Legacy Council

This one-year program is designed for a group of select entrepreneurs who have either exited their companies or are near the exit stage. Legacy Council focuses on the next phase of the entrepreneurial journey.

From success to significance

Legacy can’t be measured by your company’s bottom line. It goes beyond financial success to reflect how you impact your industry, community and the lives of your employees. It’s about what you build, who you help along the way — and how you’ll continue to influence others.

Targeting a select group of business owners, the Legacy Council program is our longest-running program (spanning the course of one year) and has four key components:

Kickoff retreat — Held at Big Rock Valley, the foundation’s 2,000-acre learning campus in southwest Michigan, the retreat spans three days. A facilitator helps participants define what they want their legacy to be and then draft a plan to realize this vision.
Quarterly roundtables — Held virtually, three peer-learning sessions enable participants to share progress toward their goals.

Monthly check-in calls — A member of the foundation’s leadership team conducts individual calls with participants to provide additional support as they work toward their legacy goals.
Capstone retreat — At the end of the program a second in-person retreat wil be held at Big Rock Valley to wrap up the program and review execution of participants' vision.

For details on program fees and the upcoming cohort dates, please email info@lowe.org.

As an operating foundation, we allocate substantial resources to significantly subsidize our programs. The fees we charge partially recoup these expenditures, so we can continue to deliver impactful programs to more entrepreneurs into the future.

Legacy Council
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