Member Since 2019
Sparks Law
Atlanta Area
The founder of Sparks Law, Jonathan Sparks is rocker-lawyer for thousands of business owners across the United States. Applying his knowledge as an entrepreneur, himself, Sparks has authored multiple articles for Forbes and Small Business Trends magazines. He is also a contributing author for ‘Business Success Secrets: Entrepreneurial Thinking That Works’, a USA Today, Amazon, and Wall Street Journal best-selling book. Jonathan Sparks is a jack of all trades, with a successful legal and business coaching career. He's the host of ‘Success, Decisions, & Rock N’ Roll’, a motivational, self-help podcast about improving your life and becoming “the best version of yourself.” The show dissects obstacles we face when aiming for success, and secret tips and tricks to breaking through our own constraints. Versatile as ever, Jonathan is also a Singer Songwriter, producing rock-infused tracks with a touch of blues, Sparks has launched his solo career after performing in bands Lucid Rain (2004) and Poésis (2007). Having performed around the country opening for Tom Petty and Santana’s original band, Sparks is already selling out venues in Atlanta, including the city’s famous jazz club The Velvet Note and Smith's Olde Bar. Working with Peter Barker, who served as chief engineer at Sony Studios in the ‘90s and who more recently produced music for artists including Fall Out Boy, Jeff Beck, and Guns N Roses, Sparks has been releasing a new single every month in 2022.
One-on-one meetings can be powerful opportunities for employees and managers to connect on goals, reassess tasks and brainstorm ideas, but they can also turn into wasted time if not leveraged properly. If there’s no agenda to follow or neither party is sure what to discuss, the meeting may end early and without any real progress made.
If bad managers are a top reason why people quit their jobs, you should strive to be a leader who makes people want to stay.
Taking up a side hustle has become increasingly popular and easier to achieve in the modern digital age. While there are countless side hustles people can take advantage of, there may be a few opportunities that are more lucrative than others.
A company's mission serves as the foundation for everything it does. While the specific goals of the business may change over time, your original mission, vision and values should remain intact until you and your team consciously decide to change them.
Whether it happens while participating in meetings or partaking in company surveys, the best ideas happen when there's plenty of room for everyone to share. This means that businesses at the helm of true innovation provide each employee with the chance to have their voice heard. However, this can become more difficult to ensure as your company grows larger.
Every successful entrepreneur has one special "something" that has made a unique, lasting contribution to their achievements, be it a former mentor, a previous role they held or an event that impacted their life. Our lived experiences help define who we are as individuals and hone our perspectives throughout life. As we advance as professionals, these experiences take shape as new traits, resources and accomplishments that help drive our ongoing maturity and achievement.
No matter what industry you're in, if you’re trying to hire in the current job market, chances are that you're up against some fierce competition. With so many companies to compete with, it's vital to find a way to stand out so that the best talent will want to join your team — and your job posting is the best place to start.
Overcoming a creative block can seem impossible at times, but with the right strategies, you can unlock more of your potential.
Social media is a critical tool for a small business’s marketing efforts. With the number of social media users projected to grow to 4.4 billion by 2025, there are numerous opportunities to get your small business in front of your potential customers. However, it’s important to know how to stand out from the competition.
One income stream isn't enough for many people to make a comfortable living these days. Luckily, there are a myriad of ways for a working professional to make money on the side — so many, in fact, that it can be difficult to settle on just one.
Determining the right price for a product or service is one of the most important elements in a business's formula for success. If the price is too low, you'll be losing out on well-deserved profits, but if the price is too high, you'll be losing out on potential customers and clients. There are several factors to take into consideration when setting a fair price for a product or service. To share insights into what these factors are and why they're important, nine professionals from Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC) answered the following question:
The new year always brings with it the desire to make changes and resolutions that will better both yourself and your company. It can be exciting to look back at all that you've achieved in a year and look ahead to what else you can do in the future. Maybe there are certain projects your team didn't get to that you hope to complete, or goals you didn't quite reach that seem even more achievable now.
Some of the best parts about having a small business are the benefits that it brings to employees: more equity, a hand in the decision-making process and smaller teams, just to name a few. Although the successful growth of your business is something to celebrate, day-one employees may eventually come to miss the small business feeling that they signed on for.
Business partnerships can be valuable tools to help business leaders dissipate risk, share ideas and earn more money. However, some entrepreneurs only see the benefits and don’t stop to think through all the details of a partnership before they decide to set it up. There are some elements that should require a bit more consideration.
Word-of-mouth marketing is one of the best ways to achieve organic growth for your business. Having people advocate for your services can help you attract new customers and increase loyalty among your existing customer base.
Small-business owners realize almost immediately how different their businesses are to run than large corporations. For success, a small business needs to adopt its own strategies that work with limited available resources. Entrepreneurs in this position need to make critical decisions about what approaches they'll take to elements of business growth and development.
Many entrepreneurs feel conflicted as they reach new levels of success.
Sparks Law can handle the needs of the smallest start-up to the industry giant, and believe us, we know that legal solutions are no longer a luxury. Whether it is that one incident that requires intense legal representation or simple issues that arise naturally in the day-to-day business context, companies need a law firm that is on their side. We are business owners just like you and understand the opportunities and challenges of building something lasting and important. We cannot commit to open-ended invoicing from our service providers either. We measure our resources and employ them in a way that creates value for our clients first and our company second. Sound familiar? We treat you the way we want to be treated.
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