The guest joining me today is someone whose voice you may have already heard, as Deb DeVries is an award-winning voice actor and narrator based right here in my neck of the woods in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Deb's narration has earned recognition from the Society of Voice Arts and Sciences, Gravy for the Brain's One Voice Awards, and most recently, four Communicator Awards at the 32nd Annual Communicator Awards, including an Award of Excellence for her narration of Welcome to George Washington's Mount Vernon.

What I love about Deb's story, as with several of my previous guest's, is that she came to the mic with an eclectic background of experience. You see, before the microphone, there was a stage. Before the studio, there was a classroom. Before narration, there were boardrooms at AT&T, AMPEX, and DHL, where she built sales training programs from the ground up, sometimes as the very first person, let alone, woman, to ever hold such a position. Which makes her a perfect representative in the Building Doors VO campaign which advocates for women having equal opportunities in the voice-over industry. Can't say whether or not she'll use her black belt in Tae Kwon kick down, in addition to building those doors, but it may just come in handy!

Before we dive in, I also want to say something to our listeners. Deb spent years as a corporate trainer and training manager, and in one of her courses she taught a principle that completely resonates with me: when it comes to completing any project, you have three resources to work with. People, money, and time. You can work harder to earn more money. You can bring in more people to get something done faster. But no one has ever figured out how to make a 25-hour day or an 8-day work week. Time is the one resource none of us can manufacture more of. So if you are spending yours listening to this episode, Deb and I hope to make it worthwhile.

We also believe laughter is good for the soul. So we are going to try to lighten your load a little today too.

Contact Deb via the following:

Website: https://debdevriesvo.com

Social Media Links:

FB https://www.facebook.com/DebDeVriesVO/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deb-devries/

Instagram: Instagram https://www.instagram.com/DebDeVriesVO

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Theme Song Credit: 'Together' by For King & Country

Outro song excerpt: 'One Singular Sensation' by Marvin Hamlisch . 1985

Proverbs 23:18

"Surely there is a future, and your Hope will not be cut off."