More with Moore is Action Catalyst host Dan Moore's reflections and commentary on discussions with each of his esteemed and accomplished guests. In this segment, Dan dissects Episode 244, with Stan Mabry , art seller by day and jiu-jitsu fighter by night.
Stan Mabry is an art seller by day and jiu-jitsu fighter by night. After dealing privately in New York and a stint at Sotheby’s, Stanford Mabry founded the Nashville, Tennessee gallery in 1987 and has since established Stanford Fine Art as the premier purveyor of historical, Impressionistic and regional art in the Southeast. Works formerly in the collection of Stanford Fine Art have been acquired by various art museums around the world from as far away as the Musee American in Giverny, Fran...
Gary Garfield shares the truly unique insight he gained first practicing law, and then turning around the financial performance of Bridgestone Americas and the organization’s corporate culture. Through his innovative approach to changing the culture of the organization, Garfield changed the focus of the organization, drove innovation and collaboration, and broke down silos. The result: the company pulled out of its marketplace rut. Under Gary’s leadership, the company had record profits eac...
Recognized as one of the 50 leading business thinkers in the world (Thinkers50), Whitney Johnson is an expert on disruptive innovation and personal disruption; specifically, a framework which she codifies in the critically acclaimed book Disrupt Yourself: Putting the Power of Disruptive Innovation to Work and the upcoming book Build an “A” Team: Play To Their Strengths and Lead Them Up the Learning Curve. (Harvard Business Press, 2018). She is also the aut...
Officer Bryon Bunitsky was among the first officers at the shooter’s hotel room during the October 1, 2017, mass shooting in Las Vegas, Nevada. He was recognized for his bravery by President Donald Trump. After being in the law enforcement for 20 years, Bryon has a passion to impact kids. He feels that if we can reach the kids early, not only can we avoid the criminal justice system but we can create a positive influence on the next generation in our society. He shares his message by speak...
David Burkus is a best-selling author, an award-winning podcaster, and associate professor of management at Oral Roberts University. His forthcoming book, FRIEND OF A FRIEND, offers readers a new perspective on how to grow their networks and build key connections—one based on the science of human behavior, not rote networking advice. He is also the author of UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT and THE MYTHS OF CREATIVITY. David is a regular contributor to Harvard Business Review and his work has been featured ...
Neen James is the author of Folding Time™ and Attention Pays™. In 2017, she was named one of the top 30 Leadership Speakers by Global Guru because of her work with companies like Viacom, Comcast, and Abbot Pharmaceuticals among others. Neen has boundless energy, is quick-witted and always offers powerful strategies for paying attention to what matters so you can get more done and create more significant moments at work and home. Neen is the kind of speaker that engages, educates, entertains, and...
Noted Computer Science professor and bestselling author Cal Newport explains the concept of "deep work", and the connection between Henry Ford's assembly line principle and the “cognitive assembly line” of the modern era. Hear Cal's full interview in Episode 237 of The Action Catalyst.
Noted Computer Science professor and bestselling author Cal Newport explains the concept of "deep work", the danger of multitasking, the outright stupidity of email, diversification of communication, the connection between Henry Ford and the “cognitive assembly line”, and rethinking how we're thinking about our thinking.
Laura Stack is an award-winning keynote speaker and bestselling author of eight books. She is a noted expert in employee and team productivity. She is best known by her moniker, “The Productivity Pro®.” Her engaging personality, combined with over 25 years of experience helping organizations achieve RESULTS, have made her one of the most sought-after experts and keynote speakers in her field. Funny, engaging, and full of real-life strategies that work, Laura will change mindsets and attitudes—so...
Mark Deutschmann is a community builder who has worked with neighbors, city leaders and nonprofits for 30-plus years while helping shape development in Nashville and revitalizing the city’s most sought-after neighborhoods. Deutschmann started selling real estate in 1986 and founded Village Real Estate Services in 1996, which now employs more than 350 agents and staff. In 2003, he started Core Development Services, a company actively developing Nashville’s urban center with adaptive reuse and mix...
Celebrated psychologist, author, and Professor at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School, Adam Grant , explains how original thinkers process risk, the Bill Gates myth vs reality, and how tech pioneers perform “mental time travel”. Hear Adam’s full interview in Episode 233 of The Action Catalyst.
Celebrated psychologist, author, and Professor at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School, Adam Grant , explains how original thinkers balance risk like a stock portfolio, warns of becoming a prisoner of your own prototype, and talks about pouring over clown data, why your best idea is never your favorite idea, performing mental time travel, the advantages of 2nd place, and lessons from conversations with Elon Musk, Larry Page, Mark Cuban, and Jack Dorsey....
Gary Kennedy, general counsel of American Airlines between 2003 and 2013. Kennedy had his dream job in what he calls “the sexiest industry in the world.” His time there was anything but a smooth ride. Kennedy told Corporate Counsel in an interview that from the moment he took the job in 2003 until he retired in 2013, the company was buffeted by crisis after crisis, with the legal department doing much of the navigating. Recently Kennedy’s book, “Twelve Years of Turbulence,” arrived in books...
Skip Prichard is President & CEO of OCLC, a global nonprofit computer library service and research organization. Its goals include furthering access to the world’s information and reducing library costs. He is also the author of The Book of Mistakes: 9 Secrets to Creating a Successful Future. Most recently, Mr. Prichard served for five years as President & CEO of Ingram Content Group, a $1.5B+ global content provider. Mr. Prichard formed ICG by integrating multiple companies into a singl...
Southwestern Consulting Senior Partner and Southwestern Speakers President Emmie Brown covers the delicate balance of juggling an elite-level professional portfolio with a growing family life, the different ways that men and women prioritize, and how breaking down her daily schedule into 15 minute chunks actually helps her stay more present. Mentioned in this episode: This episode is brought to you by Southwestern Coaching. Southwestern Coaching...
Southwestern Consulting Senior Partner and Southwestern Speakers President Emmie Brown explains the internalized and societal guilt that comes with motherhood, and how breaking down her daily schedule into 15 minute chunks actually helps her stay more present at both work AND with family time. Hear Emmie's full interview in Episode 227 of The Action Catalyst. Mentioned in this episode: This episode is brought to you by Southwestern Coaching. Southwestern Coaching...
Coach Porter won his 250th career game in 2015 and now ranks as the winningest active head coach in Middle Tennessee. He was third on the list in 2016, but Sam Harp of Lebanon (332 wins) and Craig Clayton of Hillsboro (284) both resigned in 2016 to return to their native state of Kentucky to coach. All of Coach Porter’s wins, however, have come in-state at one school. Porter joined former Trousdale County head coach Clint Satterfield as the Class of 2016 inductees into the Tennessee Football Coa...
Ron Alford, Senior Partner of Southwestern Consulting, is a certified Top Producer Consultant Sales and Leadership Coach. He specializes in teaching ethical sales techniques and strategies that individuals and teams can use to immediately grow their sales. He is the former Regional Sales Director for The Southwestern Company, recruiting, training, mentoring and managing over 600 salespeople over 19 years. Ron is a company record holder, he personally achieved the highest level of sale...
Chuck Runyon is the CEO at Self Esteem Brands: Anytime Fitness & Waxing The City. With more than 20 years of experience managing, owning and franchising health clubs, Chuck Runyon has distinguished himself as a leading authority in the field of fitness. Runyon revolutionized the fitness industry when he and Dave Mortensen co-founded Anytime Fitness – an alternative to big-box gyms which typically feature expensive “frills” that few members actually use or need. Under Runyon’s leadership, Any...
Dustin Hillis is an entrepreneur and the Co-Founder of Southwestern Consulting. He has a degree in Psychology and is the author of the book Navigate: Selling The Way People Like To Buy and Co-author of newly released Navigate 2.0. He is the co-creator of the sales training curriculum Top Producer’s Edge & Manager’s Edge, which has been fully integrated by more than 5,000 sales professionals worldwide. More than just a teacher of sales, Dustin is a...
Mark Divine is a highly sought after speaker, coach, author and makes frequent media appearances to discuss Seal way of life. He is a U.S. Navy SEAL. BUD/S Class 170 Honorman, author and entrepreneur. He is the founder of Unbeatable Mind, Seal Fit & navySEALS.com . Mark is a highly sought after speaker for corporations where his Unbeatable Mind program is helping to forge mental toughness among business leaders. He lives in Encinitas, CA., several blocks from the SEALFIT...
Ron Alford, Partner of Southwestern Consulting, is a certified Top Producer Consultant Sales and Leadership Coach. He specializes in teaching ethical sales techniques and strategies that individuals and teams can use to immediately grow their sales. Josh Hudson, President at Hudson's Furniture, is a leader of over 350 employees and 17 stores. He is an athlete and a father of four. Josh has been coaching with Ron for over a year. Show Highlights: Sometimes we need to learn to accept things. ...
John David Mann is a New York Times Bestselling Author, Public Speaker, and Entrepreneur. As an award-winning author, his writings have earned the Axiom Business Book Award (Gold Medal, for The Go-Giver), the Nautilus Award (for A Deadly Misunderstanding), and Taiwan’s Golden Book Award for Innovation (for You Call the Shots). The Go-Giver was also honored with the Living Now Book Awards “Evergreen Medal” in 2017 for its “contributions to positive global change,” and cit...
DeVon Franklin is a New York Times bestselling author, spiritual success coach, and the CEO of Franklin Entertainment, a production company in conjunction with 20th Century Fox. He is the producer of the box office hit Miracles from Heaven and the upcoming animated film, The Star, for Sony Pictures Animation. He’s Dr. Oz’s go-to guy for spiritual success coaching on The Dr. Oz Show and he’s the co-host of the TLC event series, This Is Life Live. Variety named DeVon one of the “10 Producers to Wa...
Kris Allen , singer/songwriter and the winner of American Idol Season 8, shares how every round of the show came as a genuine surprise to him, and the relief of winning, not because of the victory, but because it was finally over. Hear Kris’s full interview in Episode 213 of The Action Catalyst.
Kris Allen , singer/songwriter and the winner of American Idol Season 8, shares his musical start as a classically trained viola player, how he tried out for American Idol because he was bored on the weekend, the relief of winning (because it was over), the car accident that threatened his career and touring in a cast despite it, becoming a better guitar player, and why he'd love to talk to you if you're not a fan. Show Highlights: My dream was so big, I didn’t know how to move towards it. - Kri...
Jon Acuff is the New York Times Bestselling author of five books including Do Over: Make today the first day of your new career, and his newest book, Finish: Give Yourself the Gift of Done. For 20 years he’s helped some of the biggest brands in the world tell their story, including The Home Depot, Bose, Staples, and the Dave Ramsey Team. Most recently he’s spoken to hundreds of thousands of people at conferences, colleges, companies and churches. Featured regularly on na...
Bestselling author, speaker, and business consultant Ken Blanchard explains how the biggest addiction in the world is ego, and how, believe it or not, self-doubt is still an ego problem, plus the solution for each of them. Hear Ken's full interview in Episode 209 of The Action Catalyst.
Bestselling author, speaker, and business consultant Ken Blanchard explains the ideas behind his book, “Lead Like Jesus”, including why the disciples were pretty lousy hires, how leadership is what happens when you’re NOT there, being a pioneer of servant leadership, managing the present to create the future, how self-doubt is still an ego problem, and why feedback is the breakfast of champions.
