Brian Floriani explains how he built a nonprofit with a business mindset to turn a $5,000 startup into a literacy powerhouse. After eulogizing his father and grandmother, Brian realized that true success is defined by significance. In this episode, he shares how he launched Bernie's Book Bank from his garage and why he treats his social enterprise with the same discipline as a traditional corporation. He discusses the shift from golf professional to nonprofit founder and the importance of foc...
Oct 27
33 min
What does branding actually mean when you strip away the subjective design debates, agency jargon, and expensive retainers? In this special episode of Owning Your Legacy, producer and director Denise Senter steps into the interviewer's chair to sit down with brand strategist Brooke Foley, founder of Jane Agency and co-creator of Clarity University. Having gone through Clarity University herself alongside her husband, Denise digs into how the program demystifies the branding process for busin...
Oct 20
18 min
What happens when your business needs to grow beyond you? In this episode of Owning Your Legacy, Laurette Rondenet welcomes back Brooke Foley of Jane Agency to explore the challenges of letting go of control, empowering your team, and building a business that can thrive beyond its founder. Brooke shares how a personal health crisis reshaped her approach to leadership, why scaling a business requires trust and delegation, and how she transformed her agency's expertise into Clarity University. ...
Oct 13
49 min
Prioritize your healthspan, not just your lifespan. In this special episode of Owning Your Legacy, Dr. Avanti Kumar-Singh discusses the key difference between living longer and living better, and why longevity starts with the quality of your health today. Dr. Avanti shares how chronic stress contributes to inflammation, why cellular repair is essential for healthy aging, and the simple daily practices that can help busy leaders sustain their energy, focus, and well-being over the long term. ...
Oct 6
15 min
What if living longer and better has less to do with extreme diets and biohacks, and more to do with a few simple habits you already know you should be doing? In this episode of Owning Your Legacy, host Laurette Rondenet sits down with Dr. Avanti Kumar-Singh, MD, a physician, Ayurvedic expert, and author of The Longevity Formula and The Health Catalyst. During her emergency medicine training, Dr. Avanti was 20 pounds overweight, battling headaches and stomach problems, and every lab came bac...
Sep 29
54 min
What does it take to build a business from the ground up, expand internationally, and lead through uncertainty without losing sight of your people? In this episode of Owning Your Legacy, Gail Scott sits down with entrepreneur and author Rich Lyons to discuss insights from his book, Life Is Sales and the sales philosophy that helped him build and sell a $55 million company. Rich shares the real story behind launching a London office, the challenges of scaling a business across continents, and...
Sep 22
15 min
Most entrepreneurs think scaling a business requires millions in venture capital and high-pressure sales quotas. Rich Lyons proved the exact opposite. In this episode of Owning Your Legacy, host Laurette Rondenet interviews Rich Lyons, founder of Lyons Consulting Group (LYONSCG) and author of Life Is Sales. Rich shares the unvarnished story of growing a bootstrapped digital commerce agency to $55M, surviving the 2008 banking collapse, standing up to abusive clients, and making the difficult ...
Sep 15
43 min
Season 13 of Owning Your Legacy goes deeper into what it takes to lead, grow, let go, and build something that lasts. Host Laurette Rondenet sits down with Dr. Avanti Kumar Singh, author of The Longevity Formula, for a conversation about Ayurveda, healthspan versus lifespan, stress, connection, and learning to trust your own inner wisdom. Rich Lyons, entrepreneur and author of Life Is Sales, shares hard-earned lessons about putting customers first, building trust, navigating imposter syndrome...
Sep 8
1 min
In this special Season 12 compilation of Owning Your Legacy, leaders, founders, innovators, and changemakers reflect on the impact they hope to have on their teams, industries, communities, and the people around them. Their answers are different, but a common theme emerges: legacy is built through the choices we make, the people we support, and the way we show up every day. This episode brings together some of the most powerful reflections from Season 12 and returns to the question at the hea...
Sep 1
2 min
What happens when the career you built for decades starts to change around you? In this episode of Owning Your Legacy, award-winning food journalist Steve Dolinsky shares how he turned decades of experience in journalism, storytelling, and food into an entirely new chapter—without starting over. Best known to Chicago audiences as the Hungry Hound and The Food Guy, Steve built his career by following his curiosity, developing deep relationships across the food industry, and becoming one of the...
Aug 18
47 min
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