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Jessica O. Matthews is the Founder and CEO of Lived Labs, an innovation studio that helps turn ideas into real-world solutions. She previously founded Uncharted, an award-winning energy and data technology company, at just 22 years old and has since sold the company. At 19, she invented an energy-generating soccer ball that reflects her vision for a better world. Jessica’s work sits at the intersection of disruptive technology, renewable energy, and human behavior. A cutting-edge innovator, her work has been cited over 45 times by global technology leaders including Sony, Qualcomm, Intel, and Toshiba.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Jessica O. Matthews is the Founder and CEO of Lived Labs, an innovation studio that helps turn ideas into real-world solutions. She previously founded Uncharted, […]
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