
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.
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Latest episodes

Aug 21, 2024 • 20min
Finding Myself in the Holocaust, with Janet Singer Applefield
As a child survivor of the Holocaust, Janet Singer Applefield has spent over 40 years speaking to raise awareness and understanding of the dangers of prejudice, and leave a legacy of acceptance and love. Hear the story of her escape, survival, and reuniting with family, and how the experience has led her to a mission of preserving the Jewish legacy and fighting hate speech and injustice by connecting the past and the present.

Aug 14, 2024 • 3min
CLIP: Meeting Mother Teresa
Hal Donaldson, president and CEO of Convoy of Hope, recounts the life-changing experience of meeting Mother Teresa, and the advice that she offered him.Hear Hal's full interview in Episode 50 of Let's Talk Legacy.

Aug 7, 2024 • 22min
What Really Matters, with Hal Donaldson
Hal Donaldson, president and CEO of Convoy of Hope, talks about meeting Mother Teresa, living on the streets for research, receiving a perspective-changing health scare, the importance of life insurance to his employees, the simple value of just doing the next kind thing, and creating a different kind of bucket list, and why no one has a monopoly on compassion.

Jul 24, 2024 • 2min
CLIP: In Defense of Participation Trophies
Amanda Bauer-Frisch, serial entrepreneur and the CEO of the Enduring Legacy Company, explains the idea behind her TED talk, and why simply participating, not necessarily winning or failing, is powerful.Hear Amanda's full interview in Episode 49 of Let's Talk Legacy.

Jul 17, 2024 • 16min
Turning Loss to Legacy, with Amanda Bauer-Frisch
Amanda Bauer-Frisch, serial entrepreneur and the CEO of the Enduring Legacy Company, talks about the grief and loss that shaped her first product, the importance of teaching kids about financial literacy, why the word "legacy" shows up in almost all of her businesses, and how she's helping to uplift not only her customers, but her employees as well.

Jul 10, 2024 • 3min
CLIP: The 7 Generations Principle
Garrett Neiman, serial nonprofit entrepreneur, activist, founding CEO of CollegeSpring, co-creator of Liberation Ventures, and Senior Fellow at Prosperity Now, explains the "7 generations principle" of leaving a legacy, adopted from the indigenous peoples of North America.Hear Garrett's full interview in Episode 48 of Let's Talk Legacy.

Jul 3, 2024 • 28min
Luck and Power, with Garrett Neiman
Garrett Neiman, serial nonprofit entrepreneur, activist, founding CEO of CollegeSpring, co-creator of Liberation Ventures, and Senior Fellow at Prosperity Now, walks listeners through the issues of race and wealth discussed in his book, "RICH WHITE MEN: What It Takes to Uproot the Old Boys’ Club and Transform America", including the relationship between luck and power, "compounding unearned advantage", how America is a country of opposites on social issues, figuring out exactly how much is enough, and the "7 generations principle" of leaving a legacy.

Jun 26, 2024 • 5min
CLIP: Moving Towards Your "One Vision"
Lisa Sakai, Financial Consultant and co-founder of One Vision Retirement, shares her two biggest tips to getting your future financials in order.Hear Lisa's full interview in Episode 47 of Let's Talk Legacy.

Jun 19, 2024 • 28min
Financial Dysmorphia, with Lisa Sakai
Lisa Sakai, Financial Consultant and co-founder of One Vision Retirement, talks about getting her start in Hollywood, how "Bucket List Acceleration" is bridging the present with the future, the one surprising group that often gets left behind in legacy planning, why it's hard for people to be HONEST about their goals, and why goals for yourself AREN'T selfish, one area where Gen Z is headed for disaster, the two biggest tips to getting your future financials in order, and digging so deep you can touch the bottom of the ocean.

Jun 12, 2024 • 4min
CLIP: Call From JFK / Riding Shotgun with an Oscar
Writer, director, producer, playwright, and author, George Stevens, Jr. talks about riding shotgun with his dad and an Oscar award, and getting a call from the President himself, John F. Kennedy.Hear George's full interview in Episode 46 of Let's Talk Legacy.