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.

Nicole Curtis

There have been so many different parts of my life thus far. So many things I have hoped to leave as a legacy in each. I hope people say that I was creative, that when faced with a challenge or set back I learned from it and tried to do and be better. I hope that people remember me as someone who followed her heart, who took chances and lived life to its fullest. I hope my students remember me as someone who taught them to be creative, to be brave, to be proud of who they are. I hope my son remembers me as his biggest fan and someone who made a difference in his life and the lives of her students and her community. I hope our customers remember me as someone who made them feel welcome and special. I also hope I am remembered for creating a culture of love and celebration of who we are as members of a small town in North Eastern Pennsylvania. I’m so proud of the work we have done on our 50th Anniversary Carbondalien Festival. Our goal and hopefully part of my legacy will be that we were able to build economic development and increase tourism based on our extraterrestrial past. www.carbondalienfestival.com Read more>>

Heather Lore

I am not interested in personally being remembered forever, but I do want the projects I create to have a positive, inspirational impact on people around the world for years to come. If my company does become a legacy, I want it to be associated with inspiring female and queer filmmakers across the world to create their own stories and grow & flourish in the entertainment industry. I truly want to inspire all creatives/filmmakers around the world, but helping to support lesser-seen communities is such a beautiful thing that I personally want to see more of and help create. Read more>>

Lelund Hollins

I want my legacy to be known to my grandchildren to know how their grandfather was a man, not a puppet for corporations or the streets. Read more>>

William Lanham

My greatest hope is that the music I share will inspire other musicians and composers in the same way that I was by the film scores I grew up with. All throughout my life, I have been influenced and inspired by amazing composers such as John Williams, Hans Zimmer, Howard Shore, and many others. Whether it was Lord of the Rings, Star Wars, or Gladiator, these soundtracks helped to shape who I am today. I still remember the first time I truly listened to and appreciated the orchestral parts of The Lion King. I was so moved that I literally cried and to this day it remains one of my all time favorites. Read more>>

Alyssa Kitson

What makes me get ready for work, and show up each day, is the ability to make my clients feel seen. Aside from cultivating a style that fits them, I also want the people around me feel empowered, and proud of who they are. I want to be remembered for the way I made people feel everyday. As if I were their personal cheerleader. Read more>>

Carmen Isabel Harris

I am hoping to build an educational background around taxes, budgeting, and entrepreneurship not only for us adults but more importantly for our children. I think when I am gone people will remember me for the knowledge that I hold and the eagerness to teach everyone. I hope to be remembered as someone who started a major trend in our school districts of adding a curriculum that teaches our children about growth and opportunities. Read more>>

Beryl Otchere

The legacy I’m hoping to build is one where I impacted everyone I came into contact with positively and left them better than I met them. I hope to do this by taking time to connect with and invest in everyone around me – my staff, colleagues, patients, followers, friends, and family. As a dentist, this means I take additional time and effort to get to know my patients personally as well as from a dental standpoint so I can offer them care tailored to them. As a friend and family member, this means pouring into my close friends and family, encouraging them, teaching them, praying for them, doing life together, etc. Read more>>

Lisa Cohen

I love this question, because this is what my daughter asked me to consider last year as I was on the verge of making a big business decision of opening my new children’s party facility. I have owned and operated my own business for 36 years and it has taken on many manifestations, but the main focus of what I want to leave behind is the message of the power and importance of creativity for children and the adults they become. My most recent children’s book, Tulie the T-Rex Ballerina is really my story. I wanted to be a Ballerina, and there were always people that told me that was probably not the most practical idea, which is kind of true, but I perservered in my pursuit of a career in dance and acting. I was able to dance with a ballet company in Denver, get my degree in acting, did some professional regional theatre, all the while teaching children dance and theatre through the Denver Public School system. When I moved to Los Angeles I started Dance On Wheels, a mobile after school arts program and from there I devoted my life to not only performing, but nurturing the creative spirit in the children I taught. I started peforming as a variety theatrical performer at parties, arts organizations, and events and then started Creative Parties For Kids. I would often create stories for the children I taught or performed for….many of these later became my books. Read more>>

Rashad Lance

I used to believe that my mark on the world needed to be something tangible, like a grand building or a huge poster. However, my experiences in the modeling industry shifted my viewpoint. Everything that is created, posted, or built is destined to fade away eventually. Now, I believe the true essence of our existence lies in the memories we forge with others—good or bad—and that authentic human connections. I love hats and just happen to be amazing at creating them, so when people light up from seeing my art, I genuinely appreciate it. So for now, I find joy in the idea that my legacy can be as simple as the memories I leave with others, and hopefully, they can carry that kindness with them while wearing a great fucken hat by yours truly. Read more>>

Tonia Leeper

As an inspired person, I want my legacy to be defined by my dedication to creativity, sustainability, and empowerment. I hope to be remembered as someone who not only transformed the beauty industry with innovative and eco-friendly products but also inspired others to pursue their passions with a sense of responsibility towards the planet. By demonstrating that success can be achieved without sacrificing environmental ethics, I aim to encourage future generations to innovate with mindfulness and compassion. Ultimately, I want my journey to serve as a testament to the power of imagination and determination, leaving a lasting impact that motivates others to dream boldly and act kindly. To love and grow one’s self from within and prioritize selfcare as much as possible. Read more>>

Destiny Cox

I want to build a legacy in filmmaking, where I tell powerful stories of Black and Brown communities that often go untold, in unconventional genres like Sci-Fi and Horror. My mission is to encourage BIPOC filmmakers, creating a space in Sci-Fi and Horror where impactful narratives can flourish beyond trauma-centered stories. Instead, I hope to offer new visions of what survival, resilience, and equity can look like. If my work encourages other creatives to experiment with horror or science fiction, regardless of budget, I’ll know I’ve left a meaningful mark. Read more>>

Eden Northover

This is a really interesting question and one I don’t often reflect on, but when I consider the legacy I’d like to leave behind, three things come to mind: 1) my stories, 2) empowering and guiding writers to share their stories with the world, and 3) the love and care I have for my family. When I was in primary school, creative writing was my life, and while it still is, the pressures you feel as an adult as opposed to when you’re a kid are entirely different. I used to write stories instead of play games; I used to constantly be conjuring up new ideas and characters to be featured in my next story, and if I wasn’t writing, you could bet I’d be cuddled up with a book somewhere. At the age of 14, I wrote a story of 80,000 words—80,000!  Read more>>

Kayla Adiletto

As a kid I was always very interested in music, whether it was singing in the car (sometimes to my mother’s dismay) or putting on a one man show to my imaginary audience in the basement… I desperately wanted to be involved in music. There came a point in high school where the next natural progression for my music was marching band and I wanted no part of it. It all kind of died there, or at least that was what I thought. It took dating a musician in college to remind myself what I had always quietly known to be true, I’m a musician. Read more>>

Evelyn Brito

As I reflect on my journey over the years, I appreciate the diverse experiences that have shaped me—both the triumphs and the challenges. Each setback has served as a stepping stone, and every success is a testament to my resilience. My hope is that when others think of me, they see someone who embodies strength and an unwavering spirit, always ready to face whatever comes my way. Read more>>