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025 | Tapping Into Your Strengths and Story with Natalie Kovarik & Tara Vander Dussen
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Today I’m joined by Natalie Kovarik and Tara Vander Dussen of Elevate Ag. Last summer I attended Natalie’s Rural Rooted retreat and Tara was one of the coaches during the weekend. Both of these women have been influential throughout my entrepreneurial journey. Our conversation tells the story of how they got to where they’re at today and some tips and lessons learned along the way.
In this episode about tapping into your strengths and story, we cover:
- How to get started sharing online and the way it can evolve over the years
- An insider perspective of running a partnership owned online business
- Outsourcing in both your business and personal life
- Utilizing your unique strengths to grow a business
- Navigating changes in Instagram and social sharing
- Traveling and combating guilt as a mom and professional
Connect with Natalie & Tara:
- Subscribe to their podcast, Discover Ag
- Connect with them on Instagram: @discoverag_ , @taravanderdussen , @nataliekovarik
Resources & Links:
- Join us at the ASCEND Retreat!
- Learn more about my speaking
- Get your YouDoYou32 tracker! (82’s little sister!)
- Get your #YouDoYou82 tracker and join the Facebook community!
- Gather in Growth podcast produced by: Jill Carr Podcasting
Connect with Emily:
- Follow on Instagram and Facebook
- Join my email list
- Check out my website
- Connect with on LinkedIn
Related Episodes:
- Episode 007 | How to Take Action on Your Dreams
- Episode 009 | YouDoYou82 Habit Challenge: Everything You Need to Know
- Episode 022 | The Power of Community
More about Natalie & Tara:
Natalie Kovarik is the co-host of the popular podcast Discover Ag as well as the co-founder of Elevate Ag – an online course and community providing producers with the tools they need to successfully advocate and share online. She and her husband live in Central Nebraska where they own and operate Kovarik Cattle Co, a cow calf operation with a growing registered herd. For the past 2 years Natalie has been sharing her ranching and familying story online to showcase the beauty behind the western lifestyle as well as foster a community who supports and trusts in Agriculture as much as she does.
Tara Vander Dussen is a New Mexico native, 5th generation dairy farmer, an environmental scientist, and mom of two girls. Daniel, her husband, manages all day-to-day on his family dairy farm while Tara has her own career as an environmental consultant, speaker, online agriculture advocate and podcaster. Tara has had the opportunity to speak at national and global conferences about dairy sustainability including at the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization Committee on World Food Security and the Forbes AgTech Summit. Tara is also the Co-Founder of Elevate Ag, an online course to provide farmers and ranchers with the tools they need to successfully share their ag story and grow their businesses, and the Co-Founder of Discover Ag, a docuseries and podcast that shares relevant and captivating conversations in agriculture so people can better understand the food system and connect with the hands that feed us.
More about Gather in Growth podcast:
Where can I connect with fellow rural women who aren’t afraid to dream big dreams? How do I create and sustain daily habits that help me reach my personal and professional goals? Am I the only one that absolutely loves living in the middle of nowhere but wants to understand the world beyond my backyard? What should I do about the unshakable feeling that there’s more to life than just showing up? How do I break free from other people’s opinions and confidently live as my authentic self?
Welcome to Gather in Growth, a show created for passionate, growth-focused rural women like you. From mindset work and building strong habits to nerding out over personal growth books through the lens of life on a backroad, this is a show to leave you feeling joyful, inspired, ready to take action, and a little less alone.
Tune in for honest and heart-felt conversations with host, Emily Reuschel, and fellow thought leaders, to talk about personal growth and thriving as a rural woman. Here you’ll gain tactical strategies to bring your dreams to reality, real talk about the ups and downs of tackling goals, meaningful insight from fresh perspectives, and the confidence to step into the calling that’s been laid on your heart for a reason. If you crave to feel seen in a small town, you’re in the right place.
Whether you’re currently running on a backroad, shuffling kids to town, hopping along for a tractor ride, or three loads deep into folding laundry… we’re in this together. Absolutely anything is possible and I’m so grateful to be on this journey with YOU!
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Welcome to Gather in Growth, a show created for passionate, growth-focused rural women like you. From mindset work and building strong habits to nerding out over personal growth books and exploring the unique joys and challenges of living rural, this is a show to leave you feeling joyful, inspired, ready to take action, and a little less alone.
“Being connected to Emily is a blessing because her radiant energy and positive vibes are contagious. She makes me feel like it’s okay to stay grounded in my own truths and be the kind of person who walks around with a smile even if everything isn’t okay. Her genuine smile and charming personality is a blessing to the world. She continues to inspire me even on the days when I feel uninspired.”
Blair Pollister
Turquoise by the Water
“Emily has a beautiful zest for life and a true passion to help others achieve greatness. She knows the importance of self-investment, and not only encourages others to do so but also follows through with bettering herself in this way, too. As you get to know Emily, you’ll see a unique, loving and vulnerable person. She’s always open to learning and seeing things from different points of views because she knows that leads to true change.”
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