271: HR Pro’s App Helps Parents Move from Overwhelmed to Empowered

Discover Your Talent–Do What You Love

Don Hutcheson

Entrepreneur, Turningpoints, Self-improvement, Careers, Business, Career, Education, Inspirational, Inspiring, Entrepreneurs

5 • 618 Ratings

🗓️ 16 May 2016

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

Jillian Theorgood knew in childhood she loved helping people, so much that her mother was often concerned for her safety. But at college, she decided to follow her father’s footsteps into information technology. Soon, her passion for people guided her to a career in the human resources field for more than 20 years. When her son was born with congenital heart disease, she turned her frustration with the healthcare maze toward creating a tool to ease the way for parents of children facing similar circumstances.

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0:00.0	Hello, world.
0:11.5	Welcome to discover your talent, do what you love, number 271.
0:16.2	I'm creator and host, Don Hutchison.
0:18.8	Every day, I interview someone from around the world who has discovered
0:22.2	her talent to do work she loves, to create a life of success, satisfaction, and freedom.
0:28.6	Even as a little girl, Jillian Thurgood knew she loved helping people. But when she went to college,
0:35.1	she decided to follow in her father's footsteps and study information technology.
0:40.3	Unlike most people, she quickly realized she was heading for a career for which she had no passion.
0:46.0	She knew she had to rethink her future.
0:48.5	Today, I'm delighted to bring you our featured guest, Jillian Thurgood.
0:52.1	Welcome, Jillian.
0:53.2	Thank you.
0:56.0	Jillian, are you using your talents doing work that you love? Yes, I am. All righty, we want to hear the whole story.
1:01.4	Jillian Thurgood is a new author of the book, Overwhelmed to Empowered. Her passion for working
1:06.9	with people guided her career in the human resources field for over 20 years.
1:11.6	She serves on the Darby Borough Council and volunteered as a head track coach for nine years.
1:17.3	Gillian has always championed for the enrichment and empowerment of youth.
1:21.4	She is confident that her book will encourage others to advocate too.
1:25.2	Well, Jillian, that's a summary of your career to date.
1:28.0	Tell our listeners around the world what you're doing now that has you engaged and excited,
1:32.0	if you would, please. I am very excited about several things that I'm doing right now. One of
1:37.7	those things is I'm a member of the Darby Borough Council, and I get to interact with the
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