Episode 10

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18th Sep 2025

Choosing What Not to Inherit: Andrea on Legacy, Identity & Becoming

This solo episode is a little different. Andrea shares her personal answers to the three reflective questions she now asks every guest on the podcast—designed to move us through past, present, and future.

Questions explored in this episode:

  1. What have I chosen not to inherit?
  2. What’s a part of my story that I’m learning to honor right now?
  3. In one word, what am I the first of in my family?

Andrea opens up about letting go of the belief that success requires sacrificing family time, redefining what it means to be entrepreneurial, and stepping into the vulnerable role of being the “first” to go public about family, identity, and legacy.

If you’re a next gen navigating the tension of privilege, pressure, and possibility—this episode is for you.

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About the Podcast

Your Next Gen Friend: A Successor's Guide to Business Transition
Your Next Gen Friend is the podcast for successors—whether you’re stepping into a family business, a privately held company, or simply the expectations tied to someone else’s legacy.
I’m Andrea: G2, a successor in a privately owned business, and a guide for the next generation navigating identity, pressure, and purpose inside family systems.
This show is for those of us in the in-between... honoring what came before while trying to build something that’s truly our own. Whether you’re blood family or the trusted non-family leader stepping in, this is your space for real conversations about what it actually means to succeed, on your terms.
You’re not alone in this. And I hope that makes all the difference.

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