How to Build a Legacy by Design with Garrick C. Francis

In this episode of The SmallBizChat, Melinda Emerson talks with Garrick C. Francis about building a legacy by design before retirement. They discuss how small business and corporate experience shape a legacy mindset, the move from success to significance, and why legacy goes beyond assets. The conversation covers life events that prompt leaders to rethink purpose, separating founder identity, reducing founder gravity, and seeing legacy as relationships, mentorship, service, and stewardship. Garrick also shares the habits and internal work needed for intentional legacy planning, plus the value of taking a legacy deployment gap before the next chapter.