Greg Sheehans Podcast

Ep 34: Jessica Manins: The Kiwi leading the charge on Creating Imaginary Digital Worlds

Listen on

Episode notes

Send us a Text Message.

Have you ever wondered how a love for puppet shows and theatre could evolve into pioneering innovation for Kiwis in Virtual and Augmented Reality.

As this podcast goes to air the team at Beyond are readying to release their game Runaways for the new Apple Vision Pro.

Join us as Jessica Manins, co-CEO and co-founder of Beyond, takes us through her story from childhood passions to leading innovation in virtual worlds.

In the last couple of years Beyond have created stand out successes like Combonauts and Fluf World alongside the Futureverse team.

Venturing into the startup world can feel labyrinthine, yet, Jess and her cofounder chartered the world of imaginary digital worlds and in this episode she shares the peaks and valleys of their journey, from hustling like a pro to shaking off the inevitable imposter syndrome and building their dreams into reality.

You can connect with Jess here and check out the amazing work from Beyond.