What Being an “Accessible CEO” Means and How It Works Productively

Fardad Zabetian is the Co-founder and CEO of KUDO, a language as a service platform. After 20 years of trying to solve communication problems for himself, he started his company in 2017 with the mission of eliminating language barriers worldwide. KUDO makes it possible for people and businesses to collaborate and meet more effectively across geographic and language barriers in this global marketplace. In this episode… What does it mean to be an accessible CEO? How can business leaders use this concept to build better teams and companies? Business leaders need to be organized and set boundaries but still be accessible to their employees, executive teams, business partners, clients, and remain engaged with their business networks. They also need to have well-defined OKRs (Objectives and Key Results), efficient systems and processes for running the company, and good communication strategies. In this episode of the Skunkworks Podcast, Eric Bourget interviews Fardad Zabetian, the Co-founder and CEO of KUDO, about what it means to be an accessible CEO. Fardad talks about his “everything is possible” mantra, shares his advice on executing OKRs, and discusses the benefits and challenges of being an accessible CEO.