593: The Power of Turning Points, with Bernie Swain

Discover Your Talent–Do What You Love

Don Hutcheson

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

5 • 618 Ratings

🗓️ 8 December 2017

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

Bernie Swain’s wife, Paula, convinced him to quit his dream job and start a lecture agency with her. With no experience, plan or money, they did. Nine years later, their agency, The Washington Speakers Bureau, became the largest in the world. Clients included President Reagan, Alex Haley, Tom Brokaw, Condoleezza Rice, General Colin Powell and Doris Kearns Goodwin. “Through the successful, accomplished people I represented, I came to understand what turning points are all about.”

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0:00.0	Hello, world, welcome to discover your talent, do what you love, number 593.
0:17.0	I'm your host, Don Hutchison. Every Monday and Wednesday, I interview someone from around the world
0:22.7	who's discovered their talents to do work they love to create a life of success, satisfaction, and freedom.
0:30.0	On Fridays, I interview a well-known expert from the fields of personal or business development
0:34.9	who share experiences, tools, and insights to help our listeners
0:38.8	along their journeys.
0:40.7	I'm delighted to bring you our featured expert, Bernie Swain.
0:44.4	Welcome, Bernie.
0:45.4	Welcome.
0:45.9	Thank you.
0:46.8	It's a pleasure to have you on the show.
0:48.5	A few words about Bernie.
0:50.1	Bernie had a teacher in high school who encouraged him to be the first in his family to attend college.
0:55.5	By the time he was 36, he'd been offered his dream job as athletic director of a major university.
1:01.8	Around the same time, a friend sent him a copy of Fortune magazine with an article about what was then the largest lecture agency in the world.
1:10.2	Bernie's wife Paula convinced him to
1:12.2	quit his dream job and start a lecture agency together. With no experience, no plan, and no money,
1:19.0	they launched the agency in a friend's stationery closet. Nine years later, their lecture agency
1:24.0	became the largest in the world, the Washington Speakers Bureau. Bernie's
1:28.1	recent book, What Made Me Who I Am, chronicles the turning points of 34 of the speakers and friends
1:34.0	that he has represented. So, Bernie, today's topic couldn't be more close to our sweet spot
1:40.0	and our passion, the power of turning points. You've interviewed so many people, not just in your book,
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