The cATalyzing Podcast

"From Inspiration to Industry Leader: The Perform Better Story" Ryan Stevens has a conversation with Chris Poirier, General Manager of Perform Better, a company known for a highly knowledgeable staff, great athletic, fitness, and rehab products, an expert group of industry advisers. In this cATalyzing Podcast episode 68 we unpack: 🔥The Perform Better Origin Story and how the company has...

"Perseverance in Pursuit of your Passions" Ryan Stevens has a conversation with Prem Kumar, Founder of Effikas Consulting. Leveraging Prem's 30+ years of experience in life sciences within hospital, pharmaceutical and device industries, in this cATalyzing Podcast episode 67 we unpack: 🔥Prem's remarkable journey for a new beginning and his story of success in "the 11th hour&...

"Enhance Employee Retention with Operational Succession Planning (OSP)" - cATalyzing Short with Ryan Stevens Employee turnover is a pressing challenge for healthcare providers, especially with an aging US population and retiring experienced professionals. To tackle this, operational succession planning (OSP) emerges as a potential solution to identify and develop future leaders. A 2022 n...

"Never Miss Twice": Self & Team Continuous Improvement Ryan Stevens, MPS, ATC, CSCS has a conversation with Frank Mayo, MS, ATC, Director of Clinical Operations for NJ Sports Spine & Wellness. In this cATalyzing Podcast episode 65 we unpack: 🔥The "Never Miss Twice" mantra (personally and for your workplace) - what it means and how Frank applies it in his leadership rol...

"Short-Handed at Work? 3 Tips for Reducing Strain" cATalyzing Short w/ Ryan Stevens   Short-staffed at work? It can be frustrating. Unfilled vacancies. Expanding job roles. Burnout. The aftereffects build up. Take ownership proactively and you can lighten the load. Here are three tips to reduce the strain and better set your team up for handling this challenge. Learn more in the video ab...

"Leading with Virtue, Vision, and Voice: Cultivating Character, Culture, and Community" Ryan Stevens has a conversation w/ Adam Cady and Christopher Bates of AT L.A.S.T / Raincross High Performance In this cATalyzing Podcast episode 63 we unpack: 🔥Espousing Character Virtues: Leaders should identify core virtues in for their organization through diverse discussions, translating them int...

"Unspoken Struggles of Burnout in Healthcare" cATalyzing Short -w/ Ryan Stevens In episode 62, we dive into burnout in healthcare (also applicable across many other fast-paced high-demand professions). Imagine working super hard to help people, yet feeling super stressed and tired all the time. That's what happens to many healthcare professionals who suffer from burnout. At times it...

"The Employee Experience Shapes the Customer Experience" Ryan Stevens interviews Bryan Iwicki, Vice President of Operations, The Somerset Patriots (New York Yankees AA-Affiliate) In this cATalyzing Podcast episode 61 we unpack: Bryan's personal leadership journey The dynamics of leading a team of both year-round and seasonal employees and navigating the "seasons" of the yea...

" The Power of Heightened Self-Awareness: Unlocking Influence" cATalyzing Short -w/ Ryan Stevens In episode 60, I'm sharing some thoughts on the incredible impact that heightened self-awareness can have on our ability to gain influence with others, further developing the workplace teams we are a part of. In a world where effective leadership in collaboration are paramount, self-aware...

Stuck, Stalled, & Stagnant: Storytelling to Enhance Your Career" Ryan Stevens interviews Stan Miller, Founder of Storicate In this cATalyzing Podcast episode 59 we unpack: Our connection Story (Simon Sinek Course) and how it impacted our careers The power of storytelling, why we should aim to communicate through story, and making others the hero Anatomy of a good story (The 4 P's: Pro...

cATalyzing Short feat Ryan Stevens (episode 58): 🚩 The Cost of Inaction: Unraveling Team Dynamics 🚩 💔 Poor team dynamics can silently erode workplace morale, pushing individuals towards resignation, quiet quitting, and complacency. The consequences are real, and it's time to address them. 💔 ✋ Resignation: When team dynamics turn toxic, talented individuals feel suffocated. In the absence...

Episode 57: "Leveraging a collaborative work team to enhance marketing & PR". Desirae Haluk A.K.A. the Chief Queen Bee (Founder - Clairant) joins Ryan Stevens for a catalyzing convo! Desirae's background and what drives her passion to help How a unified, consistent messaging approach based on company vision/mission/values allows for more effective branding and marketing The conce...

cATalyzing Short: "Talking Team Building on Steve Adubato's "Lessons in Leadership" show. Top to bottom this episode of "Lessons in Leadership" is full of thought-provoking insights! Had the honor of being interviewed on Steve Adubato's Lessons in Leadership show. Steve, Mary Gamba, and I discussed characteristics of "Awesome Teams", leadership strategies...

Episode 55: "Creating Awesome Teams" - Talking Team Building as Ryan Stevens joins Jim Gano on Hunterdon County NJ Chamber Radio's "Takin' Care of Business" show. Amongst other things, we discussed... - Challenges organizational and business leaders are facing when it comes to teamwork and staffing - What sparked the launch of cATalyzing Coaching & Consulting? - Ins...

cATalyzing Short: "The Workplace Leader as the Band Conductor" w/ Ryan Stevens There are parallels between leading a team and being a conductor for a band or orchestra. Check out this team dynamics analogy and let me know your thoughts! In this cATalyzing Short I discuss the importance of guiding every member of your team both independently and interdependently. _________________________...

Episode 53 of The cATalyzing Podcast: "Bridge-Building to Enhance Teamwork, Network, and Clinical Outcomes" Ryan Stevens with Casey Paulk, MS, LAT, ATC (Sales Executive, Sway and Current President Oklahoma Athletic Trainers' Association) We discuss: Background story: Casey's passion for supporting the career development of athletic trainers / health care professionals  Team-build...

cATalyzing Short: "Lift Yourself Up" w/ Ryan Stevens At times, life can be tough for people who work in the healthcare industry. Burnout. Compassion fatigue. Depression. Difficulty with balancing work and personal life. As healthcare and human service professionals, we are constantly lifting others up, and that can be draining. Are we remaining self-aware, and taking care of ourself? Som...

"Protecting your Flame: Burnout and Compassion Fatigue" In this episode, Erica Marcano, MS, ATC, CSCS joins Ryan Stevens to have a conversation centered around professional burnout and compassion fatigue. We discuss: What sparked Erica's passion to focus on helping healthcare providers "protect their flame" Burnout vs Compassion Fatigue. What does it look and feel like to y...

cATalyzing Short - "Having an Attitude of Gratitude" and "Necessity of Developing Soft Skills and Communication Skills in Healthcare" w/ Ryan Stevens Food for thought during this Thanksgiving week. Wishing you and those you love a wonderful holiday! You are appreciated! _______________________________________________________ Organizations face many challenges with team dynamics...

Healthcare Teams in the Industrial Setting" Ryan Stevens w/ Nick Usuriello What can we learn pertaining to collaboration and service excellence from the industrial healthcare setting? Nick and I dive into this! Nick's journey and what sparked his interest to serve as an athletic trainer in the industrial setting Steps to build rapport with other stakeholders and team members when getting...

cATalyzing Short - "Providing Structure vs Micromanaging" w/ Ryan Stevens As a leader of a team - think about this: are you providing structure, or are you micromanaging? _______________________________________________________ Organizations face many challenges with team dynamics, hindering collaboration, causing friction, and impacting service. As a coach and speaker, I guide organizati...

"Empowering Future Leaders" - Ryan Stevens w/ Brady Rourke, Associate Athletic Director at University of Maryland. We provide food-for-thought pertaining to: Brady's leadership journey "Career Readiness, Identity Development, and Leadership Education" - insights into how the University of Maryland department of athletics is placing a focus on leadership development, both fo...

"Impacting Healthcare and Overall Wellbeing in the E-Sports Community" - Dr. Elliot Smithson and Ryan Stevens In this episode of The cATalyzing Podcast, Ryan interviews Dr Elliot Smithson DPT, PT, MS, ATC, EMT-B, Co-founder and lead clinician for 1-HP and and the E-Sports Health & Performance Institute. We dive deep into the health and wellness concerns the E-Sports Community faces....

"Comfort is an illusion, and complacency kills" A conversation between Ryan Stevens, MPS, ATC, CSCS and Jay Ostia, MS ATC Jay Ostia is the founder and product architect for Nexus Sports Medicine, sellers of medical and tactical supply kits and supplies. More importantly, the story of his career journey and his company's birth are powerful. In this episode, we discuss: Nexus origin st...

"The ABCs of Leadership Development" with David Csillan, MS, LAT, ATC Leadership involves more than giving orders. Effective leaders walk the talk. In this audio from his presentation, David discusses what he believes are the necessary qualities of leadership, presented through humor and his factual accounts. Objectives: Identify the various qualities of an effective leader Understand ho...