The Day You Almost Quit Daydreamer Network with host Elicia Partain

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 @mighty...

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 - craz...

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 ...

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 coa...

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 ...

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 whe...