The Hardest Lessons Become the Greatest Gifts | Jonny Schmidt | Episode 57
Saison 1 · Épisode 57
lundi 14 septembre 2026 • Durée 01:13:01
In this episode of the Life Legacy Podcast, Jaxon Cummings sits down with his longtime friend Jonny Schmidt for a conversation that moves from friendship, family, and faith into profound experiences with grief, loss, cancer, entrepreneurship, and legacy.
Jonny begins by talking about what motivates him today: his wife and young daughter, Olive. Although he works extremely hard and spends long hours building businesses, his underlying motivation is providing for and building a meaningful life with his family.
The conversation then explores Jonny's upbringing in Utah, growing up as a twin, and being raised in a home where the gospel of Jesus Christ was at the center of everyday life. Jonny describes how his parents made faith part of the family's daily rhythm through scripture study and consistency.
The episode takes a much more emotional turn when Jonny discusses his older sister Annie, who tragically died while he was serving a mission in Ireland. Annie was remembered as extraordinarily selfless, particularly in the way she cared for Jonny, his twin Chris, and other people around her. Her influence ultimately shaped Jonny's philosophy about serving others, recognizing people who feel overlooked, and resisting pride.
The discussion then shifts to Jonny's mother, Michelle, who has been battling stage-four breast cancer. Jonny describes a powerful family experience where they essentially held a "living funeral"—sharing what they loved and appreciated about one another while his mother was still alive. That experience dramatically changed Jonny's perspective on family and what constitutes real success in life.
One of the most powerful ideas in the episode is Jonny's description of grief. He explains that grief can become completely consuming, stripping away the distractions of everyday life and forcing a person to recognize what actually matters. He also talks about learning to appreciate the experience of grief itself rather than trying to escape it.
Jaxon and Jonny also discuss their belief that God can use difficult experiences to redirect a person's life. Jaxon explains how focusing attention on God's hand can make a person more aware of moments where they perceive divine guidance.
Eventually, the conversation turns toward entrepreneurship. Jonny explains that he spent years wanting to leave traditional employment and build something of his own. He and business partners built a marketing agency that eventually allowed his wife to leave her job.
That entrepreneurial mindset eventually intersected with his mother's cancer experience. Jonny learned about a government compensation program for certain people affected by nuclear testing exposure and became motivated to help other families discover whether they could qualify. The episode concludes with a discussion about using business as a vehicle to serve people rather than simply generate income.
Jonny's final message is essentially to trust God enough to hand Him your life, believing that He can do more with it than you can do alone.
Build Something that Matters | Tyler Dabo | Episode 56
Saison 1 · Épisode 56
samedi 29 août 2026 • Durée 01:14:08
Tyler Dabo shares the story behind his personal and professional journey, with a recurring emphasis on becoming a well-rounded person rather than simply a successful entrepreneur.
The conversation begins with Tyler describing his philosophy of competing in every area of life while maintaining perspective. For him, professional success means little if it comes at the expense of his family. He wants his children to remember him as a father who was present, involved in their lives, and someone they would want to spend time with—even potentially work alongside someday.
Tyler then traces his entrepreneurial instincts back through his family history. His grandfather left Croatia as a young man, eventually building businesses in California through hard work, sacrifice, and risk. Visiting his grandfather's birthplace gave Tyler a new appreciation for the courage and character that had been passed down through his family.
That theme of taking calculated risks appears repeatedly throughout Tyler's life. One pivotal example came when he was playing football at Dixie College but realized he still wanted to play baseball. Despite missing the baseball tryouts, he walked onto the field, approached the coach, and earned an opportunity to play. That decision eventually led to baseball becoming a major part of his college experience and opening the door to professional scouting.
Another major crossroads came when Tyler was faced with the possibility of being drafted into professional baseball while simultaneously feeling called to serve a mission. He ultimately chose the mission, despite being warned that returning to baseball afterward would be difficult. Looking back, he considers that sacrifice one of the best decisions of his life because of the experiences and relationships that followed.
Faith becomes an important part of the conversation. Tyler describes praying about the mission decision and feeling a powerful sense of clarity and responsibility. He also discusses his experience serving as a bishop while raising a young family and how that experience changed the way he viewed other people. He learned that virtually everyone is carrying something difficult and that leadership requires patience, compassion, humility, and a willingness to recognize one's own imperfections.
What I Learned From Dying | Josh Hardman | Episode 55
Saison 1 · Épisode 55
mercredi 19 août 2026 • Durée 01:30:40
This episode of The Life Legacy Podcast features Josh Hardman, an entrepreneur whose life was dramatically changed after being diagnosed with a brain tumor that was ultimately identified as a grade-four glioblastoma.
Josh begins by describing his intense personality, entrepreneurial drive, athletic background, family, and lifelong tendency to become deeply absorbed in whatever he is pursuing. He then recounts the unusual health symptoms that preceded his diagnosis—including migraines, vision problems, cognitive lapses, vomiting, and worsening physical pain. Eventually, his wife Jennifer insisted that he receive a CT scan, which revealed a tumor roughly the size of a lime in the back of his brain.
The diagnosis forced Josh and his family to confront mortality in a very real way. He talks openly about telling his children that he had terminal cancer, the waves of grief that followed, and the importance of being honest with his kids rather than shielding them completely from what was happening. For Josh, the experience became an unexpected lesson in perspective: even enormous challenges can contain opportunities for growth.
A major portion of the episode explores Josh's spiritual journey. Before his diagnosis, he had already gone through a period of questioning his faith. He describes losing his testimony, asking difficult questions about God and Jesus Christ, and experiencing more than a year of what he describes as silence. Eventually, he experienced what he calls a spiritual awakening that fundamentally changed his understanding of God's relationship to humanity.
That spiritual awakening ultimately became intertwined with his experience during brain surgery. Josh describes what he considers a near-death experience: becoming aware in an infinite, formless space characterized by peace, love, and an absence of fear or scarcity. He describes experiencing himself as something beyond his normal physical identity and feeling as though everything was interconnected.
Your Legacy Isn't Your Bank Account | Josh Zieglowsky | Episode 54
mercredi 12 août 2026 • Durée 57:19
In Episode 54 of the Life Legacy podcast, Jaxon Cummings sits down with entrepreneur Josh Zieglowsky for an unusually vulnerable conversation about what it really takes to build a successful life.
Josh shares his journey from working at Sears and taking commission-based jobs to real estate investing and eventually helping build an ERC-related business that grew from a small idea into more than $1.8 billion in sales in under three years. He explains that the breakthrough wasn't simply having a great idea—it came from surrounding himself with people who possessed skills he didn't have and learning to share the pie rather than trying to do everything himself.
But the episode goes far beyond business. Josh talks openly about some of his biggest "strikeouts," including the emotional and financial consequences of an oil business investment involving his parents. His parents eventually sued him over their investment, creating an enormous personal and professional strain. Rather than allowing the conflict to define the rest of his relationship with them, Josh ultimately chose to repay their investment even though he wasn't legally required to, creating an opportunity for reconciliation.
The conversation then explores family conflict more broadly, including Josh's efforts to help his nephew reconcile with his estranged parents. His central message is that sometimes reconciliation requires someone to stop focusing on being right and instead focus on preserving relationships for the next generation.
Jaxon also shares his own emotional experience with his father, including how prayer and forgiveness changed their relationship before his father's death. The conversation emphasizes how easily we can become consumed by arguments that ultimately won't matter nearly as much as the relationship itself.
Josh also discusses his spiritual journey, including being excommunicated from the LDS Church in his younger years and eventually returning to the church more than two decades later. He describes how the experience ultimately gave him greater empathy for people whose spiritual journeys don't look like his own.
Your Legacy Is Happening Right Now | Liz Hartke | Episode 53
Saison 1 · Épisode 53
mercredi 5 août 2026 • Durée 01:04:55
This episode of the Life Legacy Podcast features Liz Hartke, a leadership coach and CEO who works closely with entrepreneurs to help them align success with purpose, faith, and family. Drawing from her experience growing up in a multi-generational entrepreneurial family and now raising five children while running a company, Liz shares hard-earned lessons about the tension between building a business and being fully present at home.
A central theme of the conversation is the critical difference between intention and impact. Liz explains that while many entrepreneurs start with noble intentions—such as creating freedom or a better life for their families—their daily actions often produce a different reality. She introduces the concept of a “living legacy,” emphasizing that legacy isn’t something left behind in the future, but something created through everyday behaviors and presence.
The conversation also dives into the role of ego in entrepreneurship, not as arrogance, but as a deep internal drive for significance, validation, and achievement. Liz explains how this can subtly pull leaders away from their true calling if left unchecked. To combat this, she shares her personal practices rooted in faith, daily recalibration, and practical tools like the “clarity matrix,” which helps filter decisions based on alignment rather than ease or financial gain.
Ultimately, the episode challenges listeners to redefine success—not as external achievement, but as alignment between values, actions, and impact—while living intentionally in both business and family life.
Winning Both Races: Success, Faith & Family | Justin Prince | Episode 53
Saison 1 · Épisode 52
jeudi 30 juillet 2026 • Durée 01:17:32
Host Jaxon Cummings sits down with entrepreneur Justin Prince — a serial founder credited with $2.6B+ in career sales, co-founder of the peptide/wellness brand Make Wellness (over $100M in its first 11 months), husband of 23+ years, and father — for a wide-ranging conversation about building a successful life without sacrificing faith and family.
Justin opens by distinguishing "push" motivation (paying bills, proving people wrong) from "pull" motivation (mission, legacy, dreams), and shares the raw story of being financially broke at 27 — living with his pregnant wife and kids in his in-laws' garage loft — and making two promises to God during an emotional breakdown on I-15: to never forget what struggling feels like, and to help others achieve their dreams if he ever found success.
From there the conversation moves through his marriage (crediting his wife Missy as "the rock" of the family and unpacking Stephen Covey's dependent → independent → interdependent framework), dating and relationship advice for young people, and the power of the questions we ask ourselves (habits, private integrity, faith, and career direction via his "ILI formula" — Income, Lifestyle, Impact).
The back half dives into business resilience: his "dream, struggle, victory" framework, the metaphor of two deer locked antlers to explain why people get stuck re-living their struggle instead of owning their victory, and the gut-wrenching story of being abruptly terminated (and sued) by the private-equity-controlled company he'd helped grow to $2.5B in revenue — informing his kids from a hotel room the same week they were supposed to go on a family cruise. He describes the smear campaign that followed, the legal gag order that kept him silent, and how a year later he launched Make Wellness — which crossed $100M in year one, while the company that fired him filed for bankruptcy.
The episode closes on faith as an anchor, "winning both races" (worldly success and family/faith), a Tom Brady story about revenge vs. legacy as fuel, and Justin's answer to what he'd want to tell everyone he loves if it were his last conversation with them: "go be the one you were born to be."chasing wealth or status.
The Fulfillment Formula: Business, Family, and Purpose | Jeff Flamm | Ep51
Saison 1 · Épisode 51
jeudi 23 juillet 2026 • Durée 01:07:45
This episode of the Life Legacy Podcast features entrepreneur and mentor Jeff Flamm, who shares his journey from building major business ventures (including a large Utah business park and a resort in Kauai) to shifting his focus toward mentorship, fulfillment, and balanced living.
Jeff explains how, after years of business success, he noticed a recurring pattern among peers—financial success without personal fulfillment. This realization led him to create the Zenith Mastermind Group, a community designed to help individuals align success across all areas of life: business, family, faith, and personal well-being.
The conversation dives into Jeff’s upbringing, lessons learned from leadership and service, and his philosophy that true success comes from living a balanced, intentional life—not just chasing wealth or status.
Stop Managing Time, Start Prioritizing Attention and Intention | Richie Norton | Ep50
Saison 1 · Épisode 50
mercredi 15 juillet 2026 • Durée 01:04:10
This episode features an emotional and deeply impactful conversation between Jaxon Cummings and entrepreneur, author, and speaker Richie Norton. What begins as a light introduction quickly shifts into a powerful discussion about life, loss, purpose, and redefining success.
Richie shares the heartbreaking story of losing both his brother-in-law and later his infant son, Gavin. These experiences profoundly reshaped his perspective on life, shifting his focus away from traditional measures of success and toward prioritizing family, faith, and meaningful living.
Through grief, Richie discovered that life is fragile and unpredictable, and that many people waste time chasing things that ultimately don’t matter. He emphasizes designing a life where work supports your values—not replaces them—and encourages people to pursue time freedom, intentional living, and deeper human connection.
The conversation blends tragedy with hope, offering insights into resilience, faith, and how to move forward after loss. Richie reframes grief as something you move through—not something you stay trapped in—and shares how his family continues to honor loved ones while building a purposeful life.
Key Themes & Takeaways
Life Is Fragile (Not a Cliché)
Tragedy makes it clear that “life is short” isn’t just a saying—it’s reality.
Loss creates clarity about what truly matters.
Redefining Success
Success is not about working endlessly.
Work should support your life, not consume it.
Family, faith, and time freedom are the real goals.
Why Helping Others Win Is the Ultimate Success | Bronson Kaufusi | Ep 48
Saison 1 · Épisode 49
mardi 7 juillet 2026 • Durée 01:28:49
In this episode of the Life Legacy Podcast, host Jaxon Cummings sits down with former NFL player Bronson Kaufusi to explore the deeper principles that have shaped his life, career, and mindset. Bronson shares how his passion for seeing others succeed stems from a competitive yet team-oriented upbringing, where he learned the value of celebrating others’ wins.
The conversation dives into the powerful idea of “standing on the shoulders of giants,” as Bronson reflects on the sacrifices of his ancestors—particularly his father’s journey from Tonga to the NFL. These stories highlight gratitude, perspective, and the responsibility to maximize the opportunities we’ve been given.
Bronson emphasizes the importance of relationships, integrity, and showing up for others as foundational principles for success in both sports and business. Drawing from his experience as a coach’s son and professional athlete, he explains how trust is built through consistency, listening, and genuine care.
The episode ultimately centers on legacy—how family influence, proximity to strong role models, and intentional mentorship shape who we become. Bronson reinforces that true success isn’t just about personal achievement, but about lifting others, honoring those who came before us, and creating meaningful impact through relationships.
Key Themes & Takeaways
Winning Through Others – True fulfillment comes from helping others succeed, not just personal victories.
“Shoulders of Giants” Mindset – Gratitude for ancestors’ sacrifices creates urgency and purpose.
Power of Perspective – Modern struggles are often small compared to past generations’ hardships.
From 1.7 GPA to $100M: The Mindset That Changed Everything | Gage Cummings | Ep 48
Saison 1 · Épisode 48
mercredi 24 juin 2026 • Durée 01:14:10
This episode features entrepreneur Gage Cummings, a 24-year-old founder with a business nearing a $100M valuation. Hosted by his brother Jaxon, the conversation blends humor, personal stories, and deep insights into mindset, purpose, and success.
Gage shares his unconventional upbringing—low GPA, little structure, and a chaotic but freeing household—which ultimately shaped his fearless approach to life. He discusses how discovering sales at 19 changed everything, giving him a sense of control, purpose, and financial opportunity.
The episode dives into his evolving relationship with money, emphasizing that money only matters when you don’t have it—and that true fulfillment comes from purpose, contribution, and creation. Gage also highlights the importance of generosity, taking risks, ignoring fear-based conditioning, and following intuitive moments of clarity that guide major life decisions.
Overall, the episode is about redefining success: not just making money, but building a life of freedom, impact, and intentional living.
Key Themes & Takeaways
Freedom > Money
Money is only important when you lack it.
True fulfillment comes from freedom and purpose—not income alone.
Purpose Evolves
Early motivation = financial freedom
Later motivation = giving others opportunities and impact
Fear is Conditioned
Traditional systems (like school) often train people to avoid risk.
The conversation then shifts toward entrepreneurship. Tyler explains how his career in publishing exposed him to some of Utah's most successful business leaders and ultimately inspired him to leave a comfortable job and build something of his own.
The most intense entrepreneurial story involves Pure Infusion. Tyler and his partners entered healthcare without previous experience in the industry, built the company around being "patient obsessed," and grew it into a large network of ambulatory infusion centers.
Ultimately, Tyler says the greatest reward isn't necessarily the financial result. It's the building—solving problems, working through adversity, improving the process, and watching something grow. He connects this to a lesson from one of his baseball coaches: "putting the hay in the barn." The work you do consistently becomes the preparation that allows you to perform when the moment arrives.
The episode closes with Tyler's challenge to listeners: do the thing that's been sitting in the back of your mind. Take the risk. Act on inspiration. Solve problems. And, perhaps most importantly, don't postpone happiness until some future achievement. Find joy in the process now.
Josh says the experience reinforced his belief that God is not distant or separate from humanity. Instead, he came away believing that God is present within everyone and that people are expressions of God. He later summarized this idea as: if you want to see God, look into the eyes of a stranger.
The conversation then turns toward identity and self-worth. Josh explains that he has had to gradually let go of the things he once believed defined him—including entrepreneurship, technology, his career, physical ability, and ultimately even his body. He realized that these things are parts of him, but they aren't who he is.
The episode closes with Josh emphasizing love, connection, perspective, and the importance of asking big questions. His final message is deeply personal: people matter, they are seen and loved, and God is present with them through whatever they are experiencing.
Ultimately, Josh defines "rich" not simply as financial wealth, but as creating meaningful memories with his family. His goal is to build enough financial freedom to spend more time with his wife, children, and eventually grandchildren.
The episode ends with perhaps the clearest statement of Josh's philosophy: if he had one final opportunity to speak to his loved ones, he would tell them to continue creating and building love with one another.
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