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From Skill to Business. From Income to Stability.
Legacy39 helps skilled tradespeople transition from licensed worker to fundable, protected, and sustainable business owner.
The Gap Between Skill and Stability
You've built the skills. You've earned the license. You've put in the hours. But having technical expertise doesn't automatically translate into business readiness—and that gap costs you.
Without the right structure, skilled tradespeople face inconsistent income, vulnerability to legal and financial risk, and limited access to the capital needed to grow. You know your trade inside and out, but the business side remains unclear, underdeveloped, and often overwhelming.
Inconsistent Income
Project-based work without sustainable cash flow planning
Risk Exposure
Operating without proper protection or legal structure
No Capital Access
Unable to secure funding for equipment, expansion, or stability
The Legacy39 Solution
Legacy39 isn't a quick-fix course or motivational program. It's a guided pathway designed to take you from skilled worker to fundable, protected, and sustainable business owner. We provide the structure, education, and preparation you need to build a business that lasts.
Structure
Learn how to properly establish your business entity, licensing, and compliance framework so you operate with legitimacy and confidence.
Education
Gain practical business knowledge—from financial management to contract literacy—that translates directly into stronger operations.
Protection
Understand insurance, risk management, and liability protection so you're covered when challenges arise, not exposed to them.
Preparation
Build the financial readiness and credit profile needed to access capital, scale your business, and create long-term stability.
This is about more than just running a business. It's about building a legacy—something sustainable, something fundable, something that gives you control over your future.
The Legacy39 Pathway
Your transition from skilled tradesperson to business owner follows a clear, structured progression. Each phase builds on the last, ensuring you develop the knowledge, systems, and credibility needed for sustainable success.
Phase 1: Skill-to-1099 Readiness
Transition from employee to independent contractor with proper documentation, tax understanding, and foundational business literacy.
Phase 2: Business Foundations & Protection
Establish your business entity, secure necessary licenses, understand compliance requirements, and implement basic insurance and risk management strategies.
Phase 3: Fundability & Capital Access
Build business credit, develop a fundable profile, learn to access capital for equipment and expansion, and create systems for sustainable cash flow management.
Phase 4: Long-Term Stability & Ownership
Implement advanced financial planning, scale operations strategically, develop succession planning frameworks, and establish true business ownership beyond just self-employment.
Each phase is designed to be actionable, practical, and directly applicable to your trade. This isn't theory—it's a proven framework for building a business that works.
What Participants Gain
Business Education
  • Entity formation and structure selection
  • Licensing and compliance awareness
  • Contract review and negotiation basics
  • Financial management fundamentals
  • Tax planning and documentation
Insurance & Risk Management
  • General liability coverage requirements
  • Professional liability considerations
  • Workers' compensation understanding
  • Risk assessment and mitigation strategies
  • Claims process and documentation
Financial Readiness
  • Business credit building strategies
  • Capital access preparation
  • Cash flow management systems
  • Fundability profile development
  • Growth financing options
Beyond technical knowledge, Legacy39 participants gain professional credibility—the documentation, structure, and systems that make you fundable, insurable, and ready for sustainable growth. You'll understand not just what to do, but why it matters and how it protects your future.
Who Legacy39 Is For
Legacy39 was built specifically for skilled professionals who are ready to move beyond hourly wages or project-based income into true business ownership. If you fit any of these profiles, this pathway is designed for you.
1
Skilled Tradespeople
Electricians, plumbers, HVAC technicians, carpenters, welders, and other licensed professionals ready to build their own sustainable business.
2
Workforce Program Graduates
Recent completers of technical training programs who need business readiness to complement their newly acquired trade skills.
3
Veterans Entering Trades
Service members transitioning to civilian skilled trades who want to leverage their discipline and training into business ownership.
4
1099 Workers
Independent contractors currently operating without structure who need to formalize, protect, and scale their operations for long-term stability.
No matter where you're starting from, Legacy39 meets you where you are and guides you toward where you need to be—fundable, protected, and positioned for sustainable growth.
Cohorts & Learning Model
Legacy39 operates on a cohort-based learning model, meaning you progress through the pathway alongside a group of peers who share your goals and challenges. This isn't self-paced online training—it's structured, accountable, and collaborative.
Each cohort moves through the four phases together, with regular check-ins, guided assignments, and real-world application. You'll gain not just knowledge, but a network of fellow business owners who understand the journey because they're walking it with you.
Cohort Formation
Groups of 15-25 participants begin the program together with shared start dates and clear expectations.
Guided Progression
Weekly sessions, assignments, and accountability check-ins ensure consistent forward movement through each phase.
Real-World Application
Every concept learned is immediately applied to your specific trade and business situation—no generic theory.
Community Support
Build lasting connections with peers who become your network, referral partners, and accountability partners beyond the program.
The cohort model creates momentum, accountability, and community—three elements that are often missing when skilled workers try to figure out business ownership alone. You're not doing this by yourself.
Connection to Level 3 Strategy Firm
Legacy39 is a workforce-to-business readiness initiative developed and supported by Level 3 Strategy Firm, a company specializing in financial strategy, insurance solutions, and business development for tradespeople and entrepreneurs.
What Level 3 Provides
Strategic business education curriculum
Insurance and risk management expertise
Financial readiness and fundability guidance
Capital access preparation and planning
Long-term business development support
How Legacy39 Operates
While Level 3 Strategy Firm serves as the strategic backbone, Legacy39 functions as its own distinct initiative—focused exclusively on the workforce-to-ownership pathway.
Participants benefit from Level 3's expertise without needing to engage with broader consulting services. Legacy39 is the bridge between where you are now and the fundable, protected business you're building.

Important: Legacy39 and Level 3 Strategy Firm are related but separate. Legacy39 is the pathway. Level 3 is the strategic partner that makes it possible. You're joining Legacy39—not a consulting firm—and that focus matters.
Meet the Program Developer
Iris T. Baker
Program Developer & Coordinator
I started Legacy39 because I kept seeing skilled, hardworking people do everything right with their hands—and still get left behind when it came to money, protection, and opportunity.
Too many tradespeople are trained to work, but not taught how to structure a business, protect themselves, or position their income to qualify for capital, homeownership, or long-term stability. I’ve lived on the other side of that gap—as a real estate broker, insurance agent, and business loan broker—and I know it don't have to stay this way.
Legacy39 exists to help skilled workers turn their license and experience into something bigger: a fundable, protected, sustainable business and a real path to ownership and legacy. This isn’t about hustle. It’s about structure, strategy, and building something that lasts.
Iris T. Baker brings extensive experience in real estate, insurance, business funding, and workforce development strategy. With a deep understanding of the challenges skilled tradespeople face when transitioning to business ownership, she designed Legacy39 to address the gaps that traditional training programs overlook.
Her work focuses on practical, no-fluff guidance that translates directly into fundable businesses and long-term stability. Iris knows that skilled workers don't need more motivation—they need structure, systems, and clear direction. That's what Legacy39 delivers.
"In remembrance of Michael Triplett: Your Legacy Lives on"
Start Building Your Legacy
You didn't spend years developing your skills just to stay stuck in inconsistent income, risk exposure, and limited opportunity. It's time to transition from skilled worker to fundable, protected, and sustainable business owner.
Legacy39 gives you the pathway, the structure, and the support to make that transition real. The next cohort is forming now—and your spot is waiting.
Ready to Begin?
Join the next Legacy39 cohort and start your transition to business ownership with a clear, guided pathway.
Have Questions?
Learn more about the program structure, timeline, and what to expect as you move through each phase.
Legacy39 – From skill to business. From income to stability.