David Green - Hobby Lobby Founder on Legacy

October 13, 2025
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Are you too young to be thinking about legacy? Hobby Lobby Founder David Green says we can all be planning to make a lasting eternal impact on the generations that follow. Legacy is created now, not only in the last decades of your life. David Green and Bill High have written a new book, The Legacy Life. On today's episode, you'll learn: 

2:40 Our legacy is not about money???

9:40 Why it's important for a family to start thinking generationally

14:50 What are we doing now to shape eternity?

19:30 How do we steward our money well (and not be consumed by it)

22:14 How to avoid crippling your own children financially

27:00 Being child-focused is not the same as being family-focused

David Green is the founder and CEO of Hobby Lobby, which employs 50,000 people at 1,000 stores in 48 states.  His books include Leadership Not by the Book, and his new book co-authored with Bill High, The Legacy Life: Leading your family to make a difference for eternity. David and his wife Barbara and their children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren all live in Oklahoma City. 

Bill High is CEO of Legacy Stone, a ministry dedicated to helping families thrive today and for generations to come. 

Learn more about David Green, Bill High and the book, The Legacy Life. https://legacystone.com/legacylife

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