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The Era of Impossible, with Steven Kotler – Episode 431 of The Action Catalyst Podcast

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  • On June 20, 2023
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  • author, biology, entrepreneur, flow, journalist, neuroscience, productivity, science
Steven Kotler, New York Times bestselling author, award-winning journalist, and the Executive Director of the Flow Research Collective, explains the mechanics of getting our biology to work for us rather than against us, the advantages of transitioning from a journalist to a scientist, how to trigger a state of flow, how cell phones are dumbing […]
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Blind Ambition, with Chad E. Foster – Episode 430 of The Action Catalyst Podcast

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  • On June 13, 2023
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  • author, Business, coaching, entrepreneur, executive, Harvard, leadership, motivation, overcome adversity, professional speaker, success
Author, professional speaker, and executive coach Chad E. Foster talks about living most of his life outside of his comfort zone after totally losing his sight in college, becoming comfortable with discomfort, how lacking sight made him a better skier and martial artist, taking advantage of your disadvantages, learning to code just to INVENT the […]
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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

  • Posted by Action Catalyst
  • 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

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  • 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

  • Posted by Action Catalyst
  • 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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