EP. 91 | He Helped His Client Exit for €167M (Then Moved to the French Riviera)

https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshua-kennedy/https://businessclubcotedazur.com/Joshua Kennedy started his first business at 18. By his thirties, he'd helped a client grow a data center from a €100M dream to a €167M exit in two years. Then he packed up, moved to the French Riviera, and started over.Today Josh runs Business Club Côte d'Azur — a highly vetted founder community in the south of France — and Next Locals, a social network for people living abroad. We talk about why European entrepreneurship culture is broken, how he grew and sold multiple companies, what it actually takes to scale a service business beyond yourself, and why moving to Nice with two kids and no network was the best decision he ever made.Oh, and a €150 hospital bill for delivering his son. Yes, really.Timestamps:0:00 – Welcome + Joshua introduces himself0:55 – How Business Club Côte d'Azur started — from a social project to a vetted founder network2:30 – Why Europe's entrepreneurship culture kills ambition before it starts3:29 – The Hampton model — what Josh is building for the French Riviera5:35 – Why he just relaunched the club and what it looks like now7:30 – Moving abroad changes you permanently — Matt and Josh compare notes8:15 – The micro-entreprise trap: why most founders in France stay small11:30 – Surrounding yourself with people who match your mindset15:17 – How it started: walking out of the chamber of commerce and into his first sale16:06 – Websites for €30,000–€50,000 and why clients paid it18:29 – From web design to online marketing to growth agency20:34 – The data center client: €100M exit goal, €167M actual result in two years23:12 – Why Josh won't build in AI despite the opportunity26:49 – How the data center model actually works (simple, brilliant, boring)31:39 – Entrepreneur ADHD and why focus is the only thing that matters33:59 – 90 days to change everything in your business35:03 – Josh flips the mic and starts consulting Matt live on air36:37 – Niche down or stay invisible — why "B2B founders" is too broad40:02 – Don't create demand, capture it — the principle behind every good go-to-market41:20 – If Alex Hormozi is right: go where the hungry crowd already is42:13 – Life on the French Riviera — 300 days of sun, great food, and kids who forage44:43 – French healthcare: €150 out-of-pocket for a full private clinic birth47:00 – The $91,000 US hospital bill and a €150 cup of coffee50:21 – Raising kids abroad and why Matt thinks the world needs more babies51:22 – Closing — Matt promises to show up at one of Josh's events