Digital Social Hour
Secrets of Winning Arguments Every Entrepreneur Should Know | Ryan Umina DSH #1290
02 Apr 2025
Discover the secrets of winning arguments every entrepreneur should know and take your persuasion skills to the next level! 🚀 In this episode of the Digital Social Hour with Sean Kelly, we sit down with an accomplished trial lawyer turned entrepreneur, Ryan Umina who shares insider tips on mastering argumentation, understanding human psychology, and thriving in business. 🧠💼 From courtroom strategies like sticking to your version of the truth to the art of storytelling, this conversation is packed with valuable insights that can transform how you communicate and make decisions. You'll also hear inspiring stories of resilience, lessons from high-stakes trials, and how these skills translate to entrepreneurship. 🌟 Don't miss out on this eye-opening episode! Watch now and subscribe for more insider secrets. 📺 Hit that subscribe button and join the conversation for more fascinating stories and expert advice on the Digital Social Hour with Sean Kelly! 🎙️✨ CHAPTERS: 00:00 - Ryan's Intro 02:10 - Why Ryan Became a Lawyer 04:05 - Ryan's First Case 12:01 - Sexual Assault and Consent Awareness 14:16 - Decision-Making Based on Survival Instincts 19:03 - Toughest Case: Police Shooting Incident 25:56 - Reasons to Attend Law School 27:59 - Avoiding Untelling the Other Side's Story 30:48 - Transitioning from Lawyer to Entrepreneur 31:35 - Early Business Ventures and Lessons 32:43 - Starting a Successful Law Firm 33:50 - Creating Notarize: A Business Journey 36:10 - Valuable Lessons from Failure 39:20 - Starting Tax Firms: Key Insights 44:10 - How John Summit Started His Career 46:04 - Sean's Company: Over $100 Million in Refunds 49:41 - Qualifying for the SAT Program Explained 51:15 - Understanding ERTC.com Benefits 56:08 - Wrap Up and Key Takeaways APPLY TO BE ON THE PODCAST: https://www.digitalsocialhour.com/application BUSINESS INQUIRIES/SPONSORS: [email protected] GUEST: Ryan Umina https://www.instagram.com/ryanumina http://Setcpros.com/digital SPONSORS: AIRES TECH: https://airestech.com/ LISTEN ON: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/digital-social-hour/id1676846015 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5Jn7LXarRlI8Hc0GtTn759 Sean Kelly Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/seanmikekelly/ Digital Social Hour works with participants in sponsored media and stays compliant with Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regulations regarding sponsored media. #ad #audienceengagement #businessdevelopment #communicationskills #leadershipskills #persuasivespeaking
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What you're doing, okay, and I'll teach a little something else about argumentation. Never try and untell the other side story. You stick to your version of the truth. They tell their version of the truth. When you start trying to untell their version, they got you. That's when you lose? You're definitely going to lose because now they're just, you're playing their game.
All right, guys, got Ryan from SCTC Pros.
First guest from West Virginia, represent. Yeah, big shout out to West Virginia. Let's go. Yeah, yeah, went to law school out there. It's an interesting place. You know, it gets a little bad of a rap sometimes, you know, nationally, but... It's an absolutely stunning place. And they're actually doing a lot right now. A lot of manufacturing jobs going in there, big businesses.
Berkshire Hathaway, one of their companies, putting a big manufacturing plant down there. And then people don't realize there's all sorts of... you know, interesting people, uh, that, that come from there. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Little place I grew up. Um, so I grew up just South of where like West Virginia university is. It's like the next little County down like 15 minutes away.
And you're talking that whole County, the County has 60,000 people and, uh, people like, uh, Nick Saban's from there. Wow. Mary Lou Retton's from there. Uh, Senator mansion who, you know, a couple of years ago was probably the most powerful Senator, uh, in the Senate. when he was the tiebreaker. He's from there. Starting center for the Pittsburgh Steelers, Zach Frazier is from there.
Dante Stills starting defensive tackle for the Arizona Cardinals. They played at an 800-kid high school in West Virginia on the same team. They're two of the 700 starters in the NFL. That's crazy. It's an odd little place, man. It's cool. A lot of great folks from there. Yeah, quality over quantity is what they say, right?
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. So it's always nice, you know, I love getting out here, you know, in these larger stages and, you know, chatting with people and representing for all those guys back home. Yeah, what made you want to become a lawyer and what type of law do you practice?
Yeah, so... You know, path to becoming a lawyer, you know, I finished undergrad a little bit later in life. I was like 25. And so I had some time to, you know, think about what am I actually good at? You know, I spent, I guess I spent a summer in like hospitality management and things like that. I was like, maybe I'll just work at a resort.
And I was always pretty good at public speaking and, you know, liked some academic exercises. And, you know, one of the things about becoming a lawyer that I would tell anyone who's thinking about it You have to really practice, even if you can speak well, reading, writing, and then like philosophical logic, right? You need to understand true logic.
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