What's Your Legacy?

Yvette has a conversation with the author of The Perfect Fraud, Ellen LaCorte. Her debut novel is suspenseful and thought-provoking. After over 35 years in the field of human resources, Ellen embarked upon a new writing career.

The important work of our scientific community is highlighted in Yvette's conversation with Dr. Levi Thompson. Dr. Thompson is not only the Dean of the College of Engineering at the University of Delaware and Professor Emeritus at the University of Michigan, but he also consistently applies his in-class teachings to resolve real-world issues pertaining to sustainable energy production and storage.

For the third season of What's Your Legacy?, Yvette's first interview is with Brigitte Walker-Quinn, a healthcare industry consultant and President of the Bucks County chapter of Jack and Jill. When we talk about our children and their future, we want theirs to be a legacy of joy and abundance. What is the role of parents and organizations in ensuring our youth a future bright with hope and unlimited possibilities?

Yvette opens season 3 of What's Your Legacy? by addressing three major questions regarding estate planning during a global pandemic.

Yvette asks her listeners to join her as she takes the summer to reflect and reignite her passion to make a difference, especially amidst our new normal. She hopes the three simple things she recommends will help her listeners find their joy.

With the recent passing of her Dad, Edward Theodore Taylor, Yvette talks with her sister and brother about the legacy of this great educator, politician, humanitarian, devoted family man and author who wrote Just God And Me, A Korean War Veteran Remembers.

Yvette's conversation with her former Morgan State University political science professor, Dr. Alvin Thornton, is both reminiscent of Historically Black Colleges and Universities' role in leadership development and of the current plight of maintaining the strong legacy of HBCUs. Dr. Alvin Thornton is an educator, political scientist, historian, and social activist who spent 50 years at Howard University teaching and serving in many academic leadership roles. He is the current chair of Prince Georges County Board of Education in Maryland.

Yvette’s conversation with eminent psychologist Dr. Carole Stovall (CEO/President SLS Global) explores ways to address our new normal amid the pandemic resulting from COVID-19. They discuss ways to cope with isolation, social distancing, and wearing masks and the role that we each play as leaders in our households, businesses, and communities.

Yvette talks about the Peace Corp with Kevin Magee, a championship swimmer and Peace Corps volunteer in the Dominican Republic. Kevin, along with 7,000 volunteers, was evacuated in an unprecedented callback as a result of coronavirus pandemic. 

During the pandemic resulting from COVID-19, Yvette is interviewing her guests remotely to continue to inform and enlighten. We learn about taking your MEDS from Yvette's guest, Angel V. Shannon, CEO of Seva Health Group. Drawing upon over 25 years of experience in chronic disease care and personal study of mind-body medicine, Angel has coined the term MEDS: Mindfulness, Exercise, Diet/Nutrition and Sleep. One should focus on MEDS for health and well-being.