Legacies help us with our goals after we’ve passed because they have the power to inspire action and the give our ideals an chance to live on through others. Given the magical potential of legacies, we wanted to support and foster conversations around legacy building and below you’ll find some of those conversations.

Mr.Adams BTW

I want to be the person and company that brought change to the entertainment and the minority entrepreneur industry here in Nashville. Read more>>

Isabel Alvarez Arata

Our pets aren’t just companions – they’re family. With that love comes a responsibility to understand their needs and ensure their well-being. Read more>>

Vladimir Cybil Charlier

I have drawn on my Caribbean and Haitian roots throughout my career to inform my artistic endeavors. When I first began, there was a distinct lack of discourse surrounding diasporic art, leaving it largely unexplored. Read more>>

Sterling Shipp

When I think of the legacy I, Sterling D’Von Shipp, hope to build, two words comes to mind – “humble service.” Humble service can be defined as dedicating yourself to the cause you believe in, never to give up on the people that are depending on that service you are providing. Read more>>

Daniel Macaluso

In a nutshell, I hope that people will say that I was a good man and they liked my art. As a man I try to hold myself accountable to my own ethics and moral compass, as an artist I’m doing everything I can stitch my place into the tapestry of art history. Read more>>

Julia Rocchio

I want my legacy to be that I was a source of inspiration for others in my generation. I hope that my content will have helped people reach their goals. I also hope to have motivated others to overcome their own obstacles. Read more>>

Oba Frank Lords

I hope to leave a mark in the music industry as a pioneer of the genre I am known for ( AFRO HOUSE MUSIC ). I hope that generations to come may use the groundwork I have laid out for them. Read more>>

Morgan Clary

I would hope my legacy would be To Believe in yourself and follow your dreams. To never give up no matter who doubts you in the beginning, and if no one believes in you, believe in yourself. Instead of Work to build other peoples dreams, work to build your own. Read more>>

Joel Sartore

I truly hope that by building this ark of biodiversity I will have inspired people to take real action — big or small — to help create a more liveable world. Whether it’s planting a pollinator garden in your yard or spreading the word among your friends and family about the need to protect species, we can all do our part to stop and reverse biodiversity loss. Read more>>

Michelle Keckler and Danielle Neely

As cousins and co-owners, when we about the legacy we hope to build, we think about the core values our marketing agency was built on. Our relationship has always been anchored in family and founded on mutual respect, which naturally extends to our team and clients. Read more>>

Monet Johnson

I want to be remembered as a positive public figure and fashion influencer in my community. I want to be remembered for my love of fashion, my leadership skills, creativity and for the lives I’ve impacted. Read more>>

Elizabeth Gagnon

The legacy I love to leave behind is the metaphor of t-e-a. Bringing communities and countries together with words and storytelling. To have communities, schools and businesses talking tea. Read more>>

Rebecca Hartwell

I want my legacy to be one of helping others create theirs. Legacy is a big part of why many aspiring writers become authors, and I want my legacy to be one of being the quality foundation on which a thousand others flourished. Read more>>