Hey, friends. It's Sam Vander Wielen, and I'm the host of the On Your Terms podcast and the founder and CEO of Sam Vander Wielen LLC.
Speaker:I hope online coaches and service providers legally protect and grow their online businesses using my DIY legal templates and my signature program, the
Speaker:I'm an attorney-turned entrepreneur who's driven to make the usually stuffy, boring, and intimidating world of legally protecting your online business easy,
Speaker:, and less stressful.
Speaker:Yes, I said cozy, I swear, hang with me, you will see.
Speaker:I'm not only passionate about helping you learn how to legally protect your business, I'm just as passionate about helping you to build a business on your
Speaker:To me, that doesn't mean how many figures you're pulling down each month or how many followers you have on Instagram, but how much time, flexibility and
Speaker:On the podcast, I'll chat with you each week about how to legally protect your business with the right contracts, website policies, strategies, and scope of
Speaker:to build a legit evergreen business that helps support the life that you actually want to live, not the one that's being thrown and sold at you on
Speaker:ll while throwing in a sprinkle of my signature, no-BS, what's-really-going-on-behind-the-scenes business-building advice.
Speaker:I'll interview entrepreneurs building businesses on their terms to show you so many diverse examples of what kind of business you can build.
Speaker:I'll also bring in top experts on the show to help you learn about things like Facebook ads, branding, email marketing, building out your programs, health care
Speaker:entrepreneurs, money and investment strategies, and so much more.
Speaker:After practicing law for five miserable years as a corporate attorney, I left the law in 2016 to start my own health coaching business.
Speaker:Even though health coaching wasn't really the right fit for me, it helped me to bridge the gap between being an out-of-touch lawyer with what you really need to
Speaker:what it really takes to start an online business in the first place.
Speaker:In 2017, I shut down that health coaching business and opened up the doors to Sam Vander Wielen LLC, the business that you see today, and started helping
Speaker:legit businesses.
Speaker:There is definitely no turning back now because over the past five years I've built a seven-figure business with thousands and thousands of happy customers
Speaker:But what's most important to me is that I've built a life around the values that mean the most to me - time, flexibility, and freedom.
Speaker:Whether it's the brain surgery I had shortly after I started my business or my dad's terminal leukemia diagnosis recently, I've truly experienced how much
Speaker:afford incredible freedom, opportunity, and most surprisingly, a chance to heal your inner wounds.
Speaker:I want all of my listeners to know these three things.
Speaker:One. Yes, you have to legally protect your business, and it doesn't have to be as complicated or boring as you think.
Speaker:Two, there are a million ways to build your own business, show up online and work with your clients.
Speaker:You don't have to do what she's doing on Instagram.
Speaker:You truly can build a business on your terms.
Speaker:And three, the legal glow-up is real.
Speaker:Wait until you see how much of a sigh of relief you'll have when it comes to legally protecting your business.
Speaker:This really can be the key to moving forward and doing the dang thing.
Speaker:I've seen it so many times.
Speaker:Thanks so much for listening to the On Your Terms podcast.
Speaker:Make sure to follow on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you like to listen to podcasts.
Speaker:You can also check out all of our podcast episodes, show notes, links, and more at samvanderwielen.com/podcast.
Speaker:You can learn more about legally protecting your business and take my free legal workshop five steps to legally protect and grow your online business at
Speaker:And to stay connected and follow along, follow me on Instagram at @ samvanderwielen and send me a DM to say hi.
Speaker:So grab something cozy and let's get into it.
Speaker:I can't wait to dive in together and help you build a legally legit business on your terms.