Catalytic Leadership

Send us Fan Mail How does getting assaulted by your business partner lead to success? This week on the podcast, William interviews R. Michael Anderson, MBA, MA. Mike has a striking combination that creates truly impactful transformation in leaders – he has the real-life business success of founding, scaling and exiting three software companies, plus the educational background of a Masters Degree i...

Send us Fan Mail What is the DISC profile and how can it help you lead your team better than ever before? This week on the podcast, William interviews Dave Molenda, the founder of Positive Polarity, who grew his start-up business into a $10 Million company before selling it. He now passes the principles of his success onto his clients so that they too can succeed and grow. Dave is also a #1 Amazon...

Send us Fan Mail What is the "Swizzle" and how can it help you creatively solve problems? This week on the podcast, William interviews Emily Sander, a C-Suite Executive and Founder of Next Level Coaching. As an ICF-Certified Coach, she guides clients towards new perspectives that enable them to adapt and evolve as leaders. From being part of the testing team for the first Kindle device,...

Send us Fan Mail What can we learn about leadership from the Happiest Place on Earth?  The first time Jeff Barnes visited Disneyland, he hated it. The experience just wasn’t for him, and he couldn’t imagine coming back to ride a ride or have an ice cream cone on Main Street. But after a chance encounter with the life story of Walt Disney, Jeff’s mind was forever changed about the man and the kingd...

Send us Fan Mail "Entrepreneurs, if you don't have an exit strategy, you have a job." Sebastian Schieke is an Entrepreneur, CEO Mentor+Coach, Business Angel, and Investor. He has founded, run, and grown multiple 7-figure companies, investing in startups, mentoring and coaching CEOs, and helping them to move their teams forward. He’s also gone through challenging times. He knows what...

Send us Fan Mail We're getting incredibly practical with this episode, interviewing Tsombawi Knibye, Jr.! Tsombawi Knibye, Jr. is the CEO & Founder of Frame of Mind Ink., consisting of an apparel brand, music and video services and a podcast. Through these entities and others, he seeks to help others produce positive outcomes through mindset shifts and speaking the language of success. He...

Send us Fan Mail Jerry Macnamara often says "success without fulfillment is the greatest business ripoff." Why does he say that, and why is the leadership gap the greatest threat to what and who you lead? Jerry Macnamara has successfully led award-winning companies in multiple industries: retail, manufacturing, internet, construction and business services. He’s sold products, he’s sold s...

Send us Fan Mail How can you make an impact by leveraging your expertise? Ann Carden can help. Ann has more than forty-one years of business, marketing, and sales experience with over thirty years as an entrepreneur.  She has built 7 successful businesses (selling five) and is the current owner of two. Ann has been coaching/consulting for the past eleven years and has worked with several hundred s...

Send us Fan Mail How can you stand out from your competition? What does it take to differentiate yourself? Steve Brossman is a former National Professional Track Champion and a 9 times Amazon Best Selling Author in Marketing and Sales. He has 20 years TV and Video experience including hosting his own Network TV Show and has been an Executive Producer for Warner Bros. He has spoken in 15 countries...

Send us Fan Mail Nicky Billou says YOU can create a compelling personal brand through thought leadership. Nicky Billou is the #1 International Best Selling Author of the book: Finish Line ThinkingTM: How to Think and Win Like a Champion,  The Thought Leader’s Journey: A Fable of Life, and The Power Of Connecting: How To Activate Profitable Relationships By Serving Your Network. He is an in-demand...

Send us Fan Mail "Hard work" and "working hard" aren't necessarily the same. Leaders, pay attention and take some notes from this episode's guest, Steven Lentz. Steven is a business coach and digital marketer who exited the fire service after more than 10 years as a Firefighter/EMT. Now he uses his skills to help owners and entrepreneurs build and scale their business...

Send us Fan Mail What is ONE thing everyone should do to start creating order in their life? Leaders can learn so much from this episode's guest, Tabatha Perry. She is the ultimate go-to for women that are the non 9-5ers. She encourages and equips women that are wanting less chaos and to get their daily life on track. With over 15 years of experience in the Criminal Justice System, 20+ moves...

Send us Fan Mail This week on the Catalytic Leadership Podcast, we have a Catalytic Leader Spotlight, interviewing Michael DeLon! Grab a notepad and pen - you're going to want to capture some great insights from Michael in this episode. Michael has been recognized as America's Foremost Authority on Credibility Marketing and is the author of 7 books. He's a follower of Christ, has be...

Send us Fan Mail Why on earth are we talking about family in a leadership podcast? What does family have to do with work? Aren’t those two completely separate compartments of our lives? One has nothing to do with the other, right? Join William as he shares, from his family's story with his daughter's cancer diagnosis and treatment, why this is a non-negotiable key to being catalytic in y...

Send us Fan Mail This week we have a Catalytic Leader Spotlight, interviewing Steve Kane! Grab a notepad and pen - you're going to want to capture some great insights from Steve in this episode. Steve Kane is a follower of Jesus, a husband of 24 years, a father of two daughters, a software developer second to none, and a leader that is worth learning from. Steve and I worked together for near...

Send us Fan Mail Why on earth are we talking about family in a leadership podcast? What does family have to do with work? Aren’t those two completely separate compartments of our lives? One has nothing to do with the other, right? Join William as he shares why this is a non-negotiable key to being catalytic in your leadership. I want to invite you to check out the Committed Mastermind, a community...

Send us Fan Mail This week we have a Catalytic Leader Spotlight, interviewing Tommy Chamblee! Grab a notepad and pen - you're going to want to capture some great insights from Tommy in this episode. Tommy is the CEO of First American National Bank in Fulton, Mississippi. That’s not where he started though; his journey has been one filled with twists and turns, and hearing his story over lunch...

Send us Fan Mail Catalytic leaders have a bias for action. They get things done. They do not like sitting and watching the grass grow. They want the ball. They want to see things get better. They want to move the ball up the field. They want to advance the mission of the organization and the team, and they want to see results.  But what if you don't WANT the ball? What if questions like “What...

Send us Fan Mail We're starting something new with the podcast this week - a Catalytic Leader Spotlight, interviewing Jeannie Moralist Smith! Grab a notepad and pen - you're going to want to capture some great insights from Jeannie in this episode. Jeannie is the founder of Dynamism Leadership, formerly HR-Rx, a Leadership Mindset and Organization Development Consulting firm established...

Send us Fan Mail If you’ve led for any length of time, you’ve experienced failure. You cannot and will not experience growth without also experiencing failure. The only way not to fail is to do nothing. It’s how we deal with failure that matters. John Maxwell said, “Failure should be our teacher, not our undertaker.” Join William as he discusses how we can learn from failure in our journey toward...

Send us Fan Mail Every person on the planet is designed, on purpose, for a purpose—every person and every leader. But what does that look like for you? One of the keys to catalytic leadership is discovering how you are designed and wired to lead. When a leader discovers how they are designed and wired, they can then lean into that, not trying to be like anyone else but being the best possible vers...

Send us Fan Mail Are you overwhelmed by the multitude of projects, to-do lists, details, and emails that are part of every leader’s life and work? Join us as William talks about a proper (healthy) view of productivity and discusses a tool that he's used for almost twenty years to assist him in processing learnings and preparing for what's next. I want to invite you to check out the Commi...

Send us Fan Mail Change is not optional for growth; it’s absolutely required. But how do you know what change is needed? By evaluation - this skill is critical to ongoing learning and success. Join our host Dr. William Attaway as he discusses the discipline of evaluation for catalytic leaders. I want to invite you to check out the Committed Mastermind, a community I help lead along with world-clas...

Send us Fan Mail What is the one non-negotiable for catalytic leadership? Leaders must have a teachable spirit, a willingness and eagerness to listen, a learning posture. This is the secret sauce, the key to truly catalytic leadership. So how do you choose and develop this? Listen as William shares three more ways he coaches leaders to do so.  I want to invite you to check out the Committed Master...

Send us Fan Mail What is the one non-negotiable for catalytic leadership? Leaders must have a teachable spirit, a willingness and eagerness to listen, a learning posture. This is the secret sauce, the key to truly catalytic leadership. So how do you choose and develop this? Listen as William shares the first two ways he coaches leaders to do so.  I want to invite you to check out the Committed Mas...