Living Your Legacy

What happens when the discipline of Army Special Operations meets the unpredictable world of entrepreneurship? In this episode of Living Your Legacy, Nate Hirschberg shares how his journey from military service to building a thriving real estate investment company shaped his approach to leadership, adversity, and long-term success. As the founder and CEO of Stag Mountain Properties, Nate reveals the mindset shifts, hard lessons, and leadership principles that helped him navigate business challenges while staying mission-focused. Through stories of resilience, mentorship, team building, and personal growth, he offers practical insights for entrepreneurs, veterans, and anyone determined to build something meaningful that lasts.
Key Takeaways
How military discipline creates consistency and resilience in entrepreneurship
Why controlling your mindset matters more than controlling external circumstances
The importance of surrounding yourself with the right mentors and tribe
How diversified real estate investing creates sustainable long-term growth
Why successful companies focus on solutions instead of problems

Notable Quotes
"If you're having a bad day in business, just know it can be a lot worse."
"I can control my emotional state and how I handle things."
"Never problems, only solutions."
"Everyone has a plan until you get shot at."
"Trust that no matter what, you've been equipped to deal with adversity."

Therapist, author, and founder of Legacy Heights, Kristina Calvey, shares the deeply personal journey that transformed her life, her work, and her understanding of legacy. Growing up in Washington Heights, navigating childhood trauma, emotional neglect, and later a life-altering divorce, she spent decades living in survival mode before discovering what it truly means to tell the truth, trust herself, and rebuild from the ground up. Through her work in relationship therapy, personal transformation, and healing life transitions, Kristina reveals how adversity became the foundation of her purpose. As she prepares to launch two books and expand her impact, she explores the courage required to leave behind expired versions of ourselves and step into a more authentic life.
Key Takeaways
Childhood experiences often shape the relationship patterns we carry into adulthood.
Divorce can become a catalyst for profound personal growth and transformation.
Healing begins when we stop performing and start telling the truth.
Repairing relationships requires emotional regulation and intentional communication.
Legacy is built through courage, self-awareness, and the lives we impact along the way.

Notable Quotes
"Tell the truth."
"The truth is so interesting and ugly and beautiful and tragic."
"At the hands of women have I always been restored."
"Finally existing is enough."
"Unsubscribe to everyone's narrative of you."

When Jodi Hillebrand faced postpartum depression after the birth of her first child, she discovered a painful truth: mothers receive extensive support for birth, but very little for recovery. Determined to create a different experience for herself and others, she began exploring holistic postpartum recovery and eventually pioneered the placenta encapsulation movement in the United States. In this episode, Jodi shares the turning points that led her from struggling new mother to founder of Postpartum Expert and Placenta Benefits. She discusses postpartum support, maternal wellness, birth advocacy, and the challenges of bringing a misunderstood practice into the mainstream. Through court battles, public criticism, and decades of education, she built a movement focused on empowering mothers and transforming postpartum care.
Key Takeaways
• Postpartum recovery deserves as much planning and support as childbirth itself.
• Personal struggles can become powerful missions that impact thousands of lives.
• Challenging societal norms often requires courage, persistence, and education.
• Practical support is one of the most important factors in postpartum wellness.
• Creating lasting change starts by helping one person at a time.
Notable Quotes
• "Postpartum support matters. We just don't do a good job."
• "The postpartum period is actually the first 12 months after a baby is born."
• "We don't even separate puppies from their mothers for eight weeks."
• "The joy is there immediately. It just gets clouded by the stress."
• "If taking a few verbal and emotional hits means the message reaches someone who needs it, then it's worth it."

What happens when a professional athlete walks away from the dream she spent years chasing and starts over in an industry where she has no experience, no roadmap, and no guarantees?
In this episode of Living Your Legacy, Kristin Silvestri shares the defining moments that shaped her journey from professional soccer player to fashion entrepreneur, clothing designer, and owner of The Collective Park City. She opens up about taking bold leaps into the unknown, moving to Los Angeles without a plan, building a fashion brand from scratch, showing at New York Fashion Week, and navigating the uncertainty of launching a retail business during COVID-19.
Through stories of resilience, creativity, leadership, and community building, Kristin reveals why success often comes from saying yes before you feel ready. This conversation explores entrepreneurship, fashion design, women's leadership, personal growth, and the mindset required to create a business and life that truly reflect who you are.
Key Takeaways
Fear is often a signal that growth is on the other side.
You do not need all the answers before taking action.
Building a business requires resilience, adaptability, and creativity.
Fashion can be a powerful tool for confidence and self-expression.
Great leaders create environments where their teams can thrive.

Notable Quotes
"Feeling that fear and just going after it."
"Just saying yes without having all the answers."
"Fashion is the armor to survive the realities of everyday life."
"You have to leap towards those big bad audacious things."
"The dream and drive must be there."

What happens when the business you never planned to join becomes the one you're called to protect?
In this episode of Living Your Legacy, Cheri Martinen, owner of Bancorp Insurance, shares the journey from running a successful marketing company to stepping into a family business that spans multiple generations. She opens up about entrepreneurship, leadership, company culture, and the responsibility that comes with carrying forward a legacy built by her father, grandfather, and great-grandfather. Along the way, she challenges common misconceptions about insurance, explains why financial education matters, and reveals how putting people first has shaped both her business and her mission. From sales and customer service to community impact and long-term business growth, this conversation delivers practical lessons for entrepreneurs looking to build something that lasts.
Key Takeaways
Why understanding insurance as a financial product changes everything.
How a strong company culture leads to better customer experiences.
The role sales skills play in entrepreneurial success.
What motivated Cheri to take over her family's insurance agency.
Why education and trust are critical in building long-term client relationships.

Notable Quotes
"Insurance is a financial product."
"People aren't educated on the insurance product, so you don't know what you're buying."
"My staff is extremely important to me in taking care of them so that they can take care of our customers."
"Ideally, they never use my product."
"If it's a brand new business, man, you got to sell stuff."