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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May 24, 2023 • 3min
CLIP: Global Education Crisis
Frank Milner, President of Tutor Doctor, which provides one-on-one tutoring services to students from first grade to college in over 500 territories across the globe, talks about the emerging education crisis worldwide, which has been made worse by the Covid pandemic, but started far before.Hear Frank's full interview in Episode 29 of Let's Talk Legacy.
May 17, 2023 • 22min
Speed to Change, with Frank Milner
Frank Milner, President of Tutor Doctor, which provides one-on-one tutoring services to students from first grade to college in over 500 territories across the globe, talks about immigrating at 12 years old, shares some of the universal challenges faced by education systems the world over, reflects on crisis management during the Covid pandemic, explains his company's drive to take up the social responsibility of tutoring, and leaving a legacy for the children of the world.
May 10, 2023 • 4min
CLIP: Inventing Bluetooth...and Almost the iPhone
Sandeep Chennakeshu, a tech executive and author who served as the former Chief Technology Officer of Ericsson Mobile Phones and Sony Ericsson, as well as former President of BlackBerry, talks about leading the team that invented Bluetooth, and ALMOST inventing what we now know as the iPhone.Hear Sandeep's full interview in Episode 28 of Let's Talk Legacy.
May 3, 2023 • 27min
Your Company is Your Castle, with Sandeep Chennakeshu
Sandeep Chennakeshu, a tech executive and author who served as the former Chief Technology Officer of Ericsson Mobile Phones and Sony Ericsson, as well as former President of BlackBerry, talks about leading the team that invented Bluetooth, creating the modern smartphone all the way back in 2002, and what he considers his two greatest inventions (he has over 180 patents), as well as the importance of being sticky, why 2/3rds of companies fail, dreaming with conviction, getting medieval on business, and why teaching is his legacy.
Apr 26, 2023 • 3min
CLIP: The Future of Senior Care
Chuck Bongiovanni, CEO and Co-Founder of Majestic Residences Franchise System, a senior residential care home franchise, explains the difference between nursing homes, assisted living, independent living, memory care, and residential living, what he believes the future of caregiving may look like over the next 5 years.Hear Chuck's full interview in Episode 27 of Let's Talk Legacy.
Apr 19, 2023 • 19min
Ageless Possibilities, with Chuck Bongiovanni
Chuck Bongiovanni, CEO and Co-Founder of Majestic Residences Franchise System, a senior residential care home franchise, talks about how he merged real estate and social work, the difference between nursing homes, assisted living, independent living, memory care, and residential living, the impact that Covid had on elder care facilities, tending to "younger seniors", the Walmart metric for success, and his forecast for the future of caregiving.
Apr 12, 2023 • 4min
CLIP: The Burden of a Creative Mind
Mariel Hemingway, actress, activist, author, and granddaughter of famed novelist Ernest Hemingway, talks about growing up Hemingway and realizing the gravity of her family name on a ski lift, and embracing the family name, as well as the specific stigmas, hardships, and destructive patterns that stemmed from generations of creative minds.Hear Mariel's full interview in Episode 26 of Let's Talk Legacy.
Apr 5, 2023 • 26min
Out Comes the Sun, with Mariel Hemingway
Mariel Hemingway, actress, activist, author, and a renowned health and wellness speaker & advocate, talks about growing up Hemingway and realizing the gravity of her family name on a ski lift, her concerns of reaching stardom at the age of 17, why self love isn't selfish, living with the "7 doctors", exposing the stigma around mental health, embracing her legacy, and leaving her own through the important work of the Mariel Hemingway Foundation.
Mar 22, 2023 • 2min
CLIP: The Ellis Island Work Ethic
Jeff Morander, ticketing executive with over 30 years of proven experience directing sales strategy across the NHL, NBA, WNBA, and the NFL, talks about the work ethic his immigrant ancestors instilled in him, and the legacy of being the stepping stone for others.Hear Jeff's full interview in Episode 25 of Let's Talk Legacy.
Mar 15, 2023 • 25min
The Winning Ticket, with Jeff Morander
Jeff Morander, a ticketing executive with over 30 years of proven experience directing sales strategy across the NHL, NBA, WNBA, and the NFL, talks about playing a key role in the NHL Winter Classic and NHL All Star Games, the differences in working on both sides of the American/Canadian border, skill vs. will, and being the stepping stone for others.
