I'm grateful to have back, the founder of FreeWater Josh Cliffords, for our second podcast together! We discuss many topics, such as how he created FreeWater, dealing with rejection and doubt, business ethics of advertising, going viral on TikTok, partnering with NBC, giving away free weed and beer, donating to charity, the dangers of uplifting the world and the difficult path of being a good man leading to a brighter future.
First podcast we did 👉 https://youtu.be/KRBTGcRLe0Q
FreeWater Website 👉 https://www.freewater.io/
My Website 👉 https://michaelthechairman.com/
🎧Chairman Of The Board Website: https://anchor.fm/chairmanoftheboard
Chairman Of The Board, hosted by comedian Michael The Chairman, is a comedy / variety podcast, conversing with guests who have diverse backgrounds and interesting skills, bringing a unique perspective to the table. If you like honest conversations with a comedy twist... you will enjoy this!
🕘Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
2:23 What is FreeWater?
6:00 FreeWater's vision and popularity
15:23 Dealing with rejection and doubt
18:40 Company culture & communication
20:43 Work ethic & achieving the "impossible"
31:42 FreeWater Viral Video
36:07 Negative comments
43:27 The NBC deal & ad agencies
52:00 Why Google, Facebook & TikTok advertising is backwards
1:07:37 FreeTaxi & Uber knife robbery
1:17:27 Josh's mom's advice
1:20:37 Michael's NYC taxi story
1:23:22 Spirituality & Josh's childhood business
1:32:27 Overcoming fear & depression
1:39:36 Disabilities & being grateful for your curses
1:51:05 Would you do Neuralink?
1:55:33 Opinions & importance of comedy
2:03:10 Political division in other countries vs the U.S.
2:22:44 Free weed, beer & Las Vegas idea
2:29:14 Worries about assassination
2:35:02 Being a visionary, giving away secrets & patents
2:45:48 Determining FreeWater's ethical advertising policy
2:56:26 The path of a good man in a world of evil
2:59:44 What formed your moral compass?
3:05:46 Conquering fears and Michael's eye surgeries
3:11:18 Advertising on condoms
3:17:57 Weirdest experience giving away FreeWater
3:26:26 Free products for the homeless
3:32:34 Closing remarks
3:36:18 Outro
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