce the next goal.
1:48.5	I'm working on it as a leader to celebrate the victories.
1:51.2	But I'm always looking to what's the next step?
1:53.1	What can we do better?
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