The Action Catalyst
The Action Catalyst

The Action Catalyst

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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.

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CLIP:  Make Metrics A Verb
MAR 27, 2025
CLIP: Make Metrics A Verb

Author, executive advisor, and Managing Partner and Founder of Rossman Partners, John Rossman, explains how to REALLY use metrics and how to make metrics a verb for your business.

Hear John's full interview in our update episode, and catch his original appearance in Episode 433 of The Action Catalyst.

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4 MIN
Cut For Time:  Pat's Alzheimer's Action Plan
MAR 26, 2025
Cut For Time: Pat's Alzheimer's Action Plan

In this cut-for-time clip from Episode 482 of The Action Catalyst, Tyler Summitt, son of legendary coach Pat Summitt, as well as the Co-Founder of Pat Summitt Leadership Group, shares the story of Pat's Alzheimer's diagnosis, and the ways that, for her as a leader, that was the START of a plan, not the end of one.

Hear the rest of Tyler's interview in Episode 482 of The Action Catalyst.

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Beyond Basketball: Championship Lessons for Success, with Tyler Summitt (Leadership, Sports, Personal Development, Business)
MAR 25, 2025
Beyond Basketball: Championship Lessons for Success, with Tyler Summitt (Leadership, Sports, Personal Development, Business)

Tyler Summitt, son of legendary coach Pat Summitt, as well as the Co-Founder of Pat Summitt Leadership Group, shares the group’s mission, the story of Pat’s humble beginnings, the art of mastering full executive decision making in 90 second or less, the "secret sauce" to Pat’s leadership, what she definitely didn’t understand about, but learned from, a 5-year-old’s soccer game, how to visualize winning in a (very, very) highly detailed way, the key component that gets you to over a 90% success rate, and the answer to the mystery of just who is “Trish”?

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This episode is brought to you by Pat Summitt Leadership Group.

Pat Summitt Leadership Group

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28 MIN
CLIP:  "Doing Good Is Good Business"
MAR 20, 2025
CLIP: "Doing Good Is Good Business"

Best-selling author, businesswoman, philanthropist, and owner of The Arison Group and Arison Investments, Shari Arison, explains why in EVERY aspect of ALL of her companies, the motto she lives by is that "doing good is good business".

Hear Shari's full interview in Episode 91 of The Action Catalyst.

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3 MIN
Update:  Winners and Losers in the Hyper-Digital Era, with John Rossman (Business, Data, Leadership, Future)
MAR 18, 2025
Update: Winners and Losers in the Hyper-Digital Era, with John Rossman (Business, Data, Leadership, Future)

Author, executive advisor, and Managing Partner and Founder of Rossman Partners, John Rossman, rejoins the show to discuss “the innovator’s dilemma”, building foundations, chasing perfection, and making big bets, how to REALLY use metrics and make metrics a verb, 3 megatrends for the future of business, the role of business in democracy, and the #1 mistake leaders make.

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Download John’s free Business Manifesto and learn more at RossmanPartners.com.

Rossman Partners / John Rossman

Download John’s free Business Manifesto and learn more at RossmanPartners.com.

Rossman Partners / John Rossman

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21 MIN