The Action Catalyst With Rory Vaden

Vince Poscente, one of the most in-demand speakers today, is an expert on Resiliency—the ability to overcome challenges and bounce back even stronger than ever before. His client list includes top organizations with one thing in common: they understand that success is not just about reaching your goals and getting what you want. There also has to be an intent to handle setbacks and overcome obstacles and end of smarter, stronger and more focused than ever before, Vince knows first-hand the power that attitude, determination and innovation play in your future success--especially when life doesn’t go as planned. A recreational skier, Vince rose to the ranks of an Olympic skier in just four short years. Landing him a spot as a Times Best Selling author, Hall of Fame Speaker and Award winning business owner. Show Highlights: Moments of emotional intensity are always followed up by a decision.  @vinceposcenteResiliency has a lot to do with how we make decisions. @vinceposcenteWe must become conscious

Stephen Hanselman began his career as a bookseller 30 years ago and refined his passion for publishing at Harvard Divinity School, where he served as director of the bookstore. After graduating Harvard in 1986 with a Master of Theological Studies degree, he founded Divinitas Books, a specialty chain and direct-mail operation. After selling his business in 1991, he joined HarperSanFrancisco. This began a 13-year tenure at HarperCollins in a variety of roles including marketing, sales, editorial, and from 1999-2005 as publisher of HarperSanFrancisco. From 2002 to 2005 Steve was group publisher responsible for HarperBusiness, HarperResource, and HSF. Stephen is a co-author of the book, The Daily Stoic: 366 Meditations on Self-Mastery, Perseverance and Wisdom: Featuring New Translations of Seneca, Marcus Aurelius and Epictetus. Show Highlights: “Some things are in our control and others are not.” – Epictetus @SteveHanselmanMost of what we know about stoicism comes from the writings of the three figu

Chris Dessi, MS., Founder & CEO of Silverback Social, is a TEDx speaker, personal branding expert, author and keynote speaker. His latest book is titled Remarkable You: Build a Personal Brand, and Take Charge of Your Career. In 2012, Chris ‘s debut book titled Your World is Exploding: How Social Media is Changing Everything and How You Need to Change with It shot to #1 on Amazon’s Hot New Releases. He regularly appears on CNBC, CNN, Fox News, Good Day New York, & FOX BUSINESS’s Varney & Co.  He has been quoted in Mashable, & has delivered a keynote to the United States Marines aboard the Intrepid Sea Air & Space Museum.  His event the Westchester Digital Summit has been featured in Forbes Magazine.  His creative personal branding has been featured in Fortune Magazine. He’s an editorial contributor on Inc.com. Show Highlights: Personal branding is the idea of stepping out into the proverbial world and saying I’m an expert at what I do. @chrisdessiA limiting factor for me was that the only people

Carrie Wilkerson is a best-selling author, an international speaker, an award-winning podcaster, and a sought-after radio guest. Featured on CNN and Fox Business News and named by Forbes as a top small business influencer, she’s also consulted marketing and launch teams of Dr. John Maxwell, Zig Ziglar, Google small business and other influential business leaders on business strategies and current trends. However, Carrie mostly enjoys helping ordinary people lead extraordinary lives. Carrie speaks from the experience of a former corporate clock puncher, high school teacher, direct sales representative, growth consultant, and business coach. She got her “big start” in high school bagging groceries for tips only on a military base and now she makes her living by giving tips to over 100,000 men and women as The Barefoot Executive ™. She can help you build the business you need so you can live the life you want by connecting the dots between your WHY and your DO. Show Highlights: When you physical

Scott Love is a credentialed expert on the topic of employee loyalty with over two decades of high-level headhunting experience. With empirical research based on tens of thousands of conversations with professionals, he gives managers the secrets to keeping high performers, and keeping them happy.  As a former Navy leadership trainer and Annapolis graduate, he gives managers ideas on how to increase employee retention, boost morale and performance, and attract high achievers.  Scott is a published author with his newest book, Why They Follow: How to Lead with Positive Influence, a business writer, a professional keynote speaker, and has been quoted in the Wall Street Journal, Selling Power Magazine, and dozens of business trade journals and newspapers around the globe.  As a leadership trainer when serving as a naval officer, he trained thousands of officers, senior enlisted and civil service workers on progressive leadership concepts.  Scott currently recruits partner-level attorneys for international

Brian Tracy is an Author, Keynote speaker and seminar leader. He addresses more than 250,000 people each year on the subjects of personal and professional development and has studied, researched, written and spoken for 30 years in the fields of economics, history, business, philosophy and psychology. He is the top selling author of over 70 books that have been translated into dozens of languages.He has written and produced more than 300 audio and video learning programs, including the worldwide, best-selling Psychology of Achievement, which has been translated into more than 28 languages. Prior to founding his company, Brian Tracy International, Brian was the Chief Operating Officer of a $265 million dollar development company. He has had successful careers in sales and marketing, investments, real estate development and syndication, importation, distribution and management consulting. He has conducted high level consulting assignments with several billion-dollar plus corporations in strategic planning and

Dustin Hillis is an entrepreneur and the Co-Founder of Southwestern Consulting. He has a degree in Psychology and is the author of the book Navigate: Selling The Way People Like To Buy and Co-author of newly released Navigate 2.0. He is the co-creator of the sales training curriculum Top Producer’s Edge & Manager’s Edge, which has been fully integrated by more than 5,000 sales professionals worldwide. More than just a teacher of sales, Dustin is a Top-Producing practitioner.  As a rookie dealer at Southwestern Advantage, the oldest direct sales company in the US, he finished as the #1 salesperson among over 3,000 salespeople worldwide. A few years later, Dustin broke the over 160-year-old all-time sales record earning a profit of over $100,000 in a 14-week summer as a Junior in college. He is currently the #1 salesperson out of over 150,000 salespeople in the history of the company. Show Highlights: It takes working hard, studying and being coachable. @dhillisRemember, don’t sell the way you

Rachel Cruze is a seasoned communicator and presenter who has been speaking to groups as large as 10,000 for nearly a decade. The daughter of Dave Ramsey, today she uses the knowledge and experiences from growing up in the Ramsey household to educate America’s students and young adults on the proper ways to handle money and stay out of debt. Rachel is a regularly featured in all genres of national and local media across the country. You can pre-order her newest book, Love Your Life, Not Theirs, at rachelcruze.com. Show Highlights: Social media has made it easier than ever to compare our lives to others. @rachelcruzeComparing ourselves to others is the most damaging money habit we have. @rachelcruzeComparisons not only steals your joy, but your paycheck. @rachelcruzeYou end up spending too much money to keep up a lifestyle that you think everyone else is living and you’re missing out on. @rachelcruzeSocial media isn’t all reality – it’s someone else’s highlight reel. @rachelcruzeComparison is a b

TERRI L. SJODIN is the author of Scrappy and Small Message, Big Impact. She is the principal and founder of Sjodin Communications, a public speaking, sales training, and consulting firm. For more than twenty years she has served as a speaker and consultant for Fortune 500 companies, industry associations, academic conferences, CEOs, and members of Congress. She lives in Newport Beach, California. Show Highlights: Scrappy and grit live on the same continuum. Nothing irritates the persistence person more than scrappy person finding a workaround.   @terrisjodinYou have to get access into the door to make things happen.  @terrisjodinExecute scrappy effort before something can happen. @terrisjodinKeep it classy and scrappy. @terrisjodinOrdinary people that are rethinking the process. @terrisjodinThe effort will get you in the door but not going to get you the deal, you still have to do the work. @terrisjodinA little bit of irritation creates the drive to action. @terrisjodinGetting scrappy is a choic

Cole is an entrepreneur, investor, award-winning speaker and founder of Thrive. Cole started his career investing in real estate and has progressed to investing in large funds, start-ups, and angel investing. He has been on stage speaking to audiences about investing/entrepreneurship around the world collectively for over 2,000 hours. Cole’s vision behind creating Thrive: Make Money Matter is to change the way businesses are run forever, creating a new breed of “For-Purpose Entrepreneurs” directing profitable businesses that focus on a local or global initiative. Show Highlights: Ferraris are great but feeding hungry kids is better.  @colehatterI decided to make what I can do for others the purpose of business, not what I can do for myself. @colehatterIt’s no secret that some of the wealthiest people are infatuated with giving back because it is in our DNA to want to care for others. @colehatterIf you make your money matter you will find more reward personally than from anything else you could s

Bruce Turkel has helped create some of the world’s most compelling brands including Miami. Bruce has worked with Hasbro, Nike, American Express, Charles Schwab, Citicorp, Discovery Networks, Bacardi, Sol Melia Hotels, Azamara Club Cruises and many more great companies. A captivating speaker and author, Bruce has spoken at MIT, Harvard, TEDx, and hundreds of corporate and industry conferences. Bruce appears regularly on FOX Business and has been on CNN, ABC, CBS, and NPR. He has been featured in The New York Times, Fast Company, Communication Arts, and AdWeek. Show Highlights: Everyone’s trying to do something and nothing happens until something gets sold. @BruceTurkelStop talking about yourself, start talking about your audience. @BruceTurkelThe biggest problem is that people jump to “ready, aim, fire” before they figure out why they matter. @BruceTurkelInstead of trying to be unique, try to find your POD: point of difference and point of distinction. @BruceTurkelAim not to be perfect or uniq

Clayton Morris is the weekend anchor for FOX & Friends on The FOX News Channel, husband and father of two (almost three) amazing children. He is a real estate investor with a passion for helping people reach financial freedom. Show Highlights: There has been a shift in software design towards simplicity. @ClaytonMorrisOur brain is not meant to house extraneous tasks. @ClaytonMorrisIn today’s digital age our perceived threats are different. @ClaytonMorrisFor most people, we have about 1 “power hour” of true focus and productivity.  @ClaytonMorrisMost of us aren’t pursuing meaningful goals in this digital age and that’s the problem. @ClaytonMorrisWe must allow more space in our lives to pursue our meaningful goals. @ClaytonMorrisDigital anxiety comes from not knowing where we’re going and what we’re doing.  @ClaytonMorris You can find Clayton and learn about the Freedom number by visiting Morrisinvest.com The Action Catalyst is a weekly podcast hosted by Dan Moore, President of South

Dave Murray, a former client of The DiJulius Group, joined The DiJulius Group after 20 years of experience in Customer service, marketing, and sales, primarily in the sports and entertainment industry. Dave’s experience has varied from leading call centers and front-line team members, to working closely with key partners and stakeholders. Dave has been personally trained on the methodology created by John DiJulius, and uses it regularly with clients including Anytime Fitness, Carnival Cruise Lines, TravelCenters of America, and many more. As a Senior Customer Experience Consultant with The DiJulius Group, Dave leads clients in generating ideas, turning those ideas into systems, and then implementing and executing them enterprise wide. He is also an accomplished keynote speaker full of insight and wit; leaving audiences motivated, entertained and walking away with great content to implement immediately. Show Highlights: A lot of businesses see customer experience as an expense instead of an in

Matt Mayberry, a former NFL linebacker for the Chicago Bears, is currently one of the most read columnists for Entrepreneur Magazine, as well as an acclaimed keynote speaker and peak performance strategist. He also writes for Fortune Magazine. As the CEO of Matt Mayberry Enterprises, a training and consulting company, he specializes in maximizing the performance of individuals and organizations all over the world. His book, Winning Plays, comes out September 6, 2016. Show Highlights: Set one game-changing goal that is going to drastically take your business and life to the next level. @MaTt_MaYbErRyWhat are you most passionate about and what will give significance to your life? @MaTt_MaYbErRySuccess is fulfillment and significance in doing what we want, when we want, with people we love.  @MaTt_MaYbErRyAn organization can only become the best version of itself when it's people become the best version of themselves. @MaTt_MaYbErRyDeveloping the people is the first step to developing the organizat

David Avrin, The Visibility Coach, is one of the most in-demand Business Marketing/Branding Keynote Speakers in the world today. With a surprisingly irreverent and entertaining style, David delivers a profoundly insightful and hard-hitting message to business audience across North America and around the world. Show Highlights: The new reality in the marketplace is that everybody’s good. @DavidAvrinYou have to make a compelling case that you’re a better choice than the other good choices. @DavidAvrinMost of our marketing connection really has to be about making that compelling case about what makes us different. @DavidArvinFour most dangerous words in business – All Things Being Equal. @DavidAvrinTrue does not equal compelling and accurate does not equal persuasive. @DavidAvrinTo what question is your business the answer? @DavidAvrinWhat makes you the best choice in a sea of good choices doesn’t have to be monumental but it has to be memorable. @DavidAvrinFor most of us, our biggest challenge is

Joanne Miller is an artist, speaker and author with her newest book, Creating a Haven of Peace, released this month. She married Dan Miller in 1968 and together they run 48 days. Joanne and Dan are great examples of living a peaceful life and having a healthy marriage. Show Highlights: We live in a world so busy and stress producing – you need a place to go where you can escape the stressors that live outside your home. @48daysteamYour home can and should be a sanctuary. @48daysteamPeace in the home starts with Respect. @48daysteamDifficult times in our lives can be learning experiences if you look at them that way and don’t let them define who you are. @48daysteamWe get so involved in the clutter in our lives that we don’t take the time to enjoy our homes. @48daysteamMaking time for each other is a key ingredient to a healthy marriage. @48daysteam The Action Catalyst is a weekly podcast hosted by Dan Moore, President of Southwestern Advantage, the oldest direct-sales company in Ameri

Jonah Berger is a marketing professor at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and bestselling author of Contagious: Why Things Catch On and Invisible Influence: The Hidden Forces that Shape Behavior. Dr. Berger has spent over 15 years studying how social influence works and how it drives products and ideas to catch on. He’s published dozens of articles in top-tier academic journals, consulted for a variety of Fortune 500 companies, and popular outlets like the New York Times and Harvard Business Review often cover his work. Show Highlights: Social transmission is any time in which one person’s behavior effects another. @j1bergerSocial currency – we are more likely to share something the better it makes us look. @j1bergerThe things we share affects how other people see us. @j1bergerAs business owners we get people to talk about our product by sharing how talking about our product makes them look good. @j1bergerFocus needs to be on the customer or user and how it will make them

Angie Moss is a 25 year sales and sales management veteran with nationally recognized success spanning several different industries including real estate finance, healthcare, insurance, and printing/publishing. Brad Moore started in the mortgage business in 2009 and started Southwestern Coaching in February of 2015. Brad is now the Vice President of BancorpSouth Wealth Management Financial Advisor, Infinex Investments, Inc. Show Highlights: You must put your career goals down on paper. - Brad MooreI had hit my goal but still felt guilty. - Brad MooreSometimes you need to spend time working on your business not in your business. @coachingbyAngieUse the 10,000ft view to make a clear path from producer to leader. @coachingbyAngieThe quest is to stay away from complacency. @coachingbyAngieThe end is a moving target – Keep your feet moving. @coachingbyAngieSuccess is like sanctification; you never actually get there. Once you allow yourself to feel like you’re there you’ve capped your potential. -

Johnny Quinn is a professional speaker, former professional football player and  United States Olympian in the sport of bobsled. He spent time with the NFL’s Buffalo Bills, Green Bay Packers and Saskatchewan Roughriders of the CFL, and competed in the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. Johnny travels the globe to inspire audiences by delivering thought-provoking and action-packed messages to businesses, schools and organizations. He is also the founder of The Athlete Watch, an online pro-active leadership course that helps student-athletes and their families search for scholarships. Show Highlights: Hearing someone tell me ‘I believe in you’ allowed me to believe I was going to come back even stronger. @JohnnyQuinnUSAThe new Journey to become a U.S Olympian allowed me to dream again – it set in motion a new dream. @JohnnyQuinnUSADuring the Sochi Olympics, Johnny got stuck in my Olympic Village bathroom and had to break down the door. @JohnnyQuinnUSAThe attitude of ‘Never Give Up’ carried me

Matt Curry, who is diagnosed with A.D.D., successfully built Curry’s Auto Service and ultimately became one of the largest independent auto repair chains in the Washington, D.C. area with annual sales close to $20 Million. In 2013, he sold Curry’s to a publicly traded $1 billion corporation. He has worked in the automotive aftermarket business for over 30 years. He started changing tires when he was 15 and worked his way into management, overseeing seven automotive stores for several different companies, doubling and tripling sales and profits at every store he managed.  Show Highlights: Having A.D.D. gives me the opportunity to create unique solutions to problems. @matthybrid1I started my business with $103,000, $35,000 in loans and 13 credit cards and paid it all off in two years. @matthybrid1In the beginning, be prepared to do it all and anything you have to do to make it work. @matthybird1Hire people that compliment you the most and are good at what you’re not. @matthybird1Be tolerant of