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A generation of impostors brought up on cinema. The Other Banana podcast is primarily Deepauk M(@complicateur), Aditya(@gradwolf), Anantha(@anantha), and Ashoka(@ABVan). We discuss films – mostly Indian – and analyse them in turn, roughly on a bi-weekly basis.
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The cATalyzing Podcast

Ryan Stevens, MPS, ATC, CSCS (cATalyzing Coaching and Consulting)

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Ignite your potential. Fuel your fire🔥within. Own YOUR spark! Personal + professional development discussions with experts from a variety of settings and backgrounds inside and outside of healthcare, wellness, and fitness. Podcast Host / your guide to creating Awesome Teams: Ryan Stevens (Organizational coach and speaker empowering and igniting Positive Team Dynamics, Workplace Camaraderie, & Shared Leadership) Book your free discovery session or pitch a collaboration via DM on facebook/Inst ...
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Doffing the Hat is a podcast talk show hosted by British Journalist Paul Godbold, the founder of Luxurious Magazine. In each episode, Paul talks to exceptional people, leaders, artists, entrepreneurs, visionaries, business owners and more via a general conversation to learn their stories and missions.The show is meant to be light-hearted and informative and is in an easy-listening style, suitable for all ages. As the show is on behalf of Luxurious Magazine, the show will be featuring luxury ...
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We are returning after a while but with a biggie! Director and cinematographer C Prem Kumar joins us to talk about his latest film Meiyazhagan starring Karthi, Arvind Swamy, Sri Divya and others. The film has been warmly received by the audiences and is a breath of fresh air for Tamil cinema. Films with strong writing, a slice-of-life genre with ma…
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In this episode writer Aditya Mani Jha joins Deepauk and Aditya to talk about two 2024 films, both Telugu originals, and adapted-inspired from two Hindu epics - Mahabharata and Ramayana. One is Nag Ashwin's Kalki 2898 AD and the other is Prasanth Varma's Hanu-Man. One has a stellar pan-Indian star cast with the likes of Prabhas, Amitabh Bachchan, K…
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Nithilan Saminathan returns after Kurangu Bommai with a bigger canvas and a bigger star. His talents are still visible, refined even, but his latest film with Vijay Sethupathi in and as Maharaja started a discourse about rape-revenge genre in cinema, gratuitous violence, depiction of sexual abuse, and the conspicuous choice of Vairamuthu as lyricis…
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"From Inspiration to Industry Leader: The Perform Better Story"Ryan Stevens has a conversation with Chris Poirier, General Manager of Perform Better, a company known for a highly knowledgeable staff, great athletic, fitness, and rehab products, an expert group of industry advisers. In this cATalyzing Podcast episode 68 we unpack:🔥The Perform Better…
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We at The Other Banana believe that director Girish AD is doing something incredible with the genre of romantic comedy and coming of age. With the recent big hit Premalu, that awed audiences across south India, we decided to take a look at all his films that show steady progression in certain genre conventions as well as successful attempts at brea…
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In this episode we dive into the atomic elements of composition that we can observe in Raaja's music. How does he use sentence structures and motifs in his compositions? Can we really tell apart where Carnatic ends and Western touches begin in his music. Briefly we also cover one stark difference between MSV and Raaja. Topics Covered: What are sent…
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"Perseverance in Pursuit of your Passions" Ryan Stevens has a conversation with Prem Kumar, Founder of Effikas Consulting. Leveraging Prem's 30+ years of experience in life sciences within hospital, pharmaceutical and device industries, in this cATalyzing Podcast episode 67 we unpack: 🔥Prem's remarkable journey for a new beginning and his story of …
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"Enhance Employee Retention with Operational Succession Planning (OSP)" - cATalyzing Short with Ryan Stevens Employee turnover is a pressing challenge for healthcare providers, especially with an aging US population and retiring experienced professionals. To tackle this, operational succession planning (OSP) emerges as a potential solution to ident…
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"Never Miss Twice": Self & Team Continuous Improvement Ryan Stevens, MPS, ATC, CSCS has a conversation with Frank Mayo, MS, ATC, Director of Clinical Operations for NJ Sports Spine & Wellness. In this cATalyzing Podcast episode 65 we unpack: 🔥The "Never Miss Twice" mantra (personally and for your workplace) - what it means and how Frank applies it …
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"Short-Handed at Work? 3 Tips for Reducing Strain" cATalyzing Short w/ Ryan Stevens Short-staffed at work? It can be frustrating. Unfilled vacancies. Expanding job roles. Burnout. The aftereffects build up. Take ownership proactively and you can lighten the load.Here are three tips to reduce the strain and better set your team up for handling this …
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We couldn't ignore Malayalam cinema's great run in the first couple of months of 2024 so decided to talk about Lijo Jose Pellissery's Malaikottai Vaaliban which received a lukewarm to polarizing reception after huge expectations. Right after the universally feted Nanpakal Nerathu Mayakkam, Malaikottai Vaaliban couldn't have been more different, a f…
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"Leading with Virtue, Vision, and Voice: Cultivating Character, Culture, and Community" Ryan Stevens has a conversation w/ Adam Cady and Christopher Bates of AT L.A.S.T / Raincross High PerformanceIn this cATalyzing Podcast episode 63 we unpack:🔥Espousing Character Virtues: Leaders should identify core virtues in for their organization through dive…
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"Unspoken Struggles of Burnout in Healthcare" cATalyzing Short -w/ Ryan StevensIn episode 62, we dive into burnout in healthcare (also applicable across many other fast-paced high-demand professions). Imagine working super hard to help people, yet feeling super stressed and tired all the time. That's what happens to many healthcare professionals wh…
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"The Employee Experience Shapes the Customer Experience" Ryan Stevens interviews Bryan Iwicki, Vice President of Operations, The Somerset Patriots (New York Yankees AA-Affiliate) In this cATalyzing Podcast episode 61 we unpack: Bryan's personal leadership journey The dynamics of leading a team of both year-round and seasonal employees and navigatin…
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"The Power of Heightened Self-Awareness: Unlocking Influence" cATalyzing Short -w/ Ryan StevensIn episode 60, I'm sharing some thoughts on the incredible impact that heightened self-awareness can have on our ability to gain influence with others, further developing the workplace teams we are a part of. In a world where effective leadership in colla…
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Sapta Saagaradaache Ello - Side B team is back and this time we have director Hemanth M. Rao and actor/singer Chaithra J. Achar joining us. She plays Surabhi in this follow up to SSE Side A. Side B looks at the life of Manu (Rakshit Shetty) and Priya (Rukmini Vasanth) a decade after their tragic love story seemingly ended. We travel with these star…
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Stuck, Stalled, & Stagnant: Storytelling to Enhance Your Career"Ryan Stevens interviews Stan Miller, Founder of StoricateIn this cATalyzing Podcast episode 59 we unpack: Our connection Story (Simon Sinek Course) and how it impacted our careers The power of storytelling, why we should aim to communicate through story, and making others the hero Anat…
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cATalyzing Short feat Ryan Stevens (episode 58):🚩 The Cost of Inaction: Unraveling Team Dynamics 🚩💔 Poor team dynamics can silently erode workplace morale, pushing individuals towards resignation, quiet quitting, and complacency. The consequences are real, and it's time to address them. 💔✋ Resignation: When team dynamics turn toxic, talented indivi…
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Episode 57: "Leveraging a collaborative work team to enhance marketing & PR". Desirae Haluk A.K.A. the Chief Queen Bee (Founder - Clairant) joins Ryan Stevens for a catalyzing convo! Desirae's background and what drives her passion to help How a unified, consistent messaging approach based on company vision/mission/values allows for more effective …
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Hello. In the latest episode we visit one of the best films of 2023, SU Arunkumar's Chithha starring Siddharth, Sahasra Shree, Aafiya Tasneem, Nimisha Sajayan, Anjali Nair and others. Some trigger warnings might apply and this is a spoiler filled discussion as the film deals with child sexual abuse. We have two special guests joining Aditya in this…
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cATalyzing Short: "Talking Team Building on Steve Adubato's "Lessons in Leadership" show. Top to bottom this episode of "Lessons in Leadership" is full of thought-provoking insights! Had the honor of being interviewed on Steve Adubato's Lessons in Leadership show. Steve, Mary Gamba, and I discussed characteristics of "Awesome Teams", leadership str…
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Episode 55: "Creating Awesome Teams" - Talking Team Building as Ryan Stevens joins Jim Gano on Hunterdon County NJ Chamber Radio's "Takin' Care of Business" show. Amongst other things, we discussed...- Challenges organizational and business leaders are facing when it comes to teamwork and staffing- What sparked the launch of cATalyzing Coaching & C…
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cATalyzing Short: "The Workplace Leader as the Band Conductor" w/ Ryan Stevens There are parallels between leading a team and being a conductor for a band or orchestra. Check out this team dynamics analogy and let me know your thoughts! In this cATalyzing Short I discuss the importance of guiding every member of your team both independently and int…
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Episode 53 of The cATalyzing Podcast: "Bridge-Building to Enhance Teamwork, Network, and Clinical Outcomes" Ryan Stevens with Casey Paulk, MS, LAT, ATC (Sales Executive, Sway and Current President Oklahoma Athletic Trainers' Association) We discuss: Background story: Casey's passion for supporting the career development of athletic trainers / healt…
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Hello! In this episode, Deepauk, Anantha and Aditya talk about Roby Varghese Raj's Kannur Squad starring Mammootty, Rony David Raj, Azees Nedumangad, Kishore and others. The film is a thriller based on a real squad of police officers who are tasked with the toughest cases. The film is very similar to last year's Kuttavum Shikshayum directed by Raje…
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cATalyzing Short: "Lift Yourself Up" w/ Ryan Stevens At times, life can be tough for people who work in the healthcare industry. Burnout. Compassion fatigue. Depression. Difficulty with balancing work and personal life. As healthcare and human service professionals, we are constantly lifting others up, and that can be draining. Are we remaining sel…
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"Protecting your Flame: Burnout and Compassion Fatigue" In this episode, Erica Marcano, MS, ATC, CSCS joins Ryan Stevens to have a conversation centered around professional burnout and compassion fatigue. We discuss: What sparked Erica's passion to focus on helping healthcare providers "protect their flame" Burnout vs Compassion Fatigue. What does …
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cATalyzing Short - "Having an Attitude of Gratitude" and "Necessity of Developing Soft Skills and Communication Skills in Healthcare" w/ Ryan Stevens Food for thought during this Thanksgiving week. Wishing you and those you love a wonderful holiday! You are appreciated! _______________________________________________________ Organizations face many…
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Healthcare Teams in the Industrial Setting" Ryan Stevens w/ Nick UsurielloWhat can we learn pertaining to collaboration and service excellence from the industrial healthcare setting? Nick and I dive into this! Nick's journey and what sparked his interest to serve as an athletic trainer in the industrial setting Steps to build rapport with other sta…
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cATalyzing Short - "Providing Structure vs Micromanaging" w/ Ryan Stevens As a leader of a team - think about this: are you providing structure, or are you micromanaging? _______________________________________________________ Organizations face many challenges with team dynamics, hindering collaboration, causing friction, and impacting service. As…
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And we are back with an episode on one of the films of the year- Lokesh Kanagaraj's Leo. If you haven't yet heard of the film, crawl out of that rock and here we go- starring Vijay, Trisha, Gautham Vasudev Menon, Sanjay Dutt, Arjun etc, the film, after Vikram and the introduction of Lokesh Cinematic Universe, was THE Tamil film if not Indian film t…
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"Empowering Future Leaders" - Ryan Stevens w/ Brady Rourke, Associate Athletic Director at University of Maryland. We provide food-for-thought pertaining to: Brady's leadership journey "Career Readiness, Identity Development, and Leadership Education" - insights into how the University of Maryland department of athletics is placing a focus on leade…
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"Impacting Healthcare and Overall Wellbeing in the E-Sports Community" - Dr. Elliot Smithson and Ryan Stevens In this episode of The cATalyzing Podcast, Ryan interviews Dr Elliot Smithson DPT, PT, MS, ATC, EMT-B, Co-founder and lead clinician for 1-HP and and the E-Sports Health & Performance Institute. We dive deep into the health and wellness con…
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We return after a long long time. Various commitments kept us busy but we are back with a new season and we couldn't have picked up a better film to start. Hemanth M. Rao's Sapta Saagaradaache Ello - Side A released on September 1st and later on Amazon Prime, and at least for me it is one of the best films of the year from India. A romantic tragedy…
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"Comfort is an illusion, and complacency kills" A conversation between Ryan Stevens, MPS, ATC, CSCS and Jay Ostia, MS ATCJay Ostia is the founder and product architect for Nexus Sports Medicine, sellers of medical and tactical supply kits and supplies. More importantly, the story of his career journey and his company's birth are powerful.In this ep…
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"The ABCs of Leadership Development" with David Csillan, MS, LAT, ATC Leadership involves more than giving orders. Effective leaders walk the talk. In this audio from his presentation, David discusses what he believes are the necessary qualities of leadership, presented through humor and his factual accounts. Objectives: Identify the various qualit…
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"The Look & Sound of Healthcare Leadership" with Tom Henschel and Ryan Stevens In this episode, Ryan welcomes Tom Henschel, President and Executive Coach for "Essential Communications". Tom's podcast, "The Look & Sound of Leadership," has been running since 2008 and is ranked in the top 1% of the most popular podcasts in the world. In this episode …
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"Tips for Early Career Healthcare Professionals" with Ryan Stevens. This episode is audio from when Ryan was invited to provide an interactive presentation to the Texas Tech University Athletic Training Student Association in 2021, answering a number of questions centered around tips for new graduates / early career professionals. Thanks to Jordyn …
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"Work-Life Wave" with Chris Flores, ATC In this episode of The cATalyzing Podcast, we present the audio from a presentation Chris Flores, ATC gave to an audience of Athletic Trainers about what he calls "Work-Life Wave". While the audience is ATs, his stories and principles apply to healthcare team members across all professional settings. Many peo…
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"Head in the Clouds, Feet in the Dirt" - Anthony Cava and Ryan Stevens. In this episode of The cATalyzing Podcast, former RWJUH Somerset Hospital President and CEO Anthony "Tony" Cava joins Ryan Stevens for a conversation about leaders maintaining big picture thinking while at the same time staying grounded and understanding the challenges their te…
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The year for Tamil cinema hasn't been all that great so far but then comes along a film like Vinayak Chandrasekaran's Good Night. A superb character study and exploration of dynamics, the film-also written by Vinayak-stars Manikandan, Ramesh Thilak, Meetha Raghunath, Balaji Sakthivel, Raichel Rebecca among others. It also stars stand up comedian, a…
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"Selling your Passion" w/ Josh Jimenez, Andrew Nesbitt, & Ryan StevensIn this episode we explore the inspiring journeys of two exceptional individuals who turned their athletic training expertise into budding careers in sales. We delve into the captivating stories of these remarkable professionals who found a unique path to thrive beyond the bounda…
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We are back with an episode on literature. On this episode writers and translators Priyamvada and Suchitra join Deepauk and Aditya to talk about Tamil author and screenplay writer Jeyamohan, and their translations of his works. Priyamvada's translation of Aram titled Stories of the True was published last year. Suchitra's translation of Ezhaam Ulag…
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"Servant Health Care" - Tyler Knight & Ryan Stevens In this episode, we'll explore the principles of servant leadership and how they can be applied to healthcare. Tyler and Ryan discuss real-world examples of servant leadership in action, and discuss how you can put these principles into practice in your own healthcare setting. Our goal is to help …
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"Creating your Opportunity: Setting Yourself Up for Success" - Audio taken from a 2019 guest lecture given to the Athletic Training Education Program of Kean University (New Jersey) by Ryan Stevens, MPS, ATC, CSCS. In this episode, Ryan shares lessons from his career journey centered around the theme of "creating opportunities" for yourself. Set yo…
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At times, life can be tough for people who work in the healthcare industry. Burnout. Compassion fatigue. Depression. Difficulty with balancing work and personal life. As healthcare and human service professionals, we are constantly lifting others up, and that can be draining. Are we remaining self-aware, and taking care of ourself? Sometimes when y…
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As part of The Other Banana's efforts to bring in more technicians to the forefront, we have a special episode with a special guest now that Ponniyin Selvan Part 2 is out and the saga is complete. An effort that's achieved great success and more importantly, provided immense satisfaction and joy to experience on screen. Starring Karthi, Aishwarya R…
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"Work-Life Balance in Healthcare: Navigating Life's Ups and Downs"We have a guest host for this one! Karen Nguyen, a sports medicine / pre-physician assistant student at West Chester University (graduating May 2024) reached out to me a few months back to interview me about work-life balance for athletic trainers. It was a fantastic conversation, on…
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We return with a Telugu film, a massive hit from 2022. Just when we thought only male star driven, machismo action films could do well in theatres, we had films based on romance with author backed pairs work their charm at the box office. One was Thiruchitrambalam. The other was Sita Ramam directed by Hani Raghavapudi. Sita Ramam stars Dulquer Salm…
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It's back! The 4th annual Athletic Trainers' Society of New Jersey Symposium recap episode! #ATSNJ2023. A special thank you to the ATSNJ Executive Committee for your support in this project! Check out this lineup! In this episode you'll get brief summaries of all presenters' key takeaways from the Symposium. ATSNJ 2023 Initiatives (Ken Cieslak, Pre…
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