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Discover Your Talent–Do What You Love

529: A Portable Career

Discover Your Talent–Do What You Love

Don Hutcheson

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

5618 Ratings

🗓️ 12 July 2017

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

Marcella Yeager and her husband decided he should accept a job as a foreign service officer, starting in Uzbekistan. She knew she’d have to give up the job she loved. Looking at the bright side, she saw this as an opportunity to start her own business. What she needed now was a “Portable Career” that could travel wherever her husband would be posted.  Her company, Career Valet, helps mid- to senior-level professionals secure new roles. She recently co-founded ServingTalent, the first recruiting agency for military and foreign service spouses.

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0:00.0

Hello, world.

0:11.5

Welcome to discover your talent to do what you love.

0:14.3

Number 529.

0:16.9

I'm creator and host, Don Hutchison.

0:19.1

Every day, I interview someone from around the world

0:21.9

who has discovered her talents to do work she loves to create a life of success, satisfaction,

0:28.6

and freedom. We created this podcast to provide you with the insights, strategies, and tools

0:35.0

to propel your career to the next level. When Marcel and her husband

0:39.8

decided he should accept a job as a foreign service officer starting in Uzbekistan, she knew

0:45.1

she'd have to give up the job she loved. Looking at the bright side, she saw this as an opportunity

0:50.1

to start her own business. What she needed now was a portable career that could travel

0:55.1

wherever her husband was posted. I'm Delany to bring you our featured guest, Marcel Yeager. Welcome,

1:02.0

Marcel. Hi, Don. It's great to be here. Thank you. Marcel, are you using your talents doing

1:07.3

work that you love? Yes, absolutely. All righty. Well, we want to hear that whole

1:11.5

story. After 10 years of strategic communications consulting, Marcel Yeager changed course to

1:17.7

enable people to get to the next level of their careers. Her company, Career Valet,

1:22.5

helps mid-to-senior-level professionals secure new roles. She recently co-founded serving talent, the first

1:29.3

recruiting agency for military and foreign service spouses. She holds an MBA from the University of

1:34.9

Maryland and is a regular contributor to U.S. News and War Reports on Careers Blog and Clearancejobs.com.

1:41.7

Marcel, that's a summary of your career. Tell listeners around the world what you're engaged in now

1:45.9

that has you excited and motivated, if you would, please.

1:48.8

Sure.

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