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Episode 26 · Mar 25, 2026 · 51 min

Garrett Leight

From the Son of “Oliver Peoples” to Building His Own Empire

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Office of / Department of conversationFile no. 026
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The gist

Garrett Leight is the founder of Garrett Leight California Optical — the eyewear brand that has come to define a certain kind of effortless, West Coast cool. As the son of Larry Leight, founder of Oliver Peoples, Garrett was born into eyewear royalty.

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