Making It with Jess Ekstrom

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My live book signing at Argent, hosted by Meggie Palmer

June 02, 2026

Have you ever hit the thing you were chasing — the milestone, the launch, the moment — and felt the goalpost immediately move? Have you ever wondered if ambition itself could be both the engine and the thief?This episode is a live one. Jess is in New York City at Argent's flagship store for the launch of her new book Making It Without Losing It — officially a USA Today bestseller — and she's in conversation with her longtime friend and founder of Pep Talk Her, Meggie Palmer. You're going to h...

Making it to a Linkedin Top Voice with Selena Rezvani

May 19, 2026

Have you ever held onto an idea so tightly — workshopping it, perfecting it, protecting it — that you never actually put it out into the world? Have you ever wondered if the path to finding your voice is less about getting it right and more about just getting it out?Selena Rezvani didn't get to where she is by waiting for an invitation. She got there by writing a typewriter-typed appeal letter to save her college education. By cold-emailing CEOs she had zero connections to. By showing up on T...

Making it to...raising Jess Ekstrom with Jess's Mom, Laurie Ekstrom

May 05, 2026

Have you ever realized that the person who shaped you most never once thought of themselves as remarkable? Have you ever sat down with someone you've known your whole life — and learned something that changed everything?This episode is a little different. Today's guest isn't a founder or a bestselling author or a keynote speaker. She's something harder to find and harder to hold onto. She's Laurie Ekstrom — Jess's mom, Lala to the grandkids, and the woman who quietly, consistently made it pos...