Taylor Talks: Serve. Work. Connect.
45 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 3 years ago -Welcome to Taylor Talks! On this show you'll hear my thoughts and passion about life as an entrepreneur through my three pillars in my life; serve. work. connect.
Taylor Talks will include my #734IGLive sessions on Saturday morning, interviews with educators, talks at schools, chats with students and other random thoughts I have + much more. Thank you for listening!
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Episodes
Stop
November 30, 2020 13:43 - 5 minutes - 5.13 MBListen to this week's podcast for an encouraging word (Stop) to help jump start your week! #734Live -- https://twitter.com/taylorsiebert https://instagram.com/taylorsiebert https://facebook.com/taylorsiebert https://www.linkedin.com/in/taylorsiebert
Work
November 02, 2020 13:44 - 5 minutes - 4.99 MBListen to this week's podcast for an encouraging word (Work) to help jump start your week! #734Live -- https://twitter.com/taylorsiebert https://instagram.com/taylorsiebert https://facebook.com/taylorsiebert https://www.linkedin.com/in/taylorsiebert
Persistent
October 26, 2020 13:21 - 5 minutes - 5.49 MBListen to this week's podcast for an encouraging word (Persistent) to help jump start your week! #734Live -- https://twitter.com/taylorsiebert https://instagram.com/taylorsiebert https://facebook.com/taylorsiebert https://www.linkedin.com/in/taylorsiebert
Ambassador
October 19, 2020 14:12 - 7 minutes - 6.98 MBListen to this week's podcast for an encouraging word (Ambassador) to help jump start your week! #734Live -- https://twitter.com/taylorsiebert https://instagram.com/taylorsiebert https://facebook.com/taylorsiebert https://www.linkedin.com/in/taylorsiebert
Create
October 05, 2020 14:08 - 5 minutes - 5.05 MBListen to this week's podcast for an encouraging word (Create) to help jump start your week! #734Live -- https://twitter.com/taylorsiebert https://instagram.com/taylorsiebert https://facebook.com/taylorsiebert https://www.linkedin.com/in/taylorsiebert
Community
October 02, 2020 13:21 - 8 minutes - 7.44 MBHappy Friday! The other night as Beckett was doing his Social Studies homework with Jess. She asked him what a group of people living in the same place or having a particular characteristic in common was. He answered. Community I was reminded of the importance of community. It’s why Jess and I moved back to Henderson. To be a part of a community. To raise our family. When we started Striv I knew how important it was going to be to build a community. I quickly learned about the educatio...
Rhythm
September 24, 2020 13:54 - 7 minutes - 7.06 MBListen to this week's podcast for an encouraging word (Rhythm) to help jump start your week! #734Live
Restart
September 15, 2020 19:33 - 5 minutes - 5.24 MBI recently had to do a couple of restarts on my laptop to get it working. Sometimes in life, we need a restart and a fresh start. Have an amazing week! Thanks for listening! -- https://twitter.com/taylorsiebert https://instagram.com/taylorsiebert https://facebook.com/taylorsiebert https://www.linkedin.com/in/taylorsiebert
Rest
September 08, 2020 12:57 - 4 minutes - 4.55 MBHow important is rest to you? It's a game-changer for me. Even though sometimes I don't think I need it I feel so much better after I rest to relax, refresh and recover. Have an amazing week! Thanks for listening! -- https://twitter.com/taylorsiebert https://instagram.com/taylorsiebert https://facebook.com/taylorsiebert https://www.linkedin.com/in/taylorsiebert
Opportunity
September 01, 2020 12:44 - 4 minutes - 4.39 MBWe have opportunities every day to do something. This last weekend I was thankful to have the opportunity to be with friends and golf at the Prairie Club outside of Valentine, NE and something I'll never forget. What opportunity have you had recently that you are thankful for? Have an amazing week! Thanks for listening! -- https://twitter.com/taylorsiebert https://instagram.com/taylorsiebert https://facebook.com/taylorsiebert https://www.linkedin.com/in/taylorsiebert
Motivation
August 25, 2020 13:08 - 8 minutes - 7.6 MBHappy Tuesday! I missed yesterday because I was at Millard West High School Leadership Academy. Honestly, I just didn’t feel motivated to record a video and share it yesterday. But I was motivated to wake up at 5 am to drive to Omaha to speak to 50 students about creating a legacy. Which is the word for this week. There is something I love about going live too. Are you feeling motivated? Sometimes it’s even hard to get motivated to get out of bed. Right? Without a purpose in your life o...
Momentum
August 17, 2020 16:37 - 5 minutes - 4.94 MBThanks to my good friend and co-founder Ben Pankonin for this week's word, Momentum. While looking at some of the positive business we had going he encouraged me in saying we had some good momentum and that it would carry us through this time. We all go through times where we have positive momentum whether it's in business, sports, or life. The goal is to try and bottle whatever it is up and keep it moving in the right direction. Whether you're moving downhill or uphill. Don't stop moving. ...
Taylor Talks with Brandon Mowinkel
August 12, 2020 16:43 - 33 minutes - 31.1 MBBrandon Mowinkel is a husband, father of three and the High School Principal at Milford Public Schools in Milford, Nebraska. During our conversation we discuss Brandon's journey in education, finding his why and why he loves photography. I hope you enjoy this chat! Follow Brandon on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bmowinkel -- https://twitter.com/taylorsiebert https://instagram.com/taylorsiebert https://facebook.com/taylorsiebert https://www.linkedin.com/in/taylorsiebert
Focus
August 10, 2020 12:50 - 6 minutes - 5.63 MBGood morning! Happy Monday! This morning when I woke up everything was out of focus. Then I put my glasses on and everything was in focus again. Sometimes in life I think we forget to put our glasses on or if you’re like me I forgot to change contact lenses after 1 month so this morning I had to get a fresh pair in and what a difference that makes. As many folks head back to school in the coming weeks it’s important for us to focus on the right things. For some of us. Me. I need to re-focu...
Execute
August 03, 2020 12:46 - 6 minutes - 5.53 MBHave you put off something to do or not carried out what you’ve started? Then you’re like most people and have struggled to execute at some point in your life. In fact, I almost didn’t do this #734Live this morning because I wasn’t set on this word for the week and thought how easy would it be just to skip it. But here we are. Something in me kept saying you need to execute on this and do something. Recording these Monday morning videos have been so rewarding and encouraging. The comments a...
Practice
July 28, 2020 16:15 - 5 minutes - 4.71 MB"We're talking about practice?" Do you remember this classic quote from Allen Iverson when reporters asked him why he had missed several practices when playing for the Sixers? Although Iverson was talented enough to skip some practices many of us are not that lucky. I was reminded of this word recently when out on the golf course. I hadn't picked up a golf club in over a month and went out and played 18 holes. The result? Not good. I expected to try and compete but without practice, I ha...
Next
July 20, 2020 12:49 - 6 minutes - 6.27 MBWhat’s next? This word has popped up several times in reading and reflecting so I thought this week would be a great opportunity to dive into the word next. I recently finished the book Toughness by Jay Bilas (thanks to Tony Chapman for letting me borrow it). One of the chapters that stood out the most was titled “Next Play”. In fact, according to Bilas, this was one of the concepts that stuck out to him while playing under Coach K at Duke. Although both Coach K and Bilas can’t pinpoint the...
Learn
July 13, 2020 15:56 - 7 minutes - 6.41 MBGrowing up I’m not sure if you would have asked me if I loved to learn I would have said yes but that’s ok. Learning was defined by the grades you got or how well you did on your test. For me, that wasn’t always the best. Especially when it came to the ACT. I got an 18. Twice. I always tell students I talk with that I didn’t learn how to learn until later in college and then that really excelled in my adult life when I was on the quest to start my own business. If you hand me a business book...
Family
July 06, 2020 13:02 - 7 minutes - 6.42 MBWe’ve all probably had a lot of family time these past several months but there is something about packing up the car and doing a road trip. It’s the anticipation of going somewhere new. The frustration with kids. The multiple bathroom breaks. The joy of being together and sharing an experience as a family. I’m thankful our family was able to travel a little this week as we headed west to Fort Collins, CO. We fell in love. So many parks and 15 minutes and you were in the foothills/mountains...
Prepare
June 29, 2020 12:50 - 8 minutes - 7.55 MBHow do you prepare? Is there a difference in how you do something whether you’ve prepared or not? I was reminded of this word last week on Thursday during a run. As I recapped a recent live event that we did for Class Intercom I was proud of the work our team had done to accomplish this task. I thought about how much different the event would have gone had we not prepared. We worked hard and as a team to make it a great event and it went well. The definition of prepare is to make somethin...
Consistent
June 22, 2020 12:48 - 7 minutes - 6.66 MBWhy is being consistent so hard? Because most of the time it becomes boring for us. Starting something new is fun and exciting. I absolutely love starting new things. It’s a challenge to start it but then another challenge to finish it or be consistent. Depending on what it is. I’ll use working out as an example. How many of you start a new workout plan? Do the first day or even week and then you get sore and your mind starts to play tricks on you. It’s ok to skip a day you deserve it. T...
Plan
June 15, 2020 12:54 - 7 minutes - 7.02 MBWhat's the plan? Do you have a plan for today, this week or year? I was reminded of this word from a quote I read that said "Plan ahead. It wasn’t raining when Noah built the ark,” from Richard Cushing. Join me every Monday morning live at 7:34am on Facebook and Twitter for an encouraging word to help jump start your week. -- https://twitter.com/taylorsiebert https://instagram.com/taylorsiebert https://facebook.com/taylorsiebert https://www.linkedin.com/in/taylorsiebert
Taylor Talks with Josh Allen
June 12, 2020 16:47 - 36 minutes - 33.5 MBJosh Allen is a husband, father of four and Technology Integration Specialist at Lewis Central CSD. In this conversation, we dive into starting and letting go of EdCamp Omaha, finding his why in education, the Cleveland Indians and starting a podcast with his kids. I met Josh through social media several years ago and it's been so much fun to work together and collaborate. I hope you find value in our conversation and it encourages you at work and home. Follow Josh on Twitter: https://twit...
Connect
June 08, 2020 12:51 - 7 minutes - 6.56 MBConnect. A simple word that is so important right now for our country. I encourage you to connect with those who have a different perspective than you to listen and learn. Join me every Monday morning live at 7:34am on Facebook and Twitter for an encouraging word to help jump start your week. -- https://twitter.com/taylorsiebert https://instagram.com/taylorsiebert https://facebook.com/taylorsiebert https://www.linkedin.com/in/taylorsiebert
Listen
May 26, 2020 14:25 - 7 minutes - 6.89 MBDo you struggle to listen? I know I do and that's the theme this week. I was reminded of this while reading a devotional. They asked the question, "do you listen to God?" I know I spend so much time asking but do I listen. As James says in chapter 1:19 "Be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry". Join me every Monday morning live at 7:34am on Facebook and Twitter for an encouraging word to help jump start your week. -- https://twitter.com/taylorsiebert https://instagr...
Injury
May 18, 2020 12:56 - 7 minutes - 7.21 MBHave you been injured? The times in my life I've had an injury have provided challenges but always growth. Join me every Monday morning live at 7:34am on Facebook and Twitter for an encouraging word to help jump start your week. -- https://twitter.com/taylorsiebert https://instagram.com/taylorsiebert https://facebook.com/taylorsiebert https://www.linkedin.com/in/taylorsiebert
Jump!
May 12, 2020 11:50 - 9 minutes - 8.68 MBIs it time for you to jump? I hope these words encourage you as you start your week. This is from my new Monday morning live show on Facebook and Twitter at 7:34 am! -- https://twitter.com/taylorsiebert https://instagram.com/taylorsiebert https://facebook.com/taylorsiebert https://www.linkedin.com/in/taylorsiebert
Taylor Talks with Blake Burgess
May 06, 2020 12:46 - 29 minutes - 27.4 MBBlake Burgess is a husband, father of three and business owner in York, Nebraska. In this conversation, he dives into when he fell in love with working in retail, what it's like owning and operating three Ace Hardware stores and what the game of football prepared him for life. I've known Blake since we both moved back to York County in 2010. We both love to learn more about growing our businesses and be a better leader. I hope you find value in our conversation. Follow Blake Burgess on Fac...
Taylor Talks with Craig Badura
May 01, 2020 03:30 - 30 minutes - 28.8 MBCraig Badura is a husband, father of two and an educator in Aurora, Nebraska. In this conversation, he shares what he's learned while guiding students to create social media content for Aurora Public Schools, the stories behind his passion for cooking, why he loves creating content and how the game of golf has shaped his family's life. I've known Craig for several years. During this chat, he shared stories I've never heard. It was a fun interview and I hope it brings you value. Follow ...
#734IGLive Episode 7 | 3.21.20
March 23, 2020 17:52 - 41 minutes - 38.1 MBWe're back! I'm so pumped to bring #734IGLive back during this unique time in our life. We need a community. I thought with everything that is going on now was the perfect time to connect. Topic: How are you? During this episode, I had the opportunity to talk with local Ace Hardware owner, Blake Burgess, and how they are adapting as a retail store. One of the ideas was how to bring the in-person shopping experience to a digital-only experience. Brent Catlett also joined me to share what...
#734IGLive Episode 6 | 6.8.19
June 14, 2019 16:20 - 18 minutes - 17.5 MBOn this episode of #734IGLive I was joined by Clay Reisler up in Wisconsin. We talked about the school year grind, taking a break from always being "on" and live tweeting games. I also got the story out of him on why he's an LA Dodgers fan living in Wisconsin which was fun. It was #StrivAllStar19 Saturday so we chatted about that for a bit. To close out the show we had my good friend Edwin Bonner on for a Happy Birthday Shoutout! Thanks for listening! Join me on the show by following me on ...
#734IGLive Episode 5 | 6.1.19
June 03, 2019 03:18 - 28 minutes - 26.3 MBOn this episode of #734IGLive I was joined by Lance Smith the Activities Director at Millard West High School in Nebraska. I've known Lance for over three years now and have really enjoyed seeing him become a great content creator. We had a great discussion about student-athlete driven social media and how he got started creating content as an AD. I was also joined by Heather Callihan, Technology Integration Specialist at Northwest High School. Heather came to our Striv Summer workshop so we ...
Creating Meaningful Content for Schools on Social Media | The Teachers' Classroom Podcast
May 28, 2019 22:30 - 37 minutes - 34.9 MBA huge thanks to Matt Weld for having me on his podcast The Teachers' Classroom which explores current issues and topics in education and how they relate to teaching and students. I met Matt back in February at #ICE19 during a session that I did for Class Intercom. This was a fun conversation and a great interview by him. He did a great job editing and producing it as well. Hope you enjoy this conversation and find value. Thanks for listening! Originally posted: https://www.spreaker.com/user/...
#734IGLive Episode 4 | 5.11.19
May 14, 2019 13:08 - 24 minutes - 22.6 MBOn this episode of #734IGLIVE I was joined by Nate Thomas, a Senior at Millard West High School. We talked about his journey of becoming a member of the MWHS Striv crew and a great story from last summer at the NHSPA Summer Journalism camp that gave him a ton of confidence headed into his senior year. I also was joined by Josh Allen to talk about a new project he is collaborating on with some other tech coaches called the Podcast PD Picnic (https://anchor.fm/pdpicnic/episodes/Episode-0---The-...
Documenting an important time during our life and how to execute on an idea with Brandon Mowinkel
May 04, 2019 11:57 - 36 minutes - 34 MBFirst of all, thanks to Brandon Mowinkel for allowing me to share this conversation and brainstorming session on the podcast. Brandon came to me with an idea for a project he wants to create this upcoming school year and so we discussed what that could look like how he can execute on it during this busy season of life. I hope you find value in this chat and always I would love your feedback. Thanks for listening!
#734IGLive Episode 3 | 4.20.19
April 24, 2019 12:27 - 37 minutes - 34.3 MBDuring this episode of #734IGLIVE I was joined by Clay Reisler in Wisconsin to chat about his “Mega Vlog”, Tim Huls shared about our adventure at Sherman Ranch and a surprise visit from my brother-in-law Jon Kottich where we talked about the NBA playoffs and why he is a Knicks and Yankees fan. Hope you enjoy this conversation. Thanks for listening!
Becoming a Leader at Your School + Focusing on Your Strengths | Zoom with Heather Callihan and Nate
April 19, 2019 11:00 - 30 minutes - 28.6 MBDuring this episode, Sara Brune and I chat with Heather Callihan at Northwest Public Schools and Nate her student Creative Content Director. I really enjoyed this conversation and it was all about self-awareness, becoming a leader and focusing on your strengths. This was a Zoom conversation we had and so happy they allowed me to share this with you. I hope you find value in this conversation and I would love your feedback. Thanks for listening!
Is our society feeling pressured to lie or misrepresent themselves on social media?
April 18, 2019 11:00 - 6 minutes - 6.16 MBThis was a question from a student who reached out to me for a class assignment. I'm excited to be able to record these conversations and share them here with you on the podcast. Let me know what you think. Do you agree or disagree with my answer? Thanks for listening!
Three reasons why I am using Anchor
April 17, 2019 13:09 - 4 minutes - 4.04 MBThank you to Josh Allen for the question and sending in the voice message! As I reflected on your question I had to think about why I did choose Anchor especially after a bad experience using it a couple years ago. However, their platform has improved so much and it came down to time, distribution and cost for me. I hope this helps and provides value to everyone listening. Let me know your thoughts and send me a tweet @taylorsiebert. Thanks!
Answer the phone 📱
April 15, 2019 12:30 - 3 minutes - 3.34 MBOn Saturday I got a call from a number I didn’t recognize. To be honest I had just woke up from a nap and about didn’t answer it. With amount of spam we all now get there was good reason I shouldn’t answer. But for some reason I answered and I’m sure glad I did. It was a high school student who had some questions to ask me for his Intro to Entrepreneurship class. I was energized and excited by the conversation. Not only by the questions but the fact that the NBA playoffs and The Masters were ...
#734IGLive Episode 2 | 4.13.19
April 14, 2019 11:00 - 43 minutes - 40.5 MBDuring this episode of #734IGLIve I was joined by three new guests who had never been on the show before. First was Ben Mohorn who is our Creative Director at Striv. He was on his way into Lincoln to shoot some photos/video with Athlete Nation and I shared the story about how we met and him putting out a video he created for the York soccer team led to a full-time job at Striv. Next on the show was Jason Shaffer who is a teacher and educator from Florida who I recently connected with on Twit...
My first Anchor voice messages from friends
April 13, 2019 15:13 - 3 minutes - 2.89 MBI hope you enjoy this quick listen. One of the really cool features in Anchor is the ability for people to leave a voice message and then import into a podcast. Thank you to my good friends Josh, Clay, Craig and Tim for the encouragement and support in launching this and making me better. Clay asked a great question as well that I respond to in the outro. Thanks for listening! 🎙🙏🏼
Why did I start a podcast?
April 12, 2019 15:31 - 3 minutes - 3.37 MBDuring this episode I explain the reason why I started this podcast. There are several reasons and I hope it encourages you to create something meaningful as well whether it’s your own anchor profile or writing a blog or shooting that video you’ve wanted to do for a long time. Just go do it. If you have any questions on how to start or where to begin let me know!
#734IGLive Episode 1 | 2.2.19
April 12, 2019 03:42 - 27 minutes - 25.1 MBExcited to share this chat. This was the first #734IGLive that I was able to download and document! During this episode I went to Coasters in Aurora, NE and met up with Tim Huls. On Instagram I was joined by Clay Reisler (Wisconsin) and Josh Allen (in San Diego at a conference). At the end we even got into a conversation about which basketball shoes we all wore in high school. I shared a funny story from my hoops days the pair of Jordan's I begged my parents to get for me even though they ...
Welcome to Taylor Talks!
April 12, 2019 01:00 - 2 minutes - 2.76 MBI'm super excited to launch Taylor Talks into the podcast world! This podcast will be my go to place where I can share in an audio format my story, life and journey as a husband, father and entrepreneur. If you subscribe you'll hear a bunch of different conversations from my #734IGLive sessions, chats with educators, interviews with friends and most important we'll talk about my three pillars in my life; serve. work. connect. and how they've changed and molded my life. I hope you enjoy this ...