Particle Accelerator: A Particle41 Podcast

About 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. #ParticleAcceleratorPodcast #Particle41 #Entrepreneurship #BusinessGrowth #Innovation #Leadership #BusinessStrategies #TechnologyLeadership #EmergingTechnologies #TechEntrepreneurs #Business #TechnologyInsights #HighPerformingTeams #CompetitiveAdvantage #ForwardThinking #IndustryInnovators #TechIndustry #GrowthMindset #SuccessStrategies #FutureOfBusiness Learn more about Ben @ Particle41.com

Publisher

Particle41

Category

business · business · technology

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

10 Jan 2024

Latest episode

20 Jul 2026

Latest episodes

1 of 120 episodes have a transcript.

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   20 Jul 2026

   Your AI Shouldn't Know Everyone. It Should Know You. | Robert LoCascio

   In 1995, Rob LoCascio looked at the early internet and asked a simple question: where are the people? His answer became live chat, a piece of software now running on billions of websites. He built that into LivePerson, took it public, and ran it for almost three decades. Now he's building something that argues against the entire direction of the AI industry. Instead of one giant model trained on everyone's data, Rob believes the future belongs to individual AIs — trained only on you, owned b...

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   11 Jul 2026

   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 an earnout, and then turned his attention to one of the most archaic, paper-driven industries in the country: fuel delivery. The result is Fuel Logic, which Eliot calls "the dumbest idea that ever worked." By applying the same technology, ticketing, and...

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   10 Jul 2026

   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 On, Not Out, and founder of BMD - to unpack the pattern that silently stalls scaling companies, the founder who becomes the system. Brooke has worked with companies from $1M to $2B+ in revenue and has seen the same dynamic play out every time. When a co...

Inside a recent episode

Career Growth & Work-Life Balance | Erica Rooney

Published 18 Jun 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] And I thought it'll at least help me with my job. But that opened up a complete world of possibilities, which led to becoming a thought leader, writing a book, becoming a speaker, and then opening up my company and running that from top to bottom. So what drives me today, though, is more balance in my life. I talked about I'm a mom. Like when you're a chief people officer in tech, you're working a minimum of 60 hours a week. And there's always a problem at five o'clock on a Friday. And it's like a dumpster fire. And I was always straddling Zoom calls and homework. And it was just very draining. […]

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Podcast Authority Score: 52 / 100

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YouTube

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