Joshua Smith

Smith’s public profile says he grew up in Northern Virginia and is based in Austin. Before his work with the media brand, he worked in advertising.⁠[1][2]

In 2021 he cofounded School of Hard Knocks with James DumoulinJames DumoulinJames Dumoulin is a cofounder, interviewer and speaker at School of Hard Knocks, a media brand focused on entrepreneurship and business experience. He works with his brother Jack Dumoulin and cofounder Joshua Smith.Open the full entry and Jack DumoulinJack DumoulinJack Dumoulin, who competed under the name John Dumoulin, is a cofounder of School of Hard Knocks involved in operations, business systems and community development. He won the Excel 2016 division of the 2017 Microsoft Office Specialist World Championship.Open the full entry, developing business interviews through a street-interview format.⁠[3]

The city transcript published that day names him among the hosts interviewing Eric AdamsEric AdamsEric Adams is an American politician and former police officer who served as mayor of New York City from 2022 to 2025, following service in the New York State Senate and as Brooklyn borough president. He is the author of Healthy at Last and has been interviewed by School of Hard Knocks.Open the full entry. He asked about childhood housing instability and unpopular leadership decisions.⁠[4]

The team’s public biography identifies content and growth strategy as his main responsibilities. He also promoted a company recruitment plan for a women’s channel seeking a host to interview female founders, executives and creators.⁠[2][5]

Related program: School of Hard Knocks. Skool: Public profile: https://www.skool.com/@joshua-smith-1484 (opens in a new window). LinkedInLinkedInLinkedIn is a social networking platform for professionals. It was founded in 2002 by Reid Hoffman and others, launched in 2003, and listed on the New York Stock Exchange in 2011; after Microsoft acquired it for approximately $26.2 billion in 2016, it became a wholly owned Microsoft subsidiary. Its revenue comes from membership subscriptions, advertising, and recruitment solutions.Open the full entry: Public profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshua-smith-321394163 (opens in a new window).⁠[1][5]