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Catalyst Conversations
Catalyst Conversations is a podcast for leaders, creators, and visionaries who know they’re here for more—but refuse to burn themselves out getting there.
Hosted by Desi Bolin, founder of The Catalyst Collective™, this show explores what it really takes to build a business, career, and life that works with you, not against you.
Each episode features honest, grounded conversations with entrepreneurs, speakers, change-makers, and behind-the-scenes leaders who are redefining success through…
Episodes
- Catalyst Conversations
When in Doubt, Test It Out: Moving From More Information to Clear Verification with Jennell Cook
Have you ever followed all the advice, done the research, and made what seemed like the right decision, only to discover it didn't produce the results you…
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Scaling with H.E.A.R.T.: Why Trust Is the Key to Growth with David Gilliland
What happens when the business you've worked so hard to build becomes the very thing holding you back from the life you wanted? Revenue is growing. Your team…
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The Story Beneath the Story: Authenticity, Purpose, and the Courage to Be Revealed with Chad Nedland
What if becoming more authentic isn't about discovering someone new? What if it's about releasing everything you were never meant to carry? In this deeply…
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From Survival to Serenity: What Changes When We Learn to Feel Safe in Our Own Bodies with Sharon LaFlamme
What if the behaviors you've spent years trying to change were actually ways you learned to protect yourself? The need to control everything. The constant…
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The Hidden Money Blocks Behind Selling, Worthiness & What's Possible with Catherine Clift
What if the reason you're struggling to sell has very little to do with your sales skills? You know your work has value. You believe in what you're offering…
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We Lead the Way We Live: Crisis, Values, and the Leader You Become with Doug Babcock
Who are you as a leader when everything stops going according to plan? It's easy to talk about integrity, compassion, accountability, and trust when…
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Emotional Engineering - Using Emotion as a Guide Through Divorce, Leadership, and Life with Dr Brian Paris
Emotional Engineering — Using Emotion as a Guide Through Divorce, Leadership, and Life Guest: Dr. Brian Paris | Host: Desi Bolin What if the emotion you've…
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Stop Reacting. Start Creating. with Josselyne Herman-Saccio
Stop Reacting. Start Creating. | Josselyne Herman-Saccio What if the very thing that made you successful is also the thing keeping you trapped? Many…
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Confidence Is an Inside Job: Leadership, Service, and Following the Prompt with Jeanette Deatherage
What if confidence isn’t something you’re born with—or something you have to wait until you “feel ready” to experience? In this episode of Catalyst…
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Resilience Isn't Built in Comfort: Breaking the Beliefs That Keep You Small with Ian Bowen
Sometimes the belief keeping you small doesn’t feel like a belief at all. It feels like a fact. In this episode of Catalyst Conversations, Desi Bolin sits down…
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You're Not Stuck - You're In Transition with Deb Woolridge
What if the season you’ve been calling “stuck” isn’t actually stuck at all? What if you’re in transition? In this episode of Catalyst Conversations, Desi sits…
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When High Performance Hits a Wall: What Your Brain May Be Asking You to Change with Sandra Lee
What happens when the strategies that made you successful stop working? You’re still showing up. Still making decisions. Still carrying the vision. And…
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Technology Without the Overwhelm: Using Technology to Simplify Life Instead of Creating More Complexity with John Bilicki
Technology was supposed to make life easier. Yet somewhere between software updates, forgotten passwords, endless notifications, new platforms, and the…
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From Reactor to Creator: Rewriting the Story You Tell Yourself with Ly Smith
Whose voice are you listening to when you talk to yourself? In this episode of Catalyst Conversations, Desi Bolin sits down with self-leadership strategist Ly…
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See Your Windows, See Your Life: Healing the Stories That Shape Us with Vera Thomas
What if you’re not seeing yourself as you truly are—but through a window shaped by old experiences, other people’s words, and beliefs you’ve carried for years?…
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Building More Than Websites: Designing a Business That Gives You Your Life Back with John Bilicki
A successful business should give you something beyond revenue. It should create choices, opportunities, time, and ultimately a life you have space to…
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The $100K Trap: Why Hard Work Isn't Getting You More Deals
Hard work can build a successful business. But what happens when the business you built still requires you to work constantly just to keep it moving? In this…
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The Power of Being Weird: Radical Self-Acceptance, Authentic Expression, and Leadership Without the Mask with Danielle Benzon
What if the parts of yourself you’ve spent years trying to minimize are actually the parts that allow you to connect most deeply with others? In this episode…
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The Story Beneath the Strategy with Denise Liriano
What if the thing keeping you stuck isn’t a lack of discipline, ambition, or strategy—but a story you’ve been carrying for years? In this episode of Catalyst…
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Every Story Worth Savoring: Soul Alignment, Visibility, and the Courage to Be Seen with Melissa Heathers
What if the story you’ve been minimizing is exactly the story someone else needs to hear? In this deeply human conversation, I’m joined by author Melissa…
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The Power of the Pause - Finding Clarity Before You Move with Atlantis Wolf
What if the clarity you’ve been searching for isn’t found by thinking harder—but by creating enough space to hear what you already know? In this episode of…
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Rewriting the Story — From Accumulated Weight to Intentional Joy with Jen Rigley
There’s a kind of weight we can carry for so long that we stop noticing how heavy it has become. Grief. Responsibility. Expectations. Loss. The pressure to…
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Expanding Capacity: Releasing the Past to Lead with Ease, Not Effort with Rachelle Nelson
What if the next level of your business doesn’t require you to push harder—but to create the internal capacity to hold what you’re asking for? In this episode…
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From Friction to Flow: Rebuilding Integrity in Your Work with Tony Tenaglier
Success doesn't always feel the way we expect it to. Sometimes the people who appear to have everything together are the ones quietly asking themselves the…
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The Power of Authentic Connection as a Leadership Strategy with Mario Brondani
Leadership isn't built by collecting more business cards or attending more networking events. It's built through genuine relationships rooted in trust…
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Financial Clarity as Leadership: Rewriting Your Relationship with Money with Joanna Tress
Money is rarely just about money. For many of us, it’s tied to fear, identity, past experiences, and the stories we’ve carried for years. In this thoughtful…
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When Business Has a Soul — Leadership Beyond Strategy with Jennifer Urezzio
What if the next level of your leadership isn't found in another strategy, another framework, or another productivity system—but in learning to listen more…
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You Are the Miracle We’re Waiting For with Sheyenne Kreamer
What if the change we've been waiting for isn't coming from someone else? What if it's waiting for us? In this thought-provoking episode of Catalyst…
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Confidence, Clarity, and Creative Thinking: How Women Rise When Community Leads the Way with Barbara Ringrose
In this inspiring episode of Catalyst Conversations, Desi Bolin sits down with Barbara Ringrose, Founder of WOW – Women Optimizing Women, to explore the…
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Rise Up & Rock: Unlocking the Power of Your Unique Rhythm with Dori Staehle
There are so many people moving through life feeling like they’re out of rhythm. They’re overwhelmed. Overstimulated. Constantly trying to force themselves…
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Leveraging Podcast Guesting to Build Authority and Monetize with Integrity with Christelle Biiga
There are a lot of talented, visible leaders doing meaningful work… yet still feeling stuck. Momentum is inconsistent. Attention isn’t converting. Growth feels…
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Why Clarity—not Hustle—is the Real Catalyst for Sustainable Growth with Kenny Perry
There are a lot of talented, visible leaders doing meaningful work… yet still feeling stuck. Momentum is inconsistent. Attention isn’t converting. Growth feels…
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From WHY to Culture: Building Teams That Drive Real Impact with Coach Greg Hess
Most leaders can clearly articulate their “WHY”—but far fewer know how to translate that purpose into a culture their team actually lives and breathes. In this…
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Unshakable Presence: Inner Peace as a Leadership Practice with Maryann Hesse
Are you leading from true inner power… or from patterns that keep you performing, proving, and pushing through? In this powerful Catalyst Conversations guest…
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Stop Building on Chaos: The Systems Your Business Actually Needs with Butch Santucci
Are you scaling your business… or just stacking more chaos on top of shaky foundations? In this powerful Catalyst Conversations guest episode, Desi sits down…
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Growth That Doesn’t Break You: Scaling the Catalyst Way
Growth is often celebrated as “bigger, faster, more.” But what if real growth isn’t about pushing harder — it’s about expanding in ways that actually support…
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Soul-Aligned Success: Leading Without Burning Out
What happens when your business looks successful on paper… but doesn’t feel successful in your body? In this gentle, restorative episode, Desi explores the…
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Stop Wearing All the Hats: Structure That Supports
In this honest, heart-centered conversation, Desi explores the hidden weight so many entrepreneurs quietly carry — being everything to everyone in their…
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The Catalyst Identity: Becoming the Fire that Leads
What if the turning point in your life wasn’t a dramatic breakdown — but a quiet moment of truth you could no longer ignore? In this deeply reflective first…