The Joseph Wells Podcast

My guest today is Tommy Collison. Tommy grew up in Ireland, attended college at NYU, and now works at Lambda School in communication strategy and business development.

In this episode, we discussed Tommy's childhood in Ireland, the liberal arts, The Great Book Project, and much more.

My guest today is Joe Ferraro. Joe is the host of The One Percent Better Podcast where he interviews guests like James Clear, Chris Voss, and Annie Duke. He's fascinated with asking better questions and having damn good conversations.

My guest today is Alex Wieckowski. Alex has been running his popular book blog, Alex & Books, for more than four years. You may have seen him on Instagram where he has more than 70 thousand followers. Instagram is actually where Alex and I first met, and over the last couple years we've developed a friendship that transferred over to the real world - I love the connecting power of the internet.

My guest today is Jake Singer. Jake recently left a successful career at Amazon to pursue the serendipity of the internet. One of his first pursuits was starting a Substack titled The Flywheel. In it, Jake uses the concept of a flywheel as a framework to understand and analyze companies he finds interesting. In each article he explains how and why a company has gotten to where it is today, and what their flywheel suggests about its future. Jake has written pieces on companies like Zillow, Stitch Fix, and On Deck, among others. While he only started writing in August of this year, Jake already has about 2,000 subscribers. I'd say he's onto something.

In this episode, Jake and I discuss serendipity on the internet. We talk about his decision to leave Amazon, his experience with On Deck, and some of the companies he's written about. After you listen, I highly recommend signing up for The Flywheel and following along on Jake's journey. I guarantee you’ll be seeing more of him.

My guest today is Brad Dantonio, better known as Man Overseas. Brad is forty years old and has been retired for five years. He took a year off to travel at 35 and never returned to work. In normal times, you can find Brad and his wife traveling the world, living off passive income from rental properties and other investments in the US. In COVID times, Brad and his wife temporarily settled in New Orleans while they await the birth of their first child!

My guest today is Golden Harper, the founder and CEO of Altra Running, an athletic shoe company known for their excellent trail running shoes. Before starting Altra, Golden was an elite runner himself. We talked about his impressive race history, goal setting versus following a process, and Golden's unique education. We also went deep on the science behind Altra shoes and how nearly all of us are destroying our feet with modern surfaces and the shoes we wear.

My guest today is  Morgan Housel, a writer and public speaker with Collaborative Fund. He recently published his first book, The Psychology of Money. Morgan and I discussed how history alters our perspectives, Morgan's unconventional childhood, the beauty of serendipitous relationships, and some of our favorite books. We also touched on a number of personal finance topics.

My guest today is Stephen Storey, part time insurance adjuster and full time interesting dude. Our conversation was wide ranging. Stephen told stories about his days as a bail bondsman. We talked about injustice in the criminal justice system. Stephen shared the detailed reasons he thinks Donald Trump will win the election. And we finished with a discussion about how declining standards and cancel culture are destroying our country.