Episodes - The Action Catalyst

The Fundamentals of Focus, with Andrus Albi – Episode 429 of The Action Catalyst Podcast

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  • On June 6, 2023
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  • Business, coaching, estonia, focus, leadership, sales, Southwestern Advantage, southwestern consulting, success
Andrus Albi, Sales Practitioner, Certified Sales & Leadership Coach, and Partner at Southwestern Consulting provides a masterclass on maintaining focus, including the relief that comes with identifying factors that are not under your control, prioritizing items in your calendar, being responsive versus reactive, creating “should do” and “MUST do” items, how the same advice applies […]
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The Success Factor, with Dr. Ruth Gotian – Episode 428 of The Action Catalyst Podcast

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  • On May 30, 2023
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  • author, coaching, habits, leadership, learning, mentorship, motivation, networking, psychology, soccer, sports, success, Time Management
Dr. Ruth Gotian, educator, speaker, and author of the book “The Success Factor”, shares the striking similarities between herself and the original Dr. Ruth, recalls a fierce independent streak that began at the age of 10, and explains peak vs passive tasks, informal learning and virtual work’s effect on it, the 4 researched mindsets that […]
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Live Life Forwards, Understand It Backwards, with Tommy Doerfler

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  • On May 24, 2023
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  • Business, communication, endurance, finances, leadership, music, Stephanie Maas, success, wealth
Guest host Stephanie Maas has felt like a bad sister lately, so she places a call via The Action Catalyst to her brother, Tommy Doerfler, CPA, CFP®, CEPA®, who reminisces about going from a college dropout, to a drummer touring the country in a van, to geeking out over numbers, breaking his body in endurance […]
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Catching Disco Fever, with Candice Faktor – Episode 427 of The Action Catalyst Podcast

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  • On May 23, 2023
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  • Business, CEO, COVID-19, education, entrepreneur, leadership, learning, motivation, success, tech, technology
Candice Faktor, CEO and Co-Founder of virtual online learning startup Disco, and a serial tech entrepreneur, explains going from a victim to the agent of our lives, possessing the unique motivational drive of an immigrant, learning to be calm and creating a sense of self, why the pandemic was the single best time in the […]
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Decision Sprint, with Atif Rafiq – Episode 426 of The Action Catalyst Podcast

  • Posted by Action Catalyst
  • On May 9, 2023
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  • author, Business, C-Suite networking, CEO, decision making, leadership, mentorship, success, tech, technology
Accomplished C-Suite leader Atif Rafiq reflects on starting a bank in elementary school (spoiler, it didn’t quite work), the power in the neutrality of raw curiosity, coming aboard AOL at the start of the internet boom, becoming the first Chief Digital Officer in the history of the Fortune 500, digitizing fast food, the creativity-killing hazard […]
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You Can’t Control the Wind, with Nathan Foy – Episode 425 of The Action Catalyst Podcast

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  • On May 2, 2023
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  • author, Business, CEO, COVID-19, entrepreneur, leadership, security, Southwestern Advantage, Southwestern Family of Companies, success, transportation
Nathan Foy, author, entrepreneur, and the CEO of Fortis, talks about overcoming your “milkshake moments”, how 9/11 almost toppled, then helped rebuild, his business, being relentlessly skeptical, “failing into” things, using their resources to help out during the pandemic, and channeling the Founding Fathers when creating a leadership team. About Nathan: Nathan Foy is founder […]
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Be The Leader, Not The Hero, with Siimon Sander – Episode 424 of The Action Catalyst Podcast

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  • On April 25, 2023
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  • Business, CEO, entrepreneur, founder, hiring, leadership, PR, Time Management, vision, workflow
Siimon Sander, serial entrepreneur, founder of Oscar Hamilton, and CEO of AboutHire, recounts the early days and the new frontier of podcasting, why not to be so patient with things (give it 6 weeks), how to have a vision but keep it flexible, and talks about making friends with ChatGPT, how entrepreneurship = delegation, 3 […]
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Relational Intelligence, with Dr. Adam C. Bandelli – Episode 423 of The Action Catalyst Podcast

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  • On April 18, 2023
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  • author, Business, inclusion, leadership, overcome adversity, psychology, sneakers, trust
Dr. Adam C. Bandelli, organizational psychologist, leadership advisor, and Founder & Managing Director of Bandelli & Associates, discusses overcoming bipolar disorder, emotional intelligence vs relational intelligence, embodying the change he wanted to see, why inclusivity = authenticity, Boomer vs Gen Z leadership styles, groundbreaking definitions of trust, rapport, and influence, and takes a DEEP dive […]
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Come Up For Air, with Nick Sonnenberg – Episode 422 of The Action Catalyst Podcast

  • Posted by Action Catalyst
  • On April 4, 2023
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  • author, Business, CEO, consulting, efficiency, entrepreneur, productivity, success, Time Management
Nick Sonnenberg, entrepreneur, Inc. columnist, guest lecturer at Columbia University, and founder & CEO of Leverage, a leading operational efficiency consultancy, talks about buying time at a discount, getting a 2 minute notice from a partner, effective vs efficient, why every team should think about CPR (Communication, Planning, and Resources), sorting information like laundry, the […]
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Rock and Roll Fantasy, with David Fishof – Episode 421 of The Action Catalyst Podcast

  • Posted by Action Catalyst
  • On March 28, 2023
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  • author, CEO, founder, leadership, music, passion, rock, success
Music producer, promoter, and the founder and CEO of Rock ‘n’ Roll Fantasy Camp, David Fishof, talks about moving from a sports agent to representing The Association, reuniting the Monkees, receiving divine intervention from MTV, why today’s world is unlimited for aspiring artists of any age, the benefit of literally drawing out your goals, reflects […]
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