Shared Wisdom, with Dr. Alex Pentland

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On December 16, 2025
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AI, artificial intelligence, author, Business, computer science, cybersecurity, data, science, tech, technology

Alex “Sandy” Pentland, a Professor at MIT, a Stanford University Fellow, and one of the most cited computational scientists in the world, dives into the misunderstood issues and opportunities around artificial intelligence, including alignment, human centricity, how different nations are handling the new tech, and the application you can put to work in your business straight […]

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On December 2, 2025
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author, Business, CEO, COVID-19, cruise, innovation, leadership, pandemic, Stephanie Maas, success, travel

Richard Fain, the chairman and former long-term CEO of Royal Caribbean Group, recounts the dark days of the Covid pandemic for the cruise business, and explains cheap expensive decisions, the antidote to fear, elevating and innovating the industry, and why he literally, LITERALLY, had to cut a cruise ship in half. Episode sponsored by: About […]

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On November 18, 2025
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AI, Business, CEO, coaching, entrepreneur, fashion, humanity, leadership, Lifebridge Strategies, live, opportunity, southwestern consulting, speaker, success, tech, technology

The Action Catalyst unites several of its esteemed alumni; Anya Cheng, founder and CEO of Taelor, Dave Brown, Founding Partner at Southwestern Consulting, Dr. Amy D’Aprix, President and Founder of Lifebridge Strategies, and newcomer Gayathri Krishnamurthy, Head of Product Marketing at Level AI, for it’s first ever “live” episode, from City Winery in Nashville, and […]

Posted by Action Catalyst
On November 4, 2025
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author, CEO, exercise, health, healthcare, impact, leadership, medicine, mindset, nutrition, success

Dr. Tom Frieden, former CDC Director, NYC Health Commissioner, and current President and CEO of the global health organization Resolve to Save Lives, shares the influence of his father, the single question that changed his life, the 3 step formula for impactful healthcare, how to assess levels of certainty, the 6 keys to a longer, […]

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On October 21, 2025
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author, branding, Business, damage control, marketing, news, PR, press, promotions, public relations, success

Mickie Kennedy, PR expert and the founder of eReleases, a leading press release distribution service, dives into why press releases aren’t just for the big boys, how to create the best one for maximum attention, and what to do in a damage-control setting, plus shares his “3% rule”, and explains how even local press can […]

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On October 7, 2025
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author, Business, community, entrepreneur, farm, goat, kindness, Shark Tank, skincare, Stephanie Maas, success, Work Life Balance

Brent Ridge and Josh Kilmer-Purcell, a.k.a. the “Fabulous Beekman Boys”, co-founders of Beekman 1802 skincare, recount settling in with Farmer John and his goats and packing 52,000 bars of soap, and chat about making neighbors, not customers, making hay while the sun shines, NOT Shark Tank-ing every business, making kindness part of the business model, […]

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On September 23, 2025
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author, Business, entrepreneur, founder, internet, inventor, leadership, success, tech, technology

Rouzbeh Yassini-Fard, the tech entrepreneur known as the “father of the cable modem“, explains the two experiences he brought together to create the revolutionary device, what things like broadband and cable modems REALLY are, why he gave it all away free of royalties, and the role of homemade Persian food in making it all possible. […]

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On September 16, 2025
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Adam Outland, Business, career, entrepreneur, hiring, jobs, leadership, offshore, South Africa, Southwestern Advantage, Southwestern Talent, staffing, success, talent, workforce

Hattingh Basson and Werner Barnard, Senior Partners at Southwestern Talent, explain the unique career history that spawned the business, the professional services gap that they are filling and why it exists, why offshoring isn’t really offshoring anymore, how the South African people create a world-class talent pool, overcoming start-up pain points, and why sometimes the […]

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On September 2, 2025
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alumni, faith, leadership, politics, sales, Southwestern Advantage, speaker, success

Mike Johnson, the 56th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, as well as an alum of The Action Catalyst’s parent company, Southwestern, breaks down his unique path to the speakership and the big role Southwestern played in getting him there, recounts danger in Tucson and getting a little help from Brett Favre, delivers […]

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On August 19, 2025
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author, Business, CEO, culture, engagement, founder, leadership, management, speaker, success, workplace

Dr. Angela Jackson, the founder/CEO of Future Forward Strategies and a lecturer at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, reveals the lessons learned from studying Fortune 500 companies, the REAL cost of turnover, why top-down decision making is dead, and the two main takeaways for small business owners. About Dr. Jackson: Dr. Angela Jackson is […]

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Shared Wisdom, with Dr. Alex Pentland

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Release Yourself, with Mickie Kennedy

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The Accidental Network, with Rouzbeh Yassini-Fard

Workforce Innovation, with Hattingh Basson and Werner Barnard – Episode 493 of The Action Catalyst Podcast

God Is Not Done With America Yet, with Speaker of the House Mike Johnson

The Win-Win Workplace, with Dr. Angela Jackson