Send us a text It's been a while. Too long. In this one, I give an update on where I've been, why there's been such a hiatus, reflect on the past couple of years, and where we're going from here. [00:00:00] Intro: Where the Hell Have I Been? [00:02:08] Struggling with Brain Fog and Chronic Illness [00:03:20] The COVID Vaccine and Autoimmune Respons…

Send us a text For session 35 of The Josh Boone Show, we catch up with our old friend and marketing expert, Mark Cann. Mark is an entrepreneur, growth marketer, and now a mental health advocate. Mark is the founder of HYPAA, a recently launched science-backed ADHD education platform with the advisory of a prominent neuroscientist and dietician. Thi…

Send us a text For session 34, we sit down with Zaid Hisham, a design strategist and coach to solopreneurs, with an inspiring story of overcoming personal challenges. Zaid delves into his journey through stuttering and its deep-rooted connections to past traumas, exploring the intricate relationship between physiological responses and psychological…

Send us a text For Session 33, we welcome back entrepreneur, storyteller, and author Seth Erickson. Seth has found success as the former CEO of award-winning marketing firm Kodis Agency, as a Partner at Storify Agency, where he helps startups transform their branding and messaging, and as the author of the marketing psychology book “How To Hack Hum…

Send us a text In this episode, Steven Pemberton shares his journey from overcoming childhood trauma to becoming a successful entrepreneur. We delve into topics such as family dynamics, emotional detachment, generational trauma, and the role of faith in business. Join us for this raw and insightful conversation as we explore the human condition and…

Send us a text This episode is a crossover from Josh's recent appearance on The PlayHard Podcast with Armand Uno. Armand is an early-stage startup founder and the host of the PlayHard Podcast, where he interviews entrepreneurs weekly about their healthy habits and hobbies to combat stress and burnout and maintain balance. In this episode, we dive i…

Send us a text Maestro Stevens is an entrepreneur and brand strategist. Maestro is the Founder of The Iconic Expressions, a brand marketing agency based in Cleveland, Ohio, that helps minority-owned brands connect with their audience utilizing marketing strategy and automation. He is also the Founder of Iconic eLearning, an online education platfor…

Send us a text Josh Schachnow is an immigration lawyer, entrepreneur, and host of the "Solopreneur Grind" podcast. As a Toronto-based immigration lawyer, Josh has helped over 100 skilled workers move to Canada. In 2019, he co-founded Visto, a platform that aims to give skilled workers a trusted, easy, and affordable way to immigrate and achieve per…

Send us a text Here's a little Christmas gift for y'all. 🎄 Arjuna Ishaya is a monk, author, and meditation teacher. He started his career as an outdoor instructor in New Zealand in 2001 until he discovered meditation, and for the past 20 years, he has traveled the world teaching meditation as a tool to gain peace of mind and live a better life. In …

Send us a text Mitchell Hartwell, known professionally as Erik Everhard, is a Canadian pornographic actor and director known for gonzo pornography films. Since 1995, he's performed in over 2,400 films, been featured in GQ and Playboy, and has won 15 AVN awards and over 50 other adult film industry awards. Recently, he's turned author, speaker, and …

Send us a text Amanda Catarzi is a speaker, strategist, MMA fighter, and sex trafficking survivor. After escaping her trafficker, Amanda dedicated 10 years to fighting sex trafficking. In her journey, she counseled the New Zealand Government, wrote federal legislation, and went undercover to expose trafficking rings. Currently, she is the owner of …

Send us a text Dr. Paulomi Campbell, Ph.D. is a holistic psychologist based in Charlotte, NC. She received her Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from University at Buffalo in 2007. Since then, she’s served as a psychologist at Levine Cancer Institute and Columbia St. Mary's, as well as being an Assistant Professor at both Vanderbilt University Medical…

Send us a text Rishi Rawat is the founder of Frictionless Commerce. As a world-class expert in buyer psychology and conversion optimization, Rishi has spent the past 13 years laser-focused on running marketing experiments that help eCommerce brands remove friction and massively increase sales. In our conversation we dive into: Self-awareness as a s…

Send us a text John Heers is the Co-Founder and Director of the First Things Foundation, and the host of the podcast, Why Are We Talking About Rabbits? The First Things Foundation is a non-profit organization that takes young people from the “new world” of the West to the “old world” of developing countries where they immerse, learn the language, a…

Send us a text Chris Giuseppini is a cinematographer, entrepreneur, and founder of Sondor Media. He's helped YouTube influencers reach over a million subscribers, and worked on videos that advertised for Sony, Canon, and Fujifilm. In our conversation we dive into: The day-to-day struggles of living with ADHD, personally and professionally. Approach…

Send us a text Christopher Silvestri is a rock-star freelance conversion designer & copywriter. Over the past 15 years, he has honed his craft at the intersection of copywriting, UX design, and digital psychology to help SaaS and eCommerce companies convert more prospects into customers. In our conversation we dive into: Meditation, imposter syndro…

Send us a text Today Josh speaks with Roy Steves about the chaotic life of the marketing and agency world. Some of the topics we dive into are: The emotional rollercoaster of starting and maintaining a marketing agency. The issues of incentives, scope creep, and managing expectations with clients. Advice for young people getting into marketing and …

Send us a text Today Josh speaks with Sam McNerney on the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Some of the topics we dive into are: The geopolitical reactions and support of Ukraine. Putin’s mental health and motivations behind the invasion. Russia's political and economic future. The prospects of WW3. How Russia and Ukraine are both using propaganda as pa…

Send us a text Today, Josh talks with Oliver Seligman about the struggle of mental illness, mindfulness, and stability. Oliver is a monk, author, and inspirational speaker. He has spent twenty years traveling the world, helping people to find peace through meditation. In doing so, he has developed insight into the workings of the mind and what make…

Send us a text Today Josh talks with Felix Velarde about the potential optimistic and pessimistic futures ahead and the compound interest of positive impact. Felix is a strategist, author, speaker, lecturer, and pioneer of the internet. He started one of the world’s first web design companies in 1994. He then had a high-profile, twenty-year career …

Send us a text Today Josh talks with Kenda Macdonald about marketing, trauma, cognitive biases, and the state of American culture over a copious amount of whiskey and tequila. Kenda is an international public speaker, a multi-award-winning entrepreneur, and the author of the best-selling book "Hack the Buyer Brain." She is the founder and CEO of Au…

Send us a text Today Josh talks with Matthew Caruana about depression, suicide, resilience, and purpose. Matthew is a speaker, youth advocate, and suicide survivor. He attempted suicide at the age of 16, which left him a paraplegic, but ultimately led him to find his passion and purpose in life. Now Matthew is a speaker at schools, colleges, and me…

Send us a text Today Josh speaks with Terry B. McDougall about courage, fear, corporate leadership, and living a fulfilling life. Terry is an executive coach, speaker, and best-selling author of Winning the Game of Work After more than 30 years of corporate business experience leading marketing efforts in senior management roles, Terry chose to bec…

Send us a text Today Josh speaks with Sam McNerney about the growing conspiratorial culture in the West, its further detachment from reality, free will, and the implications of us potentially living in a simulation. Some of the other things we dive into are: How marketers are like alchemists. QAnon as a marketing campaign. The root of cults and rel…

Send us a text Today Josh speaks with Seth Erickson. Seth is an entrepreneur, author, and storyteller. He recently published his book, How to Hack Humans, an unfiltered take on the neuroscience and psychology of storytelling, and how startups can use storytelling to grow and communicate their value to investors and the market at large. He is curren…

Send us a text Today Josh speaks with Dr. Mark Vorderbruggen about food, health, and sustainability. Mark is a chemist, ethnobotanist, author, speaker, and foraging expert. He has a Masters in Medicinal Chemistry, a Ph.D. in physical organic chemistry from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. For over 18 years he worked as a research chemist in the oi…

Send us a text There's an artist on Instagram called DrFakenstein, and he does weird short meme videos, like having Snoop Doug's face on a little girl. That is known as a deep fake, and while the memes are hilarious, there are much more nefarious uses for this technology. What happens when this is weaponized, and used for extensive PR assassination…

Send us a text In 1999 the Star Wars film "The Phantom Menace" released and garnered widespread acclaim amongst fans. But ever since, people gradually started seeing the movie in a very different light; the enthusiasm waned, and the critical perception diminished significantly. This is a common phenomenon that is like a collectively unconscious len…

Send us a text Norm MacDonald did an Ask Me Anything (AMA) on Reddit in 2018, and when asked what life's purpose is he said: "Well, it depends on your view I suppose but it's been my experience is that life's purpose is to suffer. To abide the inevitable pain and to bear it in a noble way." For many, particularly in the West, there's this notion th…

Send us a text As a rule of thumb, the most “successful” people I know are depressed and brutal on themselves. These are people with extreme wealth and by all accounts innovators and high-performers in their fields. This isn’t just my experience; a recent study by UC Berkeley and UC San Francisco detailed the personality, mood, and human factors th…

Send us a text There's never been a better time in history for someone to make money remotely. Especially last year with COVID and the mass adoption of remote work. There's a massive community online, that's growing every year, of digital nomads. People that freelance or start a business that affords them location independence and flexibility to de…

Send us a text Do you ever feel like we're now living in some sort of alternative reality? Like there was some glitch in the matrix and we diverged into some other universe in the simulation? Sam Harris has a line "most people spend every waking moment of their lives in the 'movie' of their lives." What happens when the illusion of that movie is br…

Send us a text Today Josh speaks with Mark Cann about how to open up with others, be vulnerable, make friends, and grow your network authentically. Today we dive into: The differences and the best approach for both introverts and extroverts. Learning how to tell your story in an authentic way that resonates. How to be a good listener and ask good q…

Send us a text Today Josh speaks with Sam McNerney about the history of propaganda (public relations) and how it established the incentive models and feedback loops that have led to the increasing division in our current political and societal landscape. Today we dive into: Propaganda, the work of Edward Bernays (the "father of public relations" an…

Send us a text Life is like a video game. You can be a passive player that follows the guide, or you can pave your own path on an epic journey into the unknown. So what are you optimizing for in this game you're playing? What if you took a step back and looked at your life as the game designer, rather than the player? What if you approached your ow…

Send us a text There are over 600,000 active podcasts right now. That's a lot of noise. Why the hell start another one? Today we're diving into why I'm doing just that with my guest Zaid Hisham. Zaid is a user experience strategist (ex: Apple, Expedia.com, Intel, Microsoft) and as a professional problem solver, he is an absolute wizard at asking th…