

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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Mar 13, 2025 • 2min
CLIP: The 5 Ps of Vocal Variety
Michael Chad Hoeppner, author, professor, and the Founder and CEO of GK Training, shares the 5 P's of vocal variety, 4 of which you're probably familiar with, and 1 that you've likely never considered, and the difference it makes.Hear Michael's full interview in Episode 481 of The Action Catalyst.

Mar 11, 2025 • 13min
REMASTERED: Doing Good Is Good Business, with Shari Arison (Values, Leadership, Culture, Author)
Best-selling author, businesswoman, philanthropist, and owner of The Arison Group and Arison Investments, Shari Arison, explains why doing good is good business, how to instill a values-based culture from the top down, the best advice for young leaders, and why the issue is the future.

Mar 6, 2025 • 3min
CLIP: Throw an Adult Temper Tantrum
Best-selling author, keynote speaker, and master coach Christine Hassler explains how kids have the right idea when processing emotions, and throwing healthy, adult temper tantrums can actually be helpful.Hear Christine's full interview in Episode 87 of The Action Catalyst.

Mar 5, 2025 • 3min
Overtime with Outland: Michael Chad Hoeppner, Episode 481
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 481 with Michael Chad Hoeppner, author, professor, and the Founder and CEO of GK Training.

Mar 4, 2025 • 31min
How To Talk Good and Stuff, with Michael Chad Hoeppner (Speaking, Communication, Sales, Training)
Michael Chad Hoeppner, author, professor, and the Founder and CEO of GK Training, shares the very specific background he and Adam have in common, and covers topics such as embodied cognition, the Lego trick for memorization, the 5 P's of vocal variety, a tactical exercise for sales people, the BAD speaking advice you've heard 100 times, being present for the audience, the risk in using prepared materials, and the parallels between sales and acting.Mentioned in this episode:Learn more at SouthwesternConsulting.com/Coaching/StudentsSouthwestern Student Coaching

Feb 27, 2025 • 4min
CLIP: Getting Help Is A People Business
Advocate and author Matthew Lesko shares some of the best, free resources for finding government grants and assistance for business owners, entrepreneurs and freelancers across the nation.Hear Matthew's full interview in Episode 480 of The Action Catalyst.

Feb 25, 2025 • 17min
REMASTERED: Expectation Hangover, with Christine Hassler (Mindset, Self-Improvement, Personal Development, Growth)
Best-selling author, keynote speaker, and master coach Christine Hassler drills down on combatting the burden of expectation, adopting a miracle mindset, releasing emotion instead of recycling it, and throwing healthy adult temper tantrums, and explains the distinction between form vs. essence, sympathy vs. empathy, and why strength is overrated.

Feb 20, 2025 • 2min
CLIP: 3 Types of Curiosity
Terence Mauri, acclaimed author and founder of Hack Future Lab, explains the 3 forms of curiosity, and which group is currently using them to tremendous benefit.Hear Terence's full interview across Action Catalyst Episodes 478 and 479.

Feb 19, 2025 • 2min
Cut For Time: What Is Love?
In this cut-for-time clip from Episode 480 of The Action Catalyst, advocate and author Matthew Lesko shares a hot take on what love is, and how it's getting more important to him with age.Hear the rest of Matthew's interview in Episode 480 of The Action Catalyst.

Feb 18, 2025 • 22min
Getting Yours, with Matthew Lesko (Business, Finance, Government, Entrepreneurship)
Advocate and author Matthew Lesko, known to many as the “Question Mark Guy”, has spent over four decades uncovering ways for people to access billions in government grants and funds they never knew were available. Lesko covers the difference between the capitalist and community societies within the US, being a sought-after late-night "backup guy", finding government grants and assistance for business owners, entrepreneurs and freelancers, meeting, quite possibly, the nation's foremost expert on pasta, and most importantly, listening to your heart.