INTERVIEW | Make Money by Solving Your Own Problems with Josh Whalen

In this episode, Travis sits down with entrepreneur Josh Whalen, co-founder and CEO of Joi + Blokes, a rapidly growing diagnostics and telehealth platform focused on hormone optimization, longevity, and preventative wellness for both men and women. After struggling with his own health issues and becoming frustrated with traditional healthcare, Josh built a company that has now served tens of thousands of patients and scaled to a $50 million run rate. Josh shares his journey from farm work and medical device sales to entrepreneurship, along with lessons on resilience, sales, health optimization, and building businesses around real problems. On this episode we talk about: Josh’s journey from military school and medical device sales into entrepreneurship How failing early in outside sales helped shape his career path The realities of building and scaling businesses through uncertainty and setbacks Why personal health struggles led to the creation of Joi + Blokes Hormone optimization, peptides, longevity, and the future of preventative healthcare Top 3 Takeaways Sometimes the best business ideas come from solving a painful problem in your own life. Early failures and difficult experiences can create the resilience and skills needed for long-term success. Preventative healthcare and optimization are becoming increasingly important as more people take ownership of their health outside traditional systems. Notable Quotes “Hard work gets you some type of reward.” “I got hit in the face pretty hard.” “There’s no way they’ve made it this hard for a guy to feel good.” Connect with Josh Whalen: Instagram (Men’s Health): https://www.instagram.com/getblokes Instagram (Women’s Health): https://www.instagram.com/joiwomenswellness Website: https://www.joiandblokes.com A Word from Our Sponsors: - Are you ready to start your own creatorjourney and make it big? Visitwww.fanvue.com today and launch yourcareer! - To learn more about Mode Mobile and its investor community, go to ⁠https://invest.modemobile.com/travismakesmoney⁠ -Travis Makes Money is made possible by High Level – the All-In-One Sales & Marketing Platform built for agencies, by an agency.Capture leads, nurture them, and close more deals—all from one powerful platform.Get an extended free trial at gohighlevel.com/travis Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices