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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

  • Posted by Action Catalyst
  • 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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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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There Is No Plan B, with Matt Higgins – Episode 416 of The Action Catalyst Podcast

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  • On February 14, 2023
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  • author, Business, CEO, entrepreneur, executive, leadership, Shark Tank, success
Matt Higgins, co-founder and CEO of private investment firm RSE Ventures, executive fellow at Harvard Business School, and author, chats with host Adam Outland about the energy-zapping property of small talk, not being denied your origin story, building authority to help others, the importance of marrying well, looking for the behavior that connects the bedroom […]
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Burn the Boats, with Matt Higgins – Episode 415 of The Action Catalyst Podcast

  • Posted by Action Catalyst
  • On February 14, 2023
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  • author, Business, CEO, entrepreneur, executive, Harvard, leadership, New York, Shark Tank, success
Matt Higgins has worn many hats; from the youngest NYC press secretary during 9/11, to NFL executive, to guest shark on Shark Tank.  Hear how it started with busting out of poverty and moving his whole life ahead by two years with one bold move, sticking it to his high school teachers, finding crystal clarity […]
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Calling the King Out of the Kid, with Shawn Harper – Episode 414 of The Action Catalyst Podcast

  • Posted by Action Catalyst
  • On February 7, 2023
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  • author, Business, CEO, coaching, company culture, entrepreneur, football, leadership, motivation, NFL, success, team building
Shawn Harper, Former NFL offensive lineman, CEO and founder of American Services and Protection, motivational speaker, and author, explains how there’s no such thing as success; it’s a man made construct, talks about adopting a “success” vs a “win” model, planting seeds of potential in the fields of Iowa, emphasizing culture first, teamwork and collaboration […]
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Assemble, with Cortney Woodruff – Episode 409 of The Action Catalyst Podcast

  • Posted by Action Catalyst
  • On December 20, 2022
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  • Business, CEO, entrepreneur, fitness, success, tech, technology
Cortney Woodruff, tech investor, entrepreneur, and Executive Chairman and co-founder of Assemble, shares the crazy story of the interaction at gunpoint that delayed his Action Catalyst appearance, a clever deal with his college professors, socially re-engineering what success looks like, how to muster energy late in the 4th quarter, and throwing potential business partners an […]
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