Hello, world, welcome to discover your talent, do what you love.

I'm your host, Don Hutchison.

Every Tuesday, I interview someone from around the world who's discovered their talents to do work they love to create a life of success, satisfaction, and freedom.

On Fridays, I interview an individual with many years of experience from one of the most popular or interesting occupations or professions who shares an insider's look at what it's really like to do what they do.

Today I'm delighted to bring you our featured guest, Gary Fry.

Welcome, Gary.

Hey, it's good to be here.

Thank you so much.

Gary, are you using your talents doing work that you love?

I really think so.

I wake up every morning excited.

Well, that's a key part of the equation. So we're going to hear that entire story. A few words about Gary. Gary Fry is a connector, McGuiver, and confident for CEOs, as well as the co-host of the anything but typical podcast, featuring vulnerable, behind-the-scenes stories of ripple-making entrepreneurs to encourage others. He served as president of four successful companies, including bizjournals.com,

a business news portal, which he helped transform from a three-person organization to a $100 million

company. He's done two turnarounds and held executive positions in two Fortune 100 companies.

He leads business growth coaching and business development efforts for a regional CPA firm that

serves privately held businesses and their owners.

Gary does a MRF every Monday, Google it, is a triathlete drummer, father of two grown sons,

pop it to four grandkids, and married to the wife of his dreams.

Well, congratulations on chiseling out a successful life on your interns, Gary.

Before we launch into the backstory, take just a couple of minutes and tell us projects you're working on right now,

just in the

foreseeable future. Well, I'm just knee-deep or actually neck-deep in helping this regional

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