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Discover Your Talent~Do What You Love®

What do highly successful people actually do to succeed? For 45 years as entrepreneur, inventor, and author, Don Hutcheson has studied the proven career-building strategies that people around the world have used for decades to create lives of success, satisfaction and freedom. Every Tuesday he interviews individuals from around the world who share their real-world experiences and insights—what worked, what didn’t and why—and any advice they might offer to help you jump-start your life and career to the next level. On Fridays, highly accomplished women and men from the top occupations and professions give listeners an up-close-and-personal look at what it’s truly like to do what they do every day in “A Day in the Life.”
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Jul 21, 2015

Keith Freund is trained as a music production engineer but spends most of his time as a web entrepreneur who hates to be bored. His first company, Fix Your Mix, has been providing audio mixing and mastering services over the internet since 2008. Fix Your Mix is not a recording studio, but manages engineers who perform these services remotely. “I'm willing to live with financial stress to do what I love to do,” Keith says. “I hate being bored more than anything else. Security is good but, I'm more afraid of being ordinary.” Now that he’s doing what he loves, he adds, “I haven't been bored for many years.”

Jul 20, 2015

Kalpana Murthy, a therapist certified in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), uses brain science-based approaches to help clients achieve their goals by identifying and resolving root causes of present day problems. She works as a Licensed Professional Counselor and Career Coach in her private practice Genuine Connection®, in Atlanta, Georgia. “Too many people get into a mindset that says, ‘I’m too old to make a radical change.’ I believe you have a psychological imperative to grow, and that your soul is going to push you to keep redefining yourself. It’s a choice between growth and comfortable, stable misery.”

Jul 17, 2015

Lee Ellis, founder and president of Leadership Freedom® LLC, guides the consulting firm focused on leadership and team development. Soon after retiring from his military career, Lee established and led the Career and Life Pathways Division of Crown Ministry, developing career assessment materials used globally by more than 200,000. Life and career decisions should be based on the uniqueness of each person, Lee explains. “Begin with this understanding: ‘I am made this way for a purpose.’ In my work, helping the person align their passion and their purpose becomes the challenge, but a really fun one.”

Jul 16, 2015

Bill Lowe, gallery owner for almost 30 years, has viewed art as a means of delivering a heightened consciousness and a higher frequency into the viewer’s heart, soul and energy field. “Art is a mechanism for psychic surgery that can bring about spiritual and emotional healing. As a boy, Bill was fascinated with understanding metaphysics, perception, energy fields, frequencies and wavelengths. It persisted through a successful career in radio ad sales in his 20s and provided a conceptual framework for his move into the art world. He says, “An art object is a microchip of consciousness.”

Jul 15, 2015

Andrea Lakes' company Delinquent Distribution owned merchandise sales rights on mega-brands Minecraft, World of Warcraft, Call of Duty, Walking Dead, The Hobbit, etc. As CEO of Lessons.biz and Co-Founder of Mentor Mojo, Andrea founded 14 companies such as StickerJunkie.com. With the early success of Rhythm Sticks she knew she was a real business person, not a hobbyist. Heartsick when PBS stores placed an order for 50,000 which she could not fill in time, she learned about scalability, finding items to produce quickly in vast quantities.

Jul 14, 2015

For 30 years Bob Lancer has helped people follow their unique path of inspired living. Clients include Fortune 500 corporations, small businesses, associations, schools and community organizations. He teaches parenting and provides individual life coaching. Author of numerous books, he hosted a radio show for 15 years. “Your calling, inspiration and talents all converge along the true life path for you. On that path, when your main goal is the betterment of humankind, you'll always be provided for as abundantly as you desire, as long as you work for the fulfillment of a higher purpose in life.”

Jul 13, 2015

“I am your Dream Accelerator,” Lorelei Robbins explains. Using her diverse skills as an astrologer, counselor, interviewer and minister she helps people allow their dreams to come true by surrendering to Divine timing and dropping whatever is in the way of reaching their dreams. “Each of us has within us a cast of characters, though few people are acquainted with them. For much of my life I didn't even understand my own cast of characters. I have a fiercely independent side with a gentle, compassionate side. Lorelei helps individuals listen to the voices of all those inner characters.

Jul 10, 2015

A certified career/life management coach, author and motivational speaker, Kathleen Brady brings 25 years of experience to helping people identify their goals and embrace their dreams. She is Director and Instructor of Career Development at Georgian Court University and head of Brady & Associates CareerPlanners, LLC. When people start looking for a job, “They ‘should’ all over themselves,” explains Kathleen Brady. They go to what “makes sense. My dad is an accountant so I should be an accountant. “I always try to get them to put that ‘should’ aside and start by asking, "What's my dream?"

Jul 9, 2015

During his 40-plus years in advertising, Brent Kuhn brought 30-minute infomercials to the mainstream, greatly expanding direct response advertising. Before founding Bennett, Kuhn, Varner (BKV), he worked for leading ad shops McCann-Erickson and Tatham-Laird & Kudner. Now in active retirement, he continues to pitch new clients as Vice Chairman of BKV. Bolstered by the confidence he gained as a 10-year-old watching his father prepare for business meetings, Brent says he learned how to do well in interviews. Self-assurance overcame his academic background and landed him a job at an ad agency that typically only recruited from top-notch schools.

Jul 8, 2015

An entrepreneurial spirit has helped Jeanne Rivard adapt to new interests and career opportunities—including advertising, real estate, construction, food and entertainment, to alternative healing. At each new venture she added skills and explored new talents. Now she’s writing a book on chronic illness and practicing acupuncture-related Tong Ren. Learning to trust her instincts has rewarded Jeanne richly. Mentioning her interest in real estate, to her employer, the president of the company listed his house with her. When it quickly sold, word of mouth referrals followed, leading her to a 20-year successful career in real estate.

Jul 7, 2015

Calling himself a serial innovator, Mike O'Horo’s current venture is Varsidee, software that reimagines the broken hiring process, relying on concrete demonstrations of capability. This eliminates screening bias completely, opening opportunity to all. It eliminates all but qualified, genuinely interested candidates. After college, a top advertising executive told him he’d “end up living under a bridge” if he held out for an ad job during the recession, Mike set his eyes on precious gems, loving it. Unwittingly, he created a manager training program that eventually paved his way into a career coaching executives.

Jul 6, 2015

Practicing yoga for 25 years, Sarah Boler has been teaching it for one.  She is also a certified health coach and teacher, using yoga and meditation to help her through some difficult times. Sarah is passionate about sharing yoga with as many people as possible. At 22, she tried yoga, loved it, and found it compatible with her athleticism. Moving to Australia at 23, she continued practicing and learning, as she worked full time as a dental hygienist. Taking a teaching job in the U.S., she began teaching yoga to fellow teachers, viewing it holistically.

 

Jul 3, 2015

With a passion for understanding people, Tom Tavantzis, Ed.D., has helped thousands develop their strengths in his 35-year career. A top leadership psychologist and career development expert, his workshop participants and students call him a transformational leader. You can't truly “know thyself” without other people helping you, Dr. Tom explains. His methods blend self-examination with agenda-free feedback from people on a similar journey of discovery. Freed from the influence of family or unconscious expectations, clients often discover things they already sensed, but at a profound new level.

Jul 2, 2015

Woodworking artist Arthur J. Stevens, has loved “making stuff” since kindergarten. His shop does full service woodworking and exhibit fabrication, finely crafted furniture exhibits and woodwork, specializing in bent laminate veneer and vacuum press marquetry. Connecting with the American Craft Council Shows, the Philly Fine Furniture and Providence Fine Furniture Show in the early '90s, Art says, “It was just interesting to see people making a living ‘making stuff’.” Seeing his work displayed alongside that of “people with actual qualifications was a fantastic experience.”

Jul 1, 2015

Diagnosed with hypothyroidism in 2009, Rosanne Lindsay set out to heal herself naturally. Delving into her own healing for lessons, she is working with others and seeing the same reversals when they can really embrace the idea that they are their own healers. “My biggest turning point happened between ages 40 to 44. I began to question why I was where I was, to explore my interests in natural health and our connection to the planet. I could see from the perspective of my own kids how important that was,” Rosanne explains. “People are afraid of thinking with their own minds. They give up their power to somebody else.”

Jun 30, 2015

Ever since clerking for a small, business immigration firm during his time at Tulane Law School, Russell C. Ford loved the idea of being an entrepreneurial lawyer in a practice focused on helping people. Controlling his own destiny while helping others has consistently motivated his career, he recalls. Working at a large law firm’s immigration practice, Russell connected with four like-minded colleagues who shared a sense that there had to be a different, better way than just racking up billable hours and selling. “Working together really wasn't like work. Our similar mentality has just worked out for us.”

Jun 29, 2015

Living and working in Subiaco, a small town near Rome, Italy, Maria Grazia Spila has taught English to Italian teenagers for more than 20 years and “loves everything British.” Her favorite hobby is blogging in English, which has changed her life in recent years, opening doors around the world. Using social media, especially Facebook, she formed new friendships and opportunities for collaboration. This led to more travel, while also exposing her students to a wider view of the world. Her passions include classic literature, books, costume movies, period drama series, art and traveling.

Jun 26, 2015

Business and success strategist Adele McLay coaches her global clients to achieve greater success in their businesses and lives. An entrepreneur herself, she has been coaching clients for over 20 years. She coaches people to achieve the success they dream about in their lives. Many people don’t achieve their dreams because they lack profound clarity about what they really want. Adele teaches seven powerful steps she calls seductive clarity, magical mindfulness, a daring dream, vivid values, passionate purpose, magnificent motivation, and vibrant visualization. She even breaks down “dream” into actionable items.

Jun 25, 2015

A web series about infamous Boston gangster Whitey Bulger came about through personal sacrifices learned early in his life, says Jeff Hennessy, who wrote, directs, produces and acts in Whitey. Bulger was caught in Santa Monica, California, after 16 years on the run. Jeff’s life turned upside down in 1971 when both parents died in a plane crash. At 15, the “silver spoon” son of a prosperous family in Wellesley, MA, Jeff had to dig deep inside for determination to carry on. He learned the value of sacrifice and persistence in reaching his goals.

Jun 24, 2015

Texture and precision are her passion, hair is her outlet, barbering is her profession, education is her gift. Laura VanderMoere started her career behind the chair and worked her way to become Director of Education for the world's leading manufacturer of clippers, Wahl Clipper Corporation. Enjoying her love for the creative, hands-on part of her work deepened her sense of using her talent. Relationships with people and being able to make them feel better about themselves and their hair than they did when they came in gave her instant gratification. “I felt I was creating.”

Jun 23, 2015

Doing all things voice related, Neil Scott-Barbour thrives as an announcer, narrator, Emcee and actor. But as a 12-year old in England, he felt plagued by a thick Yorkshire accent he sorely wanted to lose. Today he’s in great voice on the U.S. side of the pond. He cites interpersonal relationships as key to career advancement. “I believe strongly that the best way to get forward in life is to build relationships. I have never gotten a job by means of a resume or a letter. All the things I've done in my whole life have been done through relationships and connections I’ve formed,” he said.

Jun 22, 2015

In the late 1970s, Mary Brown started a pioneering company to set up corporate childcare centers at the workplace. Work-life balance was a novel idea. Over 38 years, her company kept on innovating as Mary followed her love for people. In 1977, there were no hard data available to build a business case for on-site childcare. Occasionally advocates were tossed out of boardrooms—sometimes labelled socialists—but Mary and colleagues gradually convinced progressive employers the plan would be good for employee morale and business, building her own profitable business along the way.

Jun 19, 2015

Psychologist Steven J. Chen, an organizational consultant and author, has worked with individuals and companies for 25+ years. His knowledge of human behavior and what works in practice allow him to quickly diagnose issues and create unique, long lasting solutions. Verbal and nonverbal communication are at the core of helping people understand themselves. Effective listening and communicating are very helpful in moving relationships forward. Ineffective communication can be damaging and ultimately very hurtful. Everyone benefits from understanding each other and listening openly and deeply.

Jun 18, 2015

Currently painting real people and situations using oils on canvas, artist William Cain recalls, “I’ve been a model, actor and fashion illustrator lucky enough to travel around world. I hope you get both a sense of déjà vu and joyfulness when viewing my artwork,” he tells host Don Hutcheson. Wanting to get away from judging people by their looks, growing tired of the Hollywood "casting couch" mentality, he dropped out for awhile. Approaching his 40s, thinking about aging, he took a corporate art job, but found it “soul crushing”. Before work, he would get up early in the morning to paint.

Jun 17, 2015

After her e-book languished a year on Amazon.com, Michelle Kulp focused her legal researcher skills on finding out why. “A year later, I published a book called, Never Work Again: Six Secrets to Earning a Playcheck Instead of a Paycheck. In one day I had 2,128 downloads of that book.” Plunging into a 24-month learning period, Michelle continued her research and worked with a coach. She put everything she’d learned into creating a six-week online course. Half her students got their books to the bestseller list. The other half read the course work but decided it was too much work.

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