#77 Disruptions and Feedback Loops with Josh Mohrer

Josh is the Head of Global Operations at Levels Health, a software company that helps you see how food affects your health. Josh was previously the New York General Manager of Uber, where over five years, he helped grow Uber's largest and most profitable market from a few dozen rides a week to over 3 million, and incubated a number of product ideas including UberEATS, and UberRUSH. After his time at Uber, Josh spent a few years on the investor side as an active angel investor, managing director at Tusk Ventures, and co-founder of Shine Capital. Now, at Levels, Josh leads several strategic projects, such as membership and launch strategies.   Episode Highlights / Time Stamps 0:00 - 03:31 Intro  03:31 - 06:26 What comes to mind…  06:26 -11:19 Early school experiences 11:19 - 13:29 Childhood discoveries, math and technology 13:29 - 16:47 Dr. Phil and years later with Uri Schneider and Malka Burton @SchneiderSpeech 16:47 - 20:33 When stuttering makes it hard to say your name, or your company name 20:33 -24:18 Pioneering remote asynchronous work   24:18 - 30:41 Levels mission and being a corporate leader who stutters 30:41- 36:37 Dealing with stuttering as an adult 36:32- 44:22 Cutting off the physiological middleman 44:22 - 46:29 "Name it, don't shame it" 46:29 - 54:52 Advocating for others 54:52 -55:27 Feedback loops 55:27- 1:00:24 The Internet and human connection   Best Quote "At the end of the day, I'm just trying to communicate ideas to other people. I want to be understood." - Josh Mohrer Additional Quotes "You don't have to pretend this isn't happening. This is happening. We're having this exchange. You're standing in front of me. I'm about to ask you a question.  I'm going to try and you're gonna see me struggling.   I'm going to get it out.  And you're going to answer it. It's all good." - Josh Mohrer   "We all thrive on feedback. We need to create safe cultures and spaces. If we have enough positive feedback, we can create a safe space for hard feedback too. It can be very well received and very productive. The most unproductive is when no one can say what they really need to say, which is a sort of stuttering. Whether you stutter or not, it is the feeling that you can't say what needs to be said." - Uri Schneider Resource List    levelshealth.com   Uri Schneider, M.A. CCC -SLP is co-founder and leader at Schneider Speech; creator and host of Transcending Stuttering; and faculty at the University of California, Riverside School of Medicine.     Episode Notes: See more on our blog http://www.schneiderspeech.com/ourblog and http://www.transcendingx.com/podcast