Hello, world.

Welcome to discover your talent, do what you love, number 623.

I'm your host, Don Hutchison.

Every Monday and Wednesday, I interview someone 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.

I'm delighted to bring you our featured expert, Maddie Niebauer.

Welcome, Maddie.

Thanks so much for having me.

It is great to have you on the show.

Maddie Nebauer, founder and CEO of V-Chief, helps overwhelmed leaders get on top of their to-do list and spend time where

they can have the most impact. The virtual chief of staff service supports leaders from all sectors

and domains who are looking for high-level strategic support on a part-time basis. Maddie became

an expert in the chief of staff role in her five years as a chief of staff at Teach for America and has used this expertise to build a network of talented chiefs of staff who work with V-Chief clients.

She has a bachelor's degree from Stanford University, an MBA from Columbia Business School, and lives with her family in Madison, Wisconsin.

Well, Maddie, today's topic is maximizing your time so you can do what you do best.

So take the stage and set this fascinating topic up for us.

Yeah, absolutely.

There was an interesting study that was done a few years ago by McKinsey that showed only 9% of CEOs were very satisfied with the

ways they're spending their time. And if you think about it as leaders of companies,

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