Preview of Season 2 of Beyond the Culture with Dr. David M. Walker

02/01/21 • 12 min

Beyond the Culture

Preview of Season 2

Preview of Season 2

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Living DRASTIC with Toni Harris Taylor

#033: How do you move forward in a crisis? How do you master the tenacity to keep walking past the dark cloud? Sometimes you have to take some drastic baby steps because we all have adversities, and it is how you handle yours that differentiates you.
In this episode of Beyond the Culture with Dr. David M. Walker, we have Toni Harris Taylor, an international speaker/trainer. She is also a certified sales and marketing coach and a certified networker also known as ‘the networking queen’. Her brand is about taking drastic steps like networking and speaking to be successful.

Listen in to learn how to dig deep and find what’s within you to come out of adversity a winner. You will also learn the power of being drastic to build and scale your business.

“Embrace the change because you can’t change the change.”- Toni [7:38]

What you will learn in this episode:

· [2:21] Toni talks about her TV show Drastic Results with Toni Harris Taylor which was inspired by entrepreneurship.

· [4:31] She narrates her diverse childhood and her personal life and entrepreneurial experiences.

· [12:27] Teaching entrepreneurs how to use relationships building skills like speaking and effective following-up to grow their business.

· [15:52] The power of being drastic in your sales and marketing to grow and sustain your business.

· [17:37] She explains in detail what Drastic Results training and coaching is about.

· [21:45] The importance of surrounding yourself with the right people, listening to positive people, and digging from within to overcome when going through adversity.

· [27:54] Toni describes her mom as her motivator and entrepreneurial inspiration as a 40-year entrepreneur.

· [30:29] Why divorcing her first husband is her biggest personal regret and failing to start business earlier as her professional regret.

· [36:10] Her networking organization for bringing entrepreneurs together to build relationships and bring each other referrals.

· [39:02] Toni advises people to keep moving through the cloud without getting stuck.

Relevant Links:

· Website:

· https://www.drasticresultswithtoniharristaylor.com/
· https://www.drasticresultstraining.com/
· LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/toniharristaylor/

Books Mentioned:

· The Miracle Morning for Entrepreneurs by Hal Elrod

· Strategic Entrepreneurship by Toni Harris Taylor

Next Episode

Let's Talk Black-Owned Food Trucks with The Food Truck Scholar: Ariel Smith

#034: How incredible would it be to support and build relationships with stakeholders in your favorite industry? To give them a platform to get known and expand their reach?

In this episode of Beyond the Culture, Dr. David M. Walker speaks with Ariel D. Smith who’s doing just that in the food truck industry, focusing on black-owned ones. She is the founder of The Food Truck Scholar, LLC, and the executive producer of its podcast, which was recently ranked as the number 1 food truck podcast of 2020 and 2019 by FeedSpot. Her podcast invites guests from various backgrounds, identities, regions, and fields to discuss their role in the food truck movement.

Listen in to learn about the factors you should think about before starting a food truck business. You will also learn the history of food trucks in America and how modernization is changing the said industry.

“Do it afraid and do it for the one.”- Ariel [32:44]

What you will learn in this episode:

· [2:19] Ariel describes her background from Birmingham, Alabama which is known for the Civil Rights Movement.

· [5:55] How Ariel’s love for food drove her into a career in the food industry.

· [7:23] She explains she became fascinated with the idea of researching black-owned food trucks.

· [12:48] How she’s committed to learning about the food truck industry and providing a platform to support food truck owners.

· [17:07] The factors you should consider to tap into the opportunity of being a food truck owner.

· [19:20] The old food trucks’ stereotypes that go centuries back and how that is changing, to appreciate the industry.

· [21:39] The challenges of social media underutilization and city councils’ tension in the food truck industry today.

· [24:12] Ariel describes the success of her podcast The Food Truck Scholar, which she had initially hesitated to start.

· [27:14] She talks about her inspiration from her great aunt and what people expect of her.

· [29:38] The books Ariel is reading about black food and inequality.

· [32:44] Ariels advises you to do it even with your fear and for the one person that will stay till the end.

Relevant Links:

· Website: https://thefoodtruckscholar.com/

· Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefoodtruckscholar/

Books Mentioned:

· Black Food Matters by Ashanté M. Reese

· It’s About Damn Time by Arlan Hamilton

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