Off Track With Troy

Nick and Jules speak about all things Autism and raising their own son with Autism 

Chaise and I discuss his battle with Brain Cancer, the emotions that it comes with, along with the strength and those that join your battle !!!
Chaise is by far one of the bravest and strong men I have had the opportunity to friend, discussing this with him was an honor and I look forward to making a second episode with him in the near future.
I should have kept recording as we had a short discussion afterward and it was really good...maybe that will all make the next podcast !! 

Join Sara and me as we chat about religion in a very open way, with no judgment, just talk understanding and opinions. 

Hope you will take the next couple hours and be open-minded to this conversation, we still live in a world full of hate I wanted to talk to Zac to help set the record straight, let someone of color explain it, Zac is an absolutely wonderful young man, and he definitely carries himself well!!!   

Hey, guys its been a while, so take a listen to my brief story about being sick, hit over the head with the depression hammer, and just everything that's going on  - April 3rd will be episode 1 of season 2 

James and I spoke back in March in Florida, same time as Nate ( Last weeks Episode) , so James is part of the Oh Crap where did I put those files deal...which is funny cause we discuss FILE STORAGE in the interview ..LOL

James Works for Shirk Photography ( yes I make fun of Ben )

I really appreciate James being patient with posting these late , I hope you enjoy our convo if your into NERDY PHOTO Talk  

Nate and his lovely wife Teresa, own and operate their portrait studio in Wisconsin,  we sat down back in March 2019 and since I had moved the file to a hard drive that needed to be found ...and here we are, we speak to one another about the struggles of working alongside your spouse, along with the struggles of learning and putting things into practice    

Sharing a  quick thought about that terrible day 18 years ago ........

Emma is a absolute JOY to be around ,and to see her strength as a 21 year facing Lupus is really a pretty BRAVE sight to see  

What do Ted and I talk about ...oh just all things your NOT supposed to talk about .... Religion , Politics , and what not, along with some good humor.

More importantly we talk about the loss of his niece , and how its shaped Ted !

Sit back ,Listen and Enjoy  

What Up ..I'm BACK, and Glad to be
This week you get to Listen to my buddy Mitch interview me , turning the tables on myself.
Mitch I wrap up my interview pretty quick and then continue to talk about Mitch and the loss of his Sister , so really this is like two podcast in one .
Sit back and Enjoy. 

Just a quick cast to explain where I've been the past 6 weeks ...I'm happy to be back !!!!

Josh Talks about Falling away from the Mormon Church , Questionable Biz Venture , Where that has led him, and ending with family issues

Josh really opens up about his battle with Church/Life

Josh had bought a studio and with the hopes of it working in his favor after a 5 year struggle hes Moving forward

We talk about falling apart with his dad and the wisdom that has bestowed on him

Josh even shortly interviews me and some of my thoughts on Life changes 

Billy speaks about his parents struggle and how it and the Military have shaped him , I think my intro will be a good explanation of what we talk about .
Billy has some great insight and life practices learned from what he dealt with and or is dealing with currently with him family and from the military.
Kaely  is so full of cheerfulness ...at least when you see her, but she struggles from a biological trait of depression , her and Billy are a good team on a daily basis when fighting that.
I know this episode is long , but I promise Billy and Kaely have ALOT to share ,and its very worth the listen !!!! 

The three of us tackle some tough subjects with race and the divide , Audrey and Byron are SUPER  REAL , they lay their feelings out there in order to make change , real change. I enjoyed our conversation and always enjoy their company,

We start of with some friendly discussion and jump into how to not be offensive when I speak about being descriptive of my Black Friends , we tackle our industry , world matters and so on.

I hope you open yourself up and listen to the message in this cast.

Today is something a bit different as I talk to Zay & Morgan , Two High School Students from Fort Dodge Iowa

They are a bit nervous and shy , but things come out and they have some interesting thoughts

I really hope to do this again with some young adults as I think its important to share this platform with them !!    

Lydia and I speak about her story dealing with sexual assault , Lydia opens up about what happen to her as a child that has lead to the incredible adult she is.

Lydia is a STRONG and supportive woman for women ( I hope I did the woman women thing right I HAVE A GED ..LOL) ...she cares deeply about children , and women's rights.

I ask that you listen to her story and truly listen to the pain in her voice , learn from this how to support someone dealing with this situation 

0- 3:00 Intro

3:00 -9:00 WE chat about friendship , Phoenix Snow , Dust Storms

9:00 Tweens 8 year old to 12 years old- and how they Act

11:00 Kids cant be kids anymore

12:00 Jumping my bike and selling Girl Scout Cookies

14:00 No more Family Dinners at Home  

15:00 Making 8 year old act like 8 year olds

16:00 Thats my Girl - Not her Scars

18:00 I used my heart before I saw with my eyes

20:00 Dont you think with every Photograph you take you leave a legacy

26:00 Adoption Jokes

27:00 Talking about Dementia

29:00 Hard to Hang On

32:00 My Parents buy me Lunch

35:00 Having to bring Dad back

38:00 Nobody prepares you for this

40:00 Uncle Wilbur

45:00 Funny Stories that Break your heart

49:00 Kay ran to the Fridge ..LOL

50:00 Old people have no Value ??

52:00 Kay say the F-Word 7 times

53:00 Kay Explains how much she loves the F word

55:00 Hoping for something horrible - so no suffering will take place

55:30 Still Believing  in God  

58:00 Talk about the next time ..Kay and I have a Pod cast in the Future

59:00 We talking about This Podcast being Names Shirtless ...my first name thought

Funny Finish

 I really Enjoyed talking with Colleen about misdiagnoses, leading to what she loves doing , running a Gym for Women , helping with not just their physical health , but mental , and healthy way of living   
We both talk about the struggles of owning small biz and that we are not loaded because we operate are own biz   Life Struggles - helping people and just a good conversation   

Sorry for the Short Time line ...I'm shooting dance all week and I'm BEHIND ..but I'm honest. Back to normal time lines next week  

Jaimy and I talk about everything from Empowering the clients in front of her, without her even knowing shes doing it , to food lines , politics and our personal opinions.

Greeting

Mom and Dad Influence

Empowering Young Ladies

This is my 2nd recording EVER ...so you'll here about me wanting to name it Off Track with Troy

Politics, Groups and opinions
 

Welcome to Episode 4 , Normally I give a Time Line , but this time its going to be a  bit more general .

First 5-7mins - My Intro to Aaron and me and Aaron back and forth  about gibber jabber

Around the 8:30 Mark we talk about Jesus hanging with Hookers

15Min Mark Tough Questions

Just Past 18 mins we chat about Social media being a issue

Around 23min Mark " Before you point out the speck in my Eye you should Pull the Log out of yours "  GOOD STUFF

25 Min Mark wondering if People are still listening

27 Min Mark God Created you to be Beautiful

The next 15 mins is all the Good stuff

0- 5:00 Intro

6:00 Kids and Freezing Time

8:15 Husband

9:15 Im So good

10:00 Scary

11:15 Tell us What You Do

11:45 Tow Employees

12:30 How do you keep your Employees

16:28 Freedom

17:20 What Struggle did you overcome in the Industry

20:10 Can be Ripped away from me

24:25 Measure of Success

27:50 Put your Dog on a Treadmill

27:55 I Mentioned the other name of this show - On a Tangent -LOL

34:25 End Goal

36:59 We share Adventure Stories

40:45 Getting Robbed

43:15 Again Me on  a Tangent ( Off Track)

44:55 A  Struggle

49:15 Senior Market

52:20 I mention the Gang _ Ben Shirk -Dan McClanahan, Michael Cerizo , Ted Sandeen , Dave Junion

55:20 Throwing Ben Shirk under the Bus

57:00 Gambling Story

57:20 Shout out to Jen Hellenga

01:00:00 Dad Encouraging me

From here we talk about a Deep Struggle and how it effects both of us

00:00 - 03:00 we chitter chat 

3:10 Goodness - "Greater is he thats in me" ( Hope I got that right)

4:25 God works through all of us

6:30 My Thanks to Jed for Podcasting me

7:35 Aasha Fund

7:50 Orphans in Nepal

11:20 Im Ashamed

12:00 Jed talks about a Humbling experience

13:30  Most humbling part of my Life

15:30 Learning Joy

16:36 Jed's a wordsmith

16:50 Lets Talk adoption

17:00 Why Jed and Vicki pick Nepal

20:05 Brief talk about their Journey

21:45 Advice about Adoption

22:50 Potential great Challenge and Joy

24:25 My Skin is different ( GREAT STORY )

30:05 Right Place Right Time/People

35:25 My Challenge for people to Donate to Aasha Fund

Stick around and listen to my recap after Jed and I end

Welcome to Off Track With Troy Episode 1 with guest Mercedes Brandt

0:35 Early Stage of Friendship

3:00 Explains Gay Talk

4:45 People not being Face to Face

10:55 Breaking into Life Talk

16:49 1st Off Track

20:00 Felt Free

23:18 2nd Off Track

27:45 I couldn't Identify

29:15 Nugget to Parents

32:45 I spit Religious Talk ( OH BOY)  

37:45 Same Love

40:50 BABY!!

46:20 Fear in Our Industry

50:48 Vegas Cabby Talk

53:10 Loosing Sister

57:50 All I need is a hug

107:50 Crying in the shower

132: Talk to your Kids

The perfect ending and how to find Mercedes

Welcome to Off Track with Troy ( also known as Off Track Troy) , looking forward to bringing you some raw stories , about Life , Politics , Religion, Business  and so on ....this first episode is a short explication of what we will be talking about .