Kristi: And now let's head back to Jean and Lisa Holden to get a glimpse of their personal lives.

Gene and Lisa, thanks for welcoming us into your home today.

Jean Holden: Oh, it's so good to have you here.

Kristi: We love it.

So listen, want to hear a little bit more about you and your life outside of the business of music and some of the things that you two do together?

I know you spend an awful lot of time together at work, but also at home.

So tell us about some of the hobbies and the things that you like to do together.

Lisa Holden: My mom loves to go to Chico's and to Jill.

Kristi: A little bit of a chaperon shop or.

Lisa Holden: Yeah, she's, not much of an outdoors person.

in the summertime, she has a nice little patio outside, so she sits out there and that, but we enjoy.

We go out to dinner.

we're fortunate enough to be members at Toledo Country Club.

Lavon and I play golf there.

Kristi: All right, so you got to know.

Not a golfer.

Jean Holden: No not a golfer.

I'm not into any sports.

Kristi: No, no.

Now, something I know is true with you is you really take care of your spirit.

And meditation is a really big part of your life.

And I've really noticed with you that you you look so youthful at 84 years young.

Wow.

you, you're taking really good care of yourself.

What is the secret?

Jean Holden: Well, I just feel really blessed, and I'm.

I wake up with the with the attitude of being grateful.

And I think that that's, I would that's what I would, say.

Kristi: Now, the two of you have an awful lot of synergies.

What would you say are the things that you have the most in common?

Obviously, some differences in your interests and your hobbies, but what do you have the most in common?

Jean Holden: I think our hearts, I our feelings, our feelings, and both of my children, my son, and my daughter both have that that that heart that's sensitivity.

Lisa is just such a kind, kind and loving person.

Kristi: You are, Lisa.

And that comes through in everything you do.

It comes through.

We saw it on the stage and we see it in person all the time.

I mean, you like to serve others and you have that gift to help.

Lisa Holden: And I think that's really, been prevalent too, with my career that I had an education.

Kristi: Something I wanted to hear more about.

And we're going to look at your studio very soon and how much you love to mentor.

So how about you show us your studio?

Okay.

So some of the things that you're doing with your students.

Jean Holden: I'd love to do that.

That's wonderful.

Kristi: Well, let's take a look.

Thank you.

So, Jean, it's great to be here in your studio.

Jean Holden: Well, it's so good to have you in here.

Kristi: Thank you.

I know your passion is mentoring and teaching students to say.

Jean Holden: Absolutely no.

Kristi: Voices.

Jean Holden: I love it, I love it, I love to, I love to see them grow and doing something that they love doing, you know, and we have we have fun with it.

Kristi: And through the years, I'm sure you have taught what hundreds of, oh.

Jean Holden: Many, many I've been blessed to have many come through.

Kristi: It's one of your legacies for sure.

And I know something about you that is that you love to encourage kids to learn to use their voices.

And even if it's a competition, well, I kind of don't like a winner, a loser.

You like to really acknowledge.

And.

Kristi: Allow everyone to shine.

Tell us more about where that.

Jean Holden: Passion I, I think that each person has something very special to give and not to try to sound like the recording artist that they that they love, you know, but to find their own voice, their own place.

Kristi: What would you say your legacy is?

Jean Holden: When I'm when I'm going on.

I wanted not to be known, not to be known as such a wonderful singer, because I'm sure that many who are hell of a lot better.

But I want to be known as a person who cared, who cared and loved.

I love each person that comes through this door and that I have the opportunity to work with.

They are blessing.

They're a blessing to me and I want to be a blessing to them.

Kristi: Are you the same person today that you were when you started singing?

Jean Holden: I listened to my voice from old recordings and I can hear that I am the same except for the pitch.

I've had to lower the pitch.

Not is not as high as I used to be able to sing it, you know, but I, I hear the feeling is still the same.

So a lot like, with a lot of the songs that I sing, I've been experiencing so much of that.

Some things that are happy, some things that will make you laugh.

Because I laugh a lot, you know, I laugh at myself and with the, you know, but it's different.

It it keeps revolving.

Kristi: Yes.

And almost as if when you're singing, you're living the words of the song.

Jean Holden: Yes.

Yes, absolutely.

Kristi: I feel that when I see you singing.

Jean Holden: Do you really do?

Oh, well, then I've done something.