StoryShout: Real Stories of Failure & Connection

Send us Fan Mail StoryShout host Kelsey Jones has her own stranger experiences, several of which have happened during Uber rides. Listen to this week's solo episode where she shares conversations she's had about water towers, former priests, and **trigger warning** cancer treatment. Additional trigger warning: this episode does mention suicidal thoughts. Support the show To learn more ab...

Send us Fan Mail In the fifth episode of season 3 of StoryShout, where we are exploring stories about strange interactions, chance encounters, and meeting new people, our guest Chris Thomas tells us his ingenious plan to meet friends on dating apps when he first moved to Boston, which led to him eventually meeting his current partner. We also talk about the importance of brutal honesty in friendsh...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of StoryShout, host Kelsey Jones talks with Becca, a former social worker who takes us through some heartwarming and VERY unique experiences during her time as a social worker in Kansas City. We have some surprising moments in grocery stores, unbelievable moments with bugs(!), and more. We also touch a little bit on mental health and how important it is to foster a...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of StoryShout, Duane Forrester regales host Kelsey Jones with a few tales of meeting new people at marketing and SEO conferences, as well as a chance encounter in the taxi cab with a driver who had read his book! Connect with Duane on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dforrester/ Check out his books: https://amzn.to/3WIpXGG Support the show To learn more about...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of StoryShout, Victoria Shepherd speaks about meeting one of her now best friends while working at Victoria's Secret, how her tallness has led to meeting other tall women, and some of the joys of working retail while dealing with customers. Connect with Victoria on Twitter/X at https://twitter.com/TallChickVic or LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/victorial...

Send us Fan Mail This week on StoryShout, we are joined by Elmer Boutin, who speaks about his lifelong friends from the military and the support he's found from his grief support group. This episode does contain mentions of suicide and loved ones passing. To support Elmer's fundraiser for the New Hope Center for Grief Support: https://www.rocketcommunitychallenge.com/story/3s22tf Support...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to season 3 of StoryShout! After a hiatus, we are back with a new query to guide us this season. We asked our guests, "What is the coolest or strangest interaction you've ever had with someone you didn't know?" In this first episode of the new season, we are joined by Linda Logan, our host Kelsey Jones' mom! Linda and Kelsey talk about a magical tr...

Send us Fan Mail Anne Ahola Ward joins Kelsey Jones for a great discussion about when it's good to hide your thoughts and when it's beneficial, especially for family and friends. We also talk about when it IS beneficial to share your thoughts and opinions with the people who need to hear it. To learn more about StoryShout podcast advertising opportunities and guest openings, visit us at...

Send us Fan Mail It's Kelsey Jones' turn in the hot seat as Casey Markee fills in as host for this week's StoryShout episode. Kelsey discusses the struggle to finish projects, especially creative ones (which dovetails nicely with last week's episode with Jon Henshaw!). Casey and Kelsey discuss finishing craft projects, getting sidetracked, and learning when to walk away instead...

Send us Fan Mail Jon Henshaw joins Kelsey Jones this week as we discuss the struggle that comes with being creative: constantly starting new projects and taking side quests to constantly "improve" things, only to our detriment. We talk about when "done is better than perfect," some side projects we're working on, and more! To learn more about StoryShout podcast advertising...

Send us Fan Mail Kelsey is joined by her cousin Abbey Elliott as we discuss a big thing most everyone sucks at: LAUNDRY. Yes, the dreaded laundry. We discuss the magic of black leggings, laundry with kids or spouses, and the smell that comes from wet laundry that needs to be dried. Time for a rewash! To learn more about StoryShout podcast advertising opportunities and guest openings, visit us at S...

Send us Fan Mail Marsha Shandur has a flip phone and all kinds of social media blockers...yet she still manages to not go to bed at a decent hour. Kelsey and Marsha discuss time for yourself after kids are down, the allure of old Sex and the City and Seinfeld episodes, and how even locking yourself out of social media doesn't help us go to bed earlier. All of the resources mentioned in this e...

Send us Fan Mail Entrepreneur and road trip expert Kimberly Crossland sucks at navigating maps. Kelsey and Kimberly discuss why maps are so hard to navigate (and it gets worse with our anxiety about being wrong) and how we can manage to get lost in a simple RV park.  To learn more about StoryShout podcast advertising opportunities and guest openings, visit us at StoryShout.co And don’t forget to l...

Send us Fan Mail Kelsey is joined by Joe Hall as we discuss saying no, workaholism in tech, and how the pandemic with COVID-19 has affected our ability to say no. To learn more about StoryShout podcast advertising opportunities and guest openings, visit us at StoryShout.co And don’t forget to leave us a review and subscribe on Apple Podcasts , Spotify , and wherever else you listen to podcasts.  Y...

Send us Fan Mail Kelsey is joined by another Kelcey as we discuss sucking at self care this week. Kelcey and Kelsey discuss parenthood and the struggle that comes with making time for yourself, as well as little things that don't cost anything but can also be called self care (like sitting in your amazing backyard). To learn more about StoryShout podcast advertising opportunities and guest op...

Send us Fan Mail Heather Vickery, an author and success and leadership coach (and fellow podcaster!) joins Kelsey on StoryShout this week to discuss parenting teenagers. Heather and Kelsey discuss their experiences with parenting, especially how learning as you go is really the only way to make sure you are doing the best you can when it comes to parenting teenagers. Learn more about Heather on he...

Send us Fan Mail This week, we're back with a new season and an old friend. :) Kelsey's friend from college, Mary Fox Bouygues of Marlow, joins StoryShout to discuss all things being tidy and keeping the house organized. Kelsey and Mary discuss why they aren't tidy, when tidiness makes sense, and touch on the division of duties when you're cohabiting with a partner or roommate....

Send us Fan Mail It's almost Thanksgiving, so this is the end of season one! We hope you enjoyed it. We'll be on a break between seasons and pick back up with season two in the new year. To learn more about StoryShout podcast advertising opportunities and guest openings, visit us at StoryShout.co And don’t forget to leave us a review and subscribe on Apple Podcasts , Spotify , and wherev...

Send us Fan Mail This week, our guest Mary Davies has a tendency to not live in the moment,  which can affect wellbeing and appreciating life as it currently is. Kelsey and Mary discuss how important the present is, how we have taken the present for granted, and the moments which the present was right where we wanted to be. To catch up with Mary, connect with her on LinkedIn.  To learn more about...

Send us Fan Mail Author and business owner Lisa Buyer joins us this week to discuss her experience with totally burning out from always being in survival mode, which lead to a career shift. Lisa's story is something many of us know well: we work 10+ hours a day thinking we're making a better life for ourselves when we're actually grinding our mind and body into the ground. Lisa and...

Send us Fan Mail Catherine Quiambao joins us this week to discuss the wild world of arts & crafts. We talk about questionable art projects we do with our kids, how my mom suffered through Girl Scout patches, and thoughts on what arts & crafts projects may be a good fit. Learn more about Catherine's podcast at No Hacks Marketing! To learn more about StoryShout podcast advertising oppor...

Send us Fan Mail This week's guest is Robyn Johnson, who tends to go into the worst possible scenario when something doesn't go how she expected. We dive into how that affects her as a business owner and mother, and how our childhoods may have shaped how we try to prepare for situations. You can follow Robyn at @AMZRobynJohnson on Twitter. To learn more about StoryShout podcast advertisi...

Send us Fan Mail This week gets meta as Geoffrey Colon of Microsoft and Kelsey Jones discuss failure as a whole in our society. Why is failure frowned upon when it has lead to the world's greatest innovations? We also discussed why the nerds you laughed at in school built the technology you rely on and where our society is going next in terms of innovation and failure. Geoffrey is on Twitter...

Send us Fan Mail This week, Casie Gillette joins Kelsey Jones to discuss the impulsiveness of home DIY and how not everything has to be a huge endeavor.  While Casie wants to jump headfirst into a project, sometimes there's an easier way. It doesn't have to be the "whole enchilada." Listen to Casie and Kelsey discuss home ownership, electric cars, and how sometimes, the easiest...

Send us Fan Mail Dr. Pete Meyers (of Moz fame) is terrible at knowing where he is. In this episode of StoryShout, Pete and Kelsey discuss their failures in giving directions, navigating traffic circles (aka roundabouts), and how their brain goes fuzzy when people throw out the terms "east" and "north." This episode is hilarious, don't miss it! Dr. Pete is pretty active on...