Hello, world.

Welcome to discover your talent to do what you love, number 475.

I'm creator and host, Don Hutchison.

Every day, I interview someone from around the world who has

discovered her talents to do work she loves to create a life of success, satisfaction, and freedom.

We created this podcast to provide you with the insights, strategies, and tools to propel your career to the next level.

Tidiously unraveling an old sweater and reusing the yarn to knit a new one, Anna learned resourcefulness and how to express her

creativity. Leaving the Ukraine behind and moving to the United States, she eventually built a thriving

career at Accenture. but she also held on to her

artistic side. Now she's well into a new frontier. I'm delighted to bring you our featured guest,

Anna Balkan. Welcome, Anna. Thank you, Dan. Glad to be here. It's our pleasure. Anna, are you using

your talents doing work that you love absolutely

there's no other way to answer that all right well i can hear the enthusiasm in your voice

we want to hear the whole story anna balkan grew up in the chinoble area of the ukraine when the

culture was gray and resourcefulness was a necessity i've never had any preconceived notions of which colors

did or did not go together because I lived in a world that was so drab I thought all color was

beautiful. At age 20, she immigrated to the U.S. as a political refugee, alone, unable to speak the

language, and with $100 in her hands. It was an unexpected opportunity,

but I knew from within that it was the right thing to do. I had to let myself be vulnerable and

trust and then keep trusting no matter how difficult things were at times. Delivering the

unexpected is still part of Anna's journey. She returned to her true passion and started

Anna Balkan jewelry. In 2010, she opened

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