The Jess Larsen Show on Innovation & Leadership
"The Jess Larsen Show on Innovation & Leadership" interviews exciting people and uncommonly high achievers, including Billionaires, Pro Athletes, Fortune 500 CEOs, Hollywood Actors like Danny Glover, New York Times Bestselling Authors, Tech Founders, Four-star Generals, World Class Musicians, Special Ops, VCs, Olympic Athletes, Non-Profit Leaders, Inventors and many more.
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How To Build a $1B Dollar Smart Glasses Empire | Will Wang, Even Realities CEO
In this episode of The Jess Larsen Show on Innovation & Leadership, Jess sits down with Will Wang, Founder and CEO of Even Realities, the smart glasses company that recently raised $150 million at a $1 billion valuation.
Will shares how his experience working at Apple on the Apple Watch helped shape his belief that smart glasses could become the next major evolution in wearable technology. But after looking at the products already on the market, he saw a fundamental problem: most smart glasses
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Oct. 14, 2026
How To Build a $1B Dollar Smart Glasses Empire | Will Wang, Even Realities CEO
In this episode of The Jess Larsen Show on Innovation & Leadership, Jess sits down with Will Wang, Founder and CEO of Even Realities, the smart glasses company that recently raised $150 million at a $1 billion valuation. Will shares how his experience working at Apple on the Apple Watch helped shape his belief that smart glasses could become the next major evolution in wearable technology. But after looking at the products already on the market, he saw a fundamental problem: most smart glasses
Oct. 8, 2026
Making Films with the World Biggest Movie Stars | Teton Ridge Entertainment President, Jillian Share
In this episode of The Jess Larsen Show on Innovation & Leadership, Jess sits down with Jillian Share, President of Teton Ridge Entertainment, for a conversation about Hollywood, the future of film and television, and why Western and heartland stories may represent one of the biggest underserved opportunities in entertainment. Jillian shares the path that took her from early days at Legendary Entertainment to working across major film and television projects, including Pacific Rim, The Han
Oct. 1, 2026
From Microsoft To CEO Of $4B Life360 | Lauren Antonoff, Life360
In this episode of The Jess Larsen Show on Innovation & Leadership, Jess sits down with Lauren Antonoff, CEO of Life360, to talk about leading a roughly $4 billion technology company through its next stage of growth, expanding from family location sharing into a broader platform for keeping people, pets, and things connected. Lauren shares how her career at Microsoft, GoDaddy, and other major technology companies shaped the way she thinks about product, leadership, and customer experience. She
Sept. 23, 2026
Re-engineering a $4 billion company for the age of AI | Linda Tong, CEO at Weblow
In this episode of The Jess Larsen Show on Innovation & Leadership, Jess sits down with Linda Tong of Webflow to talk about what it takes to reinvent a $4 billion technology company in the middle of the AI revolution. Webflow helped democratize building for the web, but as AI makes it easier than ever to create websites, apps, content, and digital products, Linda argues that simply being able to build is no longer the advantage. The real differentiators are taste, craft, usefulness, and wheth
Sept. 16, 2026
Infiltrating Biker Gangs & Cartels for the CIA | Matthew Hedger
In this episode of The Jess Larsen Show on Innovation & Leadership, Jess sits down with Matthew Hedger, a former CIA non-official cover officer, for a rare conversation on undercover work, criminal cover, money laundering, cartels, outlaw motorcycle gangs, and the psychology of trust. Matthew explains what it really means to operate without diplomatic cover, why non-official cover is so different from the spy stories most people see in movies, and how his work eventually led him into criminal
Sept. 3, 2026
How Did He Grow to $18B | Seth Streeter, Co-Founder of Mission Wealth
In this episode of The Jess Larsen Show on Innovation & Leadership, Jess sits down with Seth Streeter, Co-Founder of Mission Wealth, for a conversation about building an $18B wealth management firm, redefining what true wealth means, and helping successful leaders design a more fulfilling next chapter. Seth shares how he and his co-founder started with zero assets under management and built Mission Wealth around independence, objectivity, comprehensive financial planning, and a proactive serv
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