Hello, world.

Welcome to discover your talent, do what you love.

I'm creator and host, Don Hutchison.

Every day, I interview someone from around the world who has discovered her talents to do work she loves

to create a life of success, satisfaction, and freedom. Once a week, I interview well-known

experts from the field of personal or business development who share experiences, tools,

and insights to help our listeners along their journeys. In honor of the four-year anniversary

of our podcast, over the next several weeks, we will be sharing with you the most popular

interviews from our first 777 shows. We hope you enjoy them, and we look forward to sharing

the journeys of more fascinating guests soon. Today, I'm delighted to bring

you our featured expert, Debbie Stone. Welcome, Debbie. Thanks, Don. Glad to be here.

Thank you so much. A few words about Debbie Stone. Debbie Stone is an executive coach and keynote speaker.

She's the author of the art of self-promotion. Tell your story,

transform your career, and the founder of Novotier Partners, an executive coaching company serving

lawyers, entrepreneurs, corporate leaders, and the organizations in which they work. Prior to 2002,

Debbie practiced law for 16 years and worked at Bain & Company. She holds undergraduate

and law degrees from Duke University. Well, Debbie, today's topic is one of my favorites

of all coming from the marketing business. Why telling your story is so vital in today's

marketplace, which is what you've written this whole book about and what your many years

of experience have prepared you for. So take the stage and tell our listeners around the world

why telling your story is so vital today. Yeah, thanks, Don. It is so vital because all of us,

regardless of where we are in our career paths, whether we're simply starting out or whether

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