Hello and welcome to another exciting episode of Negotiate Anything. I'm Kwame Christian. I'm a business lawyer by trade, but my passion lies in teaching you the keys of persuasion and conflict resolution. My goal is to empower you to engage in these conversations confidently and effectively by not only sharing what works, but by also uncovering

why these techniques work through revealing the psychological principles that lie behind persuasion.

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Our guest today is Amy J.

I invited Amy on to the show today to talk about her experience as an attorney negotiating in procurement as a contracts manager. In this role, she reviews, negotiates, and prepares contracts in deals with Fortune 500 companies. Amy has a unique background that started with a career in computer engineering and eventually led to a successful career in law. And one of my

favorite things about Amy is that she has a passion for inspiring people to make moves, take

chances, and live life without regrets. And she does this by hosting the Chasing Dreams podcast,

which highlights people each week who have achieved their dreams by taking chances and delves

into how the lessons learned by the

guests can be applied to anyone listening. I know you're going to get a lot out of this one.

So without further ado, let's jump into the interview.

Amy, thanks for joining us today.

Thanks for having me.

No, it's my pleasure. It's nice to have a fellow podcaster on the show again.

It's always great being on the other side of the interview. I don't do it often, but it's a lot of fun. Oh, yeah, it is a lot of fun because now you're like the messy work of editing. It doesn't fall on your shoulders. Exactly. I don't have to worry about all that little stuff of no taking and whatnot. I'm sorry, you're going to have to do that. I know. I'm assuming I'm going to have to

take a lot of notes, but we're excited to have you on the show to talk about our favorite subject

of negotiations. So how about you tell the audience a little bit about yourself and what you do?

Yeah, sure. Absolutely. Hey, guys. So my name's Amy Jay. I am a lawyer, a contract manager, a podcaster, a motivational speaker, and all around fun person, in my opinion. I know. That's a little self-serving a little bit.

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