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Episodes from Living Your Legacy
How a Divorce Led to Her True Self
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 herself, and rebuild from the ground up. Through her work in relationship therapy, personal transformation, and healing life transitions, Kristina reveals how adversity became the foundation of her purpose. As she prepares to launch two books and expand her impact, she...
From Postpartum Depression to a Global Movement
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 episode, Jodi shares the turning points that led her from struggling new mother to founder of Postpartum Expert and Placenta Benefits. She discusses postpartum support, maternal wellness, birth advocacy, and the challenges of bringing a misunderstood practice into the mainstream. Through...
From Cardiac Surgery to Reinventing Herself
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, and the courage required to step beyond expectations. From navigating life inside operating rooms to launching Lanna Beauty Bar, coaching others through transformation, and creating a new vision for her future, she shares the mindset shifts...
From Foster Care Statistics to Entrepreneurial Success
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 how education, resilience, entrepreneurship, and an unbreakable belief in herself help her transform pain into purpose. From earning licenses in real estate and cosmetology to building Diamond Redd Artistry LLC, she reveals how every...
From Pro Soccer Player to Fashion Founder
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 City. She opens up about taking bold leaps into the unknown, moving to Los Angeles without a plan, building a fashion brand from scratch, showing at New York Fashion Week, and navigating the uncertainty...
How a Marketing Entrepreneur Saved a Family Business
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 responsibility that comes with carrying forward a legacy built by her father, grandfather, and great-grandfather. Along the way, she challenges common misconceptions about insurance, explains why financial education matters, and reveals how putting people first has shaped both...
How An Immigrant Turned Uncertainty Into Opportunity
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 allowing those obstacles to define her future, she begins following opportunities wherever they appear.In this episode of Living Your Legacy, Katya shares how trusting her intuition led her from corporate...
From Army Intelligence to Fighting for Children
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’s devastating child custody battle changed the course of her life forever. Darshann opens up about trauma-informed family law, high-conflict custody disputes, coercive control, and why California’s family court system is failing children. She shares the mindset that...
From Trauma to Building a Healing Boutique
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 Pittsburgh, Cassandra reveals how she transformed pain into purpose while building a brand rooted in confidence and community. She opens up about resilience, breaking toxic cycles, overcoming adversity, and why she believes fashion can become a healing experience. This...
From Landfills to Roads: The Garbage Revolution
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 municipal solid waste, cosmetic waste, and plastic waste into lightweight construction aggregate stronger than traditional gravel. As he launches his first production facility in Wisconsin, he shares the challenges of scaling a waste-to-materials business, overcoming regulatory resistance, reducing microplastics contamination, and creating a circular economy...
From Shy Small-Town Girl to Wellness Warrior
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 mission to help families embrace cleaner living, natural wellness, and intentional leadership. From building global teams and speaking on stages worldwide to launching a wellness app focused on holistic healing resources, Amy reveals why she believes people are always one connection away from a...
From Six Figures to Saving Kids Through Basketball
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 vehicle for discipline, leadership, and personal growth. As he builds The Hoop Academy, he shares how mentorship, resilience, and purpose-driven entrepreneurship can reshape not just careers, but entire communities.Key Takeaways...