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Living Your Legacy

Living Your Legacy

Rudy Mawer 194 Episodes Jul 24, 2026

A podcast that brings you closer to the individuals who have built the brands, businesses, and movements that inspire us all. Each episode features an in-depth conversation with one of the dynamic entrepreneurs from all walks of life, offering listeners a front-row seat to their journeys, insights, and expertise. Through candid dialogue, discover how these innovators turned their ideas into thriving enterprises, the challenges they overcame, and the lessons they learned along the way. From behind-the-scenes stories of building their legacies to actionable advice on leadership, marketing, mindset, and more, this podcast is your guide to applying their wisdom to your own path.

Episodes

How Customer Experience Becomes Your Competitive Advantage
How Customer Experience Becomes Your Competitive Advantage Jul 24, 2026 23:37 Technology is moving faster than ever, but Alexi Venneri believes the businesses that win will never lose sight of the human experience. As the CEO and co-founder of DAS Technology, she shares how embracing AI, customer experience, and continuous innovation helps companies build stronger relationships instead of replacing them. She explores why taking risks, welcoming feedback, and learning from f
How a Holistic Dentist Sees What Others Miss
How a Holistic Dentist Sees What Others Miss Jul 24, 2026 18:35 Dr. Becky Coasts challenges the idea that jaw pain, poor sleep, brain fog, and dental anxiety should be treated as separate problems. At TMJ Plus Wellness Center, she approaches holistic dentistry like an interconnected system, tracing symptoms back to the airway, bite, posture, materials, and the way the body functions as a whole. She explains why many patients grow tired of temporary fixes, how
From Strangers to Father-Son Trial Lawyers
From Strangers to Father-Son Trial Lawyers Jul 24, 2026 21:54 Edward Capozzi meets his son, Alex, for the first time in Central Park when Alex is ten. The encounter forces a single man living paycheck to paycheck to reconsider the example he is setting and the future he is building. Years later, the father-son trial lawyers examine how law school, personal injury law, mentorship, courtroom competition, and long days reshape both of their lives. They unpack t
How a Teacher Helped 12,000 Kids Build Businesses
How a Teacher Helped 12,000 Kids Build Businesses Jul 24, 2026 43:22 Veronica Salisbury grows up on a 500-acre cherry farm, loses the horses and security that shaped her identity, and learns early how deeply adult decisions can alter a child’s world. Years later, she enters education with a business mind and a refusal to force students into a system that was never designed for them. Instead of demanding that kids sit still and fit the mold, she builds work-based le
How a Mom Turned Dance Into a Lasting Legacy
How a Mom Turned Dance Into a Lasting Legacy Jul 23, 2026 22:41 Performing arts educator and entrepreneur Jamie Adams shares how rediscovering dance after postpartum depression became the catalyst for building a thriving performing arts studio that has impacted hundreds of families. What begins as a few dance classes in a basement grows into a community built on creativity, confidence, and belonging. Jamie reveals why she chose collaboration over competition,
Why the Best Leaders Make People Feel Safe
Why the Best Leaders Make People Feel Safe Jul 23, 2026 27:47 Former professional boxer, military leader, and resilience expert Boyd Melson challenges everything entrepreneurs believe about leadership, success, and human connection. Drawing from the boxing ring, military service, and his mission to cure spinal cord injuries, he reveals why emotional resilience, inclusive leadership, and making people feel safe create opportunities that skill alone cannot. He
How a Forced Marriage Survivor Built a Global Movement
How a Forced Marriage Survivor Built a Global Movement Jul 22, 2026 22:02 At 16, Laila Eshan is forced into an arranged marriage that cuts her off from education, independence, and the future she imagined. Years later, she faces a defining question: how does someone rebuild when freedom has never felt like an option? In this deeply personal conversation, the author and founder of I Want Freedom traces the decisions that move her from survival into real estate, authorshi
From Dishwasher to Michelin-Trained Private Chef
From Dishwasher to Michelin-Trained Private Chef Jul 22, 2026 21:13 William Lawrence enters hospitality out of necessity, taking on the jobs no one glamorizes before a tour of culinary school changes what he believes is possible. The Michelin-trained chef and Lawrence Food Group founder traces the decisions that move him from restaurant kitchens to private dining for celebrities, royals, and business leaders. Along the way, he examines why chasing quick money keep
How Two Veterans Built a Business Beyond Trauma
How Two Veterans Built a Business Beyond Trauma Jul 22, 2026 21:29 Galen Bargerstock and Clinton Smith reveal the personal work behind building GCES, an independent financial advisory firm shaped by service, partnership, and experiences they once struggled to name. Growing up gay in Western Pennsylvania, entering the military, facing addiction, and carrying childhood trauma into adulthood create parallel paths that eventually meet in life and business. They explo
How Two Founders Turned Pain Into Power
How Two Founders Turned Pain Into Power Jul 22, 2026 19:17 Anna Sparrvik and Yvonne Navarro, co-founders of Azoula Clothing, reveal how a transformative chapter of rebuilding, resilience, and self-discovery inspired a brand built around protection, confidence, and empowerment. In this episode of Living Your Legacy, they share the challenges of creating a high-quality fashion brand, finding the right manufacturers, and turning personal pain into a mission
How AI Gives Everyday Investors a Hedge Fund Edge
How AI Gives Everyday Investors a Hedge Fund Edge Jul 22, 2026 16:57 Most investors believe Wall Street always has the advantage. Fintech entrepreneur and STAX AI founder Kim Ma challenges that assumption by explaining how artificial intelligence and real-time market intelligence are changing the way everyday investors approach the stock market. He shares the personal journey that took him from failed engineering student to building a platform designed to deliver i
How a Rural Doctor Turned Burnout Into Three Businesses
How a Rural Doctor Turned Burnout Into Three Businesses Jul 21, 2026 20:35 Jennifer McKenney enters medicine determined to serve her rural Kansas community, but the reality behind the exam room begins to wear her down. Between patient care, endless documentation, a one-year-old at home, and late nights catching up on charts, she reaches a point where something has to change. In this episode, the family physician and rural healthcare leader examines how necessity pushes h

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