Joshua Wöhle: Turn AI Into Your Competitive Advantage and 50X Your Productivity | Artificial Intelligence | E393

Young and Profiting with Hala Taha

YAP Media Network | Hala Taha

Entrepreneurship, Business, Marketing

4.8 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 6 April 2026

⏱️ 99 minutes

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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: Mindstone: Check out the upcoming AI Weekend Conferences at https://cherrypick.gg/hala 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 Disclaimer: This episode is a paid partnership with Mindstone. Sponsored content helps support our podcast and continue bringing valuable insights to our audience. 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	AI is not going to take your job.
0:02.1	Somebody else using AI will.
0:04.5	If you walk into a job and you say,
0:05.9	I would like a job, but I don't use AI,
0:08.7	I don't think there will be a job.
0:10.4	Joshua Vola is the CEO of Mindstone,
0:13.3	an AI-powered learning platform helping professionals
0:16.2	actually use AI to do better work faster.
0:19.1	From co-pilot to chatypt to Claude, number one problem is people use them as search engine
0:23.6	replacement. Talk to it like you would talk to a person. Ask it to ask you questions. Don't
0:28.6	just ask it for answers. The number one role of a great manager is to make themselves obsolete.
0:33.6	And actually the same is true here. Yeah, you are building your AI. Your job becomes
0:38.7	building a system around you that can do the job you're currently doing without you so that you can go
0:44.4	and do the next thing. How should knowledge workers think about the fact that they might be training
0:49.0	AI to take their jobs and now like they're suddenly judged on how well they use AI. Like how should
0:53.5	they be navigating all this?
0:55.0	I think the biggest thing that people can do to prepare is to...
0:58.0	Is there anything in 2026 right now that you absolutely will not delegate to AI?
1:03.0	The reality of where things are at is moving much faster than how people are able to catch up.
1:09.0	Hopefully, I mean, this is an interesting one because...
1:11.6	Young and profitors.
1:14.2	I recently went to an AI retreat,
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