Josh is a senior copywriter at a Fortune 500 company and recently wrote a book, "I'm not a copywriter, but...: Lessons Learned from a Late Bloomer," which is an honest portrayal of his struggles and triumphs that led him to a career in marketing and advertising. Before getting into this field, Josh was a stand-up comedian, failed professional wrestler, and he also co-founded Laugh Staff, a speechwriting company that used comedians to write wedding toasts. 

Josh and I talked a lot about writing and creation in this episode, which fit really nicely with his value of "focus." It was cool to hear him talk about the value of focus, what it feels like to be in the "flow state", and the effect it has to calm him down and center him. What was as interesting were the parallels we started to identify between writing and life in general. That theme kind of rode through out the discussion, as we talked about how ego impacts writing, the courage it takes to put yourself out there, and the desire for connection with your audience. 

It was apparent to me very quickly that Josh is a really self reflective and thoughtful person. He tries to be very deliberate in how he approaches life. Those traits always make for a good discussion because he had a lot of insight into the how and why behind his values/beliefs. If you have any interest in writing this is a great episode to check out, but even if not I think some of the themes we discussed are really applicable for anyone trying to figure out this crazy thing we call life.