We’re excited to introduce you to the always interesting and insightful Kevin Root. We hope you’ll enjoy our conversation with Kevin below.

Hi Kevin, thanks for joining us today. We’d love to go back in time and hear the story of how you came up with the name of your brand?

The name was inspired by some close friends of mine.

A few years ago I joined a small life coaching cohort with a couple dozen people from around the country. We focused on things like goal setting, emotional well-being, and financial habits, but a bigger theme emerged that was captured in the phrase Life & Legacy.

The friends I’ve made in the group aren’t just making decisions for themselves and the here and now. They’re making decisions for their families and future children, decisions that in some cases unwind generations of destructive mindsets and behaviors. They are putting in tremendously hard work that will never earn a medal or standing ovation, but it will make all the difference for themselves and those they care about.

When I started my real estate business, the name Life & Legacy Properties just made sense. Life & Legacy Properties is exploring how I can use my experiences, professional platform, and expertise to help others change their life and legacy – and I think real estate ownership and investing can play a big part.

Awesome – so before we get into the rest of our questions, can you briefly introduce yourself to our readers.

I’m a real estate agent and investor, but not because I really care about real estate. I care about people.

I love helping people navigate the home buying and selling process because that process normally accompanies other major life transitions.

For example, a young couple buying a home together often means they have dreams of starting a family soon – so buying a home is a big step. Sometimes selling a home is a sign of an ending – a death of a family member, a marriage that ended, or perhaps downsizing because the season of having a large home full of teenagers and their friends has come to an end. It’s almost never just about the house. It’s a privilege to walk with people throughout their lives celebrating their wins and grieving their losses.

It’s for all those reasons that it’s CRUCIAL that clients shouldn’t have to doubt the competency, integrity, or effort of their real estate agent in representing their best interests from start to finish.

The highest compliment I get is when a client or another real estate agent puts me on a group text with a referral and says something like, “I trust Kevin completely. He’s the only conversation you need to have.”

What’s a lesson you had to unlearn and what’s the backstory?

A book I’ve benefitted from a lot in the last year has been How to Walk into a Room: The Art of Knowing When to Stay and When to Walk Away.
In the book, the author says our experience of life transitions, is a cocktail of readiness and timeliness.
Ask any pregnant mother at 36 weeks. She’s ready, but it’s not time yet.
Ask any mother who gave birth unexpectedly at 28 weeks. It was time, but she probably didn’t feel ready.
Many transitions like graduations and retirements occur more naturally with a more balanced blend of readiness and timeliness.
Learning to navigate change through those two lenses has been a helpful guide for me.

Any advice for managing a team?

The best team managers know how to get the best out of each INDIVIDUAL team member is such a way that the purpose of the TEAM is advanced.

Because high “D,” nose-to-the-grindstone employees often get great individual outcomes, they commonly get promoted into leadership,

Once in leadership, they often become unhealthy managers who churn and burn through employees.

I see it happen over and over again.

In my own leadership, I prioritize employees having a sense of safety and belonging – paired with strong execution and results.

If people don’t feel safe, they won’t take risks.

If they won’t take risks, we’ll rarely achieve our best results.

When people don’t feel safe, you’ll never get their best work because their creative brain shuts down in favor of their survival brain kicking in. They won’t tell the truth when it’s not positive. They will do the minimum required to keep their job and not attract attention because attention = danger.

Paying attention to employee feedback and commentary – not just what is said, but what is unsaid – is a helpful way to sniff out a workplace culture. If everyone is only ever “killing it” and talking objective metrics, they’re likely hiding something.

On the contrary, feedback like “I genuinely feel heard and appreciated by him” or “He makes me want to stay and actually exceed his expectations” shows people are operating in a safe environment where you can, and will, get the best version of them.

Contact Info:

• Website: https://www.lifeandlegacyproperties.com
• Instagram: https://instagram.com/lifeandlegacyproperties
• Facebook: https://facebook.com/lifeandlegacyproperties
• Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevin-root
• Twitter: @Kevin_Root