The Next Step: Leaping to Adulthood
Aug 27, 2026 · 32 min · 14 segments
On this episode, Nikki interviews University of Northern Iowa Communication and Media alumni, Shelby Reicks ,about charting her own path from a rural Iowa dairy farm to becoming a full-time travel…
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Today, I interview travel content creator and University of Northern Iowa communication and media alumni, Shelby Reicks, about her journey from cows to content creation.
Today, very excited to welcome a former student of mine and University of Northern Iowa communication and media alumni, Shelby Reicks.
Hello.
Thank you for having me.
Excited to chat today.
So charting your own path is our topic for today, and audience is about to find out all of the reasons that I asked you to do this.
We've stayed in contact over the past five years because your career is so fun to follow, right? I'm always like, "I am living vicariously- [laughs]
... through Shelby-
...
in so many ways." So we're gonna talk today about you and how you have come to the place that you're in.
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Today, I interview travel content creator and University of Northern Iowa communication and media alumni, Shelby Reicks, about her journey from cows to content creation.
Today, very excited to welcome a former student of mine and University of Northern Iowa communication and media alumni, Shelby Reicks.
Hello.
Thank you for having me.
Excited to chat today.
So charting your own path is our topic for today, and audience is about to find out all of the reasons that I asked you to do this.
We've stayed in contact over the past five years because your career is so fun to follow, right? I'm always like, "I am living vicariously- [laughs]
... through Shelby-
...
in so many ways." So we're gonna talk today about you and how you have come to the place that you're in.