Growing your business is a journey and it involves a lot of steps and involves knowing when to bring in extra hands to help you grow. This is something that the latest Soar podcast guest, Jessica Vann, knows a lot about. She founded Maven Recru

The badassery life and building your brand

May 4th, 2021 24m 44s

What if you could show up every day and own your own Badassery? That is something that Kelly Young, the latest Soar podcast guest, helps people do every day. In this episode of Soar, Taylor Shanklin sat down with Kelly Young to talk about a co

Breaking through life's barriers in the gym

Apr 21st, 2021 28m

L.A. Aguayo has severe hemophilia but he hasn't let it keep him down. His journey has been one full of challenges of living with hemophilia. However, he has used bodybuilding to find purpose in the pain.In this episode, Taylor Shanklin sat down

The difference between brand and mission

Apr 14th, 2021 38m 34s

Previously aired on the Meet Maureen Facebook live series for Nonprofit Accidental Techies, in this episode of Soar, Maureen Wallbeoff interviewed Soar host, Taylor Shanklin.We thought it was such a fun conversation on branding, that we asked M

Using Data to Make Business Decisions

Apr 7th, 2021 29m 54s

A lot of businesses aspire to be data-driven in order to make the right decisions to move their business forward. But, that is often incredibly challenging. Plugging systems together and knowing what questions to ask can be a challenge.In this

Using Podcasting to Grow Your Business

Feb 17th, 2021 31m 10s

Erik Jacobson had a life-changing experience when listening to a podcast, and he saw an opportunity for podcasts to help businesses grow their brand and reach. So, he started a podcast company, Lemonpie, that helps companies get their podcast

Supporting Mental Health in the Workplace

Feb 10th, 2021 33m 46s

Ian Adair is an author, TEDx speaker, Executive Director at Gracepoint Foundation, 3x nonprofit CEO and mental health advocate. His most recent book, Stronger Than Stigma, is a call to action to support those facing mental health challenges.In

Truth Sells

Feb 3rd, 2021 31m 24s

Russ Somers is the VP of Marketing at TrustRadius where he focuses on "bringing truth to market." Russ has a wealth of knowledge in advising startups, mentoring other marketers, and repairing vintage guitars. As Russ puts it, "I work to teach m

Five Steps to Coping With Change and Achieving Transformation

Nov 19th, 2020 27m 2s

Sabine Gedeon is a Speaker, Certified Life and Leadership Coach, and Author of Transformed, The Journey to Becoming. As a Transformational Leader, she helps her clients identify and overcome their self-sabotaging behavior, take action towards

Three Lessons in Entrepreneurship

Nov 5th, 2020 29m 2s

In this episode of Soar, Taylor sat down with conversion coach and entrepreneur, Chris Handy.Chris is the co-founder and principal at ClosedWon, an agency that helps high-growth B2B SAAS companies maximize their conversion points. Having sprun

Turning a Passion into a Profession: Growth through MMA Fighting

Oct 22nd, 2020 32m 4s

In this episode of Soar, Taylor sat down with sports journalist and artist, Matthew Wells.Matthew's niche is an interesting one. While he is an avid sports fan and has covered many different sports, for the past several years he has focused spe

Redefining Career Moments and Evolution

Oct 13th, 2020 20m 38s

In this episode of Soar, Taylor sat down with career coach, Heather Burright.After a long career in Human Resources and career placement, Heather found herself at a fork in the road due to Covid-19: Go find another job, or start her own busines

Defining Destiny and Purpose

Oct 6th, 2020 32m 28s

The Soar podcast is back! In this all-new episode of Soar, Taylor sat down with Author, Leadership Coach and Public Speaker Torrian Scott.The two talked about Torrian's personal journey to his destiny and purpose and how you can find your purpo

Pivot Forward Positively with Julie Kratz

Jun 30th, 2020 32m

In this latest episode of Soar, Taylor sat down with Julie Kratz, founder of The Next Pivot and podcast host of the Pivot Point Podcast.Julie is an expert in diversity, inclusion in the workplace, and career pivots.She shares:Her experience mak

Life as a game of Jenga: Designing for the small wins

May 20th, 2020 35m 31s

Season 2 of Soar is about Designing Your Next Normal.In this first episode of Soar Season 2, host Taylor Shanklin sat down with User Experience designer and working-at-home-while-quarantined mom, Kate Woodage. Taking principles of user experie

Fundraising and Thriving in a Recession: A sit down with communications expert Ephraim Gopin

Apr 21st, 2020 28m 5s

In this special nonprofit communications edition of the Soar podcast, Taylor Shanklin sat down with communications expert and founder of 1832 Communications, Ephraim Gopin. Ephraim led an organization through a recession and he is a wealth of

Overcoming Messy Management Challenges with author Scott Miller

Apr 7th, 2020 39m 19s

In this episode, Soar host Taylor Shanklin sat down with best-selling management author, Scott Miller to talk about management "messes" and how the best leaders can overcome them.Miller leads the strategy, development, and publication of Frankl

Founder Stories: Nonprofit Startups vs For-Profit Startups with Justin Wheeler

Mar 25th, 2020 29m 18s

In this episode of the Soar podcast, Taylor Shanklin sat down with Justin Wheeler to talk about his founder stories, having founded both nonprofit and for-profit organizations.Justin Wheeler has raised over $100+M for charities and has founded

Owning Career + Family Goals with Rick Buie

Mar 11th, 2020 30m 6s

Something that so many of us face is the juxtaposition of career and home life. How do you pursue your career hopes and dreams and also ensure that your home life is being nurtured? Your personal hopes and dreams are important, too.In this ep

Using Future Thinking To Find Focus with QuHarrison Terry

Mar 4th, 2020 28m 26s

What if you could use thinking about the future to find opportunity and focus in on what matters most to you?In this latest episode of Soar, Taylor Shanklin sat down with the one and only QuHarrison Terry. QuHarrison is a future thinker, the f

Bringing Mindfulness Into Your Work

Feb 5th, 2020 38m 30s

In this episode, host Taylor Shanklin sat down with MaryBeth Hyland to talk about her journey to "Values-based Mindfulness", a term she recently coined and trademarked. MaryBeth has gone through challenges of anxiety and stress around work per

Finish Your Race: Strategies from a Cancer Survivor

Feb 5th, 2020 18m 24s

Don Armstong is a motivational speaker, cancer survivor, finisher of 22 marathons and the author of the book Finish Your Race.His belief is that everyone is faced with challenges, obstacles, and roadblocks. These might be in the form of your op

The Loop of Growth with Nick Petros, the "Growth Guy"

Feb 5th, 2020 23m 24s

Nick Petros is the Founder of a growth agency, Pinchforth. He is known as the "Growth Guy," and in this episode...well...we talked about growth.Nick has been on the Boston startup scene for some time now and has helped companies accelerate fro

How Gratitude Can Help You Focus

Feb 4th, 2020 26m 38s

Did you know that practicing gratitude can actually help you improve focus? In this episode, host Taylor Shanklin sits down with Dave Linn 'the Gratitude Dude' to better understand this concept. Dave is a professor, serial-entrepreneur and Chi

The U-Turn to Organ Donation

Feb 4th, 2020 23m 3s

When Chelsey Larson went off to college she wasn't thinking about organ donation, or that she would live to tell the story of giving up one of her own. But, when a friend in need was a perfect match, she knew she had to follow this calling and