The Action Catalyst

Candice Faktor, CEO and Co-Founder of virtual online learning startup Disco, and a serial tech entrepreneur, talks about possessing the unique motivational drive of an immigrant, and how if we’re not careful, we can waste incredible time and energy conforming to someone else’s idea of success.

Hear Candice’s full interview in Episode 427 of The Action Catalyst.

Dr. Ruth Gotian, educator, speaker, and author of the book "The Success Factor", shares the striking similarities between herself and the original Dr. Ruth, recalls a fierce independent streak that began at the age of 10, and explains peak vs passive tasks, informal learning and virtual work's effect on it, the 4 researched mindsets that make create success in any field, why habits are NOT what leads to success, why Apolo Ohno feels like a colleague, how to play the game of high profile networking, defining and harnessing the power of "flow", why often "no" just means "not yet", and why she begs you to PLEASE not ask someone to be your mentor.

Tommy Doerfler, CPA, CFP®, CEPA®, explains the merits of being a follower before a leader, finding the right mentor, and never losing your childhood curiosity.

Hear Tommy's full interview in his special bonus episode of The Action Catalyst.

Guest host Stephanie Maas has felt like a bad sister lately, so she places a call via The Action Catalyst to her brother, Tommy Doerfler, CPA, CFP®, CEPA®, who reminisces about going from a college dropout, to a drummer touring the country in a van, to geeking out over numbers, breaking his body in endurance challenges, living up to your own belief system, the merits of conversation vs communication, and never losing your childhood curiosity.

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This episode is presented by Lighthouse Wealth Group.

Lighthouse Wealth Group

This episode is presented by Lighthouse Wealth Group.

Lighthouse Wealth Group

Candice Faktor, CEO and Co-Founder of virtual online learning startup Disco, and a serial tech entrepreneur, explains going from a victim to the agent of our lives, possessing the unique motivational drive of an immigrant, learning to be calm and creating a sense of self, why the pandemic was the single best time in the world to start a company, and how to build your own "live learning empire".

Accomplished C-Suite leader and author Atif Rafiq reflects on starting a bank in elementary school (spoiler, it didn't quite work), and the impressive path that led him to becoming the first Chief Digital Officer in the history of the Fortune 500.

Hear Atif's full interview in Episode 426 of The Action Catalyst.

Nathan Foy, author, entrepreneur, and the CEO of Fortis, explains how disasters like 9/11 and the Paris attacks almost toppled, then helped rebuild, his business, partly by “failing into it”.

Hear Nathan’s full interview in Episode 425 of The Action Catalyst.

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 426, with accomplished C-Suite leader, and the first Chief Digital Officer in the history of the Fortune 500, Atif Rafiq.

Accomplished C-Suite leader Atif Rafiq reflects on starting a bank in elementary school (spoiler, it didn't quite work), the power in the neutrality of raw curiosity, coming aboard AOL at the start of the internet boom, becoming the first Chief Digital Officer in the history of the Fortune 500, digitizing fast food, the creativity-killing hazard of "alignment before exploration", lessons learned from the CEOs of McDonalds, Volvo, and Amazon, and enjoying the luxury of focus.

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Siimon Sander, serial entrepreneur and founder of Oscar Hamilton and PodcastWise, shares how entrepreneurship = delegation, 3 essential steps for staffing and workflow, and the formula that can ultimately lead entrepreneurs to a simple, and profitable, 2 hour workday. 

Hear Siimon’s full interview in Episode 424 of The Action Catalyst.