The Jess Larsen Show on Innovation & Leadership

Seth Godin on Significance, Status, and the Future of Work This episode is a special repost from the archives of The Jess Larsen Show on Innovation & Leadership, featuring legendary author and thinker Seth Godin. Originally recorded around the launch of his book The Song of Significance, this conversation feels even more relevant now than when it was first released. Seth and Jess dig into why the industrial age model of work is breaking down—and what should replace it. They talk about how to build workplaces where people don’t just show up, but come alive: doing work that matters, with people they care about, in environments of dignity, agency, and meaning. Seth shares powerful stories about Ray Anderson’s carbon-neutral carpet company, Jacqueline Novogratz and Acumen’s patient capital, and a $3 pair of eyeglasses that changes someone’s entire life. If you’re a founder, CEO, fund manager, or leader who cares about more than just the next quarter’s numbers, this replay is a roadmap for building companies that race to the top—not the bottom. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of The Jess Larsen Show on Innovation & Leadership, Jess sits down with Holly Parker, legendary NYC broker, bestselling author, and founder of The Holly Parker Team—personally responsible for more than $13 billion in sales. Holly opens up about the real secrets behind long-term success: empathy, emotional intelligence, impeccable integrity, and the ability to serve clients in ways that have nothing to do with square footage or contracts. Holly shares stories from behind the scenes of ultra-high-net-worth real estate: co-op board landmines, ego mistakes rookies make, how to build trust with people who live in a world of constant requests—and why her clients invite her not just into their apartments, but into their lives. She and Jess dive deep into authenticity, family legacies, investing like a portfolio manager, and why connection—not transactions—is the currency she cares about most. This conversation blends strategy, relationships, psychology, and heart. If you want to sell at the highest levels, build real trust, or simply learn how the best in the world think, this episode is a masterclass. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Luxury, Trust & the Future of Travel: Inside THIRDHOME with Giles Adams What if your second home wasn’t just a retreat—but a passport to the world’s most extraordinary properties? In this episode of The Jess Larsen Show on Innovation & Leadership, Jess sits down with Giles Adams, Partner & President at THIRDHOME—the global private club redefining luxury travel, home exchange, and how the world’s wealthiest families experience their time off. With more than 20,000 properties across 103 countries, THIRDHOME has built a trusted network of second-home owners who trade time at multimillion-dollar estates, private islands, penthouses, safari reserves, and even yachts. Giles shares the origin of THIRDHOME’s “club over platform” philosophy, why simultaneous swaps don’t work for ultra-high-net-worth travelers, and how they built a brand so trusted that growth is driven almost entirely by member word-of-mouth. He also breaks down the creation of THIRDHOME Reserve, the ultra-exclusive tier for owners of $10M+ homes—and what it takes to serve some of the world’s most discerning clientele. Jess and Giles dive into the art of earning trust with luxury homeowners, the surprising impact of their Paramount+/Netflix TV series Millionaire Holiday Home Swap, and why connection—not consumption—is the currency that really powers global travel at this level. Whether you’re building a premium brand, navigating UHNW markets, or simply fascinated by the future of luxury hospitality, this conversation is packed with insight, psychology, and strategies from a company that has quietly mastered them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From $700 a Month to a $9B Giant: Building Life360 with Chris Hulls What happens when a founder ignores the “safe path,” bets on himself, and keeps going long after most people would’ve quit? In this episode of The Jess Larsen Show on Innovation & Leadership, Jess sits down with Chris Hulls — Co-Founder and Executive Chairman of Life360, the world’s largest family safety platform with 90+ million monthly active users and a public valuation approaching $9 billion. Chris’s journey is anything but conventional. He went from growing up in a small farm town… to enlisting in the Air Force at 17… to almost becoming a dishwasher at the South Pole… to dropping out of Harvard Business School… to living in a friend’s closet on $700/month while building the first version of Life360. But the real story is what came next: —a category-defining pivot from disaster response to family location sharing, —launching on Android before anyone believed teens would ever have smartphones, —surviving seven slow years before meaningful traction, —and ultimately building a platform that detects car crashes, dispatches tens of thousands of ambulances a year, and has become a “social network for families.” Chris and Jess go deep into what it actually takes to scale from zero to multi-billion-dollar market cap: the messy pivots, the lucky breaks, the conviction bets, why too much “data-driven thinking” kills innovation, and why founders must learn to hold two opposing truths at once — relentless belief and complete surrender to the chaos. This is a conversation for founders, leaders, and anyone who wants to understand the real psychology behind building something massive from scratch. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dr. Gordon Neufeld—developmental psychologist and author of Hold On to Your Kids—joins Jess to explain why our children’s greatest need is not techniques, but relationship. Discover the true cost of peer orientation, the five relational needs that never expire, and the power of boredom, nature, and play to refuel connection. Neufeld shares how he won back his own daughters by removing competing attachments and rebuilding time, trust, and warmth. This is a field guide for modern parents who want practical language and steps to re-anchor family life—simple, profound, and deeply humane. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Eva Yazhari shares hard-earned lessons from Wall Street, her time managing billions, and what she’s learned saying “no” to short-term thinking. This episode is a masterclass in balancing risk, resilience, and relationships. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Can trauma be inherited across generations? And more importantly—can it be stopped? Dr. Nadine Burke Harris has spent her career answering those questions. As California’s first Surgeon General, she championed screening for ACEs, built networks between clinics and communities, and pushed for policies that save lives. In this conversation with Jess Larsen, Nadine shares the science, the policy battles, and the deeply human side of this work—from seeing patients transformed when told “you’re not crazy” to showing how neuroplasticity means no one is permanently broken. It’s science, leadership, and hope rolled into one. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Venture capital isn’t luck — it’s math. Jess Larsen sits down with Jamie Rhode, Partner at ScreenDoor, to reveal how elite allocators consistently hit 3× returns and 20–25% CAGR over decades. They break down 42 years of VC data, the power law behind billion-dollar outcomes, and how top investors turn volatility into long-term advantage. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Julie Wainwright transformed the stigma around “used” luxury into a movement worth over a billion dollars. The founder of The RealReal, reveals the story behind the luxury resale empire that changed how the world shops for secondhand fashion. In conversation with Jess Larsen, she shares how she identified a market gap Amazon couldn’t fill, scaled from her living room to IPO, and turned setbacks into strategy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What do Apple, Google, Meta, and Microsoft all have in common? They’ve all relied on Glenn Gow’s expertise. Having coached over 20 CEOs, advised Fortune 500 companies, Glenn joins Jess Larsen to talk about the brain science of leadership, why top founders and athletes all rely on coaches, and how AI is becoming a make-or-break tool for companies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices