Living Your Legacy

At just 23 years old, Ethan Karian is already chasing a vision he’s had since childhood: building a company that disrupts an entire industry. Raised by two entrepreneurs and inspired by the lessons of Think and Grow Rich, Ethan shares how years of self-education, early business failures, and relentless ambition led him to create SipSkip, a hospitality technology platform transforming the way people order drinks at bars, festivals, and stadiums.
In this episode of Living Your Legacy, Ethan reveals the moment the idea struck him at a crowded LSU bar, why he abandoned another business to go all-in on SipSkip, and how he approaches entrepreneurship with a fail fast mindset. Along the way, he shares powerful lessons about belief, resilience, team building, innovation, and creating something so simple that competitors struggle to improve upon it.
Key Takeaways
• Why failing fast gives entrepreneurs a competitive advantage
• How childhood exposure to entrepreneurship shaped his mindset
• Why self-education can accelerate success beyond traditional learning
• The importance of pivoting when a bigger opportunity appears
• How simplicity can become a company's greatest competitive advantage
Notable Quotes
• “I knew since I was a young kid that I wanted to found a company that was going to disrupt an industry and change the world.”
• “When I came up with SipSkip, I was doing another company at the time. I said, this one's it.”
• “The idea was create something so simple, so seamless that there would be no better way.”
• “Fail quick and fail fast.”
• “Anything is possible as long as you want it bad enough and are willing to work for it.”

Andrew Oleson never planned to become the owner of the company he admired most. While still in college, he took a chance, walked into his professor’s office, and made a bold offer that would change the course of his life. Today, as CEO of PDG+Creative, Andrew helps businesses build stronger brands, clearer marketing strategies, and deeper customer connections. In this episode, he shares why business is ultimately about people, not numbers, how company culture became his greatest competitive advantage, and the lessons he carried from military service into entrepreneurship. Through stories of leadership, branding, hiring, and business growth, Andrew reveals what it takes to build a company designed for long-term impact and lasting legacy.
Key Takeaways
Why Andrew bought a business from his college professor at just 24 years old
The surprising lesson that shifted his focus from numbers to people
How a 90 to 120-day hiring process helps create a high-performance culture
What military service taught him about leadership, teamwork, and accountability
Why successful branding starts with strategy, storytelling, and understanding people

Notable Quotes
"About six months into this business, I realized it had absolutely nothing to do with numbers. It was all people."
"I don't just get to go to work, I get to run to work."
"Ideas only get stronger when they're challenged."
"If a picture is worth a thousand words, what's it saying and to who?"
"Every entrepreneur wakes up and the world spins because we get up and push it with our feet."

For years, Tara Luckie did everything society told her would lead to success. She earned multiple degrees, led thriving nonprofits, climbed the professional ladder, and built a respected career. Yet behind the accomplishments, she felt disconnected from the life she truly wanted.
In this episode of Living Your Legacy, Tara shares the turning points that forced her to confront her limiting beliefs, listen to her intuition, and pursue the childhood dream she had buried for decades. From health challenges and burnout to buying a fixer-upper farm during COVID, she reveals how embracing authenticity transformed not only her life, but an entire community.
Today, Luckie Farms welcomes thousands of visitors, offers immersive farm experiences, and has become a model for agricultural innovation, agritourism, and purpose-driven entrepreneurship.
Key Takeaways
• Why success without fulfillment eventually catches up with you
• How limiting beliefs quietly shape your life and business decisions
• The surprising connection between childhood passions and purpose
• Why intuition is often a better guide than external validation
• How taking imperfect action created opportunities she never imagined
Notable Quotes
• “If we can change our inner beliefs, our outside automatically changes.”
• “Your body always shows you what’s wrong.”
• “We are only capable of what we believe we are capable of.”
• “You just have to go for it and believe everything will work out.”
• “Success isn’t a finish line. It’s a feeling.”

Fashion was never just about clothing for Mia Evans. Long before she launched Mia Maree, she was a shy little girl growing up in San Francisco, captivated by her mother’s style and inspired by the confidence fashion could create. In this episode of Living Your Legacy, Mia shares the deeply personal journey behind building a fashion brand rooted in confidence, culture, and legacy. From becoming a teenage mom and teaching herself fashion design to winning her first runway competition and reaching New York Fashion Week, her path was anything but easy. She opens up about loss, resilience, entrepreneurship, rebuilding after setbacks, and the promise she made to keep pursuing her dream no matter what. This is a story about purpose, perseverance, and creating a legacy that outlives you.
Key Takeaways
Your story and struggles can become your greatest source of strength.
Confidence is built through action, not something you're born with.
Success requires resilience through personal and professional setbacks.
Not everyone is meant to stay on your journey, and that's okay.
Legacy is about creating something meaningful that impacts future generations.

Notable Quotes
"Fashion became my voice before I found the courage to speak up."
"Your story is your power."
"Not everyone is meant to go where you're going."
"Never stop doing what you love."
"You can come from anywhere and still create something extraordinary."

For more than four decades, Roy Taylor has served on the front lines of law enforcement, military service, and leadership. But after witnessing a troubling pattern in police encounters involving mental health crises, he begins asking a difficult question: can policing be done differently?
In this episode of Living Your Legacy, Roy shares the experiences that shaped his commitment to service, the lessons learned from 45 years in law enforcement, and the mission that drives his work today through Taylor Law Enforcement Consulting Group. From serving as a police chief and military officer to becoming an expert witness in civil rights cases, he reveals what leadership, accountability, and integrity truly look like under pressure.
Discover how purpose-driven leadership, police reform, mental health crisis intervention, and public trust intersect in one man's lifelong pursuit of justice and service.
Key Takeaways
• Why leadership through service creates lasting impact
• How resilience helped him overcome challenges throughout his career
• The importance of de-escalation during mental health crises
• Why integrity matters more than popularity in leadership
• How small changes in police training can save lives
Notable Quotes
• "Protecting people should never come at the cost of dignity."
• "The need to use force should be the last resort."
• "Real leadership means making the hard calls and owning the outcome."
• "I want to figure out a way that I could help reduce those deaths."
• "You don't have to wear a badge to live with honor. You just have to do what's right, especially when it's hard."