EP. 01
Powerful Conversations Feel Different in Person
What does it take to build something that outlives you? Gymboree founder Joan Barnes, Margaret O'Leary, and Susan Griffith built brands that did, and they hold nothing back.
A Podcast by ERIA
Legacy the Podcast
Building Legacy. Creating Impact.
Conversations with leaders who build enduring companies, institutions, and impact — filmed live, archived for the long arc.
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Our Mission
We Empower Through Conversation
Legacy by ERIA is a live, filmed conversation series featuring leaders who have built enduring companies, institutions, and impact. Each conversation explores what it really takes to build something lasting — not the curated version. The real one.
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Topics
Five threads. One story.
Every conversation returns to the same questions — origins, risk, resilience, cost, and what endures.
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What shaped you early
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The risks and decisions that defined your path
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What resilience actually required
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What building something lasting really costs
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What you hope outlives you
New Episodes
Real Stories. Real Impact.
Released monthly — live conversations with leaders who build enduring companies, institutions, and impact. Watch on YouTube.
Browse EpisodesEP. 02
Institutions and Impact
On the long arc of civic building and what it takes to shape institutions that serve future generations.
Coming July 2026
EP. 03
The Craft Behind the Scale
A closer look at the daily practice of building, and the quiet discipline required to scale without losing craft.
Coming August 2026
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Exclusive Video Episodes
Full conversations live on YouTube — intentional, filmed, and built to last beyond a feed.
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Production
The Format
Intentional. Substantive. Personal.
45 minutes
Duration
80 guests
Audience
Multi-camera
Production
Salon-style
Setting
Each Episode Delivers
- 01Full 45-minute YouTube release
- 0260 to 90 second cinematic trailer
- 035 curated social clips
- 04Professional headshot on-site
- 05Paid amplification per episode
Filmed in Sausalito
Season One
In Conversation
Sandy Kurtzig
Daniel Lurie
Joan Barnes
Ronnie 2K
Brian Chesky
Susan Decker
Helen Russell
Zach Hyman
Susan Griffin-Black
Margaret O'Leary
Nikesh Arora
Highlights
Best Moments
Quick moments from the conversation series.
Why This Exists
I am building ERIA. I am also building a life I want my children to be proud of.
This series is my way of documenting the people who built before me, so the next generation has something real to learn from.
It is designed as a lasting archive, not a trend-driven podcast.
Nikita Khandheria
The Audience
The Room
An intimate, curated audience of 80. One Monday evening per month, 6 to 8 PM in Sausalito.
FoundersOperatorsInvestorsCivic LeadersEmerging Builders
