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April 12, 2023

Finding the Edge in Business: Ian deQueiroz Shares His Story and Jour…

In this episode, Jess discusses leadership and innovation while talking to Ian deQueiroz, a born entrepreneur who started his first business at 8, and later made the first commercially produced biodegradable surfboards in the...

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April 11, 2023

Measuring Your Environmental Footprint | Kentaro Kawamori

Join Jess Larsen and special guest, Kentaro Kawamori, as they discuss how to lead with innovation and creativity in this episode of Innovation and Leadershipt. Learn from Kentaro, a seasoned innovator, as he shares his journe...

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April 10, 2023

UGG Boots: Hear How Brian Smith Made it Happen

Tune in to this amazing interview with Brian Smith, a leader in innovative thinking. Join host Jess Larsen as they discuss his inspiring journey, from his career in law to the trail he blazed in putting his business skills an...

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April 7, 2023

Bringing Business Analytics to Life with Reed & Jess Larsen

Ready to dive into the world of Leadership and Innovation? Tune in and hear Jess Larsen and Lindsay Hadley talk to Reed Quinn, the retail sales and distribution expert. In this intriguing podcast, Reed shares his knowledge an...

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April 6, 2023

How Svitlana Miller Innovates to Lead & Succeed

Join Jess Larsen as he interviews executive Svitlana Miller, an inspiring innovator and leader. Svitlana has an impressive track record for launching products and leveraging data to drive organizational success but she also f...

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April 5, 2023

Unlock Your Leadership Potential with Advice | Larry Gadea

Tune in to Innovation and Leadership and join Jess Larsen as he interviews Larry Gadea - an experienced tech executive and leader with a proven track record of driving innovation and change. Hear Larry's insights into leaders...

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April 4, 2023

How to Tap Into Sports, Entertainment & Real Estate | Andrew Farah

Learn how Andrew Farah has used his leadership and innovation to help high-growth companies drive enterprise value in the sports, entertainment, and mixed-use real estate domains. Join host Jess Larsen and Andrew to understan...

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April 3, 2023

Inventing the Future | Matthew Gallagher

Who better to learn from than Matthew Gallagher, the accomplished serial entrepreneur and CEO who's advised some of the world’s leading brands? Join Jess Larsen as he interviews Matthew to get insight into his leadership styl...

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March 31, 2023

Hear How Leadership and Innovation Helped Dre Baldwin Reach Success

Discover how leaders can empower innovation with guest Dre Baldwin on Jess Larsen's Leadership and Innovation. A strong leader, Baldwin uses his skills in problem solving, project management, and creative problem-solving to h...

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March 30, 2023

$1 Billion Defense Contract Winning Navy SEAL | Sam Havelock

Discover the strategies and tactics behind SOFX Inc's fight-evil-and-avert-suffering mission with guest Sam Havelock. During his US Special Operations career, Sam Havelock developed and implemented defense technology initiati...

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March 29, 2023

From Starving Musician to Successful CEO | Ryan Bartlett

Ryan Bartlett's inspiring journey from a "starving musician" to the founder of SEO Direct and True Classic. After two years of playing piano at restaurants, Ryan decided to switch careers and joined an SEO agency. He quickly ...

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March 28, 2023

Wrike: The Power of Collaborative Work | Andrew Filev

Discover the incredible story of Andrew Filev, the founder and CEO of Wrike, a collaborative work management platform that has been consistently recognized for its excellent product, growth, and top-rated work environment. Wi...

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March 27, 2023

The Art of Greenlighting Films with Jeremy Wall

Jeremy Wall is an accomplished independent film producer who has arranged production financing of $60MM for feature films, and produced commercially successful films. He has worked with talented actors and directors and has r...

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March 24, 2023

What It Takes to Win Funding | Managing Director of Techstars Austin …

Get inspired by the amazing successes of Amos Schwartzfarb! Learn how he turned a mail-order company into a successful e-commerce business, competed nationally in Adventure Racing, and made over 70 seed stage investments as t...

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March 23, 2023

Leadership Secrets from an Award-Winning Hollywood Director | Mitch D…

Be inspired by the incredible story of Mitch Davis, an Emmy-nominated producer and filmmaker who has worked on Academy Award-winning films like “Dead Poets Society” and “Rocketeer”, and has created six feature films of his ow...

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March 22, 2023

Strengthening Trade and Economic Ties | Sylvain Fabi, Canada's Consul…

Discover the business strategies and personal traits of Canada's Consul General in the U.S. Mountain West Region, Mr. Fabi. Listen in as he shares his professional journey that has taken him from Ottawa to Moscow, Havana, San...

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March 21, 2023

Raising $118M and Becoming CEO of the Year | Cydni Tetro

Cydni Tetro is an innovator, leader and advocate for STEM. She's the CEO of the quickly growing enterprise Brandless, the largest fundraise led by a woman in Silicon Slopes. Hear her story about how she used technology, stori...

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March 20, 2023

Simplifying healthcare with Vital CEO Aaron Patzer

Aaron Patzer is a successful entrepreneur, co-founder and CEO of Vital, a modern hospital software that simplifies patient engagement and communication in emergency and inpatient settings. His previous ventures include the sa...

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March 17, 2023

Harnessing the Power of Uncertainty | Mark Lenhard

Be inspired by the incredible journeys of innovative leaders and entrepreneurs! In the latest episode of the Leadership and Innovation Podcast, host Jess Larsen interviews the seasoned leader passionate about building incredi...

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March 16, 2023

#1 Largest Crowdfunded Animated Family Series | Jordan Harmon

Learn the inspiring story of Jordan Harmon, entrepreneur and President of Angel Studios. Jordan was raised in a family of nine entrepreneurs and took his passion for business to the next level - creating a successful Facebook...

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March 15, 2023

Innovative IT Management with CEO Fred Voccola

Meet Fred Voccola, the CEO of Kaseya, the leading provider of unified IT management and security software for managed service providers (MSPs) and small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs). With over 20 years of experience in t...

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March 14, 2023

Behind Boxabl’s Multi-Billion Dollar Innovations | Paolo Tiramani

Unlock the secrets to revolutionary innovation and leadership with the Leadership and Innovation Podcast. Our guest, Paolo Tiramani, is the CEO of Boxabl, a multi-billion dollar technology company with dozens of patented inno...

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March 13, 2023

Helping Relieve Human Suffering | Adam Hansen

Adam Hansen is the founder of Geneial, a company that aims to relieve human suffering through precision medicine. Geneial provides private liquidity for biomedical data, contributing to innovation in entrepreneurship, researc...

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March 10, 2023

Interest-Free Credit Solutions with Zip | Larry Diamond

Larry is the Co-Founder of ZIP, the leading global Buy Now, Pay Later company that simplifies how people pay that has created a community of over 7 million active customers globally and 97,500 merchants worldwide who trust th...

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