Move Fast. Break Shit. Burn Out.

Our podcast guest Whynde Kuehn brings a piquing frame to Catalysts - while we set big, hairy goals, we spend most of our time on the journey to achieve those goals. And yet many of us suffer through resistance and burnout on that path. As an ultramarathoner and mountaineer Whynde sees her most important catalytic skill as 'taking a journey'. While climbing Aconcagua she spent only 0.12% of the time on the summit, while 99.88% was the journey to get there and back down. In this podcast she helps us understand how to love the journey, as much as the summit! Find out more about her consultancy and check out her book. Original music by Lynz Floren.

In this episode, Brandon Powell, founder and CEO of HatchWorks Technologies, shares that his journey of self-exploration with coaches, therapists and fellow entrepreneurs has been the key to his success. Through this work he has transformed from a need to be the smartest person, to a desire to be the dumbest person in the room to ensure he is learning from others at all times which allows him to tackle challenges he never imagined possible! Check out this Mathew McConaughey Texas football speech referenced in this episode Original music by Lynz Floren.

Join us for an interview with Susan Lindner, who is CEO at Innovation Storytellers. In this episode world famous innovation storyteller, Susan Lindner, helps us understand the power of story - first how it is the essence of dreams, how it can shift mindsets and how it unlocks the future. Then she shares how taking time to understand other people's stories - in the form of their values, purpose and motivation - is the key to bringing people along. Join us as we explore the skill of storytelling! Learn more about Walt Disney Imagineering. Original music by Lynz Floren.

Join us for an interview with Sara Fenske Bahat, who is CEO at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts. As Sara took her interim role as CEO of the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, an employee asked her “Why should I invest in someone who is only here as interim CEO?” In this episode, Sara talks about the opportunities around coming in as an interim CEO and how she has chosen to focus on creating a culture of care for the leadership team and organization. She says it is about creating a culture that can move at the speed of trust. It means the staff, board, and community are empowered to be primary, active collaborators in the shaping and evolution of their organization. Check out YBCA events calendar. Original music by Lynz Floren.

Join us for an interview with Amy Butchko, Vice President, Talent Acquisition at Maximus, helps us understand the power of intuition and how it allows her to tap into the energy behind what people are saying to give us signals on if the wind will have our back, or if resistance is on the horizon.  In this episode we deep dive into how self-care actitivites are the way to cultivate our intuition, but there is no one set of activities - we need to experiment and find what works for each of us. In fact, when Amy broke a bone in her leg and then in her wrist, she had to find new activities to ground and sustain her. Original music by Lynz Floren.

Join us for an interview with Wendy Lea, CEO at Energize Colorado. The Sanskrit definition of tantra means "woven together." Wendy uses the notion of tantra to find threads in ambiguity and move that tantra tension from restrictive energy into something freeing. The ability to recognize it, sit with it, explore and bring in externalities while not run too fast towards solving the problem in front of her, has underpinned her incredibly successful career. She's been a change leader in large enterprises, startup ecosystems and public private partnerships. In this episode, Wendy shares how her non-linear career has given her the Lego blocks of experience that make her a great ecosystem builder today. To find more information, check out the Energize Colorado website. Original music by Lynz Floren.

Join us for an interview with Helen Whitehead, who is Customer & Experience Design Associate Partner at IBM. In this episode we hear from design leader, Helen Whitehead about the importance of slowing down to speed up. Slowing down helps us check our bias, triggers and intent and cultivates our compassion and ability to listen deeply. And listening deeply allows us to develop better, critical solutions that brings diversity of experience and thought into the problem-solving process to help make systems better. Have a look at the websites that were referenced in this episode: Miriam Rose Foundation and Mofox. Original music by Lynz Floren.

Tiffani Bova, the Wall Street Journal best-selling author of Growth IQ, shares her personal journey of changing job roles and using feedback as the vehicle to identify, and hone her super powers. She calls on all of us to boldly ask questions and for feedback to guide our careers and protect our time. Be sure to check out her new book "The Experience Mindset: Changing the Way You Think About Growth". Original music by ⁠Lynz Floren⁠.

Join us for an interview with Chris Schembra, who is the Founder of 7:47 Gratitude Experience™. In this episode, Chris who is the "gratitude guru" and WSJ best-selling author of "Gratitude Through Hard Times," shares his very personal story about how gratitude has gotten him through his toughest life challenges. The conversation ranges from Stoic philosophy to leveraging gratitude to reduce resistance to change. He has used his gratitude to spark over 500,000 individuals around the world. It's a high-energy, action-packed conversation that you won't want to miss! Make sure to check out these books: The Obstacle is the Way and The Anatomy of Peace. Original music by Lynz Floren.

Join us for an interview with Paul Delbar, who is Product Marketing Manager at OMP.  In applying the Catalyst superpower of clarity and the learned skill of self-observation, Paul developed profound insights about how to move through the world as a Catalyst with less friction. One of the moments of clarity he came to was on page 66, paragraph 3 of our book Move Fast. Break Shit. Burn Out. "If it's not, then it's time to leave." Listen to this sage Catalyst as he outlines how clarity and self-observation have transformed his Catalyst journey. Original music by Lynz Floren.