Living Your Legacy

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...

After losing everything in a devastating car accident, Sona Sargis is forced to confront the harsh reality of bankruptcy, depression, and survival. What follows is not just a comeback story, but a mission to protect entrepreneurs from the very risks that nearly destroyed her life. Now a “dream protector,” she helps business owners safeguard their income, navigate financial uncertainty, and build r...

Rachel Blatt, founder of Royalty Logistics, builds her business in one of the most male-dominated industries in America while confronting the personal battles that nearly derailed her future. From a turbulent childhood and years of addiction to being abruptly fired from corporate life, every setback becomes fuel for reinvention. Now leading a logistics company rooted in grit, integrity, and human...

Most people think they want a physical transformation. That’s where Erin Kapp starts. But what begins as fitness quickly turns into something much deeper. As the founder of Kapp Legacy Group, Erin Kapp guides clients through mindset work, emotional breakthroughs, and radical self-honesty that challenges everything they thought they were. Drawing from her own personal pain and reinvention, Erin rev...

Most people think they’re good listeners. But what if that belief is exactly what’s holding them back? In this episode Christine Miles, a CEO and founder of EQuipt, shares how a childhood shaped by unseen pain led her to develop a rare ability: listening to understand what others miss. From navigating family trauma to overcoming career setbacks and rebuilding after a life-altering injury, she reve...

In this deeply raw episode Shabana Markar, a humanitarian entrepreneur and founder of a global mercy-driven mission, opens up about the moment she nearly lost everything and what pulled her back. From building a purpose-led business model rooted in compassion to redefining success beyond money and status, this conversation explores mental health, self-compassion, and the true meaning of legacy. He...

From a childhood shaped by loss, chaos, and constant change, Molly McGlaughlin learns to read people, adapt fast, and build resilience early. That foundation follows her into military leadership, biotech innovation, and ultimately the mission to transform personalized medicine. In this episode, she breaks down how mRNA technology, gene editing, and advanced biomanufacturing are reshaping what’s po...

In this episode, a trauma survivor and founder of Deep Waves Life Coaching, Tasha Day shares how she transformed years of pain, generational trauma, and loss into a mission to help others heal. From dropping out of school and navigating toxic relationships to discovering purpose through healing work, her journey reveals what it really takes to reclaim your voice. This conversation dives into emoti...

What does it really take to build a multi-million dollar design-build company in a male-dominated industry? In this episode, Suzanne Porter, founder of Retreat & Co, shares the unfiltered journey from scraping by with no savings to leading a design-driven construction business. Through real estate, interior design, and relentless grit, she redefines what success looks like in construction. Thi...

After decades of success in corporate America, everything changes in an instant. Michelle Warnica’s life is cracked open by a stroke that forces her to confront identity, purpose, and the truth she had been avoiding. What follows is not a straight path, but a journey through health crises, spiritual awakening, and surrendering control to something greater. As she leaves behind stability to rebuild...

What if everything that made you feel different was actually your greatest advantage? In this powerful episode, a UK-born entrepreneur and author of the Being Different book series Jill E. Hersch shares how adversity, identity struggles, and generational influence shaped her mission to help others unlock their true potential. From a childhood rooted in storytelling and resilience to building busin...

She was on track to become the next big name in college basketball—until everything changed. After a career-ending injury and the struggle of not finding her place post-graduation, she faced a crossroads that would define her future. Instead of giving up, she pivoted into real estate, discovering not just a career, but a mission. Today, she’s a real estate broker, entrepreneur, and educator helpin...

Born and raised in San Francisco, Rosemary Mogannam turns a streetwear idea inspired by tattoo art into a humanitarian movement designed to transform how cities approach homelessness. In this episode of LIVING YOUR LEGACY, the founder of iHeartSF shares how personal adversity, divorce, motherhood, education, and decades of community involvement shape her mission to create transitional housing thro...

What happens when personal devastation becomes the foundation for a bigger purpose? In this episode of LIVING YOUR LEGACY, Northeast Ohio real estate entrepreneur and Lokal Real Estate co-owner Kayla Carosella opens up about the heartbreak, rebuilding, and mindset shifts that transformed her life and business. From navigating loss and rebuilding her confidence to creating a human-centered real est...

Jennifer Wahl, founder of Lash Divas Day Spa, shares the raw journey behind building one of Washington’s most recognized lash studios while surviving toxic relationships, financial collapse, lawsuits, divorce, injury, and life-altering health challenges. What begins with a YouTube video and a dental chair quickly turns into a thriving lash extension business, custom lash product line, and apprenti...

After being charged with 42 felonies while working for the Department of Corrections, Justin Watts faces a moment that could have destroyed everything. Instead of giving up, he rebuilds his life through discipline, fatherhood, military resilience, and a mission bigger than himself. In this episode of Living Your Legacy, Justin opens up about serving in Afghanistan, surviving generational trauma, r...

From balancing numbers to building a purpose-driven life, entrepreneur and DJ Charlie Sacco shares how he transformed his mindset, scaled his tax business, and turned manifestation into daily practice. In this episode of LIVING YOUR LEGACY, Charlie reveals how meditation, law of attraction, and relentless action helped him leave behind a stable corporate career, grow Sacco Tax Accounting LLC, and...

What starts as a casual golf outing turns into a business idea that disrupts an entire industry. In this episode of LIVING YOUR LEGACY, serial entrepreneur and Greenside Cigar Company founder Ty Murphy opens up about building a golf cigar brand from scratch, scaling through influencer marketing, and creating a direct-to-consumer business model that challenges traditional cigar distribution. He sha...