269. Joseph Rutakangwa | Never Stay Broke

In today’s episode, we have the pleasure to interview Joseph Rutakangwa, author of Never Stay Broke: Because Motivation Alone Won’t Pay the Bills. Joseph is an entrepreneur, artist, and storyteller best known as the co-founder and CEO of Rwazi, a consumer-trained AI platform helping global brands make faster, smarter decisions with real-world data. Recognized by the Los Angeles City Council for innovation, he builds systems at the intersection of technology, creativity, and human potential. In this episode, you’ll learn how to get out of “stuck” in the next 24 hours by creating motion, how to stack simple, high-margin gigs and trim the ones that drain you, and how to align your daily energy with your long-term vision using Joseph’s physics-inspired “work done” framework—so you can generate cash, build buffers, and design a life that moves forward. We hope you enjoy this incredible conversation with Joseph Rutakangwa To Learn More about Joseph and buy his book visit: The Book: https://a.co/d/fpB2ZWp Website/Socials: https://www.rutakangwa.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/joseph-rutakangwa/ https://www.instagram.com/jrutakangwa https://x.com/JRutakangwa https://www.youtube.com/c/JosephRutakangwa Chapters: 0:00 Intro 1:30 From a comfortable life to having nothing 4:00 What do you have a competitive advantage on? 11:49 Friction that keeps you static (& how to get in motion) 22:36 Integrating passion and cash generation 24:21 Pushing through friction and negativity 26:20 Being useful & solving problems with high-demand 36:59 Defining your vision 38:39 Spend energy moving your life in the direction of your vision 43:29 Where to connect with Joseph, his work & his book ________________________________________________ Join the world's largest non-fiction Book community! https://www.instagram.com/bookthinkers/ The purpose of this podcast is to connect you, the listener, with new books, new mentors, and new resources that will help you achieve more and live better. Each and every episode will feature one of the world's top authors so that you know each and every time you tune-in, there is something valuable to learn. If you have any recommendations for guests, please DM them to us on Instagram. (www.instagram.com/bookthinkers) If you enjoyed this show, please consider leaving a review. It takes less than 60-seconds of your time, and really makes a difference when I am trying to land new guests. For more BookThinkers content, check out our Instagram or our website. Thank you for your time!