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Parenting Teens: Advice Redefined for Today's Complex World~139~“Stop Sextortion Before It Happens – The Ultimate Teen‑Safety Solution” Derek & Jeff Cyberdive#RealTimeMonitoring, #TeenSafety
Jeff Gottfurcht and Derek Jackson are the Co-Founders of Cyber Dive, a technology company redefining digital parenting through products that empower families and recovery communities in a hyper-connected world. As CEO, Jeff leads the company’s vision and strategy, drawing on 14 years of experience as a Senior Vice President at two top global financial firms. Derek, Cyber Dive’s COO, guides product development and operations, informed by his background as a U.S. Army Captain and military intelligence officer specializing in counterterrorism and digital threat analysis. Together, they combine strategic foresight, operational precision, and a shar...
2025-12-1747 min
Smart TalksRethinking Digital Safety: Empowering Parents in the Online Age with Jeff GottfurchtDive into the critical topic of digital safety for children, exploring the innovative technology behind CyberDive’s Aqua One phone and the essential role parents play in guiding their kids’ online lives. Co-founder Jeff shares the powerful personal journey that inspired the creation of CyberDive, shedding light on the real dangers young users face today—like sextortion, cyberbullying, and exposure to harmful content. The conversation spotlights how Aqua One is designed to not only protect children but also empower parents to foster open, honest dialogue about digital habits. The episode wraps with a forward-looking discussion on the evolving landscape of onl...
2025-09-2952 min
Rich Dad Radio Show: In-Your-Face Advice on Investing, Personal Finance, & Starting a BusinessSolving Internet Safety with this Tool: Cyberdive's MissionIn this episode of the Rich Dad Radio Show, Robert Kiyosaki discusses the digital dangers facing children today, from exposure to harmful content to online predators. Guest Jeff Gottfurcht, founder of CyberDive, talks about his company's mission to combat these issues by providing a smartphone that allows parents to monitor their child's social media activity across thousands of applications. Gottfurcht shares the genesis of CyberDive, highlighting a personal experience that motivated him to create a solution for enhancing child safety online. The company aims to foster better communication between parents and children, emphasizing involvement over limitation. Gottfurcht also outlines the...
2024-05-1530 min
What It's Like To...What It's Like To Summit Mt. Everest--RepriseSend us a textWe're revisiting a popular episode from our archives this week! It's not easy to get to the top of the world. It takes a lot of training and determination, a willingness to endure pain and suffering--and no small amount of luck. Even the most prepared climber can confront a deadly avalanche or fatal turn in the weather.Our guest, Jeff Gottfurcht, was the first person ever to summit the tallest mountain in the world--Mt. Everest--with rheumatoid arthritis. Hear his incredible tales of ten years of training (including climbing all of t...
2024-04-0336 min
Adventures in Entrepreneurship13 Cyber Dive: Climbing Everest, Combating ISIS, & technology to restore the parent/child bondJeff Gottfurcht discusses how he reshaped his destiny after being diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis. He dedicated the next 10 years of his life to climbing the seven highest summits in the world and became the first person with Rheumatoid Arthritis to summit Mt. Everest. Jeff shares the lessons he’s applied to his own life as he continues to make an impact on the world. Early in life, Derek Jackson developed a desire to understand how various technologies worked. His approach to pushing boundaries and learning how things broke shaped his perspective on finding solutions. Derek later applied th...
2022-05-131h 17
What It's Like To...What it's like to Have Life-Changing Experiences (Best Of)Send us a textWe've had so many inspirational guests on The Experience Podcast with so many impactful life experiences. In this episode, we feature a few who have shared their truly life-changing experiences with honesty, vulnerability, and humor.Included are clips from the following episodes:Karen Peterson: What it's like to be an AlcoholicYousuf Azhar: What it's like to be in a Muslim CultJeff Gottfurcht: What it's like to Summit Mt. EverestYou can listen to the full episodes by...
2022-05-0430 min
What It's Like To...What it's like to Summit Mt. EverestSend us a textIt's not easy to get to the top of the world. It takes a lot of training and determination, a willingness to endure pain and suffering--and no small amount of luck. Even the most prepared climber can confront a deadly avalanche or fatal turn in the weather.Our guest, Jeff Gottfurcht, was the first person ever to summit the tallest mountain in the world--Mt. Everest--with rheumatoid arthritis. Hear his incredible tales of ten years of training (including climbing all of the world's biggest mountains); what a climber eats, sleeps, and wears on...
2021-12-0138 min
Spotlight with Laura DawnSpotlighting Cyber Dive/Aqua-One A Childs First Smart PhoneThe Co-Founders of Cyber Dive - Jeff Gottfurcht (CEO) and Derek Jackson (CTO). Created a child’s first smart phone with parental dashboard so parents know what their children are looking at and what apps they download. They believe it is better to be aware of what they are doing and have a conversation rather than trying to keep kids away from internet and social media because it is not going away. They are bridging the digital divide giving parents the tools so they can feel safe when they give their children access to social media for the first time. ...
2021-10-2338 min
Smart Talks2.20: Smartphone Safety for KidsJeff Gottfurcht and Derek Jackson founded Cyber Dive, a company whose mission is to provide parents the opportunity to gain insight into their child’s online experiences. In this episode, they share how parents can introduce their children to social media in a healthy way. They also share about their new smartphone for kids.Show notes:-View the full transcript and related links at elizabethsmartfoundation.org/smart-talks-2-20-Chat 24/7 with the National Sexual Assault Hotline.All views, information, or opinions expressed in the Smart Talks podcast are solely those of the individual pa...
2021-09-2726 min