Impactful Realities Podcast
🚀 Real conversations. Real transformation. Real impact.
The Impactful Realities Podcast brings together visionary thinkers, innovators, and industry leaders to explore what truly drives change in our world. We uncover insights, strategies, and game-changing ideas - helping you turn knowledge into action.
💡 What to Expect:
✅ Deep-dive interviews with leading experts
✅ Actionable frameworks for real-world impact
✅ Conversations that challenge assumptions & inspire change
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Impactful Realities Podcast - 🎙️EPISODE 0 — JASON JERALD
— your podcast host
The Briefing
Before we begin, a declaration.
This is not another tech podcast. It’s a warning. A call. A calibration.
“The Briefing” sets the foundation for everything that follows — a sharp break from hype-driven noise. Here, we define what matters: signal, impact, and the future as an engineered consequence, not a speculative hope.
Jason Jerald, with over 25 years at the bleeding edge of XR and emerging tech, outlines the mission of Impactful Realities: to move beyond theory and into results, where ROI isn’t a buzzword — it’s a battlefield metric.
This episode introduces the framework, urgency, and tone that drive every future guest, every question, and every conversation.
Because the future isn’t 20 years out. It’s what you do now.
You’ve been briefed.
You’ve been briefed.
Impactful Realities Podcast - 🎙️ EPISODE 1 — TOM FURNESS
The Future is Built by Those Who Care Enough to Imagine
This episode brings you face-to-face with Tom Furness, one of the original architects of immersive tech.
This is a call to a higher vision.
From classified military labs to building labs that fostered 27 startups, Tom’s story is one of intentional transformation. He didn’t just pioneer the tech — he is now defining how it will be used to lift humanity.
🎙 In this episode, you’ll hear:
✅ The origin of the “super cockpit”
✅ How street kids built worlds that redefined who they were
✅ The beginnings of the Virtual World Society
✅ And why real success is measured by who we become — not what we build
A deep, inspiring, and vital conversation.
Because the most important part of VR isn’t what you see —
It’s what you choose to do when you return to true reality.
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✔ The Virtual World Society Website
✔ The School of AI is an immersive learning environment, where you can speak to notable figures of history - Where Tom Furness experienced the digital encounter with Benjamin Franklin
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Impactful Realities Podcast - 🎙️ EPISODE 2 — RICHARD MARKS
The Systems That See — Spatial Context, AI, and Presence
Before Google ATAP and UNC Chapel Hill, Richard Marks led the development of PlayStation EyeToy, Move, and PSVR — redefining how millions experienced presence. In this episode, he and Jason go deep into the real future of AI + XR.
🧠 Topics explored:
– What “spatial context” means — and why it changes everything
– Why real presence is the next frontier for AI
– What Sony, Google, and academia taught him about systems that last
– Why prototyping in XR builds products faster, smarter, and cheaper
– And what happened when Zuckerberg walked into the room
Impactful Realities Podcast - 🎙️ EPISODE 3 — ORI INBAR
XR + AI: The Imperative
What happens when the person who’s helped shape numerous XR startups stops and tells you what actually works?
Ori Inbar, founder of AWE and SuperVentures, joins Jason Jerald for a direct conversation on how AI and XR are converging — and what that means for those building the future.
🧠 Topics explored:
– Why XR isn’t dead — it’s just underreported
– The real interface AI has been waiting for
– Enterprise verticals quietly leading the ROI race
– How to become an “XR master builder”
– And what’s coming next — fast
Impactful Realities Podcast - 🎙️ EPISODE 4 — BENJAMIN LOK
The Future of VR, Empathy & AI-Driven Human Connection
n this episode of the Impactful Realities Podcast, we sit down with Ben Lok, co-founder of Shadow Health and a pioneer in VR-driven communication and empathy training.
🎙 What You’ll Discover in This Episode:
✅ How VR is transforming human interaction and training
✅ The secret behind creating deep emotional engagement through AI
✅ How Shadow Health is revolutionizing medical education
✅ The mindset shift required to stay ahead in an AI-powered world
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Impactful Realities Podcast -🎙️ EPISODE 5 - JOSEPH VAN HARKEN
🚀 AI-Driven Storytelling & Brainwave Research: The Future of Learning
In this episode, we dive deep into the intersection of AI, storytelling, and neuroscience with Joseph Van Harken, an expert in media, AI-driven education, and EEG based learning optimization.
🎙 What You’ll Discover in This Episode:
✅ How AI-generated avatars are reshaping education and
knowledge transfer
✅ The real impact of AI in storytelling—beyond just content generation
✅ How EEG brainwave data is unlocking new ways to measure engagement & learning effectiveness
✅ What’s next for AI-driven virtual instructors & interactive education
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Impactful Realities Podcast -🎙️ EPISODE 6 - ANNIE EATON
How Annie Eaton Built a VR Stronghold
In this immersive episode of Impactful Realities Podcast, host Jason Jerald engages in a dynamic and unfiltered conversation with Annie Eaton — the CEO of Futurus — about the state of immersive technology, the real challenges of scaling, and what it takes to lead in an industry that constantly shifts beneath your feet.
🎧 This is not a surface-level talk. It’s an in-depth look into the mind of one of XR’s most strategic operators — someone who’s actively shaping how AR/VR is developed, applied, and experienced across industries.
🧠 Annie unpacks the lessons learned from years of client work, team building, and original content creation. She offers direct insights into:
• Building a VR stronghold that’s both creatively relevant and operationally resilient.
• The hidden pitfalls XR creators fall into — and how to avoid them.
• Why some projects succeed and others fade, regardless of tech stack.
• How to think clearly in a hype-driven space — and keep your projects grounded in real-world application.
• What makes a great hire in immersive tech — and why culture-fit matters as much as skill.
• Her evolving focus from XR implementation toward original storytelling and IP creation.
⚙️ For entrepreneurs, technologists, and creative leaders in the immersive space, this episode offers rare strategic clarity. Annie doesn’t just talk about XR trends — she shows how to navigate them with control, foresight, and precision.
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🎙️ Guest: Annie Eaton
CEO, Futurus
www.futurus.com
🔗 Host: Jason Jerald | Impactful Realities
www.impactfulrealities.com
