376: A Career Based on Building Relationships

Discover Your Talent–Do What You Love

Don Hutcheson

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

5 • 618 Ratings

🗓️ 10 October 2016

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

Meredith Bell knew early in her career as a classroom teacher and administrator, that she had a knack for helping people build relationships. When politics and bureaucracy began to bog her down, she decided to start her own company. But there was one problem: she had zero experience in business. That was in 1982. She has been an entrepreneur since then. An expert in helping companies develop the people side of their business, her software company’s programs are used by consultants, coaches and human resources professionals to help managers become more effective leaders.

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0:00.0	Hello, world.
0:11.9	Welcome to discover your talent, do what you love, number 376.
0:16.9	I'm creator and host, Don Hutchison.
0:19.3	Every day, I interview someone around the world who has discovered her talents to do work she loves, to create a life of success, satisfaction, and freedom.
0:29.3	Early in a career she loved as a classroom teacher and administrator, Meredith knew she had a knack for helping people build relationships.
0:36.4	When politics and bureaucracy began to
0:38.5	bog her down, she decided to start her own company. But there was one problem. She had zero
0:43.9	experience in business. Today, I'm delighted to bring you our featured guest, Meredith Bell. Welcome,
0:50.9	Meredith. Thank you, Don. It's a pleasure to be here with you today.
0:57.5	Thank you. Meredith, are you using your talents doing work that you love?
1:02.2	Absolutely. I look forward to my work every single day.
1:04.2	Good. We want to hear the whole story.
1:08.1	Meredith Bell has been an entrepreneur since 1982.
1:13.1	She's an expert in helping companies develop the people sides of their business.
1:18.9	Software companies programs are used by consultants, coaches, and HR professionals to help managers become more effective leaders. One of Meredith's strengths is building strong relationships.
1:24.9	She and her business partners have worked together for 25 years, and many of
1:29.2	her clients and resellers have used their products for 20 years. Meredith, that's a summary of your
1:34.2	career. Tell our listeners what you're engaged in now that has you excited and fired up, if you
1:39.7	will. We're very committed to helping people who are in leadership positions become better communicators and better coaches because we know that people are inspired to give their best effort and do their best work.
1:56.3	If they have someone who's their leader that cares about them and really encourages them to be their very best selves.
2:06.9	And so, as you mentioned, I have been a co-founder and president of a software company, so I don't personally go out and work with these individual leaders.
2:18.1	We do it through our online software tool that we created.
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