#291 Bailey Guy interview

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About Bailey

Bailey Guy is a Speaker, Author, and Podcast Host. As the founder of GPS: Goals + Preparation = Success, Bailey empowers students with applicable goal setting and life skills to guide them in becoming the best versions of themselves. Inspiring ambition in all that she does, this President’s Volunteer Service Award recipient shares her story of resilience and hope in both her book, Goals in Action, and her podcast, Define Success, where her mission is to pull back the curtain of what it truly means to be successful. Bailey is a recent Journalism graduate of Middle Tennessee State University, where she served her campus community as a Blue Elite Tour Guide and the Vice President of Membership Integrity for Alpha Omicron Pi. You can contact Bailey and learn more at:

https://www.baileyguyspeaks.com/

Timestamps

0:00 Meet Bailey Guy – speaker, author, and role model

2:23 How a teen saw Bailey as a celebrity

4:21 Ice cream, intimidation, and starting a friendship

7:02 Pageantry and personal growth over the years

14:20 Behind the scenes of her speaking career

21:07 Building authentic connection with teens

30:32 The ripple effect of motivational speaking

33:09 Goal setting, journaling, and giving advice

41:35 Growing a brand as a young professional speaker

53:48 Turning pain into empathy as a speaker

1:05:46 Her mentor and origin story as a speaker

1:07:13 Final 10 questions – Q&A pageant style

1:23:06 Redefining her view of death after loss

1:25:00 Full circle: how this podcast inspired her own

1:27:03 Closing thanks and contact details

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