Living Your Legacy

Episode Highlights:

• Amit and his wife’s experience with their son being diagnosed with a developmental disorder.
• The difficulty of finding people that can help children with special needs. 
• Can you imagine sending your eight-year-old to a residential school?
• The reason why Amit and his wife decided to have another child.
• Amit’s journey towards helping families with special needs children with legal planning, financial planning, and many other things!
• And much more!

About Amit Chawla:

Hello, I am Amit Chawla. I am a husband to an Estate Planning attorney (who is further studying to specialize in Special Needs law) and a dad to two boys, 7 and 13, and a dog. We live in Lexington, Massachusetts. For my full-time job, I work as a Software Product Manager for a Wealth/Investment Management software company.

My oldest son is 13 years old and has Autism. He is in a residential school. I'd like to give back to the special needs community by doing something meaningful. My goal is to help families with special needs members with planning for a better future. Ever since my son left for residential school 5 years ago, my wife and I have been busy preparing ourselves to help him in all things related to special needs planning. My wife has been focused on legal aspects and I have been focusing on financial aspects. We moderate a private Facebook group called Planning for Special Needs.

I am also the founder and owner of a financial planning company - My Special Financial Planning and I volunteer for a couple of non-profit organizations to provide pro bono financial planning services.

YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@PlanningForSpecialNeeds 
Private Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/planningforspecialneeds

Website: https://www.myspecialfinancialplanning.com 
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/MySpecialFP/

Twitter Handle: https://twitter.com/MySpecialFP
Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/MySpecialFP 
LinkedIn Company Page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/my-special-financial-planning/

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TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@livingyourlegacy

Episode Highlights:

• Mark’s journey as a dad. “It turns out it’s the greatest thing in the world.”
• The lack of opportunities for people with different abilities.
• John’s eureka moment about his crazy socks!
• John and Mark’s way of doing business.
• The various avenues that John and Mark are able to give back! 
• And much more!

About John and Mark Cronin:

John Cronin and his Dad, Mark X. Cronin are more than just engaging speakers, they are entrepreneurs, philanthropists, humanitarians and leaders. Oh, and John also happens to have Down syndrome. Together, they built a multi-million dollar, internationally renowned business

from scratch.

John and Mark are co-founders of John’s Crazy Socks which has a mission to spread happiness. More than half their employees have a differing ability and every day they show what people with differing abilities can do. They are fierce advocates for people of differing abilities and have testified twice before the U.S. Congress and spoken at the United Nations.

John and Mark are winners of the EY Entrepreneur of the Year and the Monsignor Thomas J. Hartman Humanitarian of the Year Award. They are members of the U.S. State Department’s Speaker’s Bureau of have wowed audiences including Microsoft, EY, Bank of America, SHRM and Campbell Snacks as well as universities across the U.S. and Canada.

Website: https://johnscrazysocks.com/  

Connect with Michelle!

Email: [email protected]

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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/michelle_slaney_trovato/

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@livingyourlegacy

Episode Highlights:

• Struggles that young moms deal with.
• Seeing the difficulties that moms of multiple children experience. Imagine the laundry!
• Thanking birth moms for the sacrifices they’ve done.
• Adoptive mom’s unique challenges. 
• Pet moms are included, too!
• Appreciating moms who’ve already passed.
• Grandmothers’ concern for their children and grandchildren’s lives.
• Single moms’ responsibilities. 
• Empty nest mom’s success in allowing their children to be self-sufficient.
• The inspiration that moms who lost a child provide.
• Sick mothers’ perseverance.
• Those who want to be moms. You’ll figure it out!
• Appreciating moms are co-parenting, or have partners that don’t live with them.  
• Thanking special needs moms.

Connect with Michelle!

Email: [email protected]

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/803094967413972

Sendoutcards: www.sendoutcards.com/mslaney

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/michelle_slaney_trovato/

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@livingyourlegacy

Episode Highlights:

• How Noémi got to starting a podcast agency.
• Figuring out which podcasts are a good fit. Doing your research is key!
• When you get to find out a podcast to go on, what should you ask a podcaster in the pre-call?
• How do you get that episode out to your audience?
• If you’re looking for guests instead, how do you find them?
• And much more!

About Noémi Beres:

Noémi Beres is the Co-Owner of Podcast Connections.

She helps entrepreneurs and business owners share their knowledge and connect them to quality podcast shows. In addition, Noemi is dedicated to helping experts grow their businesses with interviews.

She started to work in the online marketing field back in 2007. Noemi has a Master’s Degree in Danish Literature and Language; she is a linguist, content creator, and “master organizer.”

Noemi is also a collage artist. She makes hand-sewn collages on canvas from old photos, postcards, colorful yarn, and textiles.

Connect with Noémi!

Website: https://www.podcastconnections.co/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/noemiberes/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/NoemiBeres

Connect with Michelle!

Email: [email protected]

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/803094967413972

Sendoutcards: www.sendoutcards.com/mslaney

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/michelle_slaney_trovato/

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@livingyourlegacy

Episode Highlights:

• Being vulnerable through writing.
• Making the choice to be a birth mom. 
• Raising a child with autism while also going through a divorce. 
• The great importance of empathy.
• The lack of resources for people who’re raising children diagnosed with autism. 
• How Stacy became a TEDx speaker, an elected school board member, and a Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Manager for the Utah Jazz.
• And much more!

About Stacy Bernal:

Stacy is a mom, autism advocate, author, TEDx speaker, a recently elected school board  member, and the Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Manager for the Utah Jazz.

Connect with Stacy!

Website: https://seestacyspeak.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stacy-bernal-98896219/

Connect with Michelle!

Email: [email protected]

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/803094967413972

Sendoutcards: www.sendoutcards.com/mslaney

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/michelle_slaney_trovato/

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@livingyourlegacy

Episode Highlights:

• Growing up being too busy making sure there was lunch.
• “How you do money is how you do life.”
• Why women need to be more in control of money.
• How should you live after retirement? Have you ever even thought of that?
• Financial matters that come up when your parents get older.
• Money has no value until WE create that value.
• Being brave around money. 
• And much more!

About Kim Curtis:

Kim Curtis is the bestselling author of Money Secrets: Keys to Smart Investing and Retirement Secrets. She is a nationally recognized wealth management advisor and President and CEO of Wealth Legacy Institute. Her groundbreaking work in developing a highly personal client-centric planning model was recognized in the Journal of Practical Estate Planning, winning the Editor’s Choice award. She has been profiled in several publications, including the Wall Street Journal. Kim has attained numerous professional designations and been recognized by the financial planning industry as having achieved the highest level of competence and expertise.

Connect with Kim!

Website: https://financialliteracypress.com/ | https://agingparentchecklist.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WealthLegacyInstitute 
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/happinessdoesntretire/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kimberlylcurtis 
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfYVRFXtjFYN-AoRuKt0mYw 
Twitter: https://twitter.com/WLILegacy | https://twitter.com/KimCurtisLegacy

Connect with Michelle!

Email: [email protected]

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Sendoutcards: www.sendoutcards.com/mslaney

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/michelle_slaney_trovato/

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@livingyourlegacy

Episode Highlights:

• Life doesn’t always happen as it’s “supposed” to. 
• What is chakra dancing? What about energy therapists? And, we go one step deeper – what’s a “moonologer”?
• Strategies to help someone get their minds in alignment. Who are you? What makes you happy?
• Spiritual people aren’t necessarily poor!
• Understanding the concept of “ease and flow”.
• And much more!

About Jacynthe Villemaire:

Jacynthe (Jaz) Villemaire used to work for the Federal Government and was deep in “the belly of the beast” creating policies, communications plans and training strategies. From her cubicle, she had a front-row seat to too many people living like zombies and sacrificing their life to the detriment of their happiness and health.

Believing that feeling fully energized and alive is better than living like a zombie, she quit her career to pursue her true passion: holistic healing.

As Energy Therapist, she works with women around the globe to redefine their criteria of success, embrace their unique definition of a life well lived and manifest their most amazing life.

Jaz is now discovering life as an empty-nester. She loves to walk along the St. Lawrence River with her dog Luna. She indulges in reading, learning, and great food — including dark chocolate, which she believes pairs very well with a glass of Cabernet Franc. She enjoys adventure travel and making new discoveries.

Connect with Jacynthe!

Website: https://www.crystalwisdomhealing.ca/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jaz_healerteacher/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JazHealerTeacher

Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/amazinglifecollective

Freebie: Moon Meditation and chakra health check http://eepurl.com/ibSsGH

See Jacynthe’s books here: https://www.amazon.ca/s?i=stripbooks&rh=p_27%3AJaz+Villemaire&s=relevancerank&text=Jaz+Villemaire&ref=dp_byline_sr_book_1

Connect with Michelle!

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TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@livingyourlegacy

Episode Highlights:

• The various curveballs that life threw at Rebekah. How did she manage to hit all of them?
• Is it okay to start a business when I’m a mom? Is that something you should be guilty of?
• You need to survive before thriving, but you can’t stay in “survival mode” forever! It might be time for you to thrive. 
• A mom building a business while parenting three children? What does that life look like?
• The value of being intentional with your goals and even how you spend your time.
• Shifting your thoughts to deal with “overwhelm”.
• And much more!

About Rebekah Lara:

Rebekah Lara is a certified life coach and creator of the Time to Thrive program, where she helps mom entrepreneurs build their businesses while working less, so they can be a caregiver without giving up their own dreams. With two businesses and 3 young daughters with multiple health challenges, Rebekah has streamlined her own business systems, manages it all WITHOUT the overwhelm, and is passionate about helping other mom entrepreneurs calm the chaos too.

Rebekah has her own chapter titled, "Lessons from My Daughter," from Written In Her Own Words - Wise Woman Wisdom. You can get the book in the link below.

https://www.amazon.com/Written-Her-Own-Words-Wisdom/dp/0983254516

Connect with Rebekah!

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/simplebusinesssystems

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.rebekah.lara/

Connect with Michelle!

Email: [email protected]

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/803094967413972

Sendoutcards: www.sendoutcards.com/mslaney

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/michelle_slaney_trovato/

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@livingyourlegacy

Episode Highlights:

• The problem of seeking external validation.
• “There is no such thing as one right answer to anything.”
• Leah’s process to developing Build a Biz Kids.
• Why do children need to learn soft skills these days?
• The value of developing interpersonal or communication skills. 
• How does all of these educational aspects relate to the economy?
• Tips for parents to help their kids to handle the world on their own.
• And much more!

About Leah Coss:

Leah Coss is on a mission to change the way we value and educate humans in society. With the evolution of Artificial Intelligence, Technology and Robotics, Leah believes that our roles as humans, and the skills we require to feel successful and fulfilled, have radically changed, but our outdated biases and judgements of one another have not. This contradiction is having a detrimental impact on our own feelings of self-worth and limiting our true potential to be happy.She is the Founder and Co-Founder of growing organizations such as BBK Network, Build a Biz Kids, and Your Current Future. 

Utilizing her extensive background in franchise systems and her ongoing research in essential soft skill development & mindset, her organizations are actively developing advanced learning methods and resources for individuals and organizations. Once we shift our mindset to see our own true value as an individual, we will be able to see that in others as well and flourish together as a harmonious society.

Connect with Leah!

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/leahcoss/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/buildabizkids

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/buildabizkids/

Connect with Michelle!

Email: [email protected]

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/803094967413972

Sendoutcards: www.sendoutcards.com/mslaney

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/michelle_slaney_trovato/

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@livingyourlegacy

Episode Highlights:

• What does being a “land banking expert” entail?
• Do you take the familiar path or the one less traveled? There’s a lot of value in learning to see if something is for you or not. 
• The myths that make people hesitant about buying land. 
• How does buying land make you more money? Is it only for the rich?
• It’s never too early nor too late to start!
• Where should you go if you’re trying to dip your toes into land banking? 
• How does all of this translate into the legacy you’re trying to create?
• And much more!

About Marcella Silva:

Marcella Silva also known as the Land Baroness is a Certified Land Banking Expert and Regional Manager for Velur Enterprises. She has been investing in land since 2008 when she quit her software engineering job with a prestigious government laboratory. She personally owns over 2.7 million square feet of land in the most high-growth areas of California and she has a passion for supporting and educating individuals about creating wealth with this age-old investment that we all walk on every single day – land! Her intention is that when you leave one of her presentations, you’ll never look at dirt the same way again!

Join Marcella’s Webinar, Creating Wealth with Land Banking, through the link below:

https://dirtisgold.com/upcoming-land-investing-webinars/

Connect with Marcella!

Website: https://dirtisgold.com/

Connect with Michelle!

Email: [email protected]

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/803094967413972

Sendoutcards: www.sendoutcards.com/mslaney

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/michelle_slaney_trovato/

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@livingyourlegacy