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Win Some, Learn Some, Never Lose, with Joel Green – Episode 404 of The Action Catalyst Podcast

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  • On November 15, 2022
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  • author, basketball, CEO, leadership, motivation, success, training
Joel Green, CEO of Pro Level Training, National Director of Nike Sports Camps, and a former professional basketball player, talks about growing up in an abandoned home, explains the concepts of “filtering” and “camouflage opportunities”, striking deep and striking gold, why fun doesn’t come first and insecurity is the ground for improvement, recounts playing professional […]
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Making Molehills Out of Mountains, with Adam Outland – Episode 403 of The Action Catalyst Podcast

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  • On November 8, 2022
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  • Business, CEO, coaching, entrepreneur, leadership, motivation, Southwestern Advantage, southwestern consulting, success
Adam Outland, Partner at Southwestern Consulting, Elite-Level Sales and Leadership Coach, and host of the “Inside Great Minds” Podcast explains the importance of learning how NOT to be and how to let go graciously, the equation for creating a personal mission statement, nurturing youth leadership and teaching emotional intelligence, the virtue of deferred gratification, debunking […]
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Accepted! With Jamie Beaton – Episode 402 of The Action Catalyst Podcast

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  • On November 1, 2022
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  • author, Business, college, education, entrepreneur, success
Jamie Beaton, co-founder and CEO of Crimson Education, the world’s leading US and UK university admissions support company, talks about his new book, “Accepted”, increasing student admissions, helping exceptional students overcome self-doubt, the “Moneyball” approach to college acceptance, the role that parents should play in the process, tackling ageism and skepticism, and geeking out to […]
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Your Next Level Life, with Karen Arrington – Episode 401 of The Action Catalyst Podcast

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  • On October 25, 2022
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  • author, coaching, confidence, empowerment, motivation, opportunity, philanthropy, success, women in leadership
Karen Arrington, author, global philanthropist, and Goodwill Ambassador to Sierra Leone, shares some of the 7 rules of power, confidence, and opportunity for black women in America, the massive opportunity of small grants, how to find your tribe and eliminate or renegotiate exhausting relationships, explains how to see what you DON’T want to see what […]
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Build For Tomorrow, with Jason Feifer – Episode 400 of The Action Catalyst Podcast

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  • On October 18, 2022
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  • author, Business, entrepreneur, media, opportunity, Time Management, Ukraine
Jason Feifer, editor in chief of Entrepreneur magazine, author, and podcast host, explains “wouldn’t go back” moments, thinking vertically instead of horizontally, the 4 phases of change, the lessons learned from a Baltimore wig shop, and how entrepreneurs are adapting in Ukraine, talks John Philip Sousa and “the menace of mechanical music”, and details the […]
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When Women Lead, with Julia Boorstin – Episode 399 of The Action Catalyst Podcast

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  • On October 11, 2022
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  • author, leadership, media, success, technology, women in leadership
Julia Boorstin, Senior Media & Tech Correspondent for CNBC, talks about what inspired her new book, “WHEN WOMEN LEAD – What They Achieve, Why They Succeed, and How We Can Learn from Them”, and touches on the changing face of leadership, contextual thinking and communal leadership, the unusual case of Elizabeth Holmes, the gender issue […]
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Going “Crazy”, with John and Mark X. Cronin – Episode 398 of The Action Catalyst Podcast

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  • On October 4, 2022
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  • advocacy, Business, Down syndrome, entrepreneur, fashion, leadership, overcome adversity, success
John and Mark X. Cronin, entrepreneurs, advocates for Down Syndrome, and co-founders of the largest sock store on the planet, John’s Crazy Socks, explain the 5 essential pillars of business, the joys and the challenges of working as a father and son team, a small problem they ran into with opening a food truck, making […]
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Discovering the Muse, with Ariel Garten – Episode 397 of The Action Catalyst Podcast

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  • On September 27, 2022
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  • Business, entrepreneur, fashion, leadership, meditation, neuroscience, psychology, technology
Ariel Garten, neuroscientist, former psychotherapist, and the co-founder and visionary of tech startup Muse, explains the mission behind her company’s revolutionary technology, the way inspiration can translate from art to science, hitting the research lab at the age of 17, the power of naivety, her responsibility to society, calming the nervous system and relying on […]
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Making Insurance Fun Again, with David Stuart – Episode 396 of The Action Catalyst Podcast

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  • On September 20, 2022
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  • Business, insurance, leadership, Southwestern Advantage, success, team building
David Stuart, Founder and President of Southwestern Insurance Group, shares successful philosophies on expanding your team, why hindsight is the best foresight, how your trials are someone else’s inspiration, and what it means to define “fun” in business, plus covers his adventures in water polo, getting hit in the face, and the similarity between himself […]
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Patty Hoppenstedt:  Nicaragua, 9/11, and Serving Southwestern

  • Posted by Action Catalyst
  • On September 13, 2022
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  • Business, human resources, leadership, management, Nicaragua, overcome adversity, security
Patty Hoppenstedt, Chief Operations and People Officer for Southwestern Family of Companies, shares her upbringing in Central America and the natural disaster that helped shape her early life, to her beginnings in security in the 9/11 era, stint in city management, and the influences and determination from her unique background that help her create the […]
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