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Welcome to the Pathfinder Legacy podcast, where we dive into the crucial conversations around succession planning, retirement, and navigating major life transitions for farm families.
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Ep. 60 - Should Your Adult Child Come Back to the Farm? Ask This First (opens the original)
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An adult child says "I want to come home to the farm." Mom and dad hear successor. Their spouse hears "where will we live?" Siblings hear "there goes the farm." Same sentence, four different conversations. In Episode 60 of the Pathfinder Legacy Podcast, host Heidi Olson breaks down the conversation every farm family must have BEFORE the moving trailer is packed. This is a follow-up to Episode 59 with husband Kirk on launching your kids — now, what happens when they're ready to come back? Heidi p
Ep. 59 - Why Your Kids Should LEAVE the Farm Before They Come Back | Empty Nest & Farm Succession (opens the original)
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We spent 18 years teaching our kids to think for themselves, work hard, and become independent. Then they actually leave — and mom and dad are left in a much quieter house wondering, whose idea was this? In this very personal episode of the Pathfinder Legacy Podcast, host Heidi Olson (founder of Pathfinder Legacy Advisor, Certified Farm Succession Planner) sits down with her husband Kirk Olson to talk about launching their two daughters — Savannah (college senior) and Katie (freshman) — both now
Ep. 58 - Show Up, Shut Up, Sit Down: When Coming Home Is a Labor Plan, Not a Legacy (opens the original)
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When a family says "come home," the next generation usually hears "come build a future." But too often, what's actually on offer is a labor plan wrapped in family guilt — show up, shut up, sit down, and be thankful. When a family says "come home," the next generation usually hears "come build a future." But too often, what's actually on offer is a labor plan wrapped in family guilt — show up, shut up, sit down, and be thankful. In this episode of the Pathfinder Legacy Podcast, host Heidi Olson u
Ep. 57 - A 91-Year-Old's Wisdom: Navigating Life and Family History (opens the original)
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In this episode, Heidi sits down with a very special guest — 91-year-old family friend Don Sherlock — to record the stories and family history he's carrying for his children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. Don's life reads like a page out of North Dakota history. At just five years old, a dynamite cap he found in an old dirt pile changed his life forever. What followed is a story of grit, hard work, and a life lived without excuses — from riding a horse-drawn sleigh to school in brutal
Ep. 56 - From Avoidance to Action: How to Talk to Your Family About the Farm's Future (opens the original)
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This card game was never really about pulling cards — it was about giving farm and ranch families a better way to talk before a crisis forces the conversation. In this final episode of our series on the Pathfinder Legacy Conversation Card Game, we step back and look at how all five decks work together — from the very first awkward conversation to the next concrete action step. Because succession isn't one conversation. It's a journey, and most families just need help taking the next mile. In thi
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