Catalysts for Change
Catalysts for Change is a podcast about leaders who drive meaningful impact by balancing strategy, purpose, and action. Hosted by Adam Lister, each episode dives into the pivotal moments, values, and lessons that shape how change really happens in business, government, education, and beyond.
Podcasting since 2025 • 10 episodes
Catalysts for Change
Latest Episodes
Leading with Community: Lessons from Sam Davidson
In this episode of Catalysts for Change, Adam Lister sits down with Sam Davidson, CEO of the Nashville Entrepreneur Center, to explore what it means to choose purpose over comfort. Twice in his career, Sam walked away from stability; first from...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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Leading with Heart and Data: Tara Scarlett on Education, Equity, and Opportunity
In this episode of Catalysts for Change, Adam Lister sits down with Tara Scarlett, President & CEO of the Scarlett Family Foundation. Tara shares how becoming a Big Sister through Big Brothe...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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Lifting as You Climb: Lessons from Dr. Alfred Degrafinreid
From growing up in one of Memphis’s most under-resourced neighborhoods to leading a statewide network of change-makers, Dr. Alfred Degrafinreid’s story is one of resilience, purpose, and leadership. In this episode of Catalysts for Change, Alfr...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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From Grief to Action: The Birth of Voices for a Safer Tennessee | Part 2
In Part Two of our conversation with Katie Dieckhaus and Todd Cruse, we turn toward the future of Voices for a Safer Tennessee. Building on the emotional origins shared in the first part of this conversation, Katy and Todd discuss how the organ...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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From Grief to Action: The Birth of Voices for a Safer Tennessee | Part 1
In this powerful episode of Catalysts for Change, host Adam Lister talks with Katy Dieckhaus—mother of nine-year-old Evelyn, one of the six victims of the Covenant School shooting—and Todd Cruse, board chair of Voices for a Safer Tenne...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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