Catalytic Leadership

Feeling overwhelmed by the daily grind and craving a breakthrough for your business? Tune in to the Catalytic Leadership Podcast with Dr. William Attaway, where we dive into the authentic stories of business leaders who’ve turned their toughest challenges into game-changing successes. Each episode brings you real conversations with high-performing entrepreneurs and agency owners, sharing their personal experiences and valuable lessons. From overcoming stress and chaos to elevating team performance and achieving ambitious goals, discover practical strategies that you can apply to your own leadership journey. Dr. Attaway, an Executive Coach specializing in Mindset, Leadership, and and Productivity, provides clear, actionable insights to help you lead with confidence and clarity. Join us for inspiring stories and expert advice that will ignite your leadership potential and drive your business forward. Subscribe to the Catalytic Leadership Podcast and start transf

Catalytic Leadership is a business podcast hosted by Dr. William Attaway, with 306 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Dr. William Attaway hosts Catalytic Leadership, a business show with 306 episodes published.

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  Episode #309

  Client Churn: From Reactive to Proactive (with Brett Linnenkohl & Josh Koeller)

  Aug 20, 202649 minS4

  Send us Fan Mail Agency growth gets expensive when every new client replaces one who just left. Brett Linnenkohl, fractional COO and founder of Evergreen Strategic Systems, and Josh Koeller, co-founder of The Customer Profit Engine, join Dr. William Attaway to unpack a more useful way to manage customer churn. Their work helps account managers move beyond subjective health-color ratings by finding the signals already buried in calls, CRM activity, support, and customer conversations. They share how a pilot reduced churn by four percentage points in ninety days, why proactive coaching produces stronger client relationships, and how the right data can uncover retention and expansion opportunities before a customer has one foot out the door. Chapters 00:00 Welcome and why retention matters 02:45 From fractional COO to customer focus 07:20 The three numbers agencies miss 09:02 Turning customer health into data 14:05 The problem with CRM notes 20:29 Connecting Slack, calls, and email signals 22:06 Pilot wins a $6K upsell 26:04 Escaping the churn treadmill 29:19 Proactive coaching beats reactive firefighting 31:10 Beyond agencies, MSP, solar, and more 35:18 Coaching CSMs without breaking trust 41:37 Mining past churn for hidden revenue 45:39 Beta offer guarantee and next steps Connect with Brett and Josh Explore the Customer Profit Engine and the Account Manager Profit Accelerator at customerprofitengine.com . Connect with Brett Linnenkohl and Josh Koeller on LinkedIn. I want to invite you to check out the Committed Mastermind, a community I help lead along with world-class leaders like JC and Karen Hite, Vinnie Fisher, and Jonathan Mast, plus incredible mentors like Dr. Gary Chapman, author of The 5 Love Languages, and many others. This is for entrepreneurs who want to build a thriving business without sacrificing their faith, their family, or their health. Check out the Committed Mastermind at https://committedmastermind.com/ ---- Check out Dr. William Attaway's new show, The Appreciation at Work Podcast ! Join Dr. William Attaway on the Catalytic Leadership podcast as he shares transformative insights to help high-performance entrepreneurs and agency owners achieve Clear-Minded Focus, Calm Control, and Confidence. Free 30-Minute Discovery Call: Ready to elevate your business? Book a free 30-minute discovery call with Dr. William Attaway and start your journey to success. Connect with Dr. William Attaway: Website LinkedIn Facebook Instagram TikTok YouTube

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  Episode #308

  How to Build an Exit Ready Agency That Runs Without You (with Damiano Raveenthiran)

  Aug 18, 202630 minS4

  Send us Fan Mail You scaled past seven figures. The revenue is real. So is the exhaustion. In this episode, I sit down with Damiano Raveenthiran, founder of The Agency Business and an operator who built a 75-person, $8.4M agency, exited three companies, and now runs a portfolio of seven. He did what so many agency founders dream about: he removed himself from the center of his own business and turned it into an exit ready agency. Damiano shares the moment his son's health crisis forced him to step away, what he rebuilt on the other side, and the enterprise sales strategies that helped him close $25M in deals. He breaks down the shift from freelancer to CEO, the role AI automation plays in agency operations today, and why clarity on your purpose changes every decision you make. Connect with Damiano Raveenthiran: Website: theagency.business Instagram: @DamianoR YouTube: The Agency Business Books Mentioned: Buy Back Your Time by Dan Martell Fanatical Prospecting by Jeb Blount I want to invite you to check out the Committed Mastermind, a community I help lead along with world-class leaders like JC and Karen Hite, Vinnie Fisher, and Jonathan Mast, plus incredible mentors like Dr. Gary Chapman, author of The 5 Love Languages, and many others. This is for entrepreneurs who want to build a thriving business without sacrificing their faith, their family, or their health. Check out the Committed Mastermind at https://committedmastermind.com/ ---- Check out Dr. William Attaway's new show, The Appreciation at Work Podcast ! Join Dr. William Attaway on the Catalytic Leadership podcast as he shares transformative insights to help high-performance entrepreneurs and agency owners achieve Clear-Minded Focus, Calm Control, and Confidence. Free 30-Minute Discovery Call: Ready to elevate your business? Book a free 30-minute discovery call with Dr. William Attaway and start your journey to success. Connect with Dr. William Attaway: Website LinkedIn Facebook Instagram TikTok YouTube

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  Episode #51

  Are Your Values Real? The Leadership Pressure Test (with Jon Sheldon)

  Aug 11, 202636 minS4

  Send us Fan Mail The leadership pressure test reveals what a leader has already practiced. In this episode, I sit down with Jon Sheldon, founder of BelleauWood Coaching, to explore the leadership pressure test through lessons he learned as a Marine squad leader and Fortune 500 sales executive. Jon explains why clear decisions begin with knowing yourself. His professional blueprint centers on purpose, vision, the environment where you thrive, and what motivates you. Then he pressure-tests those answers against real behavior. Courage is more than a value on paper. A leader has to show where courage held and where it gave way. We also talk about radical honesty, the cost of making firm calls, and the discipline of keeping the mission in view when emotion runs high. Jon shares a simple framework for those moments: define the mission, name the obstacle, and choose the first action. If you lead a team through growth or uncertainty, this conversation offers a grounded way to respond with clarity. Chapter Breakdown 00:00 Meet Jon Sheldon: Marine Leader and Executive Coach 02:29 How Responsibility Forged a Leader 05:12 Why Mistakes Are Inevitable Under Pressure 06:40 Learning to Think 13 Moves Ahead 08:54 The Mission, Obstacle, Actions Framework 10:06 Build Your Professional Leadership Blueprint 13:33 Pressure-Test the Leader You Claim to Be 15:26 Why a Four-Hour Seminar Cannot Build a Leader 17:49 Radical Honesty and the Courage to Be Unpopular 20:35 The Cost and Loneliness of Leadership 24:20 Protect Time to Keep Growing as a Leader 29:19 Books That Make Leadership Practical Books Mentioned The Obstacle Is the Way by Ryan Holiday Leadership Strategy and Tactics: Field Manual by Jocko Willink Never Split the Difference by Chris Voss Because I Said I Would by Alex Sheen Your Desired Future by Dr. Henry Cloud A Return on Failure by John C. Maxwell Connect with Jon Sheldon Visit BelleauWood Coaching , connect with Jon on LinkedIn , or follow @belleauwood_coaching on Instagram. I want to invite you to check out the Committed Mastermind, a community I help lead along with world-class leaders like JC and Karen Hite, Vinnie Fisher, and Jonathan Mast, plus incredible mentors like Dr. Gary Chapman, author of The 5 Love Languages, and many others. This is for entrepreneurs who want to build a thriving business without sacrificing their faith, their family, or their health. Check out the Committed Mastermind at https://committedmastermind.com/ ---- Check out Dr. William Attaway's new show, The Appreciation at Work Podcast ! Join Dr. William Attaway on the Catalytic Leadership podcast as he shares transformative insights to help high-performance entrepreneurs and agency owners achieve Clear-Minded Focus, Calm Control, and Confidence. Free 30-Minute Discovery Call: Ready to elevate your business? Book a free 30-minute discovery call with Dr. William Attaway and start your journey to success. Connect with Dr. William Attaway: Website LinkedIn Facebook Instagram TikTok YouTube

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  Episode #50

  Bouncing Client to Client? Delegation for Agency Owners (with Landon Gatliff)

  Aug 4, 202615 minS4

  Send us Fan Mail If your week feels like bouncing client to client with no room left to work on the business itself, this one will land. My guest, Landon Gatliff , is the founder of Gatliff Marketing Consultants, a marketing agency in rural Arkansas serving businesses and organizations both locally and out of state. Landon started the agency as a junior in high school building websites. He now runs it full time, covering brand, ads, commercials, and billboards, while finishing his degree online. What makes this worth your time is how early he learned something that costs founders years. Delegation for agency owners is not a reward you earn at scale. It is the thing that creates it. When his own company needed a commercial, he hired an outside crew rather than working both sides of the camera. The result beat anything he would have made alone. We get into the tension you know well: staying visible while staying booked, using AI without letting it become your voice, and choosing the right clients instead of every client. Books Mentioned The Bible How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie Guest CTA Want to connect with Landon? Visit gatliffmarketingconsultants.com to book a consultation or run his marketing assessment, and follow him on Facebook and Instagram at Landon Gatliff. I want to invite you to check out the Committed Mastermind, a community I help lead along with world-class leaders like JC and Karen Hite, Vinnie Fisher, and Jonathan Mast, plus incredible mentors like Dr. Gary Chapman, author of The 5 Love Languages, and many others. This is for entrepreneurs who want to build a thriving business without sacrificing their faith, their family, or their health. Check out the Committed Mastermind at https://committedmastermind.com/ ---- Join Dr. William Attaway on the Catalytic Leadership podcast as he shares transformative insights to help high-performance entrepreneurs and agency owners achieve Clear-Minded Focus, Calm Control, and Confidence. Free 30-Minute Discovery Call: Ready to elevate your business? Book a free 30-minute discovery call with Dr. William Attaway and start your journey to success. Connect with Dr. William Attaway: Website LinkedIn Facebook Instagram TikTok YouTube

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  Episode #49

  Owner Not Operator: Why He Said No to $6 Million (with Steve Rolle)

  Jul 28, 202633 minS4

  Send us Fan Mail If you built your business but still feel like everything runs through you, this episode will change how you see your role. My guest, Steve Rolle , a serial entrepreneur and investor whose businesses have generated over $100 million in combined sales, breaks down the exact shift from owner not operator that let him turn down a $6 million acquisition offer just two years into the business he built. Steve walks us through his four-part framework for understanding the real levers of growth: product, profit margin, distribution, and customer acquisition, and why most business owners stay trapped under the hood instead of getting behind the wheel. If you're ready to stop being the bottleneck and start owning the business you built, this conversation hands you the mindset and the math to get there. Books Mentioned The Almanac of Naval Ravikant by Eric Jorgensen. Guest CTA Connect with Steve at steverolle.com , where you can pre-order or order his new book, The Future You Choose, or find him on social channels as @RollewithSteve. I want to invite you to check out the Committed Mastermind, a community I help lead along with world-class leaders like JC and Karen Hite, Vinnie Fisher, and Jonathan Mast, plus incredible mentors like Dr. Gary Chapman, author of The 5 Love Languages, and many others. This is for entrepreneurs who want to build a thriving business without sacrificing their faith, their family, or their health. Check out the Committed Mastermind at https://committedmastermind.com/ ---- Check out Dr. William Attaway's new show, The Appreciation at Work Podcast ! Join Dr. William Attaway on the Catalytic Leadership podcast as he shares transformative insights to help high-performance entrepreneurs and agency owners achieve Clear-Minded Focus, Calm Control, and Confidence. Free 30-Minute Discovery Call: Ready to elevate your business? Book a free 30-minute discovery call with Dr. William Attaway and start your journey to success. Connect with Dr. William Attaway: Website LinkedIn Facebook Instagram TikTok YouTube

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