Jessica Ewing: Founder and CEO of Literati

Second Life

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4.8 • 3K Ratings

🗓️ 18 October 2021

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

Founded by Jessica Ewing, Literati is an innovative experiential book club for all ages dedicated to connecting people through the power of reading. Literati launched in 2017 as a unique try-before-you-buy book-curation service for kids, and in August 2020, the brand expanded to offer book clubs for adults led by thought leaders like Stephen Curry, Malala, and Cheryl Strayed. But before Ewing completely reshaped the art of book discovery, she worked in tech as a product manager at Google. In fact, Ewing was featured in Fast Company as one of Google's 12 Most Innovative Minds in 2007, and she is the co-owner of five different patents in consumer technology design. On this episode of Second Life, find out how Ewing's past career and personal experiences (i.e., writing a novel of her own!) led her to create a company for artists and creators that is solving the problem of book discovery.

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0:36.2	Hi, everyone.
0:42.8	I'm Hillary Kerr, the co-founder and chief content officer of Who Up Where.
0:47.9	And this is Second Life, a podcast spotlighting women who have truly inspiring careers.
0:54.7	We're talking about their work journeys, what they've learned from the process, of setting
0:58.8	aside their doubts or fears, and what happens when they embark on their second life.
1:04.5	Today on the podcast, I'm speaking with the founder of Literati, Jessica Ewing.
1:10.4	Jessica founded her subscription-based Book Club company back in 2017 after uncovering
1:15.8	the need for curation and discovery in the publishing industry firsthand.
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