Episodes - The Action Catalyst

A Million Ladders, with Ellen Hoggard – Episode 474 of The Action Catalyst Podcast

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  • On December 3, 2024
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  • Adam Outland, Business, COVID-19, cultural exchange, education, GEC, global, HSUSA, international, leadership, students, success, travel, USA, youth
Ellen Hoggard, President of High School in the USA cultural exchange program, a part of GEC, Global Educational Concepts, shares memories of being detained at the Berlin wall, hotels with bullet holes in the walls, and being followed by the KGB, and talks about staying true to yourself at forks in the road, getting 100s […]
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Smarty Pants, with Denzil Eden – Episode 473 of The Action Catalyst Podcast

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  • On November 19, 2024
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  • AI, Business, CEO, entrepreneur, founder, leadership, mindset, Stephanie Maas, success, tech, technology
Entrepreneur, professor, and Founder/CEO of Smarty, Denzil Eden, shares the 3 principles of AI, addressing some common fears and concerns around AI, the importance of role models and seeing yourself in the work, and the one tiny word that shifts imposter syndrome to a growth mindset. About Denzil: As the solo technical female founder (MIT, […]
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Dealcraft, with Jim Sebenius – Episode 472 of The Action Catalyst Podcast

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  • On November 5, 2024
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  • Adam Outland, author, Business, deal, education, motivation, negotiation
Jim Sebenius, a Harvard Business School professor, author, negotiation expert, and host of the new podcast Dealcraft: Insights from Great Negotiators, shares what group of people are instinctively the best negotiators, the steps to “3D negotiation”, how sometimes you can win by everyone losing, why internal negotiations are sometimes the hardest part, and the importance of being […]
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Education is Freedom, with James Keyes – Episode 471 of The Action Catalyst Podcast

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  • On October 15, 2024
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  • Adam Outland, astronaut, author, Business, CEO, change, education, entrepreneur, fear, intelligence, leadership, management, success, Time Management
James Keyes’ career has included serving as CEO of two Fortune 500 companies; Blockbuster Inc. and 7-Eleven, but he starting off working to be an astronaut.  Hear how, plus find out what Einstein called “intelligence having fun”, learn about what CEO really stands for, why 7-Eleven and Blockbuster were really part of the same business, […]
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The Ethical Imperative, with Andrew Cooper – Episode 470 of The Action Catalyst Podcast

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  • On October 1, 2024
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  • AI, artificial intelligence, author, Business, copyright, ethics, intellectual property, law, leadership, legal, morals, patent, Stephanie Maas, success, technology
Andrew Cooper, a top attorney in his field and the Legal Coordinator and Head of Patent Acquisitions for Meta, talks about going from a trailer to a trailblazer by way of Japan and rural South Carolina, lays out just what intellectual property IS, covers non-compete and non-solicitation agreements, the 4 moral imperatives for any leader, […]
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The Five Talents That Really Matter, with Barry Conchie & Sarah Dalton – Episode 469 of The Action Catalyst Podcast

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  • On September 17, 2024
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  • author, Business, consulting, data, executive, hiring, leadership, recruiting, research, ROI, Stephanie Maas, success, talent
Barry Conchie, Founder and President of Conchie Associates, and business partner Sarah Dalton, discuss their research taken from over 58K executive leaders, including insights on holding two conflicting truths together, how people don’t change, but the context they exist in does, being both rigid and flexible like an air traffic controller, why likeability is not an […]
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Leadership Is Worthless, But Leading Is Priceless, with Dr. Thom Mayer – Episode 468 of The Action Catalyst Podcast

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  • On September 3, 2024
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  • 9/11, Adam Outland, author, football, leadership, medicine, NFL, speaker, sports, success, team building, trust, Ukraine
Author, speaker, and physician Dr. Thom Mayer explains how a magical series of serendipitous circumstances took him west, the tragic event that led him (back) to the NFL, putting relationships over resumes, finding where your joy intersects the world’s needs, leading the NFL through the concussion crisis, sucking down vs. sucking up, working at the […]
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Passion Struck, with John Miles – Episode 467 of The Action Catalyst Podcast

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  • On August 20, 2024
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  • Adam Outland, author, Business, CEO, entrepreneur, executive, leadership, military, mindset, motivation, Navy, Podcast, self-improvement, speaker, success
Author, entrepreneur, Fortune 50 senior executive, and award-winning podcast host John Miles recalls ALMOST becoming an FBI agent, shares a cautionary tale from Microsoft and a story about the man who humbled Jimmy Carter, and explains why there’s no such thing as a practice mentality, the perfect recipe for greatness, the dehumanization of work, being […]
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Branding Queens, with Kim Rozdeba – Episode 466 of The Action Catalyst Podcast

  • Posted by Action Catalyst
  • On August 6, 2024
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  • advertising, author, branding, Business, communications, marketing, Olympics, PR, promotion, Stephanie Maas, success
Marketing, PR, and comms expert Kim Rozdeba shares insights from his book, “Branding Queens”, including what exactly a brand IS, the 5 C’s of branding, the paradox of expectation, the Oprah test, and why having your own personal brand might be a trap, plus, reminisces about carrying the Olympic torch in the ’88 games. About […]
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Venturing Boldly, with Priit Martin – Episode 465 of The Action Catalyst Podcast

  • Posted by Action Catalyst
  • On July 30, 2024
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  • Adam Outland, Business, COVID-19, entrepreneur, estonia, leadership, sales, Southwestern Advantage, Southwestern Ventures, success
President of Southwestern Ventures, Priit Martin, shares the mission of creating career and entrepreneurial opportunities for young people in Europe, reflects on the dream job of making money playing computer games, talks about weathering Covid, why simple isn’t always easy, and new and different isn’t always effective, why success boils down to the basics, and […]
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