Particle Accelerator: A Particle41 Podcast
Welcome to the Particle Accelerator Podcast, presented by Particle41. Hosted by Ben Johnson, a serial entrepreneur who has founded, built, and sold multiple businesses, this podcast delves into conversations with future-thinking business leaders about how to accelerate their business and grow their teams.
Each episode features in-depth discussions that reveal strategies for accelerating business growth, cultivating high-performing teams, and uncovering new technological advancements across various industries.
Catered for CEOs, entrepreneurs, and forward-thinking professionals alike, the podcast provides valuable insights to help you discover emerging technologies and stay ahead in the competitive tech landscape. It's highly relevant for those seeking to expand their horizons and make impactful connections in the technology world.
Tune in to stay ahead of the curve and gain a deeper understanding of the forces driving the evolution of technology and business. The Particle Accelerator Podcast—where innovation meets acceleration.
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Episodes
114 episodes
The "Dumbest Idea" That Built a $100M Fuel Empire | Eliot Vancil
Eliot Vancil grew up the son of a house painter in Oakliffe, mowing yards for spending money. Twenty-five years later, he's built, scaled, and sold multiple companies, a Texas IT business he ran for 20 years, a telecom company he sold without a...
Growth doesn't break companies. Founder dependency does.| Brooke M Dukes
Growth doesn't break companies. Founder dependency does. In this episode of The Particle Accelerator, Benjamin Johnson sits down with Brooke Dukes - co-founder of a 17-year consulting firm, author of international bestseller Burn O...
Innovation Isn't an Idea Problem, It's a Leadership Problem | Robyn M. Bolton
What's the real reason innovation dies inside organizations?In this episode of The Particle Accelerator, Benjamin Johnson sits down with Robyn Bolton, founder of MileZero, former P&G brand manager on the Swiffer launch team, BCG and Inn...
The gap between demo and reliable ROI | Pratik Verma
Your AI agent nailed the demo. But two weeks after going live, you're staring at support tickets you can't reproduce, cloud bills you can't explain, and behavior nobody predicted.In this episode of Particle Accelerator, our host Benjami...
Leadership after rupture | Dr. Kimberly Bonniksen
In this episode of the Particle Accelerator, host Benjamin Johnson sits down with Dr. Kimberly Bonniksen, founder of Legends Research and creator of Kairos AI. A researcher, Dr. Kimberly brings three decades of experience studying how leaders c...
The Question Jay Abraham Asks Every Founder
If you've ever used the phrase "unique selling proposition" in a meeting - you've used Jay Abraham's work. Same with strategy of preeminence, risk reversal, power partnering, and relational capital. These are frameworks the business world now r...
How One Founder Built the "Google Street View" for HOAs | Wesley Hunt
Wesley Hunt co-founded Optic Systems after nearly a decade inside the property management industry - and the company he built looks nothing like what you'd expect.It started with a simple observation that property managers are expected ...
Building in the Dark | Robbie Abed
Robbie Abed is not a developer. He's a writer who once penned a resignation letter so good that the CEO of Deloitte Consulting forwarded it to the entire firm. He's an Inc. columnist with millions of views. He took 250 coffee meetings in 400 da...
How Anderson Business Advisors Scaled Without Adding Headcount | Aaron Videtto
What does it actually look like when a growing company's technology can no longer keep up with its growth?In the first episode of The Particle Accelerator, Ben Johnson (CEO of Particle41) sits down with Aaron Videtto, Head of Product & ...
What's Actually Working in Marketing Right Now | Jon Tsourakis
Jon Tsourakis is President and Chief Revenue Officer at Oyova, a full-service digital agency serving clients from $3M startups to billion-dollar enterprises. He's been in digital marketing and web development for over two decades, built a...
AI Without Humans Is Just Noise | Tori Begg
What does it actually take to embed AI into the DNA of a national marketing agency, and bring 400 employees along for the ride?In this episode of The Particle Accelerator, host Benjamin Johnson sits down with Tori Begg, Head of AI Progr...
The $25 Billion CX Playbook of Turning Customer Friction Into Revenue | Greg Tucker
What if fixing your customer experience was actually the highest-ROI investment in your business, more than product innovation, more than M&A, more than anything else? Greg Tucker has spent nearly 30 years proving exactly that, and he has t...
The AI Lead Crisis No One Is Talking About | Cory Long
What if the reason your leads are slowing down has nothing to do with the economy, and everything to do with how AI has quietly rewritten the rules of digital visibility?In this episode of The Particle Accelerator, host Ben Johnson sits...
Your Wearable Is Lying to You | Tony Medrano
What does a 3x Ironman, Harvard grad, Stanford MBA, former Naval officer, and serial AI founder do when the health tech industry isn't solving the real problem? He builds the infrastructure behind it.Tony Medrano, Co-Founder & CEO o...
The Alexa of Elder Care | Tiffany Hart
What does it take to walk away from managing $700 billion in global partnerships, and bet everything on a problem most people pretend isn't there?Tiffany Hart did exactly that.In this episode of the Particle Accelerator Podcast, Ben sit...
Use Energy Twice. Pay For It Once | Scott Preston
Every factory, restaurant, and industrial plant in North America is doing something that costs real money every single day, venting heat they already paid for straight out of the exhaust stack.Scott Preston, Founder and CEO of Norell Inc an...
AI in Content Marketing | John Paul Mains
Explore AI's impact on content marketing and building tech with purpose, featuring John Paul Mains, CEO at Click Laboratory.Join us in this episode of the Particle Accelerator Podcast as we welcome John Paul Mains, CEO at Click Laborato...
AI Entrepreneurship & Kingdom Values | Jay Storm
Dive into the world of AI entrepreneurship with Jay Storm, an AI innovator at Storm Growth Group, exploring his journey from CrossFit to AI and his faith-driven business approach.Join us in this episode of the Particle Accelerator Podca...
Strategic Problem Solving & Innovation | David Goldsmith
Explore David Goldsmith's groundbreaking strategies at Ferrari, solving multi-year problems in hours and leading a $1.6 trillion lunar project. A must-watch for aspiring strategists.Join us in this episode of the Particle Accelerator Po...
AI Education Revolution | Mo Hasan
Dive into AI education with Mo Hasan, AI Educator at Hasan Method, as he reveals innovative training insights and ethical frameworks transforming executive learning.Join us in this episode of the Particle Accelerator Podcast as we welco...
Cybersecurity in Healthcare IT | Joe Goldstein
Explore healthcare IT innovation with Joe Goldstein, founder of OCSI IT, as he discusses cybersecurity in healthcare and the evolution of EMR systems.Join us in this episode of the Particle Accelerator Podcast as we welcome Joe Goldstei...
Municipal Technology Leadership | Shane McDaniel
Explore municipal tech leadership with Shane McDaniel, CIO at City of Sein, as he shares his journey from federal to local government and insights on technology in public service.Join us in this episode of the Particle Accelerator Podca...
Autonomous Sales & AI Evolution | Garth Fasano
Explore AI advancements in sales with Garth Fasano, President & Co-founder at Raynmaker. Discover how AI transforms small business operations and customer interactions.Join us in this episode of the Particle Accelerator Podcast as w...