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The Jess Larsen Show on Innovation & Leadership
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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Fomer Undercover CIA Officer Rescuing Children | Founder and President, ARC

In this episode of The Jess Larsen Show on Innovation & Leadership, Jess sits down with Bazzel Baz, a former Marine Corps officer, former CIA Ground Branch operator, author, actor, filmmaker, and founder of the Association for the Recovery of Children.

Bazzel shares his extraordinary path from the Marine Corps and counterterrorism work after the Beirut barracks bombing to his time in the intelligence community, where he served during some of the most consequential conflicts of the Cold War era.

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Fomer Undercover CIA Officer Rescuing Children | Founder and President, ARC
Aug. 6, 2026

Fomer Undercover CIA Officer Rescuing Children | Founder and President, ARC

In this episode of The Jess Larsen Show on Innovation & Leadership, Jess sits down with Bazzel Baz, a former Marine Corps officer, former CIA Ground Branch operator, author, actor, filmmaker, and founder of the Association for the Recovery of Children. Bazzel shares his extraordinary path from the Marine Corps and counterterrorism work after the Beirut barracks bombing to his time in the intelligence community, where he served during some of the most consequential conflicts of the Cold War era.
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$5B Crowdfunding Success Story | Ben Miller, Co-Founder & CEO of Fundrise
July 30, 2026

$5B Crowdfunding Success Story | Ben Miller, Co-Founder & CEO of Fundrise

This is for Ben Miller, founder of Fundrise, and the strongest angle is how Fundrise built a platform that opened private markets to everyday investors, reaching 2M+ investors and managing billions across real estate, credit, and venture/private tech. In this episode of The Jess Larsen Show on Innovation & Leadership, Jess sits down with Ben Miller, founder of Fundrise, for a deep conversation on private markets, real estate, venture investing, and what it really takes to build a platform that
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A $2.5B AI IT Success Story | Freshworks CEO Dennis Woodside
July 23, 2026

A $2.5B AI IT Success Story | Freshworks CEO Dennis Woodside

In this episode of The Jess Larsen Show on Innovation & Leadership, Jess sits down with Dennis Woodside, CEO of Freshworks, the $2.5B public software company helping IT and customer support teams use AI to work faster, smarter, and more efficiently. Dennis shares how Freshworks serves more than 75,000 companies around the world, including major names across technology, sports, education, entertainment, manufacturing, and enterprise software. Dennis breaks down how AI is transforming the way comp
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Billion Dollar Success To Robotic Frontier | Lucas Ngoo, Cortex AI Founder
July 16, 2026

Billion Dollar Success To Robotic Frontier | Lucas Ngoo, Cortex AI Founder

In this episode of The Jess Larsen Show on Innovation & Leadership, Jess sits down with Lucas Ngoo, CEO of Cortex AI and co-founder of Carousell, the Southeast Asian marketplace that grew to a $1 billion valuation. Lucas explains why the next major leap in AI may not just be chatbots or software, but general-purpose robotics. While robot hardware is getting cheaper and more powerful, Lucas argues that the biggest bottleneck is still data: the real-world human and robot data needed to train ma
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What Attributes Create SEAL Teams 6 Excellence? | Rich Diviney, Retired Navy SEAL Commander
July 9, 2026

What Attributes Create SEAL Teams 6 Excellence? | Rich Diviney, Retired Navy SEAL Commander

In this episode of The Jess Larsen Show on Innovation & Leadership, Jess sits down with Rich Diviney, retired Navy SEAL, former SEAL Team Six operator, founder of The Attributes Training Company, and author of The Attributes and Masters of Uncertainty. Rich breaks down the difference between skills and attributes, and why elite performance is not just about what someone knows how to do, but whether they have the internal wiring to perform when pressure, chaos, and uncertainty hit. Drawing from
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Winning Philosophy of a Billion Dollar Vacation CO | James Henderson, CEO of Exclusive Resorts
July 2, 2026

Winning Philosophy of a Billion Dollar Vacation CO | James Henderson, CEO of Exclusive Resorts

In this episode of The Jess Larsen Show on Innovation & Leadership, Jess sits down with James Henderson, CEO of Exclusive Resorts and The Exclusive Collective, for a fascinating conversation on the future of luxury travel, community, and what it really means to live well. James shares how Exclusive Resorts evolved from a destination club into a luxury lifestyle platform with more than $1 billion in real estate, hundreds of residences, once-in-a-lifetime trips, and a growing family of brands d
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