The Action Catalyst

The Action Catalyst

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. 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.

Episodes

June 26, 2025 2 mins

Author, podcast/radio host, and Certified Financial Coach Rachel Cruze breaks down the easiest methods for paying for college WITHOUT debt.

Full interview with Rachel in Episode 39 of The Action Catalyst.

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Author, podcast/radio host, and Certified Financial Coach Rachel Cruze shares the role gratitude plays in financial stability, why it’s never too early, or too late, to get your finances in shape, and says…..uh oh…. the "C" word (not that one).

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June 19, 2025 4 mins

Daniel Goddard, CEO of the AI networking app, Dysko and an actor with over 30 years of experience, examines the parallels between entertainment and entrepreneurship and the same qualities that make you successful in both.

Hear Daniel's full interview in Episode 489 of The Action Catalyst.

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Author, podcast/radio host, and Certified Financial Coach Rachel Cruze talks about putting 4-year-olds to work, teaching your kids about giving, paying for college without debt, and what contentment REALLY means.

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Richard Ruback and Royce Yudkoff, Harvard Business School professors and co-hosts of the Think Big, Buy Small podcast, share a truly delicious example of how entrepreneurship by acquisition can be a satisfying and lucrative path forward for those with the right mindset.

Hear Richard and Royce's full interview in Episode 488 of The Action Catalyst.

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Daniel Goddard, CEO of the AI networking app, Dysko and an actor with over 30 years of experience examines the parallels between entertainment and entrepreneurship, recounts the crazy reaction when daytime TV messed with his fan base, pinpoints the business that oversees ALL business, recalls disappointing a date in bed (for a really noble reason), and shares his first-of-its-kind product and the lesson he learned from it, and how ...

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June 6, 2025 3 mins

Author, professor, and organizational psychologist David Burkus reveals the TRUTH behind Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon, and the way the social media is being misused in networking.

Hear David's full interview in Episode 240 of The Action Catalyst.

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Author, professor, and organizational psychologist David Burkus explains why great leaders don’t innovate the product, they innovate the factory, and how not to end up as a Blockbuster.

Hear David's full interview in Episode 180 of The Action Catalyst.

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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 488, with Richard Ruback and Royce Yudkoff, Harvard Business School professors and co-hosts of the Think Big, Buy Small podcast.

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Richard Ruback and Royce Yudkoff, Harvard Business School professors and co-hosts of the Think Big, Buy Small podcast, explore the growing trend of "acquisition entrepreneurship", including the type of person who might be right for it, the type of opportunity to look for and how to find them, the relative LACK of risk involved, and a deep dive into the economics of pie.

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Author, professor, and organizational psychologist David Burkus leads a deep dive into the power of networking, exploring weak and dormant ties, structural holes in networks, social capital, navigating "multiplexity", and the TRUTH behind Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon.

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High-growth strategy specialist, executive advisor, and lecturer at the London Business School, Dr. Rebecca Homkes, lays out the 4 foundational C's that threaten a business, and the 6 critical questions to ask in the middle of a strategy reset.

Hear Rebecca's full interview in Episode 487 of The Action Catalyst

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Author, professor, and organizational psychologist David Burkus shares insights from his book “Under New Management”, including why salary transparency shouldn’t be scary, tips on setting email limits, being in the business of elimination, and why great leaders don’t innovate the product, they innovate the factory.

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Bob Bush, senior investment executive and the President, CEO and Co-Founder of Mutombo Coffee, explains what he thinks Bezos got wrong about risk, and shares the historical lesson we can learn from Nikola Tesla.

Hear Bob's full interview across episodes 485 and 486 of The Action Catalyst.

Special for Action Catalyst listeners: visit the link below, or use code "Action25" at checkout at MutomboCoffee.com to receive 25% off your order...

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High-growth strategy specialist, executive advisor, and lecturer at the London Business School, Dr. Rebecca Homkes, explains how growth is a loop, not a line, and lays out the 4 C's that threaten a business, the 6 questions to ask in the middle of a strategy reset, the 3 things thriving organizations have, the difference between a teaching and a learning organization, and how to establish your MUST-WIN battles.

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May 15, 2025 3 mins

Bob Bush, senior investment executive and the President, CEO and Co-Founder of Mutombo Coffee, explains the important distinction between being valuable, and being important, and what that means for your impact in the world.

Hear Bob's full interview across episodes 485 and 486 of The Action Catalyst.

Special for Action Catalyst listeners: visit the link below, or use code "Action25" at checkout at MutomboCoffee.com to receive 25% o...

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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 Episodes 485 and 486 with Bob Bush, senior investment executive and the President, CEO and Co-Founder of Mutombo Coffee.

Special for Action Catalyst listeners: visit the link below, or use code "Action25" at checkout at MutomboCoffee.com to receive ...

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Bob Bush, senior investment executive and the President, CEO and Co-Founder of Mutombo Coffee, explains the key business point on which he disagrees with Bezos, breaks down risk tolerance internationally and domestically, shares the historical lesson we can learn from Nikola Tesla, and talks about keeping the hunger and the naivety that is your spark.

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May 8, 2025 3 mins

Best-selling author, Hall of Fame speaker, and podcast host Randy Gage reveals "the big lie" for entrepreneurs and how it will impact the future of every industry.

Hear Randy's full interview in Episode 123 of The Action Catalyst.

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Bob Bush, senior investment executive and the President, CEO and Co-Founder of Mutombo Coffee, shares the life lessons he learned on early-morning bus rides, and reflects on being allowed to fail (a little bit), talking his way onto Wall Street, getting “behind the numbers”, the head and the heart connection, helping develop Dubai, defining “social impact”, and being valuable instead of just being important.

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