Episode 5

Michael Kasberg: An Inspiring Journey of a Truly Passionate Attorney and Business Owner

Published on: 23rd June, 2025

Meet Michael Kasberg, ESQ, a passionate attorney and business owner who has built a successful law practice from the ground up through hard work and determination. As a solo practitioner, Michael shares his inspiring journey of overcoming various challenges that he faced along the way and achieving remarkable success through effective practice management and strategic planning. With a keen entrepreneurial spirit and a commitment to excellence, Michael has turned his law practice into a thriving business that serves clients with dedication and integrity. In this engaging video, he shares his invaluable secrets to success that have helped him navigate the complexities of running a law firm. From the early days of his law practice, where he had to establish his reputation and clientele, to his current status as a respected business owner in the legal community, Michael's story is not just one of personal achievement but also serves as an inspiration to anyone looking to learn from his experiences, insights, and the lessons he has gathered throughout his career. Whether you are an aspiring attorney, a small business owner, or simply someone interested in the journey of entrepreneurship, you will find valuable takeaways and motivation in Michael's compelling narrative.

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About the Podcast

Design Your Growth: Field Notes
Observations of small businesses across America
Why do certain businesses always seem to appear next to each other?

Why does one location support the same type of business for decades—while another turns over every year?

And why do some small businesses quietly survive, without ever drawg attention to how they do it?

Most people pass by these patterns every day without noticing them.

Design Your Growth is a catalog of field notes built around those exact observations.
Each episode captures a single moment in the real world—something seen while traveling through towns, driving past plazas, or walking through local business districts. What stands out is documented as-is, without explanation or instruction.

There are no interviews. No guests. No step-by-step strategies. Just observations.

From clusters of similar businesses to unexpected location choices to long-standing storefronts that seem untouched by time, each field note isolates something that doesn’t quite make sense at first—but feels like it should.

These episodes don’t try to tell you what to do. They simply show you what’s there. And once you start noticing, it becomes difficult to stop.

New field notes are also available in visual form on YouTube and archived in writing on Substack.

Because sometimes the most valuable insights aren’t taught. They’re observed.

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Dawn Porthouse

Dawn Porthouse is the creator of Design Your Growth, a catalog of field notes documenting real-world small business observations across the United States.

Through travel and direct observation, the project captures patterns in how small businesses operate—from location choices to clustering to long-standing storefronts that quietly endure over time.

The work is intentionally observational, focusing on what exists rather than offering advice or strategy.