From breakdancing world championships to building multi-million-dollar companies, Joe Stolte has lived a life defined by bold moves, resilience, and vision. In this episode, Christene Marie and Joe dive deep into emotional intelligence, entrepreneurship, creating a vision bigger than yourself, and lessons learned from the edge—whether in business, parenting, or ju-jitsu.

 

🎙 Topics We Cover in This Episode:

• The boldest pickup line that led to 20 years of marriage
  
  
  
  


• Why most people don’t know their true desires (and how to find yours)
  
  
  
  


• Teaching entrepreneurship to a 5-year-old
  
  
  
  


• How ju-jitsu taught Joe to face life’s challenges head-on
  
  
  
  


• Building a vision that serves something greater than yourself
  
  
  
  


• Business success secrets: speed of implementation and saying “no”
  
  
  
  

Chapters

0:00 Intro

0:12 The Knowing Podcast Intro

0:50 Joe Stolte Intro & Life Alignment Through Values

2:55 The Story of How Joe Met His Wife & His Breakdancing Career

8:18 Joe's Vision and Christ-Modeled Relationship Goals 

17:57 Why Most of Us Aren’t Awake to Our Desires

25:27 Teaching a 5-Year-Old the Art of Entrepreneurship

34:00 How Far Can I Go? Curiosity as a Growth Driver

40:21 Ju-Jitsu Lesson: Turning Toward Your Problems

42:01 Creating a Vision Bigger Than Yourself

47:00 Business Lessons: Speed of Implementation & Focus

48:40 Final Reflections & Integration of Life + Business

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📚 Books Recommended in this Episode: Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill

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🙋‍♂️ Guest Bio — Joe Stolte

Joe Stolte is a serial entrepreneur, investor, and speaker with over 20 years of experience building and scaling businesses. He’s a five-time founder with three successful exits and is currently working on his fourth. Joe’s unique journey began as a professional breakdancer, winning two world titles with the Massive Monkeys crew and helping bring breaking to the Olympics.

Today, Joe blends his passion for entrepreneurship, emotional intelligence, and performance coaching to help individuals and companies achieve their highest potential. He’s the CEO of Daily AI, a platform helping small businesses and thought leaders create AI-powered newsletters for their audiences.

🌐 Website: https://daily.ai/

💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/josephstolte/

📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joestoltelive/