Built For Legacy
Built For Legacy (previously The Nichols and Dimez Show) is the podcast for high performers navigating major transitions and building work that lasts. Hosted by Chris Nichols, this show features candid conversations with athletes, veterans, and entrepreneurs who have boldly shifted from peak careers into purpose-driven ventures built to leave lasting impact. Whether stepping off the field, leaving the military, or walking away from a corporate ladder, our guests share how they embraced their next chapter to grow, lead, and build with intention. Each episode dives into the mindset shifts, strategies, and lessons they used to move beyond their first chapter — from launching a business to scaling a personal brand. Built For Legacy offers actionable insights, inspiring stories of reinvention, and a playbook for those determined to make their next move the most meaningful yet.
Built For Legacy
100th Episode LIVE Panel | Identity, Reinvention & Betting on Yourself (Birthday Edition)
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I recorded my 100th episode of Built for Legacy live in front of an audience on my birthday. Thank you to everyone who has supported me on this journey. To mark the milestone, I opened with the story of how the show came together over the last three and a half years, then brought up a panel of three past guests who've become close friends: Dominique Bell (jiu-jitsu competitor, coach, & gym founder), Emily Hayden (IFBB bikini pro, host of the Evolve Emily Show, and coach), and Ryan Williams (former Navy SEAL, serial entrepreneur, and co-host behind Liberty Risk). We get into detaching your identity from the thing you've mastered, being willing to be the "new guy" again when you start over, the worst mistakes that became the best lessons, and how each of us defines failure.
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Chapters:
00:00 - Intro & The Journey to 100: Rebranding to Built for Legacy
09:17 - Meet the Panel: Dominique Bell, Emily Hayden & Ryan Williams
15:20 - Detaching Your Identity From What You've Mastered
28:12 - What's Next: Dom's Gym, Emily's Bodybuilding Return & Screenplay, Ryan's Liberty Risk Podcast
42:41 - Audience Q&A: Biggest Mistakes That Became the Best Lessons
49:36 - How Each of Us Defines Failure
56:32 - Closing the Panel & Cheers to 100
Follow the Panelists:
Dominique Bell: https://www.instagram.com/dubious_dom/
Emily Hayden: https://www.instagram.com/emilyhayden/
Ryan Williams: https://www.instagram.com/invictus5326/
Follow Chris Nichols:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nicholsanddimez
Podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/builtforlegacypodcast
Website: https://builtforlegacy.buzzsprout.com
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/built-for-legacy/id1667715105
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4MAr6sSCwiyU9G1JZgeZxq?si=a7da325d67a64a72
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@builtforlegacypodcast
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/nicholsanddimezshow/100090067950005
Contact: chris@nicholsanddimez.com
