Turning Corporate Success Into Independent Success with Andre Saade

📌 TAKE OUR FREE QUIZ ➡️ https://talentandtruth.beehiiv.com/indepen... Andre Saade had spent 15 years at one of the world’s largest law firms. He was successful, senior and had no particular reason to leave. Except for one question: could he do it for himself? In 2022, Andre walked away. But the decision was far from impulsive. He had spent two years preparing financially, including setting aside two years of family expenses, and made three promises to himself about what he wanted his next chapter to look like. He also started with zero clients. Today, Andre is the Owner and Managing Partner of AS Legal, a disputes-focused law firm with offices in Dubai and London and a team of 12. In this episode, Andre joins Sabine Kühn to talk about what it takes to turn success inside an established organisation into success on your own terms. They discuss the preparation behind the leap, the role of self-belief when there are no guarantees, and the challenge of becoming visible after decades behind a corporate brand. Timestamps 00:00:00 Intro 00:00:51 Meet Andre: From Big Law to AS Legal 00:04:24 Suffocating After 15 Years in Big Law 00:08:39 Why Not Do It for Myself? 00:11:07 Six Months Off and Life Outside the Company 00:16:00 No Vision, But He Knew It Would Work 00:22:16 Entrepreneurship Is a Ship in the Ocean 00:25:25 Getting Visible and Doing Law Differently 00:31:41 Waiting for Mondays, Not Fridays 00:37:03 How Business Constellations Unblocked Growth 00:41:18 Getting to Know His Kids 00:46:15 Advice for Anyone Who Hates Their Job Connect with Andre AS Legal: https://aslegal.ae/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andre-saade-06... About Andre Andre Saade is Owner and Managing Partner of AS Legal, a disputes-focused law firm with offices in Dubai and London and a team of 12. He has practised law for 20 years in the UAE, specialising in dispute resolution for corporate and individual clients. Before going independent he spent 15 years at one of the largest law firms in the world, where he was Legal Director. He left in 2022, took six months off, and founded AS Legal with a colleague. Earlier in his career, in 2001, he co-founded a firm in Lebanon that is still operating more than 20 years on. About Independent Executive Independent Executive is a podcast for accomplished executives who want to build a career with more independence, choice and ownership. Hosted by Executive Strategist Sabine Kühn, each episode features a candid conversation with an executive who has left corporate life to build something of their own. Subscribe wherever you listen: Spotify 🎧 - https://open.spotify.com/show/6px2hXvIKj9e... Apple Podcasts 🎧 - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/inde... YouTube 🖥️ -    / @independentexecutive   Follow the show: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/independentexecu... LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/independe... Connect with Sabine: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sabine-kuhn/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sabinek___/ Work with Talent & Truth: https://talentandtruth.beehiiv.com/executi...