Sheila Murphy is a certified executive and legal coach who helps professionals accelerate career growth, strengthen leadership skills, and drive business development. She is also the author of Rainmaker Power Moves: The Attorney’s Playbook to Building a Book of Business. In this episode of Client Conversations With Craig Budner, Sheila shares her career journey and how she transformed her natural introversion into a strength as both a lawyer and a leader. She and Craig discuss actionable strategies from her book, the resources that shaped her path, and practical advice for thriving in today’s professional landscape—whether you’re in law or any other industry.

Patrick Krill is a lawyer, addiction counselor, and founder of Krill Strategies—a consulting firm dedicated to improving mental health and well-being in the legal profession. Patrick is widely recognized as a leading authority on behavioral health in law, having led groundbreaking research and authored over 70 articles on addiction and mental health. He’s a trusted advisor to many of the nation’s top law firms and a driving force behind initiatives like the ABA Well-Being Pledge and Anti-Stigma Campaign. Patrick’s work has been featured in major outlets including CNN, NPR, and The New York Times. In this episode of Client Conversations With Craig Budner, Patrick speaks about his career pivot from lawyer to addiction counseling, specifically focused on legal professionals. Patrick touches on addiction, both within the legal industry and broader, as well as his ongoing research in this space which includes an extensive study of more than 35,000 randomly selected lawyers. The findings of this lawyer mental health study, conducted in conjunction with the ABA and his research partner, will be released sometime in early 2026 within a peer-reviewed journal. Patrick also discusses what law firms can do to support their lawyers, provides resources to turn to in times of need, and much more.

Neil Smith is the former general manager of the New York Rangers, where he led the team to a Stanley Cup win in 1994, the only Cup for the Rangers in 84 years. Throughout his professional career, Neil has been credited with identifying some of the great talents of the National Hockey League (NHL) and is regarded as one of the most highly influential executives in the NHL. Neil now serves as an on-air analyst for the NHL and an advocate in the mental health space. In this episode of Client Conversations With Craig Budner, Neil and Craig discuss Neil’s career in the NHL as well as the death of his son and the journey that has followed.


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