A 100-day field trip
Travelling the world in 100 days and looking for Island support
Terrence Taylor is looking to reach out to Island schools to empower youth.
Everyone has a phone, but not everyone knows how to use it like Taylor.
He is an entrepreneur and a social media guru, but it doesn’t take an expert to tap into the secrets of the smartphone.
It’s all about making connections globally, and it’s so easy, said Taylor.
He discovered a way to not only travel the world, but to inspire people.
“What we can build from the palm of our hands is like nothing we’ve ever seen before.”
After speaking to schools in Nova Scotia and P.E.I., Taylor now wants to reach out to everyone and take them around the world with him.
Making daily and weekly blogs, he will showcase the locations and businesses he visits, as well as share the personal connections made.
All of this is an attempt to show just how far an Instagram account can take him — around the world and back — all in 100 days.
Exchanging digital content as advertisement in exchange for services, Taylor and two other go-getters are conducting a social media experiment just to see how big of an impact they can make on businesses and young people all over the world.
From scrolling on Facebook to shaking hands, Taylor has worked hard to try to convince Islanders to get on board.
Although not originally from P.E.I., he wants to start his adventure locally, taking Island influences with him. But, local businesses seem to be waiting for someone else to make the first move.
No stranger to branding or entrepreneurship, Taylor has started his own business, the TnT Food Experience, a meal delivery service that provided healthy and accessible food to Islanders in convenient meals.
His fellow travellers are also well versed in the collaboration of business and social media.
Lacey Koughan, a 17-year-old Islander and founder of 24Dance and the girl empowerment group 24Strong, will also be packing her bags for the trip.
“Connecting with girls around the world with the 24 strong movement is key in growing a diverse and supportive community of girls who encourage each other to go after their dreams.”
With eight years of postsecondary education under his belt, some of which were spent to become a teacher, Taylor realized that’s not the way he wants to go. Now, he wants inside the school system — not to teach but to reach out and touch youth in a way math class doesn’t.
The kids with the best chance are the ones always being asked why they’re on their phones, said Taylor.
“Times have changed. The days of young people using their cell phones have made it easier to connect with society and be social, now more than ever.”
This is so much bigger than the support provided to make success happen, it’s all about the future leaders, and the young people of our community.
Packing bags, the three of them hope to leave behind a seed in young people that could grow into the next crop of young change makers and entrepreneurs.