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Episode Synopsis
Joshua Kim is widely known as one of the youngest entrepreneurs to build wealth through acquisitions, buying his first businesses before he turned 21 and becoming a millionaire by 20. Now 27, he has nearly a decade of firsthand experience in the world of leveraged business buying — long before “acquisitions Twitter” or buy-a-business content became mainstream. A former teenage millionaire in Dan Peña’s QLA ecosystem, Josh emerged as a case study not because of hype, but because he repeatedly executed: from credit consulting and business funding to acquiring companies in transportation, finance, and service-based industries. His work has been featured on entrepreneurial podcasts, YouTube channels, and in conversations around small-business M&A for young founders. Beyond the headline, Josh is driven by something deeper than early success. His story is one of identity, impact, resilience, and self-discovery — navigating expectations, mentorship dynamics, and later, the impact of a personal diagnosis that reshaped the way he thinks about ambition, performance, and mental health. Today, Josh is known not just for his business acumen, but for the honesty with which he speaks about the psychological cost of high performance, the discipline behind growth, and the process of learning to separate self-worth from achievement. He brings rare transparency to the realities of entrepreneurship, the isolation, the intensity, the inner rewiring, and the strength it takes to evolve beyond the identity that made you successful. Whether discussing acquisitions, mindset, pressure, or purpose, Josh brings a grounded perspective shaped by inner work as much as strategy. His journey continues to inspire young entrepreneurs who want not only to build companies, but to build a self they can live with.
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