In our experience, talking about legacy is often subtly discouraged by society and we find this to be deeply unfortunate. Thinking about the legacy you would like to build can help you better align your work, life, time – your sweat and tears – with your values. Below, we’ve tried to create a space for folks to start conversations about they legacies they are hoping to build.

Sundi McLaughlin

I would hope my legacy would be that we created a lovely shop where our customers could come in and shop, be greeted like a friend, have a laugh, find something perfect for just about anybody on your list, have your items wrapped beautifully so you were able to simply hand it over to your loved one. My goal is for my customer to have fun while they are under our roof. I hate to see people stressed over gift giving. It should be fun and something we get to do, not something we have to do. Read more>>

Stefanie McGuffey

I hope, when the day comes that I retire from photography, that my clients and their families will be able to look back at the images I have captured for them over the years and remember not only the moments, but also the way I made them feel. I hope my seniors remember the feeling of having the world at their feet, the future laid out before them. Read more>>

Cedric Norris Jr

At a very young age, I learned that life was a series of events happening in time. In some cases, time passed quickly, in others, it seemed to be excruciatingly slow. Regardless of the mode, time gave no notice to the beginning or end of an experience, it just passed. Read more>>

Erin Champion

I think most people would read that question when posed to a flower farmer and assume that my answer would be about flowers, farming, or even making beautiful physical spaces. Sure, those things are obviously important to me but those are not the things I want most associated with me and my legacy. Read more>>

Mark Hunter

I hope once I transition from this dimension, I leave a mark of making the impossible, possible & being a example for someone with the idea that it can be real with faith & work together. It’s bigger than just business and making money. We gotta go deeper than just surface level. I want my successors to see a snapshot of the bigger picture through me. Read more>>

Amanda Harrinauth

I hope my legacy is one of strength and courage. I began asking myself this question back in 2019. We, as young people, don’t always think about it. We are never too young to begin building our remembrance. When celebrities or public figures pass away, they usually leave a legacy from having created an art form like music, movies, poetry, photos and paintings to study for a lifetime. Poetry is my love and is a part of my legacy. Telling my story in a raw and honest fashion, is what my legacy consists of. I am disabled, I am strong, I am determined to leave a mark in the world and no one can stop me. Read more>>

Ology Essentials

Ology Essentials supported female entrepreneurs who came out of the pandemic with a desire to control their own time and income. We created layers of opportunities including a small commitment as an affiliate, midsized commitment with wholesale and white label products, and the full brand experience with their dream product line. Read more>>

Meoshuh Jackson

While I am called to do many things, I am certain that one of those things is to create a safe space for people to become even better versions of themselves. In my own small way, I am called to serve as a catalyst to individuals recognizing their unique greatness, finding their voice and harnessing it to live out purpose and leave their mark on the world. With this being said, I am a true advocate at heart and this can be consistently seen and felt in how I do all of the work that I do. Read more>>

Trinity Rubio

I hope my legacy would be to do what you love. As time passes on, I’ve realized how important it is to cherish every moment, to live the life you want to live, go after your dreams, and take risks. Read more>>

Antonio Geiovan

I hope my legacy I leave behind is LOVE everything I do I approach it from a loving space because if that isn’t the basis for your intentions things might fall through the cracks . No matter how dark the times may get reminding myself that I love what I do and the people I do it with is so special and brings the light right back in ! Leading with love is the only way in a superficial world where so many people have dark underlying motives for personal gain ! We’re all just trying to have quality of life and enjoy it so why be nasty ? Makes no sense ! LOVE FIRST Read more>>

Brandon Coleman

I want my legacy to should never give up on your dreams or yourself. No matter what, keep working hard & staying true to yourself. I want my future grandkids to know I worked hard for them all to never to have to struggle or want for anything. I pray they expand my ideas & can make a bigger legacy for them all. Read more>>

LaJoyce Jones

There are two different legacy perspectives Angeline Studios hopes to accomplish. The first perspective is that through travel photography, audiences are able to see sites that they may never be exposed to in real life. Life can make it seemingly impossible to see worldwide beauty and Angeline Studios provides a glimpse of that behind the lens. Read more>>

Lisa Andrews

In addition to my two daughters, I hope my food pun business will be my legacy. My food puns are meant to start a conversation about food and poke fun at diet culture. When celery juice was popular, I made a design with a huge bunch of celery that simply says, “Stalker”. If you have to plug your nose to eat or drink something, it’s probably time to find something else to consume. My motto is “food is for eating”. It should be pleasurable and never punitive. Read more>>

CHRISTINA HUERTA

I hope that my legacy will be one of inspiration. I hope I inspire people to chase after their dreams. Not matter how big or small. Even when they feel overwhelmed, under qualified or have crippling imposter syndrome. I hope that despite all those things, whatever the thing is that you want to, you just do it. I have had every range of emotion starting my photography business and now opening a studio. I’ve cried, I’’ve doubted myself. Read more>>

Adrianna Ramos

My hope with Find Your Vibe is to inspire women that they can live fulfilling lives. We have the power to create the life we want that is equally fulfilling and exciting. It can be created by making changes in your day to day and life not just based on your career and material things. Read more>>

Krisann Binetti

My friend and business partner, Holly and I, have worked extremely hard to create a scholarship organization that we are both proud of. We watch young girls and women transform into the most confident and accomplished versions of themselves. I know our program promotes all the best of the pageant industry. Our focus is not on outer beauty or visual appeal. We focus our scoring on Interview, public speaking and community involvement. Read more>>

Jay Orellana

I have a deep yearning and appreciation for the practice of documentation. My work is submerged in the act of preservation of nightlife, hills and valleys of personal growth, queer life, family and the communities I am physically a part of. I only pray my essence, what I do, how I lived will, my work, will help string the lines of legacy lost through poverty, queerphobia and racism to the future. So much is lost and will never be recovered again. Perhaps, just maybe, I can either move culture forward and be apart of new lineages. Read more>>

Nicole West

I hope that when people describe me they say a couple key things…I hope first and foremost they say that I was always a mom first. This business Ive started has and will always be something that comes as a strong second place to my boys. Raising Julian & Colton is my most important job. In relation to me as a designer – I hope that people say that I was a good listener, had fun while working with them and created a space that they absolutely dreamed of. Read more>>

Tamera Watkins-Earle

The Legacy That I Desire To Be Remembered By Is That She Was A Place Of Peace. A Place In Time Where You Could Stand Still and Realize That At That Moment…. That Moment Is All That’s Needed. Read more>>

Ranjit Arul Singh

I hope my legacy is that I made films that gave hope and changed lives among people for their betterment. My experimental shorts have themes that show the need for showing respect and creating equality and happiness. My proposed independent feature film also has an underlying theme of happiness and the importance of letting go of the trauma and how it affects a person, in the end, Read more>>

Emily Swift

As a business owner, I hope that my legacy is that I helped make a difference in the survival of film photography. I strive to be a resource for high quality processing, scanning, darkroom printing, as well as education. This information has become harder and harder to come by and i make my best efforts to get it out in the world. I want to be remembered as the lab photographers could lean on, learn from, and grow with. Read more>>

Christina Threloff

As humans, we are constantly consuming stuff. In our fast paced lives, we often don’t take the time to consider where this “stuff” comes from – what its journey was before it ended up in our possession. While being able to consider this will take a conscious effort on the consumer’s part, I have done the research. My Lovely Muse has grown as a business to focus on just that – providing products whose stories have been considered, where sustainability and ethical manufacturing is priority. Read more>>

Junie Boyer

Legacy is more about what you contributed to the lives of others while living and less about the platforms you held. I’d like my legacy to be remembered and honored as one of service, community and giving back. Many times we think of financial means when we say giving back but I am refereeing to giving service, time, support and aid to those that need it the most. See when you live a selfless life your legacy will speak for itself. Read more>>

Jeanine Finch

As a Branding, Wedding, and Family photographer my business legacy is to carry on your Family’s legacy for generations to come. Whether it’s through growing your business with branding photos and passing on generational wealth or through capturing precious family milestones during a weddings and family sessions, my hope is that my clients will treasure the moments I capture and the photos will tell their wonderful, truly unique stories. I work closely with my clients to make sure that we focus on the moments that matter most to them. Read more>>

Matthew Marson

Legacy is such a loaded word/idea. After I am gone, what do I want to leave behind and how do I want people to remember me? I would like to think that my success will leave others in a position to succeed, but with that I also need to define what I believe success to be. For the longest time, I was focused on money. Not a specific dollar amount, but simply more. More money equals more success. After a lot of self help and exploration my ideas on success started to shift from money to happiness. Read more>>

Emily Feinstein

A legacy is an interesting concept, because we might work our entire lives trying to make an imprint on this world, yet others might remember us for something totally separate from our life’s work. Since I was little, I carried with me a fear of death. I know this is a common fear, but the origin that drove me to feel this way was the notion that I would one day cease to exist– physically and in the hearts and minds of others who still remain. Read more>>

Andrius Maddox

I want my legacy to speak volumes for the person I am. My legacy will be able to influence others to make positive changes within so that he/she can be their best authentic self. Being able to dress the part or particular standard is not always the norm and i wan people to know that is perfectly acceptable for being you, and to have fun with clothing. My legacy will prove to everyone that fashion for men is just as important as it is for women, and that men also enjoy looking our best selves. Read more>>