Living Your Legacy

Maria Tabraue knows what it means to start over. Born in Cuba and raised in Miami after immigrating to the United States, she builds a successful wildlife business, helps create one of South Florida’s most recognized exotic animal experiences, and appears to have everything she once dreamed of. But behind the success, she faces devastating personal challenges, painful separations, and the difficul...

Growing up in communist Romania, Cristina Busu learned independence, resilience, and problem-solving long before she became a business owner. In this inspiring episode of Living Your Legacy, she shares how those early experiences shaped her mission to empower children with autism through individualized intervention, functional skill development, and compassionate care. As the founder of Help Hope...

Kathryn Wilson never set out to follow the path that was expected of her. Growing up as a shy girl in a small New Jersey town, she constantly felt constrained by limitations, expectations, and the pressure to be perfect. In this episode of Living Your Legacy, the Founder and CEO of VUE Health shares how she learned to embrace failure, trust her instincts, and build a healthcare marketing company d...

Jessica Mott refuses to let her past define her future. Growing up in poverty and enduring unimaginable childhood trauma, she learns early that survival alone is not enough. In this powerful episode of Living Your Legacy, Jessica shares how resilience, determination, and an unwavering refusal to accept failure helped her build an 8-figure education business from a simple idea born during financial...

What happens when the discipline of Army Special Operations meets the unpredictable world of entrepreneurship? In this episode of Living Your Legacy, Nate Hirschberg shares how his journey from military service to building a thriving real estate investment company shaped his approach to leadership, adversity, and long-term success. As the founder and CEO of Stag Mountain Properties, Nate reveals t...

Therapist, author, and founder of Legacy Heights, Kristina Calvey, shares the deeply personal journey that transformed her life, her work, and her understanding of legacy. Growing up in Washington Heights, navigating childhood trauma, emotional neglect, and later a life-altering divorce, she spent decades living in survival mode before discovering what it truly means to tell the truth, trust herse...

When Jodi Hillebrand faced postpartum depression after the birth of her first child, she discovered a painful truth: mothers receive extensive support for birth, but very little for recovery. Determined to create a different experience for herself and others, she began exploring holistic postpartum recovery and eventually pioneered the placenta encapsulation movement in the United States. In this...

What happens when the business you never planned to join becomes the one you're called to protect? In this episode of Living Your Legacy, Cheri Martinen, owner of Bancorp Insurance, shares the journey from running a successful marketing company to stepping into a family business that spans multiple generations. She opens up about entrepreneurship, leadership, company culture, and the responsibilit...

Alexia Ramos/Reichel grows up being told she will become another statistic. Raised in the foster care system, surrounded by abuse, neglect, homelessness, trafficking, and constant adversity, the odds are stacked against her from the beginning. Yet instead of accepting the future others predict for her, she makes a different decision. In this emotional episode of Living Your Legacy, Alexia shares h...

After spending more than a decade in the high-pressure world of cardiac surgery, Lauren Velkoff appears to have built the life she was supposed to want. She follows the rules, checks every box, and rises through one of the most demanding careers in healthcare. Yet beneath the success, something feels missing. In this powerful conversation, Lauren reflects on resilience, reinvention, leadership, an...

What happens when a professional athlete walks away from the dream she spent years chasing and starts over in an industry where she has no experience, no roadmap, and no guarantees? In this episode of Living Your Legacy, Kristin Silvestri shares the defining moments that shaped her journey from professional soccer player to fashion entrepreneur, clothing designer, and owner of The Collective Park...

When Katya Borisova leaves Bulgaria for the United States, she carries little more than ambition, determination, and the belief that there has to be more waiting on the other side of uncertainty. Without speaking the language and struggling to find her place in a completely unfamiliar culture, she faces the loneliness, self-doubt, and fear that many immigrants know all too well. But instead of all...

Born premature and fighting for survival from her very first breath, Amy Varley grows into a passionate wellness advocate, entrepreneur, and legacy-driven leader committed to helping others transform their lives through connection, faith, and holistic health. In this episode of LIVING YOUR LEGACY, Amy shares how personal adversity, motherhood, entrepreneurship, and spiritual growth shape her missi...

Growing up surrounded by generational trauma, mental health struggles, substance abuse, and instability, Cassandra Wilson refuses to let her past define her. In this episode of LIVING YOUR LEGACY, the founder of Inkeri Boutique shares how entrepreneurship became her path to healing, empowerment, and renewal. From running her fashion boutique out of a garage to opening a brick-and-mortar space in P...

After growing up in poverty in rural South Dakota and surviving a childhood shaped by domestic violence, Darshann M. Wienick refuses to let children become collateral damage in the family court system. In this emotional episode of LIVING YOUR LEGACY, the former U.S. Army intelligence linguist, family law attorney, therapist, and founder of Child-Centered Advocacy reveals how witnessing her husband...

Benjamin Horvat, founder of Lewis Structures LLC, is building a groundbreaking solution that could redefine waste management, construction, and environmental sustainability. Instead of seeing landfills as permanent dumping grounds, he sees them as the future source of construction materials. In this episode of Living Your Legacy, Benjamin reveals how his patented MSWagg technology transforms munic...

BreighAnn Judon doesn’t just build homes, she rebuilds her life from the ground up. In this powerful episode, she opens up about growing up in a strict, sheltered environment, navigating deep personal trauma, and making the conscious decision to refuse the identity of a victim. As a mother, entrepreneur, and founder of a residential design and renovation brand, she channels creativity, discipline,...

Kingston Handley had the six-figure job, the prestige, and the long hours at a Big 4 accounting firm. But inside, something felt off. In this episode, a former corporate professional walks away from stability to build a youth basketball training and mentorship program that’s changing lives. Through loss, injury, and moments of doubt, he discovers that basketball is more than a sport. It becomes a...

After losing everything she built, Holly Lemoine-Raymond refuses to stay down. From early independence at 17 to rebuilding after career loss, she transforms setbacks into fuel. In this episode, she shares how grit, journaling, and relentless belief helped her build HL Raymond Properties and become a leader on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Blending real estate, entrepreneurship, and personal growth,...

After facing corporate politics, intimidation, and being fired at the peak of her early career, Cindy Ciura refuses to let setbacks define her. Cindy turns adversity into fuel, launching CC Consulting and building a thriving retail consulting and commercial brokerage firm that spans coast to coast. In this episode, she shares how belief, resilience, and bold decisions helped her secure major clien...

Brittany Foti turns a lifetime of trauma, instability, and adversity into a mission-driven business that’s redefining healing for veterans and beyond. As the founder of Valor Massage, she blends medical massage therapy with deep emotional understanding to address PTSD, chronic pain, and the unseen wounds many carry. But this journey didn’t start in a clinic. It began with childhood chaos, personal...

Gary Oppenheimer, founder of AmpleHarvest.org, is on a mission to solve hunger not by producing more food, but by unlocking the billions of pounds already being wasted in backyards across America. In this episode, he shares how a simple realization about food waste turned into a nationwide, technology-driven solution connecting 62 million gardeners with local food pantries. Through an information-...

Born in Ecuador and arriving in the United States with just one suitcase for five people, Yadira Amuial builds her journey from immigrant struggle to industry disruptor. In a male dominated automotive space, she faces rejection, limited opportunity, and financial barriers but refuses to stop. Through grit, relentless problem solving, and deep industry knowledge, she transforms a broken DMV process...

Katie Jo Finai is a three-time bestselling author, sound healing practitioner, and founder of a global transformational platform, but her journey begins in a place few are willing to speak about. In this raw and deeply human conversation, she opens up about surviving suicide, navigating identity through motherhood, and turning pain into purpose through storytelling, healing, and creative expressio...

Molly Cummings is not your typical entrepreneur. A longtime biology professor, she steps outside academia to build a nature-based gin company rooted in Texas juniper biodiversity. What begins as curiosity turns into a bold mission to challenge an industry dominated by tradition and sameness. As she forages wild junipers in West Texas and transforms them into a single-origin gin, she navigates a ma...