Looking to add a little pump to your afternoon slump? Catch Kelly of The KDs Collaborative as she chats up creators, visionaries and leaders from various industries and walks of life. Find out which elements and business practices have played starring roles in both their personal and team successes. Listen as they collaborate to help add fuel to your personal goal trajectory and share tips that will aid in bettering even your best you.
Choreograph Your Life with The KDs Collaborative
Chasity Tyus, is both a Human Resources Manager for Circle K and is entering into her 4th season as the Head Coach for the Florida State Golden Girls Dance Team. Originally from Raymore, Missouri, Chasity's love for dance began at a young age. Her passion for the sport of dance team brought her to Lindenwood University in St. Charles, Mo where she was on the 7-time National Champion Lion Line Dance Team. As a junior officer and senior captain during her time on the team, she helped lead them to 3 national championships. She graduated with her Bachelor of Arts degree in Human Resources with a minor in Marketing and most recently with her Master’s in Business Administration. She is the former head dance team coach of Incarnate Word Academy in St. Louis, MO, and was the graduate assistant and Interim Head coach for the Lindenwood University Golden Line Dance Team. She choreographs for many state and nationally ranked high school dance teams in the Kansas City and St. Louis area. Additionally, she is a Head Instructor for NDA, a company she has been with for 7 years. www.thekdscollab.com FB/IG: @thekdscollab
This week's guest, Eric Stout, began his career in multi-family housing in 2010 as a Leasing and Marketing Specialist for Affordable Equity Partners. In the early stages of his career, he successfully helped develop and execute creative marketing strategies and lease-up initiatives for both affordable and luxury apartment communities. After many years of honing his skillset as both a housing professional and industry leader, Eric spent several years as a Compliance Auditor before taking on his current role as a Regional Manager for Fairway Management. He currently oversees the day-to-day operations for Southern Missouri, New Mexico, Texas, and Oklahoma. Before beginning his work in the multi-family housing industry, Eric attended the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri, and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies with an emphasis on Peace Studies. While Eric has had a very successful career in Multi-Family Housing, he is also a self-proclaimed excellent dancer and happens to be one of Kelly's best friends. Much like Eric, this interview wears a lot of different hats... You do not want to miss this! www.thekdscollab.com IG/FB: @thekdscollab
Adriana has 15 years of teaching experience in the dance and fitness industry, training clients from New York all the way to Hong Kong! Adriana credits her experience performing as an NBA dancer for the Washington Wizards, along with her experience as a featured athlete in Shaun T's fitness series INSANITY, INSANITY MAX:30, with giving her the tools to motivate, educate, and inspire her clients to lead a healthy lifestyle! Adriana tapped into her knowledge as a fitness professional to find her strength and endurance back after having her two beautiful children. But she had a CRAVING for more. She was CRAVING balance. She was CRAVING community. She was CRAVING a class that she couldn't LIVE without. Thus CRAVE Fitness was born! Adriana meets each client where they are. Together they create a road map to a happier and healthier lifestyle. One class will leave you CRAVING more! CRAVE FITNESS CONTACT INFO: WWW.THECLASSYOUCRAVE.COM (https://thekdscollab.us20.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6b15ede64fefb4b78cb618626&id=d316af207b&e=30437cd2de) Email: theclassyoucrave@gmail.com (mailto:theclassyoucrave@gmail.com) Instagram: @theclassyoucrave Facebook: CRAVE Fitness Phone: 508.963.8321 This episode is brought to you by Audible, the leading provider in audiobooks and spoken word entertainment. Start your FREE trial TODAY at www.audibletrial.com/choreographyourlife The KDs Collaborative Website: www.thekdscollab.com IG/FB: @thekdscollab Email: kellyd@thekdscollab.com
HAPPY WEDNESDAY EVERYONE!!! Please help us welcome our Season 3, Episode 2 guest: Clayton Smith! Clayton is an award-winning author, an entrepreneur, and an Associate Professor of Instruction at Columbia College Chicago, where he teaches classes in Marketing, Digital Media, and Arts Management. He has written and published over a dozen novels, short story collections, and plays. He is the co-creator of The End of Things podcast and the co-founder of the Chicago-focused humor brand CTA Fails. He is currently building a family-owned coffee roasting company called Reconstruction Coffee Roasters while quarantining in St. Louis with his wife and newborn daughter. He is very tired. This episode is brought to you by Audible, the leading provider in spoken word entertainment and audiobooks. Support our podcast by signing up for your FREE TRIAL using code www.audibletrial.com/choreographyourlife Website: www.thekdscollab.com IG/FB: @thekdscollab
Former Guest/Host Ryan Allen is back to chat it up with Kelly on this special edition episode: 8 Minute Mindset DEETS! 8 Minute Mindset is our latest product available for purchase August 1st, 2020. We can't wait to share this new on-demand, video series with you! This episode is brought to you by Audible! Sign up for your FREE TRIAL using our link: www.audibletrial.com/choreographyourlife Season 3 Returns August 12 at 2 pm EST www.thekdscollab.com IG: @thekdscollab
Join us for the final episode in Season 2 of the "Choreograph Your Life": Devote. This week, "Choreograph Your Life" host, Kelly Daugherty, is back in the hot seat chatting it up with Season 1; Episode 4 guest (now turn host with the most): Ryan Allen, Entertainment Manager at Carowinds. Listen in as they recap the "I.N.S.P.I.R.E.D" series and dive deep into the importance of being devoted to your dreams. Let's stay connected! IG/FD: @thekdscollab www.thekdscollab.com kellyd@thekdscollab.com
This week's guest, Kelsie Eversmeyer is the definition of Engaged Energy. Creator of Barbell Balance Health Coaching, Kelsie is an enthusiastic health coach changing the script on what it takes for busy professionals to get healthy by intently focusing her clients on life-lasting habits, a Lil' work-life balance, and strategic, evidence-based processes rather than exhausting diet cycles and time-wasting trends. Kelsie and her team offer simple, multi-solution approaches to fitness and health that are molded to suit your on-the-go lifestyle and ever-changing goals through guided, self-paced programs and unrelenting support. If you've been craving shame-free health advice that energizes you crush your to-dos, then follow Barbell Balance on Instagram or reach out to kelsie@barbellbalance.com and apply for individual or group coaching today.
This week's guest, Jennifer Fox-Jaunier, is no stranger to re-creating her vision of her perfect career. Having grown up in New Jersey with her eyes set on a career in performance art, she realized her love of fine wines and extraordinary events was causing her heart to gravitate toward a different type of art. So she re-created the plan. Jennifer has been creating luxury weddings and events in France since 2013. Her love story with France began in 2010 when she studied and gained her diploma in Sommellerie from Le Cordon Bleu Paris and has continued long after she graduated with an MBA in International Hospitality from Paris' Académie Internationale de Management. Her work has been published in Martha Stewart Weddings, Style Me Pretty, Magnolia Rouge, Grey Likes Weddings, Wedding Chicks, Wedding Sparrow, Ruffled and more.
This week, the focus of our "Inspired" series is: "Improvise". For some, the idea of producing on the spot content or making "something" out of whatever is available can cause a lot of stress. On the flip side, there are actually people who exist in this world who THRIVE off of improv and see it as a personal or professional challenge. Today's guest, Christina Pizatella, a first-grade teacher at Mylan Park Elementary School, chats with us about how she and her family of four are using creative improvisation to balance careers, home school, marriage, and, mostly, FUN! Her spirit and spark will re-energize your day along with providing fresh ideas for improvisation in your own life!
Perseverance in times of uncertainty may feel like a rather ambitious concept. How can we pivot our approach and recognize the opportunity to welcome change and embrace challenges? Today's guest, Michael Windish (https://www.facebook.com/michaelwindish?__tn__=K-R-R&eid=ARDWjgzo2zJbDQvNQxSCGP9VfHeAVCFy67pawcyBu0jJdNxU0ZpQK6T6Vx1wiImIZcvEW4ZBAZ_s64CU&fref=mentions&__xts__%5B0%5D=68.ARBhdhDvyYE1zu6VM6xM-7CDMVK6Ab4gCYrbf1SBNphZwjN9FQW35X2dzwpHVFJy63_InqhmS_Rxd-YaCvvXCZXYWuU4tfCwmZmG-hrBe1RWneIsGv0hgZSC0kEjmAbdXjEzZYgpCF3DFdjZz7KUFp-9s42_3x2t8TOaw3-mrUnUsLY7hV2FfQbChrIZUTVufXwP4qgpf_VnDYchPOeqG-iJGasRtpR9lVaeeMm8cmpEf0r2azXRRG8nPK0ZjueNSjl0ahGsqK4qcYYgyx4cHBgDqwnSeYeoZVtYgcQRx_quRQ-g6nWNMild2S_NtdpqFRc) owner of Windish Music and Productions, is proving to the world that the sky is the limit when it comes to his team's ability to remain creative, stay connected and to focus on his company's core values. In our interview today, Michael shares how he and his team have been able to shift, or as they have so brilliantly branded their new chapter: PIVOT , to keep moral high and engagement growing. His leadership and positive approach to the realities business owners are facing through the pandemic is proof that embracing perseverance is the key to success.
We open Season 2: "I.N.S.P.I.R.E.D" by diving into 8 ways to IGNITE your inspiration and motivation during social distancing.
For the final episode of Season 1: "Choreograph Your Life", the tables have turned on host Kelly Daugherty, who finds herself in the hot seat. Listen in as episode 8 host, Kim Daugherty, gets to the bottom of how Kelly choreographs her own day, how she stays wildly motivated and finally asks the burning question: "What does that "s" stand for in The KDs Collaborative?"
While the idea of "working from home" may be the new normal for millions of people around the world, some people have been finding success through independent sales out of their home offices for decades. This week we have one of the best in the home biz game: Mary Kay Daugherty! As an independent consultant for Mary Kay Cosmetics for almost 4 decades, she has proven that success in sales stems from building and cultivating lasting relationships with customers and holding yourself accountable through daily goal setting. Listen this week as she shares her secrets for sales success and maximizing daily productivity through a "work from home" lifestyle. To learn more about Mary Kay before the episode is available, check her out on Facebook: Mary Kay Daugherty or IG: @marykaydaugherty.
What do you get when you combine brains, insane work ethic, constant inquisitiveness, creativity, humor and passion for success? You get Jack Swoboda: Founder/CEO of symmetRE, a new Real Estate software program that is gearing up to change the way we look at security deposit payments on apartment rentals nationwide. Listen in this week as Jack shares not only an overview of his new platform, but also how he methodically sets himself up for daily success through his personal mantra of: "Win the Week".
Are you feeling "5 & Alive"??? Whether you are in need of a little midweek inspiration or you are hoping to continue riding the wave of productivity, look no further! This week's guest, Amanda Recko-Downing, is just the spark of energy YOU need to keep choreographing the journey toward your personal and professional goals. Listen as Amanda walks us through her crazy packed day to day, her new professional endeavor, the ins and outs of juggling #momlife (https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/momlife?source=feed_text&epa=HASHTAG&__xts__%5B0%5D=68.ARCtah3QM8iTNXhKK6mGhqQRnd0RboZeR923EjLAj12_Dt79UHOSaGT7_tjHq5FdyOoNea195xjhcvMsoey177oQOYDgeIVCrHnWhF-ag1KRT2PXZkXbmQg11lMbOAou10B8hah67hCjq1Wln1dczUoP9YmAxlIsSmnTDf3RJTvSB4Z67hZK8Xadz3zABi61I9gb-8HMnPYvZcwT6IO7nMPZYikS74W-F2vlfAvHqaoyj_55aUPrD0RKwJRV1JLKq9MXa_Swnqgop5OzsJdtZE-17D1eMwPTe953yOCFH5NDEtdtm7BaBvgLuuaPo7eoC-rDVFTKPCoStEaupRnsA7c&__tn__=%2ANK-R) and #worklife (https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/worklife?source=feed_text&epa=HASHTAG&__xts__%5B0%5D=68.ARCtah3QM8iTNXhKK6mGhqQRnd0RboZeR923EjLAj12_Dt79UHOSaGT7_tjHq5FdyOoNea195xjhcvMsoey177oQOYDgeIVCrHnWhF-ag1KRT2PXZkXbmQg11lMbOAou10B8hah67hCjq1Wln1dczUoP9YmAxlIsSmnTDf3RJTvSB4Z67hZK8Xadz3zABi61I9gb-8HMnPYvZcwT6IO7nMPZYikS74W-F2vlfAvHqaoyj_55aUPrD0RKwJRV1JLKq9MXa_Swnqgop5OzsJdtZE-17D1eMwPTe953yOCFH5NDEtdtm7BaBvgLuuaPo7eoC-rDVFTKPCoStEaupRnsA7c&__tn__=%2ANK-R) and what it means to be "5 & ALIVE"!
Have you ever stepped outside of yourself and thought: “Wow.. my life is a walking cartoon?” Welcome to the world of Ryan Allen, Manager of Live Entertainment at Carowinds in North Carolina. Get ready to be inspired by this smart as a whip, over the top “Professional Carnie”. Beyond giving us insights as to how he choreographs his day to day responsibilities, Ryan also shares audition tips, the passion he has for this career in entertainment and what happens when you host a limbo competition at a corporate office. Listen as he shares the ins and outs of life as an Entertainment Manager, performer, foodie and friend. You will laugh, you will NOT cry, and most importantly, you will learn a LOT.
The sister duo of Ally and Taylor Wucher are about to bring you into the minds of two hyper competitive collegiate level dancers as they prepare for their upcoming national competition. Listen as they share tips about how to prepare and must do's with regard to balancing demanding majors with their practice schedules. Get ready to have a lot of fun with these two incredibly talented, hardworking athletes.
Growing up, I knew things were about to get serious when my dad would say, "We need to have a little chat....." While home visiting for the holidays, I FINALLY got the opportunity to turn the tables and sit HIM down for "a little chat" of my own for the benefit of ALL of us! Our second guest, Kim Daugherty, Kim Daugherty is known for delivering superior education and career development support to real estate professionals throughout the nation. After serving as the Director of Training and Education for a large broker in St. Louis for 29 years, he has co-founded My Real Estate Brain, an online and in class real estate education resource. He is an accomplished national speaker, certified/licensed instructor and has been a licensed real estate broker since 1978. He also happens to have a daughter who hosts a podcast... so that's pretty cool... For more information on The KDs Collaborative: www.thekdscollab.com (http://www.thekdscollab.com/) Instagram (@thekdscollab) #choreographyourlife
There is certainly a method to choreographing your plans, goals and ultimate success. That said, when trying to execute new elements to help get you to your end goal, you may find yourself living by the mantra: "Just Figure it Out". Our first guest, Clayton Lawrence, spends his life visualizing, creating and ultimately producing live entertainment and immersive experiences for guests at amusement parks across the northern hemisphere. In this episode we dive into how he discovered, turned it into a career and how he continues to choreograph his day to day while not taking himself too seriously and just figuring it out along the way. For more information on The KDs Collaborative: www.thekdscollab.com Instagram (@thekdscollab) #choreographyourlife