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Welcome to The CEO Soapbox Podcast, hosted by Neda Farzad — a 25-year business veteran, C-suite advisor, and growth execution specialist. This podcast is for CEOs, founders, MDs, and business leaders who want honest, practical conversations about leadership, operational excellence, sales and marketing alignment, hiring, firing, team building, business growth, execution, and accountability. No fluff. No corporate waffle. Just real talk on building better businesses and becoming a better leader. Hit subscribe and let’s get started.
Unknown Host hosts The CEO Soapbox Podcast, a general show with 27 episodes published.
Giving feedback is one of the most uncomfortable responsibilities of leadership — but avoiding it is where the real damage starts. In this episode of The CEO Soapbox Podcast, Neda talks about why CEOs, founders, and busi
Show notesThe founder-to-CEO shift is not just about hiring better people, delegating more, or building systems. In this episode of The CEO Soapbox Podcast, Neda breaks down the personal and professional development required for f
Show notesToo many businesses waste time, margin, and energy trying to sell to everyone. Every enquiry gets chased.Every “send me more info” gets treated like interest.Every mildly curious person ends up in the pipeline. In this e
Show notesWhat happens when your team tests a boundary… and you quietly let it slide? In this episode of The CEO Soapbox Podcast, Neda digs into the small leadership moments that quietly shape how a business really operates — the
Show notesThink your sales cycle is slow? Maybe. But a lot of the time, that’s not the real problem. In this episode of The CEO Soapbox Podcast, Neda Farzad breaks down why buyers hesitate when your message is unclear, your value
Show notesYour Marketing Is Not Broken. Your Strategy Is Weak. A lot of businesses think they have a marketing problem. Most of the time, they have a strategy and planning problem first. In this episode of The CEO Soapbox Podcast,
Show notesWeak boundaries do not just create stress. They cost profit. In this episode of The CEO Soapbox Podcast, Neda unpacks why poor CEO boundaries, soft expectations, and constant over-involvement make a business slower, mess
Show notesA lot of business owners say they want growth, better leadership, stronger teams, and less dependence on them. But here’s the uncomfortable truth: Your business will eventually hit the limits of your leadership. In this
Show notesA busy business is not automatically a well-run one. In this episode of The CEO Soapbox Podcast, I’m unpacking one of the most common traps I see inside growing SMEs: teams working hard, calendars packed, activity everyw
Show notesA lot of businesses think they have a capacity problem. They don’t. They have a chaos problem. In this episode of The CEO Soapbox Podcast, Neda Farzad breaks down what chaos, rework, and poor handoffs are really costing
Show notesWinning more work sounds like a good problem to have. But in a lot of businesses, more work does not create better performance. It creates more pressure, more rework, more operational drag, and more strain on the Busines
Show notesMost leadership meetings don’t have a time problem. They have an outcome problem. In this episode of The CEO Soapbox Podcast, I’m calling out one of the biggest drains on business momentum: meetings that are full of upda
Show notesAre your leads really the problem — or is your ICP too vague? In this episode of The CEO Soapbox Podcast, Neda Farzad breaks down why busy marketing, poor lead quality, and an empty or messy pipeline often come back to o
Show notesIf your funnel isn’t converting, your funnel might be fine. Your offer is the problem. In this episode of The CEO Soapbox Podcast, I break down why “just optimise the funnel” is often the wrong move — and how weak offers
Show notesIf your teams are “busy” but outcomes are flat, you don’t have a people problem — you have a measurement problem. In this episode of The CEO Soapbox Podcast, host Neda Farzad breaks down how activity-based KPIs create po
Show notesIf you’re a CEO or executive leading a high-performing business and you’ve ever had that “any minute now they’ll figure me out” moment, this episode is for you. In the C-suite, imposter syndrome isn’t a cute confidence i
Show notesWe spend a fortune on cybersecurity, but what’s your strategy for spotting the threats inside your inner circle? As a leader, your biggest vulnerability isn't always external; sometimes, it's the person you trust the mos
Show notesAre you drowning in "successful" revenue numbers but struggling to make payroll? In this episode of The CEO Soapbox Podcast, host Neda Farzad challenges the obsession with top-line revenue and explains why cash flow is t
Show notesWelcome back to The CEO Soapbox! In our first episode of 2026, host Neda Farzad cuts through the noise to deliver a no-BS guide to the business trends that actually matter this year. Forget the hype and the endless buzzw
Show notesAs 2025 draws to a close, it's time to cut through the noise and conduct a real, no-BS year-end business review. In this final episode of the year, Neda Farzad provides a practical guide for leaders to honestly assess th
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