Tales With Taylor

This episode of Tales with Taylor holds a special place in host Taylor Wellman's heart — because without guest Shane Cook, there might not be a podcast at all. Shane is the Realtor who helped Taylor's company, Financial Potion, find the Mesa studio they call home today, the very space that has allowed them to produce quality video content and help countless business owners across the valle...

Learn how to define your superpower and use it to grow your empire with Kenyatta Turner on Tales with Taylor Ep 64. For all the show notes: https://taleswithtaylor.com/ Kenyatta Turner, MM, BSPC  is a Behavioral Intelligence™ Architect, speaker, and founder of Freedom Empire Consulting. She helps leaders and organizations decode behavior under pressure to improve communication, decision-making, an...

On Tales with Taylor episode 63 you'll get to meet Joy Johnson and learn how to have a perfect personal or business/corporate event. In this episode of Tales with Taylor , host Taylor Wellman sits down with Joy Johnson, founder of a full-service event planning and management company that has brought nearly 300 memorable occasions to life since its launch in 2001. What began as an accidental ca...

Feeling like everyone else got a handbook for adult life that you somehow missed? You're not alone—and this episode is here to help. Taylor sits down with Lee Woodward, Fortune 100 executive turned Adulting Coach and founder of Simplify Adulting, a movement helping Gen Z go from adulting stress to adulting success. After spending decades leading global teams and building learning and developme...

What separates a great plan from a great business? Execution — and that starts with how you lead, how you communicate, and who you choose to build with. In this episode, Taylor Wellman sits down with John Kloain of The Gap View — a servant leader, strategic partner, and firm believer that givers get. John has built his career around a simple but powerful idea: when you focus on helping others find...

What does arranging flowers have to do with navigating the ever-evolving world of business technology? More than you might think! In this episode, host Taylor Wellman sits down with Karin Crawford — small business champion, tech solutions expert, and former florist — for a conversation that is equal parts inspiring and practical. Karin shares what it was really like running a floral business, the...

If you ever want to get certifications or go for an RFP, you need to make sure you have your documentation in order. Learn how to set your business for success with the right documentation produced by Heather Parker at Parker Law. Heather is an attorney of almost 25 years and has had her own firm for over 10 years where she has been helping families and business owners create plans to set the righ...

On Tales with Taylor Episode 58 it's all about how to simplify marketing for businesses with Meredith Dennis. Meredith is a highly collaborative marketing and leadership professional with two decades of experience driving meaningful growth for organizations in regulated B2B industries.   In addition to Marketing and Journalism degrees, she holds industry-leading ​certifications from the Americ...

Suzette Smith is the owner of Garden Goddess Ferments, where she transforms fresh, locally-sourced vegetables into artisanal fermented products. With a passion for traditional food preservation methods and gut health, Suzette crafts small-batch krauts, kimchis, and pickles that bring flavor and wellness to her community. Her ferments are rich in probiotics—beneficial bacteria that support digestiv...

Malia Sperling is a trusted fiduciary, and founder of Desert Moon Financial & Insurance Solutions LLC. Specializing in financial planning, retirement, wealth management, tax diversification, and protection-based planning for families and business owners, Malia works in collaboration with clients to provide them with the individual attention they deserve to bring their financial goals into focu...

Founded in 1997, Elontec has grown into a leading provider of commercial furniture, moving, and technology solutions, guided by Ginger’s unwavering belief that business ownership is a privilege and an opportunity to impact others. Learn how to grow a business with your husband and lead in a way where people will want to follow you with Ginger Clayton on Episode 55 of Tales With Taylor. See all the...

Amy Foeller’s passion for all things numbers-related was sparked by a high school elective accounting course, nurtured across years of on-the-job experience, and ignited into flame after continually realizing how many small business owners desperately need support in effectively managing their finances. She founded her fractional CFO firm, The CFO Service, in January of 2023, shortly after moving...

Jenny helps get their energy and life rowing in the same direction by helping them reclaim the pieces of their energy that are tied up, set aside, or distorted. She uses a combination or energy work, herbalism, and coaching to help people transcend a frustrated relationship with their body and circumstances and transmute that tied up energy into usable capacity. If energy cannot be created or dest...

Ketamine therapy is a treatment that uses low doses of the anesthetic ketamine to provide rapid relief for conditions like treatment-resistant depression (TRD), anxiety, PTSD, and certain chronic pain syndromes. It works differently from conventional antidepressants and is typically used when other treatments have failed. With 25+ years of coaching experience, Bronwyn Davis has earned elite-level...

Jim Wilkerson is a business sales and acquisition advisor who specializes in working with business owners at critical junctures in their entrepreneurial journey. His practice focuses on two primary pathways: guiding owners through the complex process of exiting their businesses and helping them expand their operations through strategic acquisitions. Additionally, Wilkerson offers professional busi...

Discover how to find placement for aging loved ones with Heath Hildreth on Tales with Taylor Episode 50. See all the show notes: https://taleswithtaylor.com/ Heather Hildreth has a passion for helping seniors and their families find reputable senior living homes in Phoenix and the valley. She carefully takes into consideration care needs, desired location and budget. Her FREE service includes reco...

Sara Regester, founder of Directions 4 Wellness, an international health and lifestyle Coaching practice, helps people rewire their stress patterns to grow from their stress. After witnessing the mind-body-spirit healing journey of her hospital patients, Sara saw the connection between stress and physical healing in her personal life. Sara teaches shamanism to guide others in self-healing. Discove...

In this Tales with Taylor episode, Taylor chats with Smart Dating Diva Donna Meador about how to date later in life and how to find true love not once but twice. See all the show notes at: https://taleswithtaylor.com/ Donna bagged the 2023 Soulful Speaker Summit Award and the Forbes Riley 2020 “Power Couple of Excellence” Award with her husband Jeff. Donna shares her story how she was able to find...

Do you love taking photos? So does Roshan and she gets paid to go on adventures and take beautiful photos of people and events. Learn more about being a successful photographer with Roshan Spottsville on Tales with Taylor Ep 47: https://taleswithtaylor.com/ Originally from Bąąh Lók’aa’, Arizona, on the Navajo Nation, Roshan’s passion for photography began in childhood, when she would capture image...

Learn how to start multiple businesses and websites that can work for you with Maggie Rodriguez on Tales with Taylor Ep 46. See all the show notes:https://taleswithtaylor.com/Maggie Rodriguez is a serial entrepreneur and New Mexico transplant. Her largest business is Website Design Plus, which offers web design, website maintenance, and local SEO services. Website Design Plus has served hundreds o...

Analyn Scott is on a mission to change the trajectory of Kidney Disease. On this episode she shares how she got started on this journey, what motivates her and why she is continuing to fight and bring exposure to a disease that affect one out of every nine people in the United States. To learn more about Analyn and connect with her directly, visit: https://taleswithtaylor.com/

Jane Fendelman has been helping humans heal for decades from childhood trauma, bad relationships, ADHD without the use of medication and so much more.  Jane Fendelman, a counselor, author and speaker, earned a Bachelor of Science in Education from Southwest Missouri State University in 1982 and a Master of Counseling Graduate Degree from the University of Phoenix in 1994. She is an individual, mar...

Learn how to excel in your engineering career with Stephanie Slocum on Tales with Taylor Ep 43. See all the show notes: https://taleswithtaylor.com/ Stephanie Slocum is on a mission to normalize engineering, technology, and STEM women in leadership. She is an author of She Engineers, founder of Engineers Rising LLC, mom of 3 school-age daughters, and the 2024-2025 President (and first woman) of th...

Wondering how to stay up to date with social media? Connect with people like Giselle Aguiar. Learn more about her and her business on Tales with Taylor Episode 42: https://taleswithtaylor.com/Giselle Aguiar, has been doing Internet marketing since 1995. 13 years ago, she started AZ Social Media Wiz when she saw a need to train and help business owners get started or improve their digital marketing...

Discover how to use your voice to create a movement with Deb Shapiro. See all the show notes and more: https://taleswithtaylor.com/Deb Shapiro is the founder of DEBx, a transformative speaker development experience that turns everyday people into extraordinary speakers and influential leaders. Through DEBx, Deb, founded Amplify Voices, an award winning nonprofit dedicated to empowering historicall...