Let's Talk Legacy

What does it mean to build and maintain a legacy, either in business, or for your loved ones? What tools and resources are available to help? Join the discussion along with exciting guests and real listeners just like you, to tackle the answers to these questions, and learn how to grow today, for a better tomorrow. Southwestern/Great American, Inc., dba Southwestern Family of Companies, for itself and its related entities and their assigns, reserves and retains all rights to their copyrighted materials and trademarks contained in this podcast. Southwestern Legacy Insurance Group is an affiliate of Family First Life.

CLIP: Family Business Without the Family

Oxford professor and founder of luxury leather brand Neri Karra, Neri Karra Sillaman, explains how anyone can build sustainable purpose, impact, and legacy from their business, operating with family principles.......even if you aren't family.Hear Neri's full interview in Episode 70 of Let's Talk Legacy.

10-15
02:52

Pioneers of Legacy, with Neri Karra Sillaman

Oxford professor and founder of luxury leather brand Neri Karra, Neri Karra Sillaman, shares the event that changed her life at age 11 and how she managed to turn that trauma into global success, and breaks down the success principles we can all learn from immigrant entrepreneurs to build sustainable purpose, impact, and legacy.

10-01
22:26

CLIP: From Immigrant to Bond Girl

Natalie Glebova, best-selling author, inner beauty coach, and the winner of Miss Universe 2005, recounts the mindset shift that turned her into a "Bond girl", and making history in the Miss Universe pageant because of it.Hear Natalie's full interview in Episode 69 of Let's Talk Legacy.

09-17
03:40

The Beauty Within, with Natalie Glebova

Natalie Glebova, best-selling author, inner beauty coach, and the winner of Miss Universe 2005, recounts making history in the Miss Universe pageant and becoming a "Bond girl", what competing in contests mostly geared towards OUTWARD beauty taught her about finding INNER beauty and how she's passing it on, finding peace in Thailand, and entering the "Temple of Love".

09-03
24:26

CLIP: The Family Constitution

Mike McCarthy, author, CEO of FamBundance, and a founding member of GoBundance, shares the importance of creating a family constitution, what it is, and how to write one.Hear Mike's full interview in Episode 68 of Let's Talk Legacy.

08-20
03:53

Life is a Schoolroom, with Mike McCarthy

Mike McCarthy, author, CEO of FamBundance, and a founding member of GoBundance, shares the importance of creating a family constitution, writing “legacy letters”, being purpose-driven as an individual and as a family, and why "nothing is impossible to the brave and faithful".

08-06
19:32

CLIP: Forbes' Hot Take

Celebrity host, actress, and TV pioneer Forbes Riley shares her slightly controversial opinion on legacy, and the event that ushered in her "next chapter".Hear the full interview with Forbes in Episode 67 of Let's Talk Legacy.

07-16
03:16

Queen of Pitch, with Forbes Riley

Celebrity host, actress, and TV pioneer Forbes Riley dishes on overcoming physical insecurities, hitting it big with Body by Jake, being the original host of the X Games, working with her kids, being at the "right place at the right time with the weirdest talent", and her slightly controversial opinion on legacy.

07-02
17:39

CLIP: Purpose Vs. Meaning

Hospice Medical Director and author Jordan Grumet explains the distinction between meaning and purpose, and shares the story of how his grandfather's legacy had a ripple effect he could never have imagined.Hear Jordan's full interview in Episode 66 of Let's Talk Legacy.

06-18
04:40

The Purpose Code, with Jordan Grumet

Hospice Medical Director and author Jordan Grumet shares the profound loss that change the trajectory of his life, addresses common misconceptions about hospice care, defines the “purpose crisis”, "purpose anxiety", and the "purpose paradox", explains the distinction between meaning and purpose and the connection between purpose and legacy, and reveals the lessons that the living can take from the dying.

06-04
27:48

CLIP: Impact IS Legacy

Natalie Byrne, Founder of Blank Space communications firm, and a Legacy, Impact & Brand Purpose Strategist, explains what impact really is, and why being present today is important to legacy tomorrow.Hear Natalie's full interview in Episode 65 of Let's Talk Legacy.

05-21
02:40

Blank Space, with Natalie Byrne

Natalie Byrne, Founder of Blank Space communications firm, and a Legacy, Impact & Brand Purpose Strategist, explains what "blank space" IS, shares stories from her work with President Obama and the United Nations, weighs the metaphorical benefits of being on a speed boat vs a cruise ship, and reveals what we can learn from horses about leadership.

05-07
19:39

CLIP: Leave a Legacy, or Leave a Mess?

Certified Executor Advisor and author David Edey explains the key role that having the right insurance plays in your estate planning, and the biggest tip for how to find it.Hear David's full interview in Episode 64 of Let's Talk Legacy.

04-16
03:34

Love & Order, with David Edey

Certified Executor Advisor and author David Edey addresses the personal experience that led him to helping others, the 3 types of families, managing your digital estate assets, the worst job you can ask of someone you love, and why legacy isn't what you leave people, but how you leave them.

04-02
27:56

CLIP: The 6 Realms of Legacy

Author, Founder/CEO of 7Gen Legacy Group, and host of the Legacy, Lyrics, and Life podcast, Shawna Wells, explains the 6 realms of legacy, and the 3 biggest data points on how you spend your time.Hear Shawna's full interview in Episode 63 of Let's Talk Legacy.

03-19
02:28

Legacy, Lyrics, and Life, with Shawna Wells

Author, Founder/CEO of 7Gen Legacy Group, and host of the Legacy, Lyrics, and Life podcast, Shawna Wells, talks about being a legacy architect, LIVING a legacy, not just LEAVING one, the 6 realms of legacy, the crucial generational pivot point, why it takes intention to get to impact, how money is data, and how she’s literally growing her legacy with apples in Vermont.

03-05
26:24

CLIP: The Trump Impact on Family Businesses?

Devin DeCiantis and Ivan Lansberg, the Managing Partner and co-founder respectively of Lansberg Gersick Advisors, weigh in on the possible consequences of the latest US election on family businesses.Hear Devin and Ivan's full interview across Episodes 61 and 62 of Let's Talk Legacy.

02-19
03:55

The Enduring Enterprise Pt. 2, with Devin DeCiantis and Ivan Lansberg

Devin DeCiantis and Ivan Lansberg, the Managing Partner and co-founder respectively of Lansberg Gersick Advisors, continue the discussion of their new book, THE ENDURING ENTERPRISE: How Family Businesses Thrive in Turbulent Conditions, including the possible consequences of the latest US election on family businesses, 7 stabilizing strategies for businesses and organizations, and weighing the "I" vs the "we".

02-05
17:58

CLIP: Stability is...Bad?

Devin DeCiantis and Ivan Lansberg, the Managing Partner and co-founder respectively of Lansberg Gersick Advisors, explain why stability, while it sounds good, is really a double-edged sword.Hear Devin and Ivan's full interview across Episodes 61 and 62 of Let's Talk Legacy.

01-22
02:59

The Enduring Enterprise Pt. 1, with Devin DeCiantis and Ivan Lansberg

Devin DeCiantis and Ivan Lansberg, the Managing Partner and co-founder respectively of Lansberg Gersick Advisors, run down their new book, THE ENDURING ENTERPRISE: How Family Businesses Thrive in Turbulent Conditions, including info on why family businesses are more resilient than others, managing risk, balancing identity and change, managing continuity vs growth, and why stability is a double-edged sword.

01-15
23:56

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