Today, Elicia chats with Shaun Gray. Shaun's influx of social media followers, particularly on TikTok, puts him in a unique position navigating life with millions of people watching.

Shaun's content is often about men's mental health and the struggle to open up and stay in touch with one's emotions. So many men learn to be closed off instead of feeling what the feel and processing those feelings, and Shaun wants to change that.

You can connect with Shaun at @mightyyyymouse on TikTok and @mightyyyymouse on Insagram.

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John and Mark Cronin of John's Crazy Socks join the show today. Their company started when John was in his last year of high school and facing the reality that there is a lack of opportunities for those with disabilities. John has Down Syndrome but that has never held him back. Only 1 in 5 people with a disability is employed and since he didn't see a job he wanted he made his own.

John asked his Dad to go into business with him and started pitching ideas to Mark. One idea finally stuck - crazy socks. Within two weeks they were selling socks. Why socks? Crazy socks allow people to express and be themselves. They don't sell socks though, they sell happiness.

They overcame the hurdles of sourcing inventory in the beginning without any proof that they could in fact sell them. What shocked them was the outpouring of emotional response to their customer service. They now own the largest sock company in the world.

They talk about the important role the Special Olympics has played in their lives and still does. They like to say that without the Special Olympics there would be no John's Crazy Socks.

They now design some of their own socks such as awareness socks that celebrate causes such as Autism and Down Syndrome and raise money for them. They have made the transition from selling online to now partnering with a very large national retailer and will be selling through that channel as well later on this year. Stay tuned by following them on their socials to see just who that large retailer is and where you can additionally purchase their unique socks and spread some happy!

You won't want to miss their stories about the challenges they have faced and their resilience that comes from their strong connection to why they do what they do. Mark talks very openly about the new world of finding financing for the growth that is actually needed to turn profits and the mistakes they made along the way.

You can join dance parties with John every Tuesday at 3pm ET on their Facebook page at
https://www.facebook.com/johnscrazysocks and follow their social enterprise on TikTok @johnscrazysocks and on Instagram @johnscrazysocks . They also have their own podcast called The Spreading Happiness Podcast. You can buy happiness errr socks and celebrate and contribute to great causes at their website johnscrazysocks.com.

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This week on the show we continue Elicia's conversation with Kristy Mandour of Sow to Speak and The Closet Series Podcast. Kristy and Elicia talk about how sometimes in this digital world we live in where there is so much information available to us that seeking out too much information can sometimes make you confused or feel behind.

Kristy talks openly about how she made that jump from in the red to in the black when she was starting out and how to not feel like a fraud when you haven't made it yet. She also shares some very helpful and insightful exercises to walk through to help you take the right steps in that process.

She also shares how to tell whether you are feeling fear or anxiety when faced with decisions or if you are feeling stuck. She also shares her story of how she is currently in a time of transition not quitting but shifting her business.

You can check out all the incredible content or set up a discovery call for your own business on her website at sowtospeak.com. You can also connect with her on IG @kristymandour or on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/company/sow-to-speak/ or at https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristy-mandour-04836916b.

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This week Kristy Mandour of Sow to Speak joins the show. She is also an Emotional Intelligence Coach and the Host of The Closet Series Podcast. She made the shift into her current business after seeing that she could make a bigger impact by connecting to people at the top of companies and having the information and knowledge disseminate from the top down and then out into the community.

She and Elicia chat about the oversaturation of the coaching industry and what it means to be a credible coach. She speaks about the importance of showing up authentically as a coach and you will attract your clients that connect with you and will be impacted by you.

Kristy also shares her take on the increase of opportunities that have arisen out of the pandemic - providing hope and insight. You won't want to miss her advice about the one thing you should do when you feel stuck as well as her thoughts on the importance of being true to yourself and understanding what the words failure, quit and success mean to you.

This is Part 1 of their conversation. Tune in next week for the rest of the interview.

You can check out all the incredible content or set up a discovery call for your own business on her website at sowtospeak.com. You can also connect with her on IG @kristymandour or on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/company/sow-to-speak/ or at https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristy-mandour-04836916b.

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This week, Brock Howard of Yonutz, Las Vegas joins the show. Elicia and Brock go wayyyyy back all the way to high school but haven’t spoken in over 20 years. If you’ve been thinking about purchasing a franchise - this episode is for you. Brock talks about the ins and outs of owning a franchise and the unique advantages of being part of a new franchise as opposed to an older and more established one. The original owners and founders of Yonutz in Florida have gotten some special help by way of Shark Tank’s Kevin Harrington and Brock shares some of his personal experience with working with him.

Brock’s story about quitting his teaching job on the first day of school to chase his entrepreneurial dreams is one you won’t want to miss!

Brock is also a baseball coach and very active in his community which he feels is part of his success at Yonutz.

If you haven’t heard of a Smash Donut - you most certainly will want one after this.

You can connect with Brock and find all the yummy treats of Yonutz at the following links.

https://www.facebook.com/brock.howard.566

IG: @13rockhoward www.Yonutz.com
FB: Yonutz Las Vegas
IG: @yonutz
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTRd6GH8v/

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This is Part 2.

This week's guest on the show is Troy Doherty. He is an incredibly talented singer, musician, songwriter, actor, and entertainer. He is Jersey born and raised, New York trained, LA made, and Nashville grade. Elicia and Troy dive into the unique challenges artists, creators, and entertainers face as entrepreneurs who are also the product they are selling.

You aren’t gonna want to miss the second half of this interview. Troy’s take on the difference between anxiety and courage when you are faced with those moments of whether or not to go for it is something you will want to hold on to.

You can find show dates, music and much more on Troy's website http://troydoherty.com and you can also connect with him on TikTok at @troy_music and on Instagram @troydoherty.

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This is Part 1.

This week's guest on the show is Troy Doherty. He is an incredibly talented singer, musician, songwriter, actor, and entertainer. He is Jersey born and raised, New York trained, LA made, and Nashville grade. Elicia and Troy dive into the unique challenges artists, creators, and entertainers face as entrepreneurs who are also the product they are selling.

Troy shares the behind the scenes/"game" side of the business that is hidden from the average consumer. Troy walks Elicia through the way marketing is done through TikTok and Instagram to help boost the Spotify algorithm which then pushes the song onto Spotify playlists. Elicia shares her observations of other artists such as Qveen Herby, Jessi Murph, Dax, and Teddy Swims and how each of them are doing a variation of this same thing.

When they get to talking about a day he almost quit - his answer isn't the same as most of her guests..........

You can find show dates, music and much more on Troy's website troydoherty.com and you can also connect with him on TikTok at @troy_music and on Instagram @troydoherty.

Stay tuned for Part 2 of the interview next week.

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This week Renee Bauer joins the show and shares her insight into the huge transitions she is going through in real time in her own entrepreneurial ventures. She is an attorney, author, entrepreneur and speaker. She owns a law firm, is the host of the Happy Even After podcast, and she is the founder of the She Who Wins Summit.

As a very driven person and type A personality, she talks about how hard it has been for her to find the pivot in this current time of transition. She gives wise advice around giving yourself space to find clarity instead of just saying yes to things to keep busy. Elicia and Renee talk about the grind of social media and how they both have recently thought about stepping away from it. There is value in showing up on social media in an authentic way instead of just posting to appease the algorithm.

Renee shares her experience of stepping away from a recent venture and why it was the right thing to do to quit and how in honoring her intuition to step away she is now developing her own tarot community app that will be launching soon.

You won't want to miss her very practical and applicable advice for anyone experiencing challenges in their business. This episode is a must listen!

You can connect with her @msreneebauer and sign up for the She Who Wins Summit waitlist at the link in her bio.

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