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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.
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Episodes
290 episodes
Why Profit First Beats Chasing Revenue: Andrew Brockenbush's Playbook
You can hit every revenue milestone and still run a broke agency. I've seen it, and so has Andrew Brockenbush. Andrew is the founder of Beefy Marketing, creator of the AI-powered Wingman platform, and host of the Business Growth Hacks po...
The AI Trust Crisis: How Transparency Builds the Business Your Clients Won't Leave
Your clients already know you're using AI. The question is: do they trust you with it? This week, I sat down with Vinnie Fisher, founder and CEO of SiteTrust, a former M&A attorney with a 26-year career, and a leader who has built an...
Stop Guessing: The Blueprint for Hiring the Right Number Two
If your business can't run without you in the middle of it, the problem isn't your team; it's the seat that's still empty.In this episode, I sit down with Alec Broadfoot, founder and CEO of VisionSpark, a premium executive search ...
Tired of Building Offers? Validate Your Business Idea First
If you’re building new offers, investing time, and still questioning whether it will actually convert, you don’t have a scaling problem. You have a validation problem.In this episode, I sit down with Anya Cheng, Founder and CEO of...
Retention is the RESULT; Moments & systems are the mechanism
If your team is performing, but not owning outcomes… if turnover keeps showing up right when you need stability… the issue usually isn’t effort. It’s design.In this episode, I sit down with Chris Dyer, Inc Magazine’s #1 leadership...
Authority Marketing: Turn One Book Into Leads, Sales, and Referrals
At a certain point in your agency’s growth, visibility becomes the constraint. You’ve built the systems, the team, the client results. But the question becomes: how do you scale influence without scaling your time?In this episode, I sit ...
Tired of Founder-Led Sales? Build a Sales System That Scales
If you’re still the one closing every deal, reviewing every proposal, and carrying the weight of revenue growth, the issue isn’t effort; it’s structure. Without a clear sales system, growth eventually stalls.In this episode, I sit down w...
The Shift That Ends the Founder Bottleneck (Without Burnout)
If scaling your agency feels heavier than it should… if every fix creates two new problems… you may be facing a Founder Bottleneck.In this episode, I sit down with Simon Severino, the CEO of Strategy Sprints, author of Strateg...
The Agency Owner Grind: Work In vs On Your Business
If you’re stuck working in the business while trying to scale it, this conversation is for you.In this episode, I sit down with Bill Reynolds, founder of Element 502, a creative agency helping businesses find their authentic voice...
Scaling Leadership: Delegate Ownership, Not Tasks
Scaling has a way of exposing pressure points. Revenue grows, but so does decision fatigue, team friction, and the feeling that you’re still the bottleneck.In this episode, I sit down with Rajesh Nagjee, CEO mentor and business ph...
Psychological Ownership: Why Your Team Won’t Step Up Without It
If everything still runs through you - decisions, approvals, follow-ups - it’s not a motivation problem. It’s an ownership problem.In this episode, I sit down with Mike Michalowicz, author of Profit First, Clockwork
Why the Founder Identity Trap Makes Scaling Feel Harder, Not Easier
If your agency has grown—but the pressure hasn’t eased—this episode will hit close to home. I sat down with Calvin Correli, founder of Simplero, an all-in-one platform that’s generated over $857 million for creators, to unpack why scalin...
Why Most Founders Delay a Private Equity Exit by 5 Years
There’s a moment every scaled founder hits where effort stops producing leverage. Revenue is real. The team is capable. But progress feels heavier than it should, and decisions take longer, cost more, and drain energy faster than before....
Why Growth Fails Without Leadership Ownership Culture
Growth doesn’t usually fail because of strategy. It fails when ownership breaks down and culture can’t keep up with scale. If your agency is growing, your calendar is full, and you’re still the point of escalation for too many decisions, this c...
Why the Founder Bottleneck Is Blocking Your Agency’s Next Level
Growth can look strong on paper while everything underneath feels heavier than it should. You’re making decisions, approving work, clarifying expectations, answering questions, again. The numbers are up, but the agency still runs through you. T...
Getting Paid as an Owner: Why High Revenue Still Leaves You Last
You can grow revenue, scale teams, and carry real responsibility, and still feel like the business isn’t paying you. In this episode, I sit down with Mauro Campagnaro, Financial Advisor at Campagnaro Wealth Advisory in Calgary, ...
Build Better Leaders by Protecting High Performers From Low Performers
If you’re scaling a team and the drag from one low performer is slowing everything down, this conversation will give you the clarity and language you need. I’m joined by Brett Hoogeveen: trained engineer, former healthcare executive, sta...
Tired of the Bottleneck? Leadership for Agency Owners That Actually Works
When you’re leading a fast–growing agency, becoming the bottleneck isn’t a character flaw; it’s a sign your systems, team structure, and internal leadership rhythms need to evolve. In this episode, I sit down with Tom McGehee, Marine, co...
Your Business Growth Playbook for More Profit (Without More Leads)
When your agency is growing, but profit stalls, client churn rises, and your team feels the pressure, it’s easy to wonder which lever to pull next. In this episode, I’m joined by Jeremy Shapiro, a seasoned serial entrepreneur with 25+ ye...
The Shift That Helped Me Lead from Rest (Not Performance)
Too many high-performing leaders hit their goals and still feel drained. If you’ve built success but can’t seem to slow down without guilt, this episode is for you.I sat down with Ari Williams, a bold and refreshing voice in Chris...
Tired of Posting Without Results? The AI Personal Branding Fix
Posting more isn’t your problem; conversion is. In this episode, I sit down with Ruheene Jaura, co-founder of Hey Levi and the new app Brandify, whose background includes launch work with Apple and Amazon. We unpack how AI personal...
The Shift That Finally Created Sustainable Agency Growth
Scaling isn’t the same as growing, and no one knows that better than Rachel Allen. For 17 years, she’s run Bolt from the Blue Copywriting, serving clients in 21 countries. But when she built and scaled an agency because she thought she “...
AI Tools for Agencies: The Smart-Idea Culture That Scales Teams Fast
When your agency grows fast, the pressure grows faster: clients, team, tech, everything scaling at once. The temptation? Add more tools, more systems, more noise. But growth without stability eventually breaks.That’s why I sat down...
Risk Management: Protect Clients and Scale With Confidence
Scaling an agency comes with growing complexity: more clients, bigger teams, higher stakes. And with growth comes risk. If a single misstep could cost you clients, revenue, or even your reputation, how do you protect what you’ve built while con...
AI for Agency Owners: Reduce Decision Fatigue and Bottlenecks
Decision fatigue, endless bottlenecks, unclear messaging - scaling an agency past 7 figures doesn’t just demand more hours, it demands smarter systems. That’s why I invited Lynn Colepaugh, founder of Cyber PR Army, to join me for this co...
