Smiles Worldwide, with Jim Siti

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On October 13, 2026
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accounting, AI, Business, finance, hiring, leadership, nonprofit, Southwestern Talent, staffing, success, talent, technology

In this special bonus episode of The Action Catalyst, Southwestern Talent‘s Martin De Waal guest hosts, sitting down with Jim Siti, CFO of Operation Smile, as he shares how the global healthcare nonprofit is transforming lives by providing cleft lip and palate care to children in underserved countries while building sustainable local healthcare systems through […]

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On September 29, 2026
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AI, author, Business, decision making, ethics, leadership, tech, technology

Rana Gujral, former CEO of Behavioral Signals and former exec at Logitech and Cricut, explores the future of artificial intelligence, emotional intelligence, and human decision-making in an AI-driven world. Gujral challenges common misconceptions about AI, arguing that the greatest risk is not a dramatic technological takeover but the gradual outsourcing of human judgment and critical […]

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On September 15, 2026
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AI, Business, customer experience, digital, IT, marketing, sales conversion, success, tech, technology

Shamir Duverseau, co-founder of Smart Panda Labs and former marketing leader for brands including Disney, Marriott, Southwest Airlines, and NBC Universal, discusses how organizations can dramatically improve digital marketing performance by focusing on the often-overlooked post-click experience. Duverseau explains that while many companies invest heavily in advertising and customer acquisition, conversions are won or lost […]

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On June 30, 2026
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AI, author, Business, CEO, Information technology, IT, kindness, leadership, ROI, speaker, success

Dr. Barb Rembiesa, founder and CEO of the International Association of IT Asset Management, shares how small, intentional acts of kindness can create outsized impact in leadership, business, and everyday life. Drawing on her experience building IAITAM into the world’s leading authority on IT asset management and guiding organizations through technology compliance, AI governance, and […]

Posted by Action Catalyst
On May 5, 2026
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AI, branding, Business, growth, leadership, marketing, strategy, success, tech, technology

Lifang He, brand strategist, and former leader at Apple, Amazon, Ring, and Bloomberg, explores why brand strategy and product strategy must be inseparable for modern tech success, drawing on firsthand experience launching global products like the iPhone and Amazon Pharmacy. The conversation covers common branding misconceptions in tech, lessons from Apple’s integrated product‑brand philosophy, how […]

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On April 21, 2026
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AI, author, Business, career, coaching, education, leadership, mindset, parenting, soft skills, success, technology

“America’s Career Coach” and author Ken Coleman discusses parenting, curiosity, and the evolving workplace in the age of AI, emphasizing the value of human connection, soft skills, and relationships, and reflecting on challenges facing younger generations—especially diminished curiosity and difficulty asking good questions—while advocating for major reforms to the U.S. education system to focus more […]

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On April 7, 2026
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accounting, AI, Business, CEO, family, finance, IRS, money, real estate, strategy, success, tax

Tax strategist Carlotta Thompson explores her unique early start in tax law, her years as an IRS enrolled agent, and what it taught her about helping business owners legally reduce their tax burden through smarter planning and compliance. Thompson explains how the IRS TRULY operates, and highlights the most common audit triggers, and how tools […]

Genius at Scale, with Jason Wild – Episode 501 of The Action Catalyst Podcast

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On March 17, 2026
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AI, author, Business, CEO, company culture, innovation, leadership, strategy, success, tech, technology

Jason Wild, an author, strategist, and former leader at Salesforce, IBM, and Microsoft, addresses misconceptions around what innovation is and isn’t and the way leadership can help or hinder it, creating culture, the as-of-yet unmet promise of AI, the ABC’s inside of organizations, how a creative intern at the Waldorf Astoria saved a ton of […]

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On February 3, 2026
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AI, author, Business, entrepreneur, internet, leadership, nonprofit, success, tech, technology, trust

Jimmy Wales, Founder of Wikipedia and the Wikimedia Foundation, replays the origins of Wikipedia and the unique challenges it faced, examines the emotional and practical implications of trust, and chats about working with for-profit vs non-profit stakeholders, his issues with large language models and the way they work, the polarization of societal and business interests, […]

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On January 23, 2026
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AI, Business, fitness, health, leadership, success, tech, technology

Dave Mortensen, President and Co-Founder of Self-Esteem Brands / Purpose Brands, continues the conversation with insights on advancement vs perfection, noise vs value, the 80/20 rule of where good ideas come from, listening to the voice not speaking in the room, and how to “live in the grey”. About Dave: From cleaning exercise equipment to […]

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Smiles Worldwide, with Jim Siti

The AI Instinct, with Rana Gujral

Everything Clicks, with Shamir Duverseau

Nothing Is Everything, with Dr. Barb Rembiesa

Brand Power Built In, with Lifang He

Wired for Progress, with Ken Coleman – Episode 502 of The Action Catalyst Podcast

Tax Strategy, with Carlotta Thompson

Genius at Scale, with Jason Wild – Episode 501 of The Action Catalyst Podcast

The Seven Rules of Trust, with Jimmy Wales – Episode 499 of The Action Catalyst Podcast

Living in the Grey, with Dave Mortensen – Episode 498 of The Action Catalyst Podcast