

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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Oct 5, 2021 • 24min
Progress Through Imperfection, with Futurist Rebecca Costa (Futurism, Technology, Biology, Problem Solving)
Former Silicon Valley executive, author, and renowned futurist Rebecca Costa joins host Dan Moore to explain how to be “pre-daptive” versus reactive, why it’s best to fail early and fail often, how technology is leading to the end of all marriages, and the ways our own biology holds us back from planning for future problems.

Sep 28, 2021 • 6min
CLIP: Calculating “Enoughness”
Author, SparkVision founder, and award-winning company culture expert MaryBeth Hyland explains how identifying and prioritizing the factors that build up a person’s feeling of “enoughness” can eliminate fear of inadequacy or scarcity, and bring clarity and focus to leadership.Check out the full interview in Episode 359 of The Action Catalyst.

Sep 24, 2021 • 2min
CLIP: Dave Ramsey Thinks a "Balanced" Life is a Myth
America’s trusted voice on money and business, Dave Ramsey, explains how the idea of living a "balanced" life is just mythology, and isn't necessarily the key to success.Check out the full interview in Episode 270 of The Action Catalyst.

Sep 21, 2021 • 29min
The Mathematics of Company Culture, with MaryBeth Hyland (Company Culture, Mindfulness, Values, Support)
As many workers begin to return to the office, anxiety about reinstating "normalcy" is skyrocketing, and it is becoming increasingly apparent that many workplaces can't just return to "normal." Speaking with host Dan Moore, author, SparkVision founder, and award-winning company culture expert MaryBeth Hyland tackles the challenges of reinstituting a supportive and mindful physical workplace, identifying and doubling down on core values in times of hardship, the simple math equation for measuring company culture, and having “permission to be human”.

Sep 16, 2021 • 34min
Dave Ramsey on Finding Your Calling, True Leadership, and Living an Unbalanced Life (Finances, Attitude, Balance, Success)
We've heard from a lot of you that one of our most popular episodes was a little hard to find, so we're sharing it with you again!America’s trusted voice on money and business, Dave Ramsey, is a personal money management expert and extremely popular national radio personality. Dave joins Action Catalyst host Dan Moore to talk about how to find your calling by fulfilling a need, how true leaders don't push; they pull, how living a "balanced" life isn't necessarily the key to success, and why attitude = action.Find the original episode here.

Sep 14, 2021 • 3min
CLIP: Kevin Stitt Knew He'd be Governor at Age 22...Sort Of
Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt reveals that he had planned to be in the governor’s mansion since he was 22 years old…it just happened a little differently than he had expected. Plus, Gov. Stitt explains how he stuck with Gateway Mortgage Group during the recession, taking them from “$1,000 and a computer” to the 2nd most profitable bank in the country.Check out the full interview in Episode 358 of The Action Catalyst.

Sep 7, 2021 • 23min
"Bookman" to Governor, with Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt (Sales, Politics, Entrepreneurship, Leadership)
Years before taking his place at the state capitol, Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt sold books door to door with Southwestern Advantage, an experience that he directly points to for teaching him the skills that would one day lead him to the Sooner State’s highest office. He shares some of those lessons from his days in the book field (spoiler alert: he crushed records), as well as how he co-founded and grew Gateway Mortgage Group from “$1,000 and a computer” to the 2nd most profitable bank in the country, how he’s working to make Oklahoma a "hope-centered" state, and his odds for a future presidential run.Mentioned in this episode:This episode is brought to you by Southwestern Advantage.Southwestern Advantage

Aug 31, 2021 • 4min
CLIP: "The Cave That I Fear to Enter"
Southwestern's Ron Alford and Dustin Hillis cover two important lessons from the “Redefining Possible” audiobook, on how fear can hold us back from what we aim to achieve, and how clarifying your vision for that achievement is central to success.Get the audiobook here today.Check out the full interview in Episode 357 of The Action Catalyst.

Aug 24, 2021 • 10min
"Redefining Possible": Audiobook Release Special (Vision, Gratitude, Confidence, Focus)
It’s finally here! The audiobook of “Redefining Possible”, the game-changing guide to overcoming barriers and accomplishing your goals, is now available on Audible.com. On this episode, the author walks you through some of the key takeaways from the book, including how not to be held back by fear, gratitude, how to sharpen focus, take ownership, clarify your vision, cultivate confidence, create impact, and more! Get the audiobook here.Buy your copy of the book here.Learn more about “Redefining Possible” at RedefiningPossible.com.Mentioned in this episode:Order today at RedefiningPossible.comRedefining Possible

Aug 19, 2021 • 5min
CLIP: UFOs, Weightlessness, and "Universal Space Literacy"
Roman Chiporukha, CEO of SpaceVIP shares the zero-gravity experience that you can have right here on Earth, why there's really nothing to fear about the Pentagon's disclosure of UFOs, and how space technologies are making life back here on the ground better every day.Check out the full interview in Episode 356 of The Action Catalyst.