

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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Sep 5, 2024 • 3min
CLIP: Your Friends Can't All Be Pop-Tarts
Seth Bolt, bassist of rock band NEEDTOBREATHE, and his brother Chandler, CEO of SelfPublishing.com, explain why some, but not all of your friends can be Pop-Tarts. Wait...what?Hear the Chandler brothers' full interview in Episode 30 of The Action Catalyst.

Sep 4, 2024 • 3min
Overtime with Outland: Dr. Thom Mayer, Episode 468
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 468 with author, speaker, physician, and Medical Director of the NFL Players Association, Dr. Thom Mayer.

Sep 3, 2024 • 32min
Leadership Is Worthless, But Leading Is Priceless, with Dr. Thom Mayer (Sports, Ukraine, 9/11, Medicine)
Author, speaker, and physician Dr. Thom Mayer explains how a magical series of serendipitous circumstances took him west, the tragic event that led him (back) to the NFL, putting relationships over resumes, finding where your joy intersects the world’s needs, leading the NFL through the concussion crisis, sucking down vs. sucking up, working at the burning Pentagon on 9/11, the Boss vs. the Leader, innovation at the speed of trust, making failure your fuel, and the virtue in thinking of yourself less.Mentioned in this episode:Learn more at SouthwesternConsulting.com/Coaching/StudentsSouthwestern Student Coaching

Aug 29, 2024 • 3min
CLIP: President Carter Was No Match For This Man
Author, entrepreneur, Fortune 50 senior executive, and award-winning podcast host John Miles shares a story about the man who humbled not-yet President Jimmy Carter, and the valuable lesson he took away from it.Hear John's full interview in Episode 467 of The Action Catalyst.

Aug 27, 2024 • 10min
REMASTERED: Breaking Out of a Broken System, with Seth and Chandler Bolt (Music, Philanthropy, Finance, Author)
Seth Bolt, bassist of rock band NEEDTOBREATHE, and his brother Chandler, CEO of SelfPublishing.com, dive into their co-authored book, “Breaking Out of a Broken System”, talking about “forced opportunities”, the boomerang effect of giving, sharing a $624 billion secret, and explaining why not all of your friends can be Pop-Tarts.

Aug 22, 2024 • 4min
CLIP: Hell Week
Best-selling author, CEO of SEALFIT, and retired Navy SEAL commander Mark Divine explains the Navy SEAL concept of "Hell Week", the most grueling period of training for any new recruit, and the importance of breaking you down to build you back up again.Hear Mark's full interview in Episode 218 of The Action Catalyst.

Aug 21, 2024 • 2min
Overtime with Outland: John Miles, Episode 467
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 467 with author, entrepreneur, Fortune 50 senior executive, and award-winning podcast host John Miles.

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Aug 20, 2024 • 33min
Passion Struck, with John Miles (Leadership, Self Improvement, Business, Mindset)
John Miles is a seasoned author and entrepreneur, with experience as a Fortune 50 senior executive and an award-winning podcast host. He almost became an FBI agent—what a twist! John shares invaluable lessons on leadership, emphasizing the importance of a culture of action-oriented growth. He discusses the dehumanization of work and why embracing a minimalist lifestyle can lead to inner calm. Delving into resilience, John redefines success, highlighting the significance of personal struggles and the need for youth coaching to foster essential life skills.

Aug 15, 2024 • 3min
CLIP: The 5 C's of Branding
Marketing, PR, and comms expert Kim Rozdeba shares the 5 C’s of branding: commitment, construct, community, content, and consistency, and how to turn them into customer loyalty.Hear Kim's full interview in Episode 466 of The Action Catalyst.

Aug 14, 2024 • 2min
Cut For Time: How to Sell Door To Door Like a SEAL
Ever wonder how a Navy SEAL would sell door-to-door? Best-selling author, CEO of SEALFIT, and retired Navy SEAL commander Mark Divine explains EXACTLY how they would do it, using SEAL tactics and mindsets that can translate directly to the sales world.Hear the rest of Mark's interview in Episode 218 of The Action Catalyst.