Hello, world.

Welcome to discover your talent, do what you love, number 597.

I'm your host, Don Hutchison.

Every Monday and Wednesday, I interview someone from around the world who's discovered their

talents to do work they love to create a life of success, satisfaction, and freedom.

On Fridays, I interview a well-known expert from the fields of personal or business development

who share experiences, tools, and insights to help our listeners along

their journeys.

Kristen had always been a good student, but when her grades began to drop dramatically,

a teacher pulled her aside, looked her in the eye and asked, are you okay?

She felt it was the first time someone was really seeing her.

That teacher's concern instilled in her the need to see

the whole person at any given moment in time. I'm delighted to bring you our featured guest,

Kristen Ivy. Welcome, Kristen. Hi, it's good to be here, Dodd. Thank you so much. Kristen, are you

using your talents doing work that you love? all righty well we want to hear that

whole story christin ivy is the executive director of messaging at orange and the director of the phase

project by using child development research she educates parents and equips them with immediately

applicable easy ways to connect with their kids based on their age and developmental phase.

Before beginning her career at Orange in 2006, she worked in the public school system as a high school biology and English teacher,

where she learned firsthand the joy and importance of influencing the next generation.

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

excited and fired up, if you will. Well, Don, at Orange, I get to oversee our teams that create

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