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.

Veronica Ariza

My legacy, my legacy would definitely be a combination of my creativity, resilience, and connection to my community. I’ve built a brand that celebrates individuality and a spooky aesthetic while turning my passion into products people love. I have created unique, eye-catching designs, for example my horror themed phone cases and matching 3D phone grips. They resonate with my audience and leave a lasting impression on many. Read more>>

Kathryn Millroy

I am sharing my son’s story so he will always be remembered. Sean was brave & heroic in his efforts to find his own cure and advanced medicine for all childhood cancers. His legacy lives on through the foundation I have created in his memory. Kids on Carousels helps children with cancer and supports their families. Read more>>

Travis Gibb

Creating a legacy as a comic book creator is an incredibly personal and profound aspiration. Ever since i was a little boy i wanted to be remembered. I want part of me to live on past when i die. I didnt just want to be name on a gravestone. I want people to hear my voice in my words. For me, it’s about more than the comic books themselves; it’s about building something meaningful, something that matters. I try and do stories that matter and are more then just good and bad guys punching each other. Read more>>

Myles Moore

SWAT to the TOP! I want my name to ring bells. I want to be respected in my craft. But mostly, I want to inspire the creatives in Alief, Texas. We are one of a kind, the best in the land! We have the most beautiful, creative, diverse, passionate, ambitious people in the land. I would love for my legacy to be to create Alief Hollywood. I want to build a platform that allows all talents to shine, from performers, writers, videographers and editors, and set designers. Outside of Texas, we’ll have people looking to Alief like they do to Hollywood. Through this endeavor, I want to engage the local community by providing jobs for residents and spaces for kids to grow in creative areas. As a black man from Selma, Alabama by way of Alief, Texas, this interview means so much. If I can show the world my success, it’ll open others’ eyes to do the same. I want to use every opportunity to give back to my community. That’s how I know my love for Alief runs deep. Read more>>

Crystal Hoang

I want my legacy to be one of breaking cycles and redefining possibilities. I want my children to see that they don’t have to follow the traditional 9-to-5 path, and be unhappy in a position if it doesn’t align with their dreams. Instead, they can create their own opportunities with hard work, dedication, and a vision for something greater. The legacy starts with me, as I build a life that blends passion, purpose, and resilience. I hope to inspire them and others to chase what truly fulfills them and leave a meaningful impact on the world. When people think of me, I hope they remember someone who dared to dream big, empowered others, and showed her children what’s possible. Read more>>

Zykeria Parker

The legacy that I’m trying to build is that I am the one in my family, who made the sacrifices and the compromises to break generational curses. What I think people will say about me when I am gone is that not only was I a kind hearted person but I worked hard for everything that I got. I want to be a very important and an inspirational factor in my family. One thing I inspire to do is to make sure that future generations after me are benefiting from generational wealth I want them to be able to have different opportunities at success that I didn’t have and that my parents and grandparents etc, didn’t have. This is why I’m striving so hard to do what I’m doing and also investing into different ventures. Read more>>

Stephanie Calmenson

As a children’s book writer, I hope I might be remembered as someone who’s worked to enrich the lives of children. When writing a book, my goals often include: — Teaching basics like letters and numbers — Helping a child feel understood and valued — Expanding a child’s view of the world — Showing ways to get along with others — Encouraging a love of reading, especially through laughter Read more>>

Chad Michael Snavely

I want to be remembered as someone who loved his people well, enjoyed his life, and worked hard as a creator and business owner. I love to work, create, and build things, and I spent most of my twenties and thirties burning both ends of the candle, hustling, grinding, investing in everyone and everything around me, and trying to always get to that next thing. But now, in my forties — and I realize this goes against every entrepreneurial and business trope — I want my work to serve as a means to give me the life I want to live, with the people I want to live it with and to be able to enjoy the non-working elements of it. Read more>>

Aubri Poon

When I think about the legacy I hope to leave behind, it’s not just about being remembered as a photographer. Photography is my medium, yes, but it’s also my megaphone—a way to amplify voices that often go unheard and to shine a light on the stories that need telling, particularly those of our animal companions. Read more>>

Rochelle Wharton

I hope to be remembered for my love for culinary arts, as well as my love for helping those in need through food. I am so passionate about educating the masses on what needs to be eaten. Finding a way to build more community gardens in the Atlanta metropolitan area, where there are food deserts is my goal. Teaching children that they can grow food wherever they live, that you do not need to have a backyard. Teaching people that look like me and our deal dealing with what I called a generational curse of continuously eating foods that don’t supply the necessary nutrients when we have options. I would love to be remembered as that black woman who not only strive for success in the culinary field, but also strive for success in my community. Read more>>