Ep 141: Frank Spotnitz

Frank Spotnitz is the Founder and CEO of Big Light Productions. They’re a London and Paris-based production company.

Under Frank’s leadership, Big Light has produced a number of high-end drama productions including Amazon’s Emmy award-winning The Man in the High Castle, Ransom, The Indian Detective and three seasons of Medici for Netflix. He has also co-created the new drama series Leonardo, which he talks about during our conversation.

Frank was also executive producer of The X Files. Writing or co-writing more than 40 episodes, he shares three Golden Globes for Best Dramatic Series and a Peabody Award and was Emmy-nominated both for writing and Outstanding Drama Series.

I’m fascinated by the role that stories play in shaping society. They affect our personal lives, our politics and our businesses.

And I’ve never met an impactful leader who couldn’t tell a compelling story - about their vision for the future and why it matters.

What’s your story? And how do you tell it?