The Accidental Network, with Rouzbeh Yassini-Fard

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On September 23, 2025
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author, Business, entrepreneur, founder, internet, inventor, leadership, success, tech, technology

Rouzbeh Yassini-Fard, the tech entrepreneur known as the “father of the cable modem“, explains the two experiences he brought together to create the revolutionary device, what things like broadband and cable modems REALLY are, why he gave it all away free of royalties, and the role of homemade Persian food in making it all possible. […]

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On June 10, 2025
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actor, AI, Business, CEO, entertainment, entrepreneur, media, networking, Stephanie Maas, success, tech, technology, TV

Daniel Goddard, CEO of the AI networking app, Dysko and an actor with over 30 years of experience examines the parallels between entertainment and entrepreneurship, recounts the crazy reaction when daytime TV messed with his fan base, pinpoints the business that oversees ALL business, recalls disappointing a date in bed (for a really noble reason), […]

Innovating in Style, with Anya Cheng – Episode 484 of The Action Catalyst Podcast

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On April 15, 2025
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AI, Business, CEO, entrepreneur, founder, leadership, Silicon Valley, startup, Stephanie Maas, success, Taiwan, tech, technology

Anya Cheng is the founder and CEO of Taelor, and a former Head of Product for Meta, eBay, Target, and McDonalds, shares the absolutely insanely tenacious path of networking to her first job, getting to Silicon Valley by accepting a job in Minnesota, an eye-opening story about the prejudices that still exist in the startup […]

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On February 11, 2025
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Adam Outland, AI, author, Business, disruption, education, entrepreneur, future, leadership, speaker, success, tech, technology

Continuing the discussion from Episode 478, Terence Mauri, acclaimed author and founder of Hack Future Lab, talks about having sweet AND sour in your life, teaching wisdom & judgement, tearing down information silos, the 3 forms of curiosity, deliberate reductionism, and other important topics. About Terence: Terence Mauri, one of the world’s leading experts and keynote […]

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On November 19, 2024
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AI, Business, CEO, entrepreneur, founder, leadership, mindset, Stephanie Maas, success, tech, technology

Entrepreneur, professor, and Founder/CEO of Smarty, Denzil Eden, shares the 3 principles of AI, addressing some common fears and concerns around AI, the importance of role models and seeing yourself in the work, and the one tiny word that shifts imposter syndrome to a growth mindset. About Denzil: As the solo technical female founder (MIT, […]

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On May 28, 2024
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Adam Outland, Business, coaching, entrepreneurship, intrapreneurship, revenue, sales, social media, success, tech

Luis Báez, a Sales Enablement Strategist who has worked with tech giants like LinkedIn, Uber, Tesla, and Google, explains why LinkedIn in is the best employment experience he’s ever had, what parts of sales make him feel icky and why you don’t need them, the massive value of community, how the same customers behave radically […]

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On January 23, 2024
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Tanis Jorge, serial tech entrepreneur, author of The Cofounder’s Handbook, and Founder of The Cofounder’s Hub, talks about exiting “unicorn” Trulioo, meeting both her husband AND her business partner in high school, finding the right person to go into business with and building businesses without killing each other, plus what separates entrepreneurs from corporate, the […]

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On July 11, 2023
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Business, CEO, children, education, entrepreneur, leadership, military, real estate, tech, technology

Roy Dekel, CEO and Co-Founder of SetSchedule, recounts how his time as an officer in the Israeli secret services translated to the business world and what this former warrior considers to be his kryptonite, explains his mission to put solopreneurs on a level playing field with the big boys, and tackles topics like joy vs […]

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On May 23, 2023
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Business, CEO, COVID-19, education, entrepreneur, leadership, learning, motivation, success, tech, technology

Candice Faktor, CEO and Co-Founder of virtual online learning startup Disco, and a serial tech entrepreneur, explains going from a victim to the agent of our lives, possessing the unique motivational drive of an immigrant, learning to be calm and creating a sense of self, why the pandemic was the single best time in the […]

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On May 9, 2023
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author, Business, C-Suite networking, CEO, decision making, leadership, mentorship, success, tech, technology

Accomplished C-Suite leader Atif Rafiq reflects on starting a bank in elementary school (spoiler, it didn’t quite work), the power in the neutrality of raw curiosity, coming aboard AOL at the start of the internet boom, becoming the first Chief Digital Officer in the history of the Fortune 500, digitizing fast food, the creativity-killing hazard […]

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The Accidental Network, with Rouzbeh Yassini-Fard

Daytime to Dysko, with Daniel Goddard – Episode 489 of The Action Catalyst Podcast

Innovating in Style, with Anya Cheng – Episode 484 of The Action Catalyst Podcast

Living in a Post-AI World, with Terence Mauri – Episode 479 of The Action Catalyst Podcast

Smarty Pants, with Denzil Eden – Episode 473 of The Action Catalyst Podcast

Done Success, Ready for Significance, with Tanis Jorge – Episode 449 of The Action Catalyst Podcast

The Life In Between, with Roy Dekel – Episode 434 of The Action Catalyst Podcast

Catching Disco Fever, with Candice Faktor – Episode 427 of The Action Catalyst Podcast

Decision Sprint, with Atif Rafiq – Episode 426 of The Action Catalyst Podcast