Let's Talk Legacy
Southwestern Family of Podcasts
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.
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.
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Oct 12, 2022 • 4min
CLIP: Building the Perfect Business Plan
Kevin Wilson, chairman and CEO of Buzz Franchise Brands, explains the components necessary to craft and pitch the perfect business plan, and the importance of balancing realism with passion.Hear Kevin's full interview in episode 14 of Let's Talk Legacy.
Oct 5, 2022 • 20min
Creating a Buzz, with Kevin Wilson
Kevin Wilson, chairman and CEO of Buzz Franchise Brands, talks about capitalizing on the early 90s “bagel craze”, wandering into the airline industry and founding low-cost carrier Volaris, the components necessary to craft and pitch the perfect business plan, breaking the franchise world wide open, and leaving a legacy by enabling others to realize their dreams.
Sep 28, 2022 • 3min
CLIP: Planning a Spontaneous Experience
Hospitality veteran Gregg Herning explains how sometimes you need to get a little bit theatrical to put together a truly unforgettable experience, and why in hotels, things aren’t always what they seem. It’s an interesting peek behind the curtain of the hospitality industry.Hear Gregg’s full interview in Episode 13 of Let’s Talk Legacy.
Sep 21, 2022 • 22min
Hospitality is Only the Beginning, with Gregg Herning
Gregg Herning has been a VP at some of the biggest properties in the world, from the Bellagio, to the MGM Grand and Graceland, over a 30-year plus hospitality career. Gregg shares tips on how to shake things up when entering a new work environment, coordinating one-of-a-kind experiences for guests and clients, working with big teams, weathering COVID in a vulnerable industry, and how it all ties into leaving a legacy of satisfaction. Bonus talk: Gregg almost ended up as a rockstar! How? Click the play button to find out!
Sep 7, 2022 • 5min
Assisting with Final Expense Coverage, with Gary Michels
In this special segment for agents and insurance industry professionals, "Let's Talk Legacy" host Gary Michels shares some of his most proven advice for assisting with final expense coverage, from scheduling, to being professional, maintaining a servant mindset, and creating a vision for your business.
Aug 24, 2022 • 4min
CLIP: The 5 "M's" to Lifetime Leadership
Dr. Tim Elmore, author, speaker, and founder/CEO of Growing Leaders, breaks down the 5 "M's" that define goal-setting throughout a lifetime (memories, mischief, majors, mastery, mentor), and shares 2 perspectives he wishes he had towards building explosive momentum in leadership roles.Hear Dr. Elmore's full interview in Episode 12 of Let's Talk Legacy.
Aug 17, 2022 • 27min
Memories, Mischief, Majors, and Mastery, with Dr. Tim Elmore
Dr. Tim Elmore, author, speaker, and founder/CEO of Growing Leaders, speaks on the importance of crossing generations, from millennials to baby boomers, and their often unfair portrayal, his new book which addresses the paradoxes of leadership, the role of confrontation in growth, his 20 years with the legendary John Maxwell, the 5 "M's" that define goal-setting throughout a lifetime, and how his company Growing Leaders is dedicated to developing a new generation of leaders whose legacies will impact the community, country, and world.
Aug 10, 2022 • 5min
CLIP: Scorecard of Failure and Co-Creating Ideas
International speaker, award-winning author, and expert on branding, innovation and design Soon Yu, explains why he keeps a scorecard of failures, and the awesome advice for winning over groups resistant to your ideas by giving everyone a stake in the authorship.Hear Soon’s full interview in Episode 11 of Let’s Talk Legacy.
Aug 3, 2022 • 28min
Good Friction, with Soon Yu
International speaker, award-winning author, and expert on branding, innovation and design Soon Yu, explains how he’s been too early to the party on new technology quite a few times, why he keeps a scorecard of failures, and reveals the odd gratification of selling toilet bowl cleaner, how to BBF (Bounce Back Fast), the ways iconic brands turn their distinctions into a legacy that keeps working for them, and outlines the 7 virtues of good friction.
Jul 27, 2022 • 4min
CLIP: A Disappointing Mercedes, A Lesson in Gratitude
Erik Weir shares how, surprisingly, paying cash for a Mercedes ended up being one of the most depressing experiences of his life, and explains why gratitude and anxiety can't exist together.Hear Erik's full interview in Episode 10 of Let's Talk Legacy.
