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In business and life…relationships are everything. We host The People Catalysts’ Podcast where we interview top business leaders and learn how they build relationships with their teams, clients, and those that promote and refer them. These 3 relationships are key for every business and organization. We help people learn how to improve all 3 on their path to excellence.

Karla Nelson


    • Dec 2, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 28m AVG DURATION
    • 119 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from The People Catalysts

    $10M and Happiness: A Mentor Story

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2021 23:53


    “What we think about, we bring about.”  Aaron Ellis shares the story of two amazing mentors in his life and what it took for him to be ready for the right teacher to come along.

    What are The Four Truths?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2021 26:46


    If you understand these four truths, in the right order, you can clear a path to connecting with your team and everyone else around you.  What are they?

    The 10 Rules of Implementation (Getting Things Done Part 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2021 42:24


    How do you go from a great idea to a reality?  Who are the right people to bring in at the right time?  These are the questions we answer!

    Hot To Get Things Done, Pt 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2021 27:44


    Want to know how to get things done three to eight times faster and not lose the engagement of your people?

    Happiness is Profitable

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2021 28:36


    Is Happiness really Profitable?  Can you measure and prove it?  Craig Handley did.  Listen in to see how it's done.

    How To Listen And Answer Market Needs

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2021 27:21


    Call it a “Pivot,” or “starting over,” but what is really going on is listening to your clients and the market.  Kristen Chandler continuously sees a market need, then starts a new business to answer the call.

    How to Let the Universe Guide You

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2021 31:48


    Why would you willingly go from earning $4K per month to $60 per month?...to learn how to grow your business to $100M+.

    Authentic Persuasion

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2021 29:26


    How do you go from tagging sharks to being a sales success architect? Jason Cutter knows and shares how sales are like visiting your doctor!

    Telling the 4 Truths

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2021 26:49


    Insight = Foresight + Hindsight.  This is the start of a conversation that leads to Telling 4 Truths that transcend technology and delve into leadership.

    People Leave Their Bosses, Not Their Companies (Part 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2021 34:24


    33 Percent of an employee's salary.  That's the cost of turnover.  Not to mention the lost time and production.  Does your employee underperform? Are they a bad hire or are they misplaced? This is part two on “Implementation.” How are you going to get $#!T done?

    People Leave Their Bosses, Not Their Companies

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2021 33:24


    33 Percent of an employee's salary.  That's the cost of turnover.  Not to mention the lost time and production.  So how can you keep the good one's around? Your ideation process may very well be the answer.

    How To Generate Big Ideas

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2021 42:48


    Does every advertisement look the same to you?  How can you stand out?  What is the secret to generating the next Big Idea?

    Pivot or Die

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2021 25:10


    What are the keys to success from an incredible serial entrepreneur?  Debs has12 great IPOs under belt.  So what are her secrets?

    Ripping Off the Band-Aid

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2021 18:41


    How a tornado, COVID 19, and a passion helped transition a former gymnast turned Sales Leader into a successful entrepreneur.

    Why People Buy

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2021 28:26


    What is the secret motivational reason people make a purchase?  Does your message match the reason they would buy your product or service?

    The First Dysfunctional Meeting, 4th July 1776

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2021 13:24


    The signing of the Declaration of Independence was the first dysfunctional meeting.  What can we learn about our meetings from how their meeting went?

    Better Selling Through Storytelling

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2021 20:37


    What's your story?  Everyone has one, and "The Pitch Whisperer" John Livesay teaches us how to tell your story to make sales happen.

    6 Steps From Infighting to Teamwork

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2021 24:44


    Rodney Brown gives 6 steps to take an organization from internal tribes to a dynamic, cohesive team.

    ATTRACTION MARKETING SECRETS

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2021 24:59


    How do you go from hating your job and hitting the snooze button all morning long to filming your own advertisements in Vietnam? Listen to Erin's fun story and learn her secrets!

    The Trinity of Management

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2021 31:17


    How is one Italian responsible for over 50,000 companies around the world, and how did that all start from an over-regulated fishing village in Australia? 

    ATTRACTION MARKETING SECRETS

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2021 24:59


    How do you go from hating your job and hitting the snooze button all morning long to filming your own advertisements in Vietnam? Listen to Erin's fun story and learn her secrets!

    How to Lead Like a Boss (4 of 4)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2021 38:57


    This is part 4 of the podcast series How to Lead Like a Boss, we discuss six different types of hazardous attitudes and how to manage them in your company. The 6 different hazardous attitudes are: Anti-authority Impulsivity Invulnerability (aka bulletproof sydrome) Macho attitude Resignation (aka disengagement) Get-There-Itis

    How to Lead Like a Boss (3 of 4)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2021 34:41


    The 10 traps in working with people: Excessive Professional Courtesy Halo Effect Passenger Syndrome Hidden Agenda Accommodation Syndrome The Accident Zone Model Strength Of An Idea WHO-DO Method Hazardous Attitudes Error Chain

    How to Lead Like a Boss (2 of 4)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2021 27:26


    The first 5 (of 10) Human Factors Traps: Excessive Professional Courtesy Halo Effect Passenger Syndrome Hidden Agenda Accommodation Syndrome

    How to Lead Like a Boss (1 of 4)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2021 31:12


    Did you know there are seven sources of your authority? In this episode, we dig into what those sources are and how to tap into them.

    Incredible Parents Create Incredible Leaders

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2021 29:00


    Learn how your unique strengths in parenting, leading, and living can bring success, fulfillment, and happiness in all aspects of your life.

    It doesn't matter what color your parachute, is if it doesn't open

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2021 32:58


    "What Color is Your Parachute?" by #Richard Nelson Bolles has sold more than 10 million copies since its introduction in 1975. Once you get a job, something more important takes over, how to keep a job. And better yet, how to be a high performer.

    Are You Letting Others Steal Your Joy?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2021 37:05


    Brian Buffini said, “you can only love others in direct proportion to how much you love yourself.”  The question is, how can you work toward loving yourself?

    Will You Reach Your Goals?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2021 20:20


    It's the beginning of a new year.  How are your 2021 goals looking? Do you actually want to achieve them?

    Radio Stations for Entrepreneurs

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2021 21:50


    Are local radio stations really in the radio business? Chris Millers talks about how they are really the life blood for the local family of businesses!

    Are You A Go-Giver?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2021 30:33


    What is the best way to GET?  You start with GIVING, as John David Mann, the co-author of The Go-Giver and Karla discuss on The People Catalysts podcast.

    Does Your Talent Strategy Match Your Business Strategy?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2021 29:40


    Can you list “what is wrong with your team?”  If so, have you also asked “what am I doing to create that?”

    The 4 P's of Success in Social Media

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2020 28:44


    Glenn Lundy went from homeless drug addict to the 2nd largest used car dealership in America…through organic social media!  Want to hear his story?

    What's YOUR Why?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2020 25:25


    Everyone knows when they were born. Only a lucky few find out WHY. Before you do anything else in your life or business, you need to know your WHY.

    Targeted Technical Training

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2020 17:05


    Does a degree give you the coding skills employers need? Not really.  V School links training directly to market skills required.

    How To Survive In This Volatile World

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2020 24:44


    Rodney Brown gives 6 steps to take an organization from internal tribes to a dynamic, cohesive team.

    I Like to Move It

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2020 26:26


    Movers, Shakers, Provers, and Makers.  We need them all at the right time.  Who are they really?  This is the second in a four-part series that will go in depth on the strengths and characteristics of each of the four strengths.  In this episode, Karla interviews Allen Fahden on what it means to be a Mover.

    Shake Things Up

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2020 24:31


    Movers, Shakers, Provers, and Makers.  We need them all at the right time.  Who are they really?  This is the first in a four-part series that will go in depth on the strengths and characteristics of each of the four strengths.  In this episode, Karla interviews Allen Fahden on what it means to be a Shaker.

    Happiness is Profitable

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2020 28:36


    Is Happiness really Profitable?  Can you measure and prove it?  Chris Handley did.  Listen in to see how it's done.

    Ancient Wisdom for a Modern World

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2020 37:51


    "What I can do, you can do." Those are powerful words coming from a world leader. He story and a powerful SECRET are in this episode.

    Burnout to Breakthrough – Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2020 28:53


    How can you maintain resilience as an individual and as an organization?  Can leaders help their team to be more resilient? Eileen McDargh has that answer!

    Burnout to Breakthrough

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2020 26:40


    Is resilience just the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties?  Or is there something more? Eileen McDargh has that answer!

    Authentic Persuasion

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2020 29:26


    How do you go from tagging sharks to being a sales success architect? Jason Cutter knows and shares how sales are like visiting your doctor!

    Better Selling Through Storytelling

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2020 20:37


    What's your story?  Everyone has one, and "The Pitch Whisperer" John Livesay teaches us how to tell your story to make sales happen.

    Market Research

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2020 32:12


    Do you know your target market? Is there a market for your product? Lara Fordis, a Market Research expert, knows how to find the answers!

    Social Inclusion

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2020 30:59


    “If I had a dollar for every time a student asked to play with my crutches, I would be a millionaire.  It I had a dollar for every time a student asked about my disability, I'd be dirt poor.”

    How to Leverage Financial Possibilities Post-COVID

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2020 30:52


    Do you now how to leverage or finance assets the most efficient way?  Dr. Stephanie Ardrey (aka Dr. Money) can teach you how!

    Project Management...Starts with Relationships

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2020 21:58


    What is the key to Project Management?  The right software? The right PMP?  No, RELATIONSHIPS! So how do we start those in a socially distanced world?

    The Trinity of Management with Ernesto Sirolli

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2020 31:17


    How is one Italian responsible for over 50,000 companies around the world, and how did that all start from an over-regulated fishing village in Australia?

    How to Overcome Fear with Morry Rothberg

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2020 17:20


    FEAR.....what is the actual thing you are afraid of?  Morry and Karla talk about this and how you can overcome your fear by identifying what that fear is.

    How will your brand survive these crises?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2020 28:10


    Deb Gabor is the brand guru who has studied how brands create irrational loyalty...that loyalty that survives any crisis. Want to know her secrets?

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