Hello, world. Welcome to discover your talent, do what you love. I'm your host, Don Hutchison.

Every Tuesday, 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 an individual with many years of experience from one of the most popular or interesting occupations or professions who shares an insider's look at what it's really like to do what they do.

I'm delighted to bring you our featured guest, Samuel P.N. Cook. Welcome, Samuel. Thank you, Don.

It's great to be here. Thank you, sir. Are you using your talents doing work that you love?

Yes, Don, it's taken me a little bit of time to get there, but at the age of 40,

I can tell you, yes, I am now. Well, the good news is you've got many, many more years ahead of you,

so congratulations. Samuel P.N. Cook is the founder and creative director of James Cook

Media, a documentary filmmaking marketing agency. He's also the creator of the story funneled software,

which helps business owners tell their story online.

Well, Sam, that's a very pithy summary of your long and interesting career.

Tell our listeners around the world what has you excited and motivated.

Yeah, Don, thank you again for the opportunity to share my journey.

I hope it helps everyone listening to discover theirs or reinforce theirs.

I right now am the founder and creative director of a marketing agency or publishing company

that's focused on helping authors and experts who have a message that can change people's lives

get it out to the world by telling their story online. And when I say their story,

I mean very loosely their story because one of our overriding philosophies is as an expert and

an author, it's not really your story, but it's about the story of the people

that you're trying to help online and connecting with people in their stories and then

drawing them into your ecosystem or your sphere to help them be inspired to get what they

want in life, and then you're the coach or the author, the expert to help

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