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

Posted by Action Catalyst
On January 23, 2026
0 Comments
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 […]

Posted by Action Catalyst
On January 20, 2026
0 Comments
Business, fitness, health, leadership, partnership, passion, purpose, success, talent

Dave Mortensen, President and Co-Founder of Self-Esteem Brands / Purpose Brands, recounts the improbable meeting between himself and his business partner of over 30 years, and shares why 80% to 90% of any great idea isn’t about the idea itself, the secret to truly great partnerships, and 4 Ps of executing their business, doing vs […]

Posted by Action Catalyst
On January 13, 2026
0 Comments
Adam Outland, AI, Business, coaching, data, David Stuart, growth, insurance, leadership, revenue, risk, scale, southwestern consulting, southwestern insurance group, success, tech, technology

Adam Outland, Action Catalyst host and President of Southwestern Consulting, and David Stuart, President and Founder of Southwestern Insurance Group, break down how they’ve each re-examined the structure of their long-standing businesses, including a few key decisions on what NOT to do, taking a hard look at where true revenue comes from, reframing and calculating […]

Posted by Action Catalyst
On December 30, 2025
0 Comments
AI, Business, cybersecurity, leadership, security, southwestern consulting, Southwestern Family of Companies, success, tech, technology

Vice President of Information Technology for the Southwestern Family of Companies, Ed Solima, and Training and Development Manager for Southwestern Consulting, Chad Rothermich, examine recent changes in AI and other tech, and offer an in-depth use case as well as some guiding principles for vetting potential tools and vendors, engaging stakeholders in your operation, integrating […]

Posted by Action Catalyst
On December 16, 2025
0 Comments
AI, artificial intelligence, author, Business, computer science, cybersecurity, data, science, tech, technology

Alex “Sandy” Pentland, a Professor at MIT, a Stanford University Fellow, and one of the most cited computational scientists in the world, dives into the misunderstood issues and opportunities around artificial intelligence, including alignment, human centricity, how different nations are handling the new tech, and the application you can put to work in your business straight […]

Posted by Action Catalyst
On December 2, 2025
0 Comments
author, Business, CEO, COVID-19, cruise, innovation, leadership, pandemic, Stephanie Maas, success, travel

Richard Fain, the chairman and former long-term CEO of Royal Caribbean Group, recounts the dark days of the Covid pandemic for the cruise business, and explains cheap expensive decisions, the antidote to fear, elevating and innovating the industry, and why he literally, LITERALLY, had to cut a cruise ship in half. Episode sponsored by: About […]

Posted by Action Catalyst
On November 18, 2025
0 Comments
AI, Business, CEO, coaching, entrepreneur, fashion, humanity, leadership, Lifebridge Strategies, live, opportunity, southwestern consulting, speaker, success, tech, technology

The Action Catalyst unites several of its esteemed alumni; Anya Cheng, founder and CEO of Taelor, Dave Brown, Founding Partner at Southwestern Consulting, Dr. Amy D’Aprix, President and Founder of Lifebridge Strategies, and newcomer Gayathri Krishnamurthy, Head of Product Marketing at Level AI, for it’s first ever “live” episode, from City Winery in Nashville, and […]

Posted by Action Catalyst
On October 21, 2025
0 Comments
author, branding, Business, damage control, marketing, news, PR, press, promotions, public relations, success

Mickie Kennedy, PR expert and the founder of eReleases, a leading press release distribution service, dives into why press releases aren’t just for the big boys, how to create the best one for maximum attention, and what to do in a damage-control setting, plus shares his “3% rule”, and explains how even local press can […]

Posted by Action Catalyst
On October 7, 2025
0 Comments
author, Business, community, entrepreneur, farm, goat, kindness, Shark Tank, skincare, Stephanie Maas, success, Work Life Balance

Brent Ridge and Josh Kilmer-Purcell, a.k.a. the “Fabulous Beekman Boys”, co-founders of Beekman 1802 skincare, recount settling in with Farmer John and his goats and packing 52,000 bars of soap, and chat about making neighbors, not customers, making hay while the sun shines, NOT Shark Tank-ing every business, making kindness part of the business model, […]

Posted by Action Catalyst
On September 23, 2025
0 Comments
author, Business, entrepreneur, founder, internet, inventor, leadership, success, tech, technology

Rouzbeh Yassini-Fard, the tech entrepreneur known as the “father of the cable modem“, explains the two experiences he brought together to create the revolutionary device, what things like broadband and cable modems REALLY are, why he gave it all away free of royalties, and the role of homemade Persian food in making it all possible. […]

Page 3 of 25‹1 234 5 ›»

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

Leading With Purpose, with Dave Mortensen – Episode 497 of The Action Catalyst Podcast

Scaling With Purpose: An Action Catalyst Panel

Innovation at the Edges: An Action Catalyst Panel

Shared Wisdom, with Dr. Alex Pentland

Delivering the WOW, with Richard Fain – Episode 496 of The Action Catalyst Podcast

AI & You: Harnessing Technology Without Losing the Human Touch – The Action Catalyst Live!

Release Yourself, with Mickie Kennedy

GOAT Wisdom, with Brent Ridge and Josh Kilmer-Purcell – Episode 494 of The Action Catalyst Podcast

The Accidental Network, with Rouzbeh Yassini-Fard