Season 3

Sept. 29, 2023

Effective Communication & Collaboration - Chris Williams

Chris Williams first remembers becoming aware of race when his brother was stabbed several times in the back. His brother survived, but it gave Chris a lifelong passion of working for equity. As Global Director of Diversity, ...

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Sept. 22, 2023

Trust & Curiosity - Jess Harvie

In this episode, Jess Harvie , Global DEI and Social Impact Leader (formerly at Snap and Justworks), highlights how trust and curiosity underpinned the work she did bringing The Action to Catalyze Tech Report (ACT Report) to ...

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Sept. 22, 2023

Optimism and Collaboration - Blair Taylor

In this episode, Blair Taylor , Former N America DEI Practice Leader, Accenture & Former DEI Lead Partner N. America, PwC, speaks from his deep experience driving massive change as a Catalyst in very large roles including as ...

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Sept. 15, 2023

Krishna Manda, Vice President Corporate Sustainability at Lenzing Gro…

In this episode, Krishna Manda , Vice President of Corporate Sustainability at Lenzing Group doesn't just talk about his commitment to slowing down to bring people along leveraging empathy, he embodies it. Krishna shares his ...

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Sept. 13, 2023

Gloria Caulfield, Vice President of Strategic Alliances at Tavistock …

Gloria Caulfield is an ultra Catalyst, creating change in so many venues as the VP of Strategic Alliances for Tavistock, the President of the Lake Nona Institute and Founder of ⁠Lake Nona Impact Forum⁠ just to name a few. In …

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Aug. 29, 2023

Telling the Story of the Storyteller - Dave Zaboski

Dave Zaboski is the ultimate storyteller, having worked as a Senior Animator at Disney during the Second Golden Age of Animation on films including “Beauty and the Beast,” “The Lion King,” “Pocahontas,” “Aladdin,” “Hunchback ...

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Aug. 11, 2023

Using Data to Paint the Future - Kalifa Oliver

In this episode, the magical Kalifa Oliver , PhD, guides us on a journey to understand how listening, data, storytelling and speaking in your audiences' language (plus an infusion of humor!) is the formula to inching change f...

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Aug. 5, 2023

If We Don’t Love the Journey, Why Are We Doing It? - Whynde Kuehn

Our podcast guest Whynde Kuehn brings a piquing frame to Catalysts - while we set big, hairy goals, we spend most of our time on the journey to achieve those goals. And yet many of us suffer through resistance and …

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July 28, 2023

Learning About Yourself is the Key to Success - Brandon Powell

In this episode, Brandon Powell , founder and CEO of HatchWorks Technologies, shares that his journey of self-exploration with coaches, therapists and fellow entrepreneurs has been the key to his success. Through this work he...

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July 27, 2023

To Know Your Story AND Their Story - Susan Lindner

Join us for an interview with Susan Lindner , who is CEO at Innovation Storytellers. In this episode world famous innovation storyteller, Susan Lindner, helps us understand the power of story - first how it is the essence of ...

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July 21, 2023

Accelerating Change with Better Time Management - Sara Fenske Bahat

Join us for an interview with Sara Fenske Bahat , who is CEO at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts. As Sara took her interim role as CEO of the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, an employee asked her …

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July 14, 2023

Listening to Tap Into Our Intuition - Amy Butchko

Join us for an interview with Amy Butchko , Vice President, Talent Acquisition at Maximus, helps us understand the power of intuition and how it allows her to tap into the energy behind what people are saying to give us …

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July 7, 2023

Tantra Changemaking - Wendy Lea

Join us for an interview with Wendy Lea , CEO at Energize Colorado. The Sanskrit definition of tantra means "woven together." Wendy uses the notion of tantra to find threads in ambiguity and move that tantra tension from rest...

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June 30, 2023

Compassion & Deep Listening - Helen Whitehead

Join us for an interview with Helen Whitehead , who is Customer & Experience Design Associate Partner at IBM. In this episode we hear from design leader, Helen Whitehead about the importance of slowing down to speed up. Slowi...

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June 2, 2023

Identifying Your Strengths through Feedback - Tiffani Bova

Tiffani Bova , the Wall Street Journal best-selling author of Growth IQ , shares her personal journey of changing job roles and using feedback as the vehicle to identify, and hone her super powers. She calls on all of us …

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April 28, 2023

Gratitude and Embracing Resistance - Chris Schembra

Join us for an interview with Chris Schembra , who is the Founder of 7:47 Gratitude Experience ™. In this episode, Chris who is the "gratitude guru" and WSJ best-selling author of " Gratitude Through Hard Times ," shares his …

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April 14, 2023

Page 66, Paragraph 3: Clarity and Self-Observation - Paul Delbar

Join us for an interview with Paul Delbar , who is Product Marketing Manager at OMP. In applying the Catalyst superpower of clarity and the learned skill of self-observation, Paul developed profound insights about how to mov...

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April 4, 2023

All Processor, No Storage - Janice Fraser

Join us for an interview with Janice Fraser , who is a Partner at Seneca VC. In this episode, Janice who is an investor, speaker, author and expert in emerging management practices shares about how her superpowers as a Cataly...

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March 31, 2023

The Philosophy of Being a Catalyst: Supporting Others and Cultivating…

Join us for an interview with Steve O'Brien , SVP of Talent at Syneos Health. He shares his left-brain, right-brain approach to catalyzing change. He shares concrete steps about the importance of bringing people on the journe...

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March 24, 2023

Learning On the Fly - Robin Fleming

Join us for an interview with Robin Fleming , who is Chief Executive Officer at Evolv Tech. She may have uncovered the secret to overcoming, even avoiding imposter syndrome - admit when you don't know things and lean on the …

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March 15, 2023

The Gift of Relentless Repetition - Karen Mangia

Join us for an interview with Karen Mangia , Vice President, Customer & Market Insights at Salesforce. In this episode, you can experience the laugh out loud highs, and the heartbreaking lows of being a Catalyst in one short ...

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March 3, 2023

Customer Obsession & Focus on Results - Amy Radin

Join us for an interview with Amy Radin who is Executive Advisor at Pragmatic Innovation Partners LLC. Amy explains why no CEO she has ever talked to has said that they aren't customer focused. To find more information, check...

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Feb. 23, 2023

Slowing Down for Success: Patience and Trust - Chad Sowash

Join us for an interview with Chad Sowash , who is the Co-Founder and Co-Host of Chad & Cheese Podcast. As Catalysts, our ability to connect dots and see brighter futures is one of our superpowers. But if we don't …

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Feb. 3, 2023

Transform Yourself to Transform the World - Aidan McCullen

Join us for an interview with Aidan McCullen , who is Principal at Edge Behavior. Aidan has reinvented his life and career many times over - from rugby player to innovation specialist. The critical skills he has leveraged are...

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