Legacy: Navigating Family Business
Welcome to the Legacy Podcast, the podcast that delves deep into the heart of family businesses.
Join Family Business Coach & 6th Generation family business owner, Anne Bauer, as we begin to untangle the intricate web of dynamics that come with running a business with those closest to us.
Through discussions, interviews, and insights, we'll explore how focusing on the energetic structure of the family business can lead to grounded communication, clear strategies, and healing across generations, especially during times of change & transition.
Our mission is simple yet profound: to help you cultivate balanced, harmonious relationships within your family business, get clarity around what we’re really going for, and then take aligned action that honors both your business and your family legacy.
Because when we can love our work and love working with our family, there's no limit to what we can achieve.
For more information about Anne & her work visit https://www.thelegacyevolution.com/
Episodes
43 episodes
S2 Ep18: The Invisible Work Behind Strong Relationships: Structure, Traditions & Boundaries in Family Business
Strong relationships – whether in friendships, families, or family businesses – don’t sustain themselves by accident. They require intention, structure, and the often-invisible effort of someone making connection happen.In this...
S2 Ep17: From Empty Nest to Succession Planning: What Personal Transitions Teach Us About Family Business
In this episode of Legacy: Navigating Family Business with Anne Bauer, Anne explores how personal life transitions mirror family business succession and leadership handoffs. Through a heartfelt story about preparing fo...
S2 Ep 16: Not a New Year, New You? Honoring the True Seasonal Energy of January in Family Business
As 2026 begins, Anne Bauer offers a permission-giving reflection for family business owners who aren’t feeling the “new year” momentum just yet. This short episode explores seasonal energy, the lunar and astrological new year, winter as a ti...
S2 Ep15: Let Them Evolve: Navigating Family Patterns, Holiday Triggers & Present-Moment Leadership in Family Business
In this warm and insightful episode, Anne explores how letting people evolve – instead of relating to them through old stories and patterns – can transform both our family relationships and our family businesses. Inspired by a moving intervi...
S2 Ep14: When Family Patterns Shape Workplace Culture
What happens when old family dynamics quietly shape your company culture? In this episode, Anne Bauer explores how unconscious family patterns can create toxic work environments – and how greater awareness can transform them into thriving, e...
S2 Ep13: Why I Created the Legacy Women’s Retreat
When I stepped into leadership of my sixth-generation family business, I quickly realized I was carrying more than just a title. I was also mothering the next generation – and trying to do both roles exactly as I’d seen them modeled before. ...
S2 Ep12: Beyond Generational Succession: Business Transitions, Energy, and the Courage to Evolve
Family businesses often focus on succession planning – but what about the transitions the business itself needs to grow and evolve? In this episode of Legacy: Navigating Family Business with Anne...
S2 Ep11: Why Every Family Business Leader Needs Time Away: The Power of Retreat
In this solo episode of Legacy: Navigating Family Business, Anne Bauer reflects on how travel – whether across the globe or just across town – has shaped her journey as a sixth-generation family business owner and lead...
S2 Ep10: Empowered Leadership: Kevin Hancock on Trust, Healing, and Shared Voice in Family Business
In this powerful episode of Legacy: Navigating Family Business, Anne Bauer sits down with sixth-generation family business owner Kevin Hancock, Chairman and Managing Owner of Hancock Lumber, one of the oldest family bu...
S2 Ep9: The Energy of Your Business: A New Paradigm for Rising Gen Leaders
In this transformative episode of Legacy: Navigating Family Business with Anne Bauer, we explore a revolutionary concept for family business leaders, especially Rising Gen and Next Gen successors: your business has its...
S2 Ep 8: Evolving Together: Building a Creative Family Business with Briana Borten
In this inspiring episode of Legacy: Navigating Family Business, Anne Bauer sits down with Briana Borten – founder of Dragontree Spas, co-author of The Well Life, and co-creator of the Dragontree...
S2 Ep 7: The Three Pillars of Legacy: Clear Communication, Healthy Boundaries & Energetic Awareness
In this foundational episode of Legacy: Navigating Family Business, Anne Bauer dives deep into the core of her transformative framework: the Three Pillars of Legacy. Discover how clear communication,...
S2 Ep6: From Dairy to Dynasty: Melissa Hildebrand Reed on Family, Farming & Boundaries
In this episode of Legacy: Navigating Family Business, Anne Bauer talks with Melissa Hildebrand Reed, 4th-generation Operations Manager at Hildebrand Farms Dairy near Junction City, Kansas. Melissa shares her journey f...
S2 Ep5: Healthy Boundaries for Healthy Relationships in Family Business
In today’s episode of Legacy: Navigating Family Business, we’re diving into a topic that’s close to my heart – and incredibly important for anyone navigating the unique world of family business: Healthy Boundaries. If ...
S2Ep4: How to Start the Conversation in Multi-Generational Family Businesses
In today’s episode, we’re tackling one of the biggest challenges in multi-generational family businesses: how to start the conversation. Whether you’re part of the rising generation entering the family business or a se...
S2 Ep3: From Hobby to Legacy: The Accidental Journey of Convoy Road Coffee Roasters
In this episode of Legacy: Navigating Family Business, we chat with Dawn Kennedy, CEO of Convoy Road Coffee Roasters in Van Wert, Ohio, about how a Christmas gift turned into a thriving family business. What started as...
S2 Ep2: Defining Success in Family Business
In this episode of Legacy: Navigating Family Business, we explore what success really means for family businesses. While many think success is just about making money, it’s much more subjective – especially in fa...
S2 Ep1: How to Set Yourself Up for Success in 2025
It’s January – Let’s talk about PLANNING!!It’s one of my favorite subjects, my nerdiest super power, AND also one of the ways I’ve grown & evolved the most when it comes to the way I tend to my family business on...
Welcome to Season 2- Trailer
Family businesses make up nearly 2/3rd of all businesses worldwide and despite that staggering number, the families who own & operate those family businesses can feel deeply lonely and unsupported as they navigate the intricacies & c...
Episode 22: How to Wrap up Your Year in Family Business (and survive the holidays too!)
It’s our last episode of the year!! Can you believe it?!?! Finding work-life balance during the holiday season can feel especially challenging for family business owners and I’m no exception! Join me this week a...
Episode 21: Ancestral Support & Guidance in Family Business
This week’s episode may push your edges and pique your curiosity as I talk in more depth about the energetic support, guidance, and medicine available to us (and our family businesses) by connecting to our well & wise ancestors. In this ...
Episode 20: Ancestral Healing and Family Business
Join me as I dive into another powerful piece of the work that we do here at Legacy. In this episode I answer questions like:What is ancestral healing?How does ancestral healing impact family businesses?
Episode 19: Energy Work and Family Business
Join me as I try to put words to a generally wordless experience and dive into the how & why of energy work & family business coaching. In this episode we break down:1) Why being aware of our ...
Ep. 18: 3 Steps for Better Work-Life Balance in Family Business
Finding yourself feeling burned out, resentful, uninspired, or strained in your family business relationships? It may be time to bring your work-life balance back into… well, balance. Join me this week as I outline the 3 most common challenges ...