

The Action Catalyst
Southwestern Family of Podcasts
The Action Catalyst interviews top leaders and achievers, sharing hard-earned tips and advice to help you uncover your inspiration and gain valuable insights to overcome setbacks, defeat mediocrity, and reach your goals in life, business, and beyond.
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Southwestern/Great American, Inc., dba Southwestern Family of Companies, for itself and its related entities and their assigns, reserves and retains all rights to their copyrighted materials and trademarks contained in this podcast.
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Aug 21, 2025 • 4min
CLIP: Don't Put Strategy Over Heart
Culture strategist and leadership coach Jenni Catron shares why it’s important to lead with the heart as well as strategy, and how developing the awareness to do both can be a challenge.Hear Jenni's full interview in Episode 128 of The Action Catalyst.

Aug 19, 2025 • 22min
The Win-Win Workplace, with Dr. Angela Jackson (Management, Leadership, Business, Engagement)
Dr. Angela Jackson, the founder/CEO of Future Forward Strategies and a lecturer at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, reveals the lessons learned from studying Fortune 500 companies, the REAL cost of turnover, why top-down decision making is dead, and the two main takeaways for small business owners.

Aug 14, 2025 • 4min
CLIP: Actual Vs. Foundational Knowledge
Greg DeVore, CEO and co-founder of ScreenSteps, lays out his “Find & Follow” philosophy to reduce supervisor burnout and improve employee performance, including concepts like actual vs. foundational knowledge, the value it can provide in the event of a sale, and the knowledge operations maturity model.Hear Greg's full interview in Episode 492 of The Action Catalyst.

Aug 12, 2025 • 18min
REMASTERED: The 4 Dimensions of Extraordinary Leadership, with Jenni Catron (Strategy, Faith, Business, Author)
Culture strategist and leadership coach Jenni Catron shares “The Grand Commandment” and how it pertains to leadership, why it’s important to lead with the heart as well as strategy, the value of creating a safe space for honest feedback, the delicate balance of being bold but respectful, the role of faith, and why leadership is sacred work.

Aug 7, 2025 • 3min
CLIP: Optimize, Automate, and Outsource
Author, entrepreneur, and “overwhelmologist” Ari Meisel reveals how to optimize, automate, and outsource, the shockingly straightforward system for keeping work, and anxiety, from piling up.Hear Ari's full interview in Episode 122 of The Action Catalyst.

Aug 6, 2025 • 3min
Overtime with Outland: Greg DeVore, Episode 492
Overtime with Outland is Action Catalyst host Adam Outland's reflections and commentary on discussions with each of his esteemed and accomplished guests. In this segment, Adam dissects Episode 492, with Greg DeVore, CEO and co-founder of ScreenSteps.

Aug 5, 2025 • 30min
Find & Follow, with Greg DeVore (Productivity, Learning, Performance, Teams)
Greg DeVore, CEO and co-founder of ScreenSteps, lays out his “Find & Follow” philosophy to reduce supervisor burnout and improve employee performance, breaking down concepts like actual vs. foundational knowledge and knowledge spenders vs. knowledge investors, the knowledge operations maturity model, the dead simple exercise that’ll change how your team gets work done, how just good people with the right tools can be world-class people, and why he’s a bit of a rockstar on Animal Planet.

Jul 31, 2025 • 3min
CLIP: It's a Crisis! Now What?
Founder & CEO of ZavoMedia PR Group, Liana Zavo, reveals THE biggest PR mistake people make, and what they SHOULD be doing instead when a crisis hits.Hear Liana's full interview in Episode 491 of The Action Catalyst.

Jul 29, 2025 • 16min
REMASTERED: Less Stress, More Productivity, with Ari Meisel (Time Management, Email, Tech, Business)
Author, entrepreneur, and “overwhelmologist” Ari Meisel reveals how to optimize, automate, and outsource, gives a masterclass in Virtual Assistants 101, explains what delegation REALLY means, and breaks down the "3D" inbox zero plan.

Jul 24, 2025 • 3min
CLIP: Comparison, Jealousy, and Fear
Culture strategist and leadership coach Jenni Catron takes a hard look at comparison vs. jealousy, what the differences are, and how fear lies at the bottom of both.Hear Jenni's full interview in Episode 26 of The Action Catalyst.