Living Your Legacy

What happens when a Marine Corps officer loses the person she admired most and is forced to rebuild her life from the ground up? In this episode of Living Your Legacy, Savannah Frank shares the deeply personal journey that transformed her from a high-achieving military leader into an energy healing facilitator and spiritual guide. After growing up in a military family, serving seven years in the U...

What happens when a man who spent 23 years leading soldiers through combat is forced to reinvent himself from the ground up? In this episode of Living Your Legacy, former Army Airborne Ranger and trial attorney Cloyd Smith shares the hard-earned lessons that shaped his journey from poverty and military service to building a successful law firm rooted in purpose. After facing life-threatening injur...

What if the advice that changed your life came from a garden? In this inspiring episode of Living Your Legacy, Terrie Nathan, CEO of Strong Girl Enterprises, shares the deeply personal story behind her mission to help people transform challenges through the power of perspective. Growing up in Montana, Terrie struggled with self-doubt and bullying until her grandmother Ruby taught her a lesson that...

Colleen Marquez never expected her greatest test to arrive just as she was preparing for a new chapter in life. After years of building a successful career in sales, consulting, recruiting, and technology, she was ready to launch her real estate business when tragedy changed everything. In this deeply personal conversation, Colleen shares how faith, resilience, and an unwavering commitment to serv...

What happens when a divorced engineer decides to stop playing small and start building a life aligned with his values? In this episode of Living Your Legacy, Jason Diebold shares how a personal reinvention led him into the world of relationship marketing, entrepreneurship, health optimization, and purpose-driven business. Drawing from nearly two decades of experience, Jason reveals why authentic r...

When growth stalls, culture breaks down, and leaders run out of answers, who do companies call? In this episode of Living Your Legacy, Amber Brown shares the journey that shaped her into the transformation executive organizations trust during their most critical moments. From growing up in a hardworking family where she learned responsibility early to leading enterprise-wide transformation and hel...

Most entrepreneurs spend years searching for their purpose. Malcolm Keith found his by solving a problem he was living through. As an 18-year-old entrepreneur, Certified Funnel Builder, and founder of Teen Mastermind, he shares how feeling misunderstood by his peers became the catalyst for creating a community where ambitious teens can connect, grow, and lead. In this episode, Malcolm reveals the...

Christine O'hern never expected her greatest failure would become the foundation of her legacy. After years of struggling with obesity, depression, financial hardship, and personal setbacks, she found herself facing a devastating reality: her military career was coming to an end because she could no longer meet the physical standards required to serve. For many people, that moment would have been...

Born in Peru and raised by entrepreneurial parents who rebuilt their lives in America, Angie Stephens learns early that success is earned through grit, sacrifice, and relentless determination. In this episode of Living Your Legacy, she shares how buying her first home at 20 sparked a journey that would lead her from house hacking and fix-and-flips to real estate development and new construction. A...

What happens when a woman breaks free from generational trauma, survives the demands of military life, and dedicates her future to helping others heal? In this episode of Living Your Legacy, Marine Corps veteran, holistic health strategist, and root cause wellness pioneer Patricia Gallagher shares the experiences that shaped her journey. From growing up in a challenging household to serving in the...

When Taali Munjiyah lost the person she loved most, she found herself trapped in a darkness she never expected. A stroke survivor, grief coach, and founder of Ground Zer0, Taali shares the raw truth about loss, healing, and the coping mechanisms that helped her rebuild her life after watching her mother take her last breath. In this deeply emotional conversation, she reveals why grief never truly...

What happens when a man facing addiction, multiple DUIs, and the threat of bankruptcy refuses to let his past define his future? In this episode of Living Your Legacy, entrepreneur, investor, and business strategist Jimmy Rios shares the journey that transformed his life from self-destruction to purpose-driven impact. Through resilience, faith, and relentless action, he discovers a new path that u...

Elizabeth Polke went from a shy immigrant girl from Ecuador to a successful serial entrepreneur, CEO, and business leader who refused to let her circumstances define her future. In this episode of Living Your Legacy, she shares the mindset shifts, risks, and defining moments that transformed her life. From being bullied for not speaking English to leaving a minimum-wage administrative job for comm...

Chelsea Elizabeth never set out to build another med spa. After becoming a mother at 19, navigating divorce, working out of a spare bedroom in her home, and searching for answers to her own chronic health challenges, she began questioning everything she had been taught about beauty, wellness, and aging. In this episode of Living Your Legacy, Chelsea shares how her journey through aesthetics, alter...

Renee Everett is on a mission to bring back something many families have lost: the village. As the founder of Everbrite Academy and the Renee Everett Collective, she is building a childcare model that goes beyond supervision by focusing on emotional intelligence, critical thinking, and family empowerment. In this episode of Living Your Legacy, Renee shares how her experiences growing up in Miami s...

Helena Khomkalova went from building a successful career in Ukraine to rebuilding her entire life and business from scratch in Miami after war forced her family to leave everything behind. In this episode of Living Your Legacy, Helena shares how she trusted her instincts, walked away from a legal career, embraced entrepreneurship, and transformed adversity into opportunity. She reveals the mindset...

Andrew Oleson never planned to become the owner of the company he admired most. While still in college, he took a chance, walked into his professor’s office, and made a bold offer that would change the course of his life. Today, as CEO of PDG+Creative, Andrew helps businesses build stronger brands, clearer marketing strategies, and deeper customer connections. In this episode, he shares why busine...

At just 23 years old, Ethan Karian is already chasing a vision he’s had since childhood: building a company that disrupts an entire industry. Raised by two entrepreneurs and inspired by the lessons of Think and Grow Rich, Ethan shares how years of self-education, early business failures, and relentless ambition led him to create SipSkip, a hospitality technology platform transforming the way peopl...

What happens when the darkest experience of your life becomes the foundation for your life's work? In this episode of Living Your Legacy, Army veteran, entrepreneur, and NeoMasculinity. Solutions founder John T. Krotec shares the deeply personal journey that transformed him from a survivor of childhood trauma into a leader focused on helping others reclaim authenticity, critical thinking, and self...

Kristin Merwin, founder of Magic Inside, shares the deeply personal journey behind building a movement dedicated to helping women, children, and families reconnect with their authentic selves. Raised in a small Montana town and inspired by her grandmother’s Magic Mountain stories, Kristin reflects on the experiences that shaped her purpose, the challenges that nearly caused her to quit, and the po...

For years, Tara Luckie did everything society told her would lead to success. She earned multiple degrees, led thriving nonprofits, climbed the professional ladder, and built a respected career. Yet behind the accomplishments, she felt disconnected from the life she truly wanted. In this episode of Living Your Legacy, Tara shares the turning points that forced her to confront her limiting beliefs,...

For more than four decades, Roy Taylor has served on the front lines of law enforcement, military service, and leadership. But after witnessing a troubling pattern in police encounters involving mental health crises, he begins asking a difficult question: can policing be done differently? In this episode of Living Your Legacy, Roy shares the experiences that shaped his commitment to service, the l...

Fashion was never just about clothing for Mia Evans. Long before she launched Mia Maree, she was a shy little girl growing up in San Francisco, captivated by her mother’s style and inspired by the confidence fashion could create. In this episode of Living Your Legacy, Mia shares the deeply personal journey behind building a fashion brand rooted in confidence, culture, and legacy. From becoming a t...

What does it take to become the first woman to achieve what no one thought possible? In this episode of Living Your Legacy, Christianny Paiva Lima shares her remarkable journey from a small town in Brazil to becoming a pioneering force in martial arts, entrepreneurship, and women's empowerment. Facing discrimination, cultural barriers, and relentless challenges in the male-dominated worlds of Taek...

At 70 years old, Michael L. Wojciechowski never imagined he would become an author. After a lifetime of service, hands-on work, and personal experiences spanning family, faith, military service, and resilience, he discovers that every story has an audience. In this inspiring episode of Living Your Legacy, Michael shares how a collection of personal articles evolved into his book Frame of Mind , wh...