You're Building Legacy Wrong!

Episode Description:

Legacy. It's one of the most loaded words in entrepreneurship — and one of the most misunderstood. In this episode of Startup Spouses, Marie and Adam Hill get real about what legacy actually means for entrepreneurial couples, why the traditional model is broken, and how to stop building a legacy about you and start building one for them.

Drawing on Adam's firsthand experience as a fourth-generation family business leader — and the trauma, obligation, and identity crisis that came with it — this conversation will challenge everything you think you know about passing something on.

Show Notes:

Episode: Legacy — From Preservation to Preparation

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In this episode, Marie and Adam cover:

Why 60% of family businesses don't survive to the second generation — and 90% don't make it to the third
The difference between legacy as preservation vs. legacy as preparation
How Adam's fourth-generation family business shaped (and burdened) his identity
Why estate planning and tax strategy are NOT a legacy
The danger of tying your family's entire identity to a single business
How "sacred cows" silently destroy multi-generational companies
Why legacy, at its core, is really about control — and what to do about it
How to have values conversations with your kids starting as young as 8 or 9
Using your business as a vehicle for the next generation — not an obligation
The "shirt sleeves to shirt sleeves in three generations" phenomenon

Key Takeaway:

Stop trying to preserve what you've built. Start preparing the next generation to create their own value — on their own terms.

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