Episode 52: Josh Garellek

How does someone wind up going from a Jewish private school and university, to working in the adult entertainment industry, tp becoming a serial entrepreneur?

Josh Garellek is the co-founder of Arctic Leaf Inc and PartnerPortal.io. He’s interested in teamwork, passion, and camaraderie, bringing people who share those things and what they can do together, and how partnerships and relationships affect business and brands. Listen to the episode to hear what Josh has to say about his role in bringing a fraternity to his university and how frat life affected his entrepreneurial path, how Josh identifies his strengths and plays to them, and what Josh thinks about the Metaverse and online risks to children.

Topics Discussed in This Episode

How Josh grew up, what he’s like, and what he’s doing
Whether Josh got his entrepreneurial instincts from his home growing up
Whether Josh’s frat played a role in shaping his entrepreneurship
The reaction Josh got when he went to work for PornHub
Why the adult industry is an early adopter of new tech
What interests Josh about the concept of partnerships and relationships
What Josh has done to identify his strengths and double down on what he’s good at
What e-commerce brands get right and wrong
What brand is really effective
How seriously brands are taking the Metaverse
What Josh is doing with his children to mitigate online risks
What brands need to do to evolve over the next 15-20 years
How Josh would advise a young person entering the marketing space