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Do you need children to leave a legacy?

And if you’re single, child-free, widowed, or without clear heirs — does your life’s work still matter in the long arc of family and community?

In this episode of Inheritance to Income, Garrick Codrington Francis explores one of the most misunderstood and quietly painful questions surrounding legacy: who gets to leave one — and how.

Drawing from family history, lived experience, and faith-aware reflection, this conversation challenges the assumption that legacy requires marriage, children, or significant financial inheritance. Instead, Garrick reframes legacy as something shaped through responsibility, influence, service, and presence — often outside traditional family structures.

This episode invites listeners to slow down and reconsider what is truly being passed down, whether intentionally or not.

This episode speaks directly to:

• Single and child-free adults questioning how they will be remembered

• Widows and widowers navigating legacy without clear successors

• Elders without direct heirs

• Families inheriting responsibility without instruction

• Anyone who has wondered whether their life’s work will endure

In this episode, you’ll hear about:

🧍 The common mistake of believing legacy requires marriage, children, or wealth — and why single and child-free lives often shape generations more than we realize

🧭 What people get wrong about legacy — and how responsibility, influence, and impact are often inherited outside traditional family structures

🏫 How teachers, mentors, and community members shape generational outcomes — even without heirs or assets

📖 Personal stories of legacy passed through education, service, and values

🙏 Why legacy begins with who we are, not what we own

🌱 How intentional legacy can still grow into income, influence, and long-term impact

Inheritance may happen automatically.

Legacy requires intention.

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Can you buy a legacy?

And just as importantly — can you sell one without losing it?

Whether you are buying, selling, or preparing your family for transition, this episode will help you slow down, think clearly, and approach legacy with intention instead of regret.

In this episode of Inheritance to Income, Garrick Codrington Francis explores one of the most important and misunderstood questions of the Great Wealth Transfer: what really happens when businesses change hands and what’s at stake beyond the purchase price.

With millions of small businesses preparing for transition over the next decade, this conversation goes far beyond deals and valuations. It’s about stewardship, succession, identity, and responsibility for buyers, sellers, heirs, and families alike.

This episode speaks directly to:

• Founders considering selling their life’s work

• Acquipreneurs and investorpreneurs buying existing businesses

• Families inheriting responsibility they didn’t expect

• Anyone navigating legacy during the Great Wealth Transfer

In this episode, you’ll hear about:

🏛️ The Great Wealth Transfer and why 7–9 million businesses are expected to change hands

📉 Why only 20–30% of businesses that go to market actually sell and what happens to the rest

🤝 The critical difference between an investorpreneur and an acquipreneur

🧭 Why legacy is about stewardship, not ownership

📚 A personal story of a lost family business legacy and the conversations we never had

🩺 A real-world comparison of two business transitions: one relational, one transactional

⚖️ How sellers can choose the right buyer not just the highest offer

Inheritance requires instruction.

Legacy requires intention.

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What does it really mean to step into a legacy that someone else built — especially when that someone is your father? Whether you’re part of a family business, preparing to pass one on, or considering what legacy truly means for your family, this conversation will resonate deeply.

In this episode, Garrick Francis sits down with his lifelong friend Greg Wimberley, who spent decades working alongside his father before eventually taking over the family business, Wimberley Electric. Together, they unpack the realities of family business succession — the responsibility, the pressure, the gratitude, and the quiet weight that comes with inheriting more than just a company.

This is a story about trust, stewardship, identity, and continuity.

You’ll hear about:

• ⚙️ What it’s really like to work with your parent before working for yourself

• 🧭 How legacy is transferred through example, not instructions

• 👥 The emotional and relational dynamics behind family business succession

• 🧱 The difference between inheriting a company and carrying a calling

• 📘 Why families must talk before transitions happen — not after

Legacy doesn’t just happen.

It’s built — intentionally, relationally, and over time.

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