Responding with Resilience with Eric Baum
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Welcome back to the Success in South Florida Podcast! Today, we are joined by Eric Baum, an attorney and former prosecutor from South Florida with a passion for helping people. Eric spent most of his career working in Human Trafficking Prosecution and the Internet Crimes Against Children unit until his son’s leukemia diagnosis led him to transition from trial attorney into the world of tech entrepreneurship.
Today, Eric is the co-founder of Parrot, a tech powered case management and court reporting platform serving national insurance carriers and hundreds of law firms around the country. Parrot leverages Artificial Intelligence to provide a near verbatim transcript synced to the audio and video of a deposition within 90 minutes and auto generate depo summaries. Parrot recently closed an 11 million dollars Series A investment round and was recognized as one of the top 15 new legal technology companies in the country by the American Bar Association. In this episode, Eric shares his remarkable journey with us and offers valuable advice for individuals undergoing career transitions and confronting uncertainty. He dives into the nuances of building a successful business, the importance of mentorship, and striking the right balance between delegation and oversight when growing a team. Tune in to discover how Parrot's cutting-edge technology is revolutionizing the legal field and prepare to be inspired by Eric's story of resilience.
Here’s some of what we discuss in this episode:
- Eric’s background as a successful prosecutor and decision to leave the prosecutor’s office to find a more flexible work schedule after his son’s diagnosis. (1:09)
- How Eric and his brother collaborated to create Parrot + What makes Parrot different? (11:17)
- The value of learning, embracing change, and being open to new perspectives for personal and professional growth. (22:09)
- Finding the perfect balance between delegation and oversight for successful business growth + Parrot’s exciting announcement. (33:55)
- Eric’s advice for success: embracing adversity, learning from life’s hardships and being adaptable. (41:13)
About Eric Baum:
Current role as Founder of Parrot, a Legal Technology company focusing on using AI and ML to leverage case/claim data, and revolutionize court reporting and trial presentation.
Also a former SVU prosecutor for PBC, 47+ Jury trials, 100+ Bench trials with forensic training in investigating and prosecuting Cybercrime, Human Trafficking, and Sex crimes
Contact Eric:
Email Eric@parrothq.com
305-606-5996
Learn more about Adam & the Rossen Law Firm at https://www.criminal-defense-dui.lawyer/ and if you need legal defense, schedule a free consultation here: https://www.criminal-defense-dui.lawyer/contact.cfm
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