How He Went From a 2.0 GPA to a Thriving Law Firm | Jack Aini

Jack Aini is the founder of Aini & Associates, a thriving law firm in New York. He served as President of SBH (Sephardic Biker Holim) and is currently President of his shul, SLC (Sephardic Lebanese Congregation). Help us build the Sephardic Mikveh of Gravesend: https://raisethon.com/gravesend Partner with Kosher Media, the premiere advertising network for Jewish communities worldwide: https://koshermedia.com Check out Erwin Dweck on Momentum: https://youtu.be/tY3mqpt5v1M- 0:00 Coming up… 1:53 Intro to Jack and his law firm 3:11 Growing up in the retail business 4:44 Being scared to try, in case he might fail 7:12 Deciding to go to law school over a game 10:47 Graduating law school: an entrepreneur becoming a professional 12:36 Not knowing what he wanted to do after law school 14:02 Starting at Cadwalader after graduating 16:32 Working 2 all-nighters IN A ROW 21:02 Failing a personality test 25:58 Getting recruited to Wells Fargo 27:39 The struggles of being an Orthodox Jew in big law 28:35 Getting rebuked for taking off for Jewish holidays 31:56 How to stick to your values 34:36 The Arabic call that started Jack’s business 37:53 When his “moonlight business” surpassed his day job 41:14 The fear behind quitting a steady job with 4 kids at home 42:08 The entrepreneurship grind: late nights, 43:30 Sleeping 4-5 hours per night 44:10 What type of law are you in? 44:58 Hitting a growth ceiling at Wells Fargo 48:32 Jack's charitable activities (Sephardic Bikur Holim, Sephardic Lebanese Congregation) 49:12 What inspires you to get involved? 50:30 Getting involved in SBH 52:22 Becoming President of Sephardic Lebanese Congregation 52:51 The #1 lesson: build a TOP TIER TEAM 54:26 How do you make time to give back when you run a thriving business? 56:30 SBH wedding story 59:13 You don’t have the time, you MAKE the time. 1:01:15 Should people follow their passion? 1:03:48 Getting confused for a pro tennis player 1:05:40 Being chosen for campus recruitment 1:08:50 Momentum Moment 1:11:28 Outro