Living Your Legacy

At just 10 years old, Lisa Ann Oliveira is forced into a life no child should ever experience. Growing up surrounded by drugs, violence, homelessness, and abuse, she makes a decision that changes everything: she refuses to become a product of her environment. In this powerful conversation, the bestselling author, award-winning Realtor, Ironman athlete, and motivational speaker shares how resilienc...

Amanda Turner built a successful career in nightlife, medical device sales, and brewing before realizing alcohol was pulling her further away from the life she wanted to create. In this episode of Living Your Legacy, she shares how leaving behind a lifestyle that once defined her led to founding Devoted, a 0.0% alcohol-free beer brand designed to help people live with greater purpose, health, and...

After losing her childhood friend to unimaginable violence, Micha Liberty refuses to let grief define her future. Instead, she begins a journey to understand trauma, transform pain into purpose, and build organizations that empower survivors while creating lasting systemic change. In this episode of Living Your Legacy, she explores trauma-informed leadership, burnout, resilience, and why true lead...

Labeled a failure as a child, surviving devastating trauma, and growing up surrounded by adversity, Purvee Patel refuses to let her past define her future. Known today as the Queen of Lending, she shares how resilience, financial literacy, and fearless independence become the foundation for helping others achieve homeownership while rebuilding their confidence. Throughout the conversation, she rev...

Jodi Strang transforms decades of experience in real estate law into a blueprint for building lasting success. From launching her law practice during the 2008 real estate crash to scaling a seven-figure firm, she shares the pivotal decisions, leadership lessons, and mindset shifts that shaped her journey. Through stories about real estate investing, delegation, business growth, and helping clients...

What happens when a little girl raised in chaos refuses to let her past define her future? In this episode of Living Your Legacy, Brandi Pope shares the remarkable journey that takes her from a dysfunctional childhood marked by addiction, trauma, and the loss of her father to becoming Mrs. Virginia, founder of The Glam Bell, and a leading voice in the beauty influencer and faith-based content crea...

Nicole Habib is a board-certified physician associate, entrepreneur, and founder of NuYou Medical Aesthetics, one of Miami's first PA-owned medical aesthetics practices. Raised by immigrant parents who taught her resilience, discipline, and perseverance, Nicole shares the journey from a determined teenager working her first job at 14 to building a thriving business rooted in integrity, artistry, a...

What happens when a nurse with no hospitality experience is asked to help run a historic hotel? In this episode of Living Your Legacy, Rowena Salas shares the remarkable journey that took her from nursing, human resources, and marketing into leading one of Illinois’ most iconic hospitality destinations, Hotel Baker. Along the way, she navigates career pivots, business setbacks, economic downturns,...

Andrea Williams knows what it means to build from the ground up. In this episode of Living Your Legacy, the nationally recognized financial advisor, author, and founder of Enlighten Wealth Planning shares how faith, resilience, and relentless determination helped her overcome debt, personal setbacks, industry barriers, and self-doubt to become one of the top financial professionals in the country....

Most entrepreneurs search for groundbreaking ideas. Kimberly Baeth found hers in a pair of rusty desk scissors. As the founder of Golden Openings, Kimberly transformed a simple frustration at Chamber of Commerce ribbon cuttings into a global ceremonial products company serving Fortune 500 brands, the White House, Disney, Oprah, and organizations across nearly every continent. In this episode of Li...

Ty Allen knows what it means to rebuild when life changes overnight. In this episode of Living Your Legacy, the founder of Unity Concord Real Estate shares the deeply personal journey that shaped her into one of Pittsburgh’s most respected real estate brokers. From experiencing foreclosure, public housing, homelessness, teen motherhood, and personal adversity, Ty reveals how resilience became her...

Bruna Pabon never expected to be called a woman in power. Growing up in Brazil, she faced abuse, poverty, rejection, and years of instability before immigrating to America with nothing but hope and determination. In this powerful episode of Living Your Legacy, Bruna shares how faith, resilience, entrepreneurship, and an unwavering commitment to helping others transformed her life. From building Su...

When parents are told their child may never speak, many lose hope before the journey even begins. In this episode of Living Your Legacy, Elissa R. Mandel shares how her own experience growing up with undiagnosed autism and ADHD led her to build a mission that has transformed thousands of families worldwide. As a speech-language pathologist, autism specialist, and founder of Speech Works by Elissa,...

After navigating two divorces, raising three children, and rebuilding her life more than once, Maya Mihajlovic refuses to let failure define her future. In this episode of Living Your Legacy, Maya shares how an immigrant teenager who arrived in America helping her parents navigate a new country transformed herself into a successful entrepreneur, real estate investor, and founder of Maya Creative S...

What happens when the dream you've chased for years turns out not to be the one you're meant to live? In this episode of Living Your Legacy, Stefanee Clontz shares her unconventional journey from aspiring TV news reporter to becoming the driving force behind HydraPlus, one of Atlanta's fastest-growing wellness and medical weight loss brands. After walking away from a career she spent years pursuin...

Jodi Davis has spent her life proving that reinvention has no expiration date. As a successful real estate broker, entrepreneur, community leader, and Certified International Property Specialist, she has built businesses, navigated industry shifts, weathered economic uncertainty, and continually found new ways to grow. In this episode of Living Your Legacy, Jodi shares how resilience, adaptability...

Melissa and Shane Underwood never planned to build one of the most recognized names in the high-performance driveshaft industry. What began with experience in a dealership parts department and a driveline shop evolved into a bold entrepreneurial leap fueled by sacrifice, resilience, and an unwavering belief in their vision. In this episode of Living Your Legacy, they share how they cashed in every...

After 25 years in the U.S. Air Force, Jason Davis thought he understood resilience. But combat deployments, PTSD, depression, divorce, and personal loss pushed him to a breaking point that nearly ended everything. In this powerful episode of Living Your Legacy, Jason shares how music became more than a passion. It became a lifeline. From military service and songwriting to music marketing, entrepr...

What happens when a struggling franchise owner is staring at bankruptcy, drowning in debt, and wondering if the dream is over? In this episode of Living Your Legacy, Christy Hoffman shares the remarkable journey of transforming two failing t-shirt franchise locations into one of Texas’ most respected custom apparel businesses. From building relationships with local little leagues and schools to ea...

What does it take to rise from homelessness to becoming one of America's most respected attorneys? In this episode of Living Your Legacy, Ken Sterling shares the unconventional path that shaped his career in media and tech law. Drawing from experiences that began with hardship, Hollywood dealmaking, and exposure to high-stakes business transactions, Ken reveals why success is ultimately built on p...

Growing up with a single mother, Jodie Kirchofner learned early that hard work was non-negotiable. What she never expected was that a leap of faith at just 22 years old would launch a journey that transformed a small-town salon into a thriving collection of businesses and a platform for inspiring beauty professionals around the world. In this episode of Living Your Legacy, Jodie shares how she wen...

What happens when a single mother with four young children refuses to accept the future someone else planned for her? In this episode of Living Your Legacy, Taryn Jalomo shares the remarkable journey that transformed adversity into opportunity. After escaping a difficult divorce and facing the challenge of supporting her family alone, she discovered an unexpected talent that would change everythin...

What does it take to build a successful law firm when you have no lawyers in your family, no roadmap to follow, and few mentors to guide the way? In this episode of Living Your Legacy, Bethany Schneider shares the journey from a determined young student who simply loved to argue to becoming the founder of Schneider Injury Law. She opens up about navigating the legal profession, earning trial exper...

After losing her husband to stage four colon cancer, battling bipolar disorder, failing the bar exam, and facing overwhelming debt, Hilary Chaney refuses to let tragedy define her future. Instead, she rebuilds her life one disciplined step at a time, transforming heartbreak into purpose and creating a thriving real estate investing business. In this episode of Living Your Legacy, Hilary shares the...

Lucy Staffieri never planned to build an 8-figure company. Raised between Israel and New York, she grew up dreaming of a life bigger than the one she was born into. In this episode of Living Your Legacy, she shares how mindset, awareness, and relentless action became the foundation for building The Green Plug into a thriving solar and energy-efficiency company. From moving out at 18 with almost no...