Virtual Water Cooler Chat

This episode of Virtual Water Cooler Chat features Melissa Cohen, a LinkedIn Top Voice and Personal Brand Strategist. Melissa joins us in person at our Urban Raccoons Creative Hub at Venture X Brambleton office. 

Melissa climbed the corporate ladder from entry-level assistant to Brand Vice President at iconic American fashion companies like Ralph Lauren. Then, 2020 changed everything. The pandemic pushed her to reimagine success ...

This episode of Virtual Watercooler Chat features Jessica Broyles, VP of IP Solutions & Services at UnitedLex, where she leads business development across North America and partners with organizations navigating complex modern challenges. Based in Dallas, Texas, Jessica brings more than 15 years of experience in legal operations, with deep expertise in IP strategy, M&A integration, and legal technology transformation. 

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This episode of Virtual Water Cooler Chat features Jenni Khuu Katzer, Director Senior Counsel, Operations Legal & Litigation at Oscar Health. 

As Senior Counsel, Jenni Katzer supports Operations at Oscar Health. She also serves on the Community Legal Aid SoCal Board of Directors and is the Secretary for a community swim team, and previously served on the Board of Directors for the Orange County Asian American Bar Association an...

This episode of Virtual Water Cooler Chat features Tina Dorr, Partner, Barnes & Thornburg LLP.  

Tina Dorr architects sophisticated intellectual property legal strategies, safeguarding innovations and trade secrets. She aligns each client’s IP assets with their distinct business goals, protecting inventions, elevating brands, and shielding assets from competitors. Her approach to legal counsel combines deep technical knowledge ...

This episode of Virtual Water Cooler Chat features Helen Wan, Deputy General Counsel at Jazz at Lincoln Center, where she advises on entertainment, media, intellectual property, business, and technology matters. 

Helen is a media lawyer, educator, and author who writes about our complicated relationship with career ambition and the idea of "success." Her debut novel, “The Partner Track," is the story of an Asian American lawyer at ...

This episode of Virtual Water Cooler Chat features Mary Fuller, a legal leader whose career reflects the power of taking a non-linear path and building impact across education, public service, and innovation.  

Mary is currently the Dean of Lincoln Law School of San Jose, where she leads an institution committed to making legal education more accessible for working adults, first-generation students, and communities historically und...

This episode of Virtual Water Cooler Chat features Rachel B. Lee, Co-Owner and CMO of StandOut Authority. 

Rachel B. Lee is a female founder, business owner, podcast host, mother and stepmother, building Standout Authority and YOUmanize alongside her husband, Joshua B. Lee. Together, they help leaders and organizations find their voice and be chosen—without selling. 

Rachel began her career at Walton Isaacson, working on brands lik...

This episode of Virtual Water Cooler Chat features Amee Shah, Founder and Managing Member of BenchView Consulting. 

As the founder of Benchview Consulting, Amee helps innovators, entrepreneurs, and organizations navigate the patent system with clarity and confidence. She brings decades of experience and a rare, end-to-end perspective on intellectual property, having worked across nearly every stage of the patent process. 

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This episode of Virtual Water Cooler Chat features Lorraine K. Lee, Founder, RISE Learning Solutions. 

Lorraine K. Lee is a keynote speaker and the best-selling author of Unforgettable Presence: Get Seen, Gain Influence, and Catapult Your Career. She also teaches popular courses at Stanford Continuing Studies and LinkedIn Learning®. She is passionate about empowering leaders to elevate their presence, influence, and impact, and her...

This episode of Virtual Water Cooler Chat Podcast features Jacqueline “Jackie” Wright Bonilla, a Director in Sterne Kessler’s Biotechnology & Chemical and Trial & Appellate Practice Groups. An accomplished intellectual property attorney, Jackie spent more than a decade at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) of the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO), including six years as Deputy Chief Administrative Patent Judg...

This episode of Virtual Water Cooler Chat features Jesse Landry, a technology operator, market narrator, and builder of signal in noisy systems.  

Raised in Long Beach, New York, Jesse learned early how to read rooms, move with urgency, and earn trust through service work and early sales roles. That foundation shaped a career rooted in execution, pattern recognition, and clear communication. 

Professionally, Jesse operates across t...

This episode of Virtual Water Cooler Chat features Kevin D. Turner, a seasoned business leader and Managing Partner at TNT Brand Strategist, where he specializes in elevating organizational and personal brands through innovative strategies. “Go Grand, Never Bland” is one of his favorite mantras. With a wealth of experience spanning multiple industries, Kevin has successfully pivoted his career five times—from management roles in Fo...

This episode of Virtual Water Cooler Chat features Jaime Siegel, the founder, CEO and general counsel for Cerebral Assets, an advisory firm that provides guidance related to Intellectual Property matters for global industry participants.  

With over 25 years of experience spanning top New York law firms, Sony, and executive management at a Nasdaq-listed patent licensing company, Jaime is a seasoned leader in international intellect...

This episode of Virtual Water Cooler Chat features Patent Attorney and Managing Director of Eagle IP, Jennifer Che. 

Jennifer is a US Patent Attorney with a deep, multi-faceted understanding of the biopharmaceutical industry, currently residing in Hong Kong. She has a strong track record of driving creative and unique global IP strategies for various types of products, research collaborations and business development deals. Having ...

This episode of Virtual Water Cooler Chat features author, entrepreneur, and—most of all—teacher Seth Godin. 

Seth is probably most well-known as a best-selling author and speaker. In addition to launching one of the most popular blogs in the world, he has written 22 best-selling books, including The Dip, Linchpin, Purple Cow, Tribes, and What To Do When It's Your Turn (And It's Always Your Turn). His book, This is Marketing, was a...

This episode of Virtual Water Cooler Chat Podcast features Connor Houghton, a partner in Reichman, Jorgensen, Lehman & Feldberg LLP’s Washington, D.C. office.  

Connor’s practice is focused on intellectual property and commercial litigation in a wide variety of technologies and sectors, including in cases before federal district and appellate courts, the International Trade Commission (ITC), and the United States Patent and Tra...

This episode of Virtual Water Cooler Chat Podcast features Thomas Yeh, a Partner at Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton. His practice focuses on patent and trade secret disputes in federal district courts, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, and the International Trade Commission. Thomas has successfully litigated dozens of high-profile intellectual property matters, frequently through trial. Most recently, he secured back-to-bac...

This episode of Virtual Water Cooler Chat Podcast features Steven Ngo, the host of 2 Dads 1 Car, a leading podcast that discusses modern fatherhood and the unspoken truths about parenting. By day, he is a technology lawyer at Rivian, a law professor at the University of British Columbia, and a guest lecturer at UC Berkeley. 

Steven was named one of Canada’s Top 25 Most Influential Lawyers by Canadian Lawyer Magazine and serves on t...

This episode features Michelle Gabellini, an intellectual property Paralegal at Juniper Networks. 

Michelle Gabellini is an Intellectual Property Program Manager and Paralegal with nearly two decades of experience spanning global technology companies and top law firms. She has managed worldwide patent portfolios, built cross-functional innovation programs, and partnered with leadership to strengthen collaboration between legal, bus...