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Market Leader’s Podcast Episode 88: “Building Community and Personal Growth: Reflections on the 2023 Presidency of the Legal Marketing Association” with Roy Sexton | PipelinePlus

19 January 2024

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Thank you, David Ackert and Kevin Martin, for this opportunity to reflect on our amazing Legal Marketing Association – LMA International community and on 2023…

Market Leader’s Podcast Episode 88: “Building Community and Personal Growth: Reflections on the 2023 Presidency of the Legal Marketing Association” with Roy Sexton

Market Leader’s Podcast Episode 88: “Building Community and Personal Growth: Reflections on the 2023 Presidency of the Legal Marketing Association” with Roy Sexton …

In this episode of The Market Leaders Podcast, join host David Ackert and special guest Roy Sexton, Director of Marketing at Clark Hill Law, for a conversation that looks back at the industry trends that defined 2023, Roy’s tenure as the President of the Legal Marketing Association, and where the legal marketing industry is heading in 2024 and beyond.

Tune in to hear about:

•Building community and collaboration in and after the pandemic

•Reflections on organizational impact and personal growth

•Exploring unique expression and authenticity in relationships

•Managing challenges and building unity in a diverse community

•The importance of data and accountability in organizational management

•The art of risk-taking in leadership

•And more

P.S. at 2:35 am …

Finally got a chance to listen! (Yes, I know I should be asleep … but I’m still wired from seeing fab musical film Mean Girls tonight!) Thank you, David and Kevin for this therapeutic gift. Means a lot to have this kind of reflective moment and to share it broadly. My mom and I were dissectors after the fact (plays, movies, events … card games 😅), so this dialogue had a comforting, yes, healing familiarity. So thank you.

Thank you also to those who had an important impact on me this past year and beyond. I didn’t get to mention everybody I might have wished but these beautiful folks all get shout outs during the show.

Love you, all: Brenda Plowman , Maggie T. Watkins , Despina Kartson , Jill Huse , Deborah Brightman Farone , Jennifer Manton , Kevin Iredell , John Byrne , Ashley Stenger , Alycia Sutor , Susie Sexton , Don Sexton , John Mola , Nancy Myrland , Gail Lamarche , Heather Morse , Lindsay Griffiths , Laura (Toledo) Gutierrez , Gina Furia Rubel , Renee Branson, MA, CReC, CFT , Lisa M. Kamen, CAE , Athena Dion , Mosaic Youth Theatre of Detroit , Ronald McDonald House Charities Ann Arbor , Clark Hill. 💕

https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/market-leaders-podcast-episode-88-bui-63308/

Discovering my song: embracing music, finding my voice, and creating a meaningful life without a rule book … final Legal Marketing Association President’s message #lmamkt #lma23 #bothsidesnow

1 December 2023

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I never had voice lessons. I didn’t sing in high school choir. But when I was attending Wabash College, I suddenly found myself craving all the music my parents listened to when I was growing up: Barbra Streisand, Sammy Davis, Lena Horne, Doris Day. And I would go to the Walmart or Target in Crawfordsville, Indiana (we only had two stores … lol) and grab any CDs I could find. Columbia House helped too! I may still owe them for some of those discs, come to think of it. And I’d pop the shiny objects into my Discman that plugged into a tape deck in my swanky 1986 Buick Century and sing WAY out loud as I drove. Those artists “taught” me how to sing.

A few years later, I was cast as one of the leads in The Fantasticks. My mother, who DID have formal vocal training, told me years later that she was terrified over what was about to unfold. She said that once I opened my mouth and let out a warble, she knew I was going to be ok.

And I think I love singing for the very reason that it’s always been mine. No one forcing rules or expectations on me. Just doing it the way that feels natural to me. It refills my well and brings me joy. Not sure if it does the same for the audience, but that doesn’t stop me. Everyone needs something like that in their lives.

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So, I leave you, in my way, with a song. “Both Sides Now” by Joni Mitchell became one of my mom’s favorite tunes before she died. And I think I know why. In this beautiful yet poignant moment of transition in my life, its lyrics speak to me in a way they never did before. I hope they will hold some meaning for you as well.

Here’s the video of me giving the ballad’s melancholy joy a go.

Thank you for this opportunity to help bring something back to a community that has given me so much. 2023 will be a highlight of my career and life. And thank you for letting me be my weird and open-hearted self. That may be the best gift of all.

Love you…

P.S. For those wondering how the whole “playlist” thing got started, one more, to bring us full circle: “AmpliMix … the OG” on Spotify and Apple Music. This was created about a year ago this time for our LMA leaders kick-off (regional presidents, international board, committee co-chairs and SIG co-chairs). It only feels right to share this far and wide. Hopefully, you’ll enjoy the positive vibes here – and maybe use this mix to ring in the New Year!

P.P.S. And for completists out there (like me!) here’s the full list of this year’s playlists. Thanks for letting me share the soundtrack in my head with you all year long!

Keep on dancin’! Music is my love language …

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Love you!

Roy

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Roy E. Sexton

President, 2023 LMA International Board of Directors

Director of Marketing, Clark Hill

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Check out the LMA Fireside Chat with LMA 2023 President Roy Sexton, and President-Elect Kevin Iredell, moderated by Interim CEO Ashley Stenger, reviewing LMA’s successful 2023 and looking ahead to 2024! 

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If you ever wondered why I am the crazy nut I am … thanks to my cousin Krisan Gregson for finding and sending. I was truly fortunate to have the parents, upbringing, and home I did … full of creativity, hustle, and love. #youngauthors #ptareflections #indiana #onlychild

Of fireside chats, friendship, and community … #LMA23 Annual Meeting recap + dBusiness covers 2023 INvolve People Outstanding 100 #LGBTQ+ Executives Role Model list … #LMAmkt #LMA24

30 November 2023

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ICYMI … yesterday, incoming 2024 Legal Marketing Association – LMA International President Kevin Iredell and I as well as Interim CEO Ashley Stenger held our annual meeting via zoom in the form of remarks and Q&A, following the release of our 2023/24 overview “Fireside Chat” video via YouTube.

Wonderfully, that YouTube video has had over 550 views so far and is still available to watch here.

As for yesterday’s follow on Q&A and updates, you can view that by registering here (membership required). That will trigger a link to be sent to your inbox that you can follow for viewing.

Next year, Kevin plans to bring back a longstanding tradition of our annual meeting being held at our annual conference. I know we will all be “all in” for that!

Thank you, James Stickford, R.J. King, and DBusiness Magazine, for the lovely coverage here. Grateful for everything you do for our Southeast Michigan business community. You do such a lovely job helping all of us feel seen and appreciated! READ HERE.

EXCERPT: Roy Sexton, director of marketing at the Detroit-based law firm Clark Hill Law and 2023 International President of the Legal Marketing Association – LMA International, was named to the 2023 INvolve People Outstanding 100 LGBTQ+ Executives Role Model list.

The Outstanding LGBTQ+ Role Model Lists are supported by YouTube and showcase LGBTQ+ business leaders and allies for breaking down barriers and creating more inclusive workplaces across the world.

INvolve is a consultancy and global network that works toward diversity and inclusion in business. Through the delivery of advisory solutions, awareness workshops, and talent development programs, INvolve drives cultural change and creates inclusive workplaces where all individuals can succeed. They publish annual role model lists recognizing and celebrating business leaders and future leaders who are breaking down barriers at work and inspiring the next generation of diverse talent.

Sexton is the 2023 international president of the 4,000-member Legal Marketing Association (LMA) and has been a leadership member since 2021. He also serves on the governance board committee of Mosaic Youth Theatre of Detroit and was marketing chair for Ronald McDonald House Charities Ann Arbor’s board.

Roy Sexton Named to INvolve Outstanding LGBTQ+ Executive Role Model 2023 List