The Action Catalyst
The Action Catalyst

The Action Catalyst

Southwestern Family of Podcasts

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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:  Cutting a Cruise Ship In Half
DEC 11, 2025
CLIP: Cutting a Cruise Ship In Half

Richard Fain, the chairman and former long-term CEO of Royal Caribbean Group, explains how Royal Caribbean elevated the entire cruise industry, and why, early in his career, he literally, LITERALLY, had to cut a cruise ship in half.

Hear Richard's full interview in Episode 496 of The Action Catalyst.

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REMASTERED:  Conquering Complacency, with Angie Moss and Brad Moore (Management, Coaching, Goal Setting, Potential)
DEC 9, 2025
REMASTERED: Conquering Complacency, with Angie Moss and Brad Moore (Management, Coaching, Goal Setting, Potential)
Angie Moss is a 25 year sales and sales management veteran with nationally recognized success spanning several different industries including real estate finance, healthcare, insurance, and printing/publishing. Brad Moore started in the mortgage business in 2009 and started Southwestern Coaching in February of 2015. Brad is now the Vice President of BancorpSouth Wealth Management Financial Advisor, Infinex Investments, Inc. Show Highlights: You must put your career goals down on paper. - Brad MooreI had hit my goal but still felt guilty. - Brad MooreSometimes you need to spend time working on your business not in your business. @coachingbyAngieUse the 10,000ft view to make a clear path from producer to leader. @coachingbyAngieThe quest is to stay away from complacency. @coachingbyAngieThe end is a moving target – Keep your feet moving. @coachingbyAngieSuccess is like sanctification; you never actually get there. Once you allow yourself to feel like you’re there you’ve capped your potential. - Brad Moore5 combatants of complacency -Reduce Your RiskRaise Your Expectation levelCreate New ChallengesInvest in SignificanceFocus on Giving The Action Catalyst is a weekly podcast hosted by Dan Moore, President of Southwestern Advantage, the oldest direct-sales company in America, and Partner with Southwestern Consulting. With more than 45 years in sales leadership and marketing management, Dan has a wealth of knowledge to share on how to make better use of time to achieve life, sales, and other business goals. Each week, he interviews some of the nation’s top thought leaders and experts, sharing meaningful tips and advice. Subscribe on iTunes and please leave a rating and review!
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CLIP:  Creating the Creed
DEC 4, 2025
CLIP: Creating the Creed

Karla Lewis, an executive sales and leadership coach and Partner with Southwestern Consulting, and Steve Frody, co-founder of City2Shore Real Estate, share the value of aligning your business and team behind a shared creed (and how to create one).

Hear Karla and Steve's full interview in Episode 171 of The Action Catalyst.

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Delivering the WOW, with Richard Fain (Leadership, Travel, Culture, Business)
DEC 2, 2025
Delivering the WOW, with Richard Fain (Leadership, Travel, Culture, Business)

Richard Fain, the chairman and former long-term CEO of Royal Caribbean Group, recounts the dark days of the Covid pandemic for the cruise business, and explains cheap expensive decisions, the antidote to fear, elevating and innovating the industry, and why he literally, LITERALLY, had to cut a cruise ship in half.

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29 MIN
CLIP:  Unstructured Data, Moore's Law, and Hallucinations
NOV 28, 2025
CLIP: Unstructured Data, Moore's Law, and Hallucinations

Gayathri Krishnamurthy, Head of Product Marketing at Level AI, explains how AI is beginning to use data differently from previous versions and how the rate at which it's capabilities are expanding is exponential, but how despite this, the emerging technology is still not without its drawbacks...

Hear the full conversation in a first-ever "live" episode of The Action Catalyst.

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5 MIN