You are the Ancestor
HOW IT WORKS
Step One:
We grant you or your loved one secure access to our Story Dashboard where you answer our question prompts in your own time and with personal support from our team
Step Two:
Our graphic designers collate your stories and photos into beautiful, contemporary hardcover and digital books
Step Three:
We publish your books and deliver them to your door and email anywhere in the world
Step Four:
You share your books with those you love so your stories and lessons can be passed on for generations
OUR BOOKS
We have a team of graphic designers and use bookstore-grade publishers to ensure your books stand the test of time, sending your stories and lessons on a journey through generations
COVER
INTERIOR
OUR SYSTEM
Our Story Dashboard is a private, secure, user-friendly, online dashboard where you can start writing your Legacy Project today and continue writing anywhere, anytime, on any device.
Every word you write is automatically saved and you can write your memoir as fast or as slow as you’d like!
Click on the Dashboard and Your Story buttons below to learn more
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Dashboard
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Your Story
REVIEWS
This gave me the opportunity to reflect, talk from my heart and document my past life experiences.
It's those little important things in life that need to be shared and will be there forever for my family in a beautiful high quality book.
The end result exceeded my expectations!
OUR PARTNERS
We are currently seeking organizations and businesses to partner with to offer discounts, benefits and giveaways. We can customize books and questions to suit your organization and will personally support you every step of the way.
If you would like to partner with Legacy Lab, get in touch
SuperGold NZ
We are proud to be partners with SuperGold and offer ongoing discounts and benefits to the New Zealand retirement community. If you are a SuperGold member and would like to access these discounts, click on this link or contact our team!
Go With Grace
We are proud to partner with Go With Grace who provide essential information, gentle guidance, resources and support for New Zealanders planning for end-of-life and for people facing the loss of a loved one.
Final Farewell
We are proud to be friends and partners of Final Farewell, a New Zealand-based organization, specializing in comprehensive funeral planning services to ensure wishes are clearly documented and honored, providing peace of mind for oneself and family.
End of Life Doula Alliance Aotearoa (NZ)
We are proud to be associate members of the End of Life Doula Alliance of Aotearoa, a membership association which recognises End of Life Doulas as a professional entity, and is the central point of contact for those seeking End of Life Doula support in Aotearoa, New Zealand.
YOUR STORY MATTERS
At Legacy Lab, we give you access to your own private membership area where you answer our carefully curated questions. Once we receive your answers and photographs, we collate your story into beautiful, hardcover books that can be passed onto your loved ones, and digital copies that are yours to keep.
Our mission is to ensure your stories and wisdom are preserved for your loved ones so that future generations have a tangible record of who you were and what you stood for.
At Legacy Lab, we give you the experience of reliving an entire lifetime of memories and the satisfaction of knowing that the ethics, beliefs and values learned through those memories are passed onto those closest to you.
HI, I’M JOHN, FOUNDER OF LEGACY LAB
John hails from New Zealand, and is a husband, father, health professional, author, certified death doula, and entrepreneur.
He graduated with a Bachelor of Health Science, majoring in Physiotherapy, and ran his own physiotherapy and healthcare practice for ten years in New Zealand before traveling the world and writing his debut novel, which won the Book Pipeline Unpublished Competition and is currently in the midst of the publishing process.
The concept of Legacy Lab was born while John was volunteering with a Kichwa tribe in the Ecuadorian Amazon. While sitting around the fire one night, he noticed the elderly tribe members telling their stories to an enraptured audience of youth. Coming home, he saw the severe lack of these interactions between old and young and the scarcity of ancestral wisdom being passed through generations in the west.
While writing his novel, John found a magic that comes with storytelling. Legacy Lab was born through a wish to empower others to find that magic themselves and create a tradition of legacy within their own families, because he believes that every person has a story worth sharing.
John and his wife Nicole also own an eco-retreat in New Zealand on 25-acres of native forest. They are working with local councillors and trusts to protect the forest and the vulnerable animals that live within it and have created a space where guests can come to connect with nature and themselves.
Outside of these passions, John loves spending time with his family, surfing as much as humanly possible, travelling, mountain biking, playing music, and practicing yoga and meditation.
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