Chris Deaver , author and co-founder of BraveCore , recalls stalking Stephen Covey in his own house, and talks about the key lesson he learned from Steve Jobs, bucking the "expert model", writing a letter to Roy Disney then turning down the reply, the simplicity and power of co-creation, turning Dell around, making others the mission, and working next to a secret lab. Mentioned in this episode: Learn more at SouthwesternConsulting.com/Coaching/Students Southwestern Student Coaching...
Jan 09, 2024•30 min•Ep. 448
Bestselling author, speaker, and StoryBrand CEO Donald Miller breaks down the Storybrand framework, the biggest mistake marketers make, branding lessons from Jeb Bush to Donald Trump, the massive importance of a common side-character, internal vs external problems, solutions vs feelings, and the #1 thing you want to be known for.
Jan 05, 2024•23 min•Ep. 215
K. Scott Griffith , founder and managing partner of SG Collaborative Solutions, LLC and author of the world's first Collaborative High Reliability improvement programs, invites host Stephanie Maas to play a little game explaining the fallacy of how businesses measure results, and shares some outright shocking statistics on risk while driving, and the legal system. Hear Scott's full interview in Episode 447 of The Action Catalyst....
Jan 04, 2024•4 min
Bestselling author, speaker, and StoryBrand CEO Donald Miller speaks on how worrying about being impressive and not allowing your true self to be seen is a lot like eating junk food for your emotional nourishment. Hear Donald's full interview in Episode 113 of The Action Catalyst.
Jan 03, 2024•4 min
Bestselling author, speaker, and StoryBrand CEO Donald Miller speaks on discovering shame and discovering self, allowing yourself to truly be seen, how being impressive is like eating junk food, enablement vs grace, the one type of person you can’t be friends with, losing the battle to win the war, and the CRAZY story of meeting his wife.
Jan 02, 2024•26 min•Ep. 113
Ben Newman , bestselling author, international speaker, and high-level performance coach, talks about being able to break down your own game film to analyze and repeat what makes you great, and shares a story about NFL great Ray Lewis to illustrate how even Hall of Famers can always be better. Hear Ben's full interview in Episode 207 of The Action Catalyst.
Dec 28, 2023•3 min
K. Scott Griffith is the founder and managing partner of SG Collaborative Solutions, LLC and author of the world's first Collaborative High Reliability improvement programs, recalls averting catastrophe for the airline industry, working for NASA, and tackling risk A.S.A.P., and explains the sequence of reliability, the essential attributes of a highly reliable organization, socio-technical improvement, unlinking staff from systems, normalization of deviancy, doing risk assessment on white rice, ...
Dec 26, 2023•28 min•Ep. 447
Host Adam Outland wishes all of our listeners a very "Catalyst" Christmas!
Dec 25, 2023•54 sec
Anthony Constantino, Co-Founder and CEO of Sticker Mule , and also founder of Stimulus , the world’s first 100% ID-verified social media network, talks about judging on the basis of attendance, the critical importance of nailing your initial hires, and the basic principles every single one of his workers build themselves around. Hear Anthony's full interview in Episode 446 of The Action Catalyst.
Dec 21, 2023•2 min
Ben Newman , bestselling author, international speaker, and high-level performance coach, talks about taking yourself back to an emotional moment in time, breaking down your own game film, repeating what makes you great, shares a few stories about Tom Brady, Ray Lewis, and more, and above all, explains the need to keep fighting.
Dec 19, 2023•15 min•Ep. 207
Speaker, author, and Founder/CEO of Lead From Within, Lolly Daskal , explains the "secret sauce" to great leaders, including how capabilities + competence = confidence, and how greatness is not a destiny only granted to a few; it lies in every choice we make. Hear Lolly's full interview in Episode 189 of The Action Catalyst.
Dec 14, 2023•3 min
Overtime with Outland is Action Catalyst host Adam Outland's reflections and commentary on discussions with each of his esteemed and accomplished guests. In this segment, Adam dissects Episode 446, with co-founder and CEO of Sticker Mule , one of the world's most popular custom printing companies, and also the founder of Stimulus , the world’s first 100% ID-verified social media network, Anthony Constantino....
Dec 13, 2023•3 min
Anthony Constantino, Co-Founder and CEO of Sticker Mule , and also founder of Stimulus , the world’s first 100% ID-verified social media network, talks about reverse engineering his first successes as a teenager, growing his thriving company from the dysfunctional wreckage of a prior business, and judging on the basis of attendance, shares his dead simple business strategy and the critical importance of nailing your initial hires, considers the challenges of taking on Twitter head-on and creatin...
Dec 12, 2023•28 min•Ep. 446
Alysia Silberg , leading Silicon Valley venture capitalist and CEO / General Partner of the investment firm Street Global , shares the story of making her way from Africa to Canada by way of Hollywood, and how even a bullet couldn’t stop her from doing it. Hear Alysia's full interview in Episode 445 of The Action Catalyst
Dec 07, 2023•4 min
Speaker, author, and Founder/CEO of Lead From Within, Lolly Daskal , digs into filling in your gaps, standing in your greatness, owning who you are, the need to R.E.T.H.I.N.K., how capabilities + competence = confidence, the need to give up control to lead more effectively, and realizing that greatness is not a destiny only granted to a few.
Dec 05, 2023•21 min•Ep. 189
Superstar podcaster and creator Jordan Harbinger touches on the weird ways perception changes across groups (and even in people you know quite well), and the difficulty of gauging progress in largely unquantifiable areas. Hear Jordan's full interview in Episode 94 of The Action Catalyst.
Nov 30, 2023•4 min
Alysia Silberg , leading Silicon Valley venture capitalist and CEO / General Partner of the investment firm Street Global , shares the story of making her way from Africa to Canada by way of Hollywood, why even a bullet couldn’t stop her, and chats about getting superpowers from a pair of pink roller skates, using AI to be big where you feel small, geeking out over DaVinci, and why being “unemployable” doesn’t make you…unemployable....
Nov 28, 2023•24 min•Ep. 445
Entrepreneur, author, and Founder / CEO of Vanderbloemen Search Group, William Vanderbloemen , explains the 3 main reasons people leave their jobs (4 for Millennials), and what Saturday morning cartoons have to do with job retention. Hear William's full interview in Episode 235 of The Action Catalyst.
Nov 24, 2023•3 min
Superstar podcaster and creator Jordan Harbinger touches on the toxic evolution of men without role models, the weird ways perception changes across groups, the difficulty of gauging progress in unquantifiable areas, and how charisma is a learnable skill, which can make you a better networker, increase confidence, and lead to deeper relationships.
Nov 21, 2023•18 min•Ep. 94
Entrepreneur, author, and Founder / CEO of Vanderbloemen Search Group, William Vanderbloemen , explains the dynamics of creating an irresistible workplace, the 3 main reasons people leave their jobs (4 for millennials), what Saturday morning cartoons have to do with job retention, why most cultural problems boil down to hiring problems, the difference between culture and core values, how to assess the 8 key areas of workplace health or toxicity, and gives several quick exercises for pinpointing ...
Nov 17, 2023•17 min•Ep. 235
Mike Lee, founder of MindShift Labs , talks about separating your passion from yourself as a person, and the virtues of detachment and nonjudgement as tools for managing expectations and maximizing outcomes while staying centered. Hear Mike's full interview in Episode 444 of The Action Catalyst.
Nov 16, 2023•3 min
Entrepreneur, author, and Founder / CEO of Vanderbloemen Search Group, William Vanderbloemen , talks about preparing for the Ice Age, why vision is seeing just beyond your feet, what the best of the best have in common, how to respond to the most dreaded interview question ever, why self-awareness is the #1 skill, and who DOES need to fear AI (hint, it's not that many people). And be sure to catch more from William in Episode 235 of The Action Catalyst....
Nov 14, 2023•14 min
Overtime with Outland is Action Catalyst host Adam Outland's reflections and commentary on discussions with each of his esteemed and accomplished guests. In this segment, Adam dissects Episode 444, with speaker, author, and founder of MindShift Labs , Mike Lee.
Nov 08, 2023•2 min
Mike Lee, founder of MindShift Labs , talks about making up his own minor, not getting out of bed for Kobe Bryant, why everything we want exists in the present moment, being pushed by pain or pulled by vision, the advantage of diversifying the portfolio of your identity and self-worth, the virtues of detachment and nonjudgement, why everything is driven from getting crystal clear on vision and purpose, and putting the mission over the medium. Mentioned in this episode: Learn more at Southwestern...
Nov 07, 2023•32 min•Ep. 444
Behavioral scientist and best-selling author Daniel Pink explains how breaks are actually a part of peak performance, and why this is illustrated by the perils of visiting a hospital in the afternoon. Hear Daniel's full interview in Episode 226 of The Action Catalyst.
Nov 02, 2023•3 min
Peter Warmka, former CIA agent, professor at Webster University, and the founder of the Counterintelligence Institute , returns to the podcast with updates on protecting your business and professional networking tools from bad actors utilizing the latest in AI, how safeguards against fraud have potentially lead to more fraud, and what upcoming events on the calendar could signal an uptick in scams. And be sure to check out Peter's original appearance in Episode 373 of The Action Catalyst . Menti...
Oct 31, 2023•14 min
Author, emergency physician, and Director of Leadership Development for the Mayo Clinic Care Network, Dr. Richard Winters , explains the P.A.G.E.R.S. test of wellbeing, and how promoting wellbeing leads to the eradication of burnout. Hear Dr. Winters' full interview in Episode 443 of The Action Catalyst.
Oct 26, 2023•3 min
Behavioral scientist and best-selling author Daniel Pink tackles lofty topics such as the primacy of trust, information asymmetry vs parity, practicing attunement, what we've all got wrong about introverts and extroverts, how breaks are a part of performance, why EVERYONE is selling, and why never to visit a hospital in the afternoon.
Oct 24, 2023•19 min•Ep. 226
Author, speaker, artist and pilot Amelia Rose Earhart shares the touching story of how she carried a patch tens of thousands of miles around the globe so that one little old man could realize a dream that began 77 years earlier. Hear Amelia's full interview in Episode 142 of The Action Catalyst.
Oct 19, 2023•4 min
Author, emergency physician, and Director of Leadership Development for the Mayo Clinic Care Network, Dr. Richard Winters , tackles how to fight burnout, shake off an “us vs them” mentality, and track your organization’s vital signs, and explains the P.A.G.E.R.S. test of wellbeing, INformal leadership, the leadership qualities of producers like Rick Rubin and Brian Eno, examining our relationship with time, why he often thinks of Sisyphus, and the leadership experiment you can try for yourself t...
Oct 17, 2023•25 min•Ep. 443
