Josh Brown On How He Created A Financial Media Empire

15 years ago was a pivotal moment for financial media. On the one hand, we were in the midst of a huge financial crisis, which shook everything up and exposed how little we knew about our own world. In addition to that, we were in the early moments of a revolution, which saw the rise of blogs, podcasts, "Finance Twitter" and other new platforms for disseminating information about markets and business. One of the winners from that era was Josh Brown, a former stockbroker who rose to fame in part on the back of his must-read blog The Reformed Broker. Now he's the CEO of a large investment advisory firm, Ritholtz Wealth Management. He's got a popular podcast. He's got a new book. He's a fixture on CNBC. And he even has a conference business. We talk about his career path, what he's learned, some funny stories from the good old days, and how he became a media giant. This transcript has been lightly edited for clarity.

Key insights from the pod:
Joe and Josh’s first meeting during early media beginnings — 4:59
How Josh started blogging during the GFC — 8:01
Josh’s transition from blogger to investment CEO — 15:55
Finance journalism in the 2010s — 22:20
The tensions in running an investment firm and giving public financial advice — 32:07
Falling behind the zeitgeist of finance journalism and what’s going on now — 35:13
How Josh thinks about prioritizing work and his personal life — 43:00