Southwestern Advantage Archives - The Action Catalyst

Forward to Better, with Dan Moore – Episode 435 of The Action Catalyst

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  • On July 18, 2023
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  • COVID-19, Dan Moore, inspiration, leadership, motivation, SBR Consulting, Southwestern Advantage, success
As he exits his role as Action Catalyst host, Dan Moore shares his wisdom from spending half a century with the same company, helping young people grow, bringing a 150+ year old institution into the modern age, some of the most impactful lessons learned from 5 years in the host chair of The Action Catalyst, […]
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The Fundamentals of Focus, with Andrus Albi – Episode 429 of The Action Catalyst Podcast

  • Posted by Action Catalyst
  • 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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You Can’t Control the Wind, with Nathan Foy – Episode 425 of The Action Catalyst Podcast

  • Posted by Action Catalyst
  • 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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Right Person, Right Organization, Right Time, with Stephanie Maas – Episode 420 of The Action Catalyst Podcast

  • Posted by Action Catalyst
  • On March 21, 2023
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  • alumni, Business, career, executive, leadership, recruit, Southwestern Advantage, thinkingahead
Stephanie Maas, Executive Search Partner with ThinkingAhead Executive Search, one of the top 10 executive search firms in the country, and a Certified Personnel Consultant, speaks on getting her start selling books door-to-door, knowing your weaknesses and strengthening your aptitudes, following the “Jerry Maguire philosophy”, the definition of “talent”, what one of the nation’s top executive […]
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Of The People, with Senator Marsha Blackburn – Episode 419 of The Action Catalyst Podcast

  • Posted by Action Catalyst
  • On March 7, 2023
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  • alumni, Business, leadership, politics, sales, Senate, Southwestern Advantage, success, Tennessee
Marsha Blackburn, Tennessee State Senator, Tennessee Congressional Representative, 4-summer alumnus of the Southwestern Advantage program, and now United States Senator, chats about being only the fourth woman elected to Congress from Tennessee, and the first woman to be elected to the U.S. Senate from Tennessee, her surprising early role as a pioneer in digital entertainment, […]
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Believe in Home, with Chip Gaines – Episode 418 of The Action Catalyst Podcast

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  • On February 28, 2023
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  • alumni, author, Business, entrepreneur, family, motivation, Southwestern Advantage, success
Magnolia co-founder, TV personality, bestselling author, and Southwestern Advantage alumnus Chip Gaines chats with host Adam Outland about nature vs nurture and chicken vs egg, recalls the best day of his life (which sort of wasn’t so great), shares his Austin Powers moment, reflects on being too broke to declare bankruptcy and how he initially […]
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Built Different, with Chip Gaines – Episode 417 of The Action Catalyst Podcast

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  • On February 21, 2023
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  • alumni, author, Business, entrepreneur, family, leadership, Southwestern Advantage, success
Magnolia co-founder, TV personality, bestselling author, and proud Southwestern Advantage alumnus Chip Gaines talks about his beginnings selling books door to door, his true calling as a “riverboat pastor”, the hybrid of James Dean and the Marlboro Man that he called his grandfather, awakening the grizzly bear of work ethic, what L.U.C.K. really stands for, […]
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Making Molehills Out of Mountains, with Adam Outland – Episode 403 of The Action Catalyst Podcast

  • Posted by Action Catalyst
  • 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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Making Insurance Fun Again, with David Stuart – Episode 396 of The Action Catalyst Podcast

  • Posted by Action Catalyst
  • 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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Action Catalyst Host Provides Ukraine Relief Abroad

  • Posted by Action Catalyst
  • On August 5, 2022
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  • overcome adversity, relief, Southwestern Advantage, Southwestern Family of Companies, Ukraine
Click here to learn how to make your own donation. To listen to our special bonus episode on leadership lessons from Ukrainian President Zelenskyy, click here or listen below. To listen to our special bonus episode with native Moldovan Pavel Aleabov and his connection to the ongoing conflict, click here or listen below: The Action […]
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