Joshua Wöhle: Turn AI Into Your Competitive Advantage and 50X Your Productivity | Artificial Intelligence | E393
4/6/20261 hr 34 min
AI is reshaping the future of work faster than most people can keep up, and those who ignore it risk falling behind. As a six-time founder, Joshua Wöhle has seen firsthand how AI can outperform traditional workflows, leading him to build Rebel, an AI-first system designed to act as a second brain and unlock massive productivity. In this episode, Joshua breaks down how entrepreneurs and professionals can use artificial intelligence to stay competitive, adapt quickly, and build smarter, faster-growing businesses. In this episode, Hala and Joshua will discuss: (00:00) Introduction (02:37) Why Ignoring AI Will Cost You Your Job (06:13) How to Prompt AI for Better Answers (13:20) What Is Rebel AI? (22:10) Building AI Skills and Agents from Scratch (31:35) The Origin Story of Mindstone AI (39:50) The Future of Work and Coding (51:14) Is AI Adoption an HR Problem? (01:05:25) Managing the Costs of AI Implementation (01:15:56) Balancing AI Automation with Human Control (01:24:10) Exploring the Best AI Tools in 2026 (01:27:48) Claude vs. ChatGPT: Which Is Better? Joshua Wöhle is the co-founder and CEO of Mindstone, an AI training platform that helps individuals and organizations build practical AI skills for real-world impact. A technologist and serial entrepreneur, he previously co-founded and served as CTO of SuperAwesome, a child-safe digital media company acquired by Epic Games. Today, he leads AI training programs and retreats that help professionals become confident, high-performing AI users. Sponsored By: Indeed - Get a $75 sponsored job credit to boost your job's visibility at Indeed.com/profiting Shopify - Start your $1/month trial at Shopify.com/profiting. Quo - Run your business communications the smart way. Try Quo for free, plus get 20% off your first 6 months when you go to quo.com/profiting Experian - Manage and cancel your unwanted subscriptions and reduce your bills. Get started now with the Experian App and let your Big Financial Friend do the work for you. See experian.com for details. Intuit - Start paying bills the smart way, not the hard way. Learn more at QuickBooks.com/billpay Huel - Grab nutritionally complete meals you can drink. Get 15% off with code PROFITING at huel.com/PROFITING AT&T Business - Power your small business with reliable connectivity from AT&T. Switch today at business.att.com. Fabric - Protect your family with term life insurance from Fabric by Gerber Life. Apply today in just minutes at meetfabric.com/profiting ZocDoc - Stop putting off those doctors’ appointments. Find and instantly book a doctor you love today at Zocdoc.com/PROFITING Blinkist - Turn the world’s best nonfiction books into quick 15-minute reads or listens. Grab your free trial plus an exclusive 30% discount at blinkist.com/profiting Resources Mentioned: Joshua’s Website: mindstone.com Joshua’s LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/joshuawohle Active Deals - youngandprofiting.com/deals Key YAP Links Reviews - ratethispodcast.com/yap YouTube - youtube.com/c/YoungandProfiting Newsletter - youngandprofiting.co/newsletter LinkedIn - linkedin.com/in/htaha/ Instagram - instagram.com/yapwithhala/ Social + Podcast Services: yapmedia.com Transcripts - youngandprofiting.com/episodes-new Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurship Podcast, Business, Business Podcast, Self Improvement, Self-Improvement, Personal Development, Starting a Business, Strategy, Investing, Sales, Selling, Psychology, Productivity, Entrepreneurs, AI, Artificial Intelligence, Technology, Marketing, Negotiation, Money, Finance, Side Hustle, Startup, Mental Health, Career, Leadership, Mindset, Health, Growth Mindset, Passive Income, Online Business, Solopreneur, Networking, AI Marketing, AI in Action, AI in Business, Generative AI, AI for Entrepreneurs, AI Podcast
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First 90 secondsJoshua Wöhle· Guest0:00
AI is not going to take your job. Somebody else using AI will. If you walk into a job and you say, "I would like a job, but I don't use AI," I don't think there will be a job.
Hala Taha· Host0:10
Joshua Volz is the CEO of Mindstone, an AI-powered learning platform helping professionals actually use AI to do better work faster.
Joshua Wöhle· Guest0:18
From Copilot to ChatGPT to Claude, number one problem is people use them as search engine replacements. Talk to it like you would talk to a person. Ask it to ask you questions. Don't just ask it for answers. The number one role of a great manager is to make themselves obsolete, and actually, the same is true here. Yeah, you are building your AIs. Your job becomes building a system around you that can do the job you're currently doing without you so that you can go and do the next thing.
Hala Taha· Host0:45
How should knowledge workers think about the fact that they might be training AI to take their jobs, and now, like, they're suddenly judged on how well they use AI? Like, how should they be navigating all of this?
Joshua Wöhle· Guest0:54
I think the biggest thing that people can do to prepare is to- Is there anything in 2026 right now that you absolutely will not delegate to AI? The reality of where things are at is moving much faster than how people are able to catch up. Hopefully, I mean, this is an interesting one because- Young and Profiters, I recently went to an AI retreat, and I literally built an app in just 15 minutes, and I have zero coding experience.
Hala Taha· Host1:22
I never thought anything like this could be possible, and my mind has not been the same since. I've been obsessed with AI and learning AI