Posts Tagged: Initiative

Inspire Kindness founder Mac Anderson speaks to host Dan Moore about the beginnings and mission of his organization, how kindness generates tremendous Return on Investment and how companies like Southwest Airlines and Chick-fil-A embrace this philosophy, why kindness as a company culture only works from the top down, and why, in a world where you can be anything, you should be kind.

Scott Hamilton is back! This time, he shares the story of his Olympic gold medal victory with host Dustin Hillis, as well as how skating is a metaphor for all of life when dealing with failure, talks about his fundraising and charitable work, plus a surprise cameo by William Shatner!

Champion figure skater, Olympic gold medalist, and cancer activist Scott Hamilton talks with Southwestern Family of Companies CEO Dustin Hillis about migrating to Nashville, building physical, spiritual, intellectual, and emotional muscles, how failure is nothing more than data collection, what the greatest strength truly is, the two types of criticism in the world, as well as his Live Your Days campaign, his battle with cancer, and more. And be sure to stay tuned, because Scott will return for Part 2 in Episode 364!

National FFA CEO Scott Stump and host Dan Moore navigate Scott’s long career in education and more in this exciting episode of the Action Catalyst!

Southwestern Consulting’s Ron Alford talks with CEO and Founder of Precision Medical Products, Jeremy Perkins, who shares how he turned a self-funded startup formed in 2010 by a few people in a garage into a business with over $20 Million in annual sales across 18 states, and the #1 fastest growing company in Sacramento. Hear his thoughts on embracing routine, clarifying your vision, turning goal-setting into a game, and what he learned from Jeff Bezos, Harvard, and MIT. 

Former Silicon Valley executive, author, and renowned futurist Rebecca Costa joins Action Catalyst host Dan Moore to explain how to be “pre-daptive” versus reactive, why it’s best to fail early and fail often, how technology is leading to the end of all marriages, and the ways our own biology holds us back from planning for future problems.

As many workers begin to return to the office, anxiety about reinstating “normalcy” is skyrocketing, and it is becoming increasingly apparent that many workplaces can’t just return to “normal.”  Speaking with host Dan Moore, author, SparkVision founder, and award-winning company culture expert MaryBeth Hyland tackles the challenges of reinstituting a supportive and mindful physical workplace, identifying and doubling down on core values in times of hardship, the simple math equation for measuring company culture, and having “permission to be human.”