

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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Dec 9, 2022 • 4min
CLIP: Due Diligence Research...On Yourself
Mike McFall, Co-CEO of BIGGBY COFFEE®, the US’s third largest coffee franchise, talks about working towards being the eventual owner of the Detroit Red Wings (any day now), doing due diligence on yourself as an entrepreneur, and determining your “Grind Score” (pun intended?).Hear Mike's full interview in Episode 406 of The Action Catalyst.

Dec 8, 2022 • 12min
The 2-Hour Cocktail Party, with Nick Gray (Networking, Business, Planning, Author)
In this special bonus episode, entrepreneur and author Nick Gray leads you through the advice in his book, “The 2-Hour Cocktail Party”, including the benefits of hosting, both personal and professional, how to make everyone feel included and even get help along the way, how to be the perfect guest, the two magic words for meeting new people at an event, the best days to throw a shindig, and a lot more.How to Host a Party WebsiteThe 2-Hour Cocktail Party: Book infoThe 2-Hour Cocktail Party: AmazonNetworking Event: How to Host One EasilyClothing Swap Tips and Tricks from Nick Gray (How to do it) Happy Hour Best Practices: How to Plan, Host, and Throw a Great PartyNick Gray's personal website

Dec 6, 2022 • 32min
On The Air, with Joan Lunden (Television, Speaker, Broadcast, Journalism, Author)
Award-winning journalist, author, and television host Joan Lunden recounts her youth spent traveling around the world, the “low and slow” approach to broadcast, Tony Robbins helping her out of her public speaking fear, and battling cancer and taking control of her own narrative, plus the behind the scenes drama of leaving Good Morning America, playing the long game, and special guest appearances by Prince William and Kate Middleton, Prince Charles, Mary Tyler Moore, Steve Martin, Michael Bolton, Celine Dion, and more.Mentioned in this episode:This episode is brought to you by Southwestern Speakers.Southwestern SpeakersLearn more at SouthwesternConsulting.com/Coaching/StudentsSouthwestern Student Coaching

Dec 2, 2022 • 4min
Meet Action Catalyst Host Adam Outland!
Please join us in welcoming the newest host of The Action Catalyst, Adam Outland! With more than 15 years of sales and leadership experience, Adam is an elite-level coach and Partner for Southwestern Consulting, who thrives on awakening others to their potential and inspiring them to create powerful impact. Adam is also the host of his own podcast, "Inside Great Minds", and a youth coach focused on developing the next generation.Learn even more about Adam in his interview on Episode 403 of The Action Catalyst.

Dec 1, 2022 • 4min
CLIP: Uncovering the Root of Learning
Dominic Zijlstra, founder of Traverse.link, an app that helps professionals learn faster using science-backed learning methods, explains the steps to building a growth mindset, finding the root of learning, tips for improved and enhanced memorization, and the importance of making learning personal.Hear Dominic's full interview in Episode 405 of The Action Catalyst.

Nov 29, 2022 • 25min
Rise and Grind, with Mike McFall (Entrepreneurship, Leadership, Career, Employment, Coffee)
Mike McFall, Co-CEO of BIGGBY COFFEE®, the US’s third largest coffee franchise, recalls sailing around the world as a teenager and expounds on conscious capitalism, working towards being the eventual owner of the Detroit Red Wings (any day now), doing due diligence on yourself as an entrepreneur, determining your “Grind Score”, gut-checking your ego, why reading is fundamental, combating the Great Resignation, being a heretic to other CEOs, creating a "moonshot" for yourself, and emotionally connecting with your future.

Nov 25, 2022 • 3min
CLIP: Filtering Strength From Struggle
Joel Green, CEO of Pro Level Training, National Director of Nike Sports Camps, and a former professional basketball player, explains the concepts of “filtering” and “camouflage opportunities”, talks about extracting strength from struggle, and shares why obstacles are only a midpoint in your journey.Hear Joel's full interview in Episode 404 of The Action Catalyst.

Nov 24, 2022 • 1min
Happy Thanksgiving, from Dan Moore
Action Catalyst host Dan Moore explains what he's thankful for this Thanksgiving holiday.

Nov 22, 2022 • 21min
Traversing the Mind, with Dominic Zijlstra (Learning, Science, Mindset, Psychology)
Dominic Zijlstra, founder of Traverse.link, an app that helps professionals learn faster using science-backed learning methods, explains how to adopt more effective learning habits, recounts his time as a rocket scientist (sort of), and details the steps to building a growth mindset, finding the root of learning, and creating a roadmap, plus the 4 steps to enhanced learning and recall, the value of making it personal, and letting your unconscious mind solve problems for you.And just for Action Catalyst listeners, sign up at https://traverse.link/actioncatalyst and receive a superlearning guide customized just for you, courtesy of Dominic!

Nov 17, 2022 • 4min
CLIP: We're All Grown Up Babies
Adam Outland, Partner at Southwestern Consulting, Elite-Level Sales and Leadership Coach, and host of the "Inside Great Minds" Podcast, lays out the steps to developing a durable personal mission statement, and explains why feeling good about new undertakings is the most important factor towards building better habits.Hear Adam's Full interview in Episode 403 of The Action Catalyst.


