From Goat Farm to Global Brand: Midlife Lessons with Brent & Josh

From Goat Farm to Global Brand: Midlife Lessons with Brent & Josh

What happens when two New York City professionals lose their jobs, move to a tiny rural town, and accidentally build one of America’s most beloved skincare brands?


Brent and Josh of Beekman 1802 reveal how kindness, community, and old-fashioned wisdom became the backbone of their business and their midlife reinvention. They share how loving your neighbor can be a real strategy, why contentment matters more than achievement, the 51% rule that keeps their partnership strong, and how better aging starts with simple kindness to yourself and others, all delivered with warmth, wisdom, and humor.


👉 If you’re ready for a kinder, clearer way to think about midlife, just press play.


Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

00:59 Meet Brent & Josh of Beekman 1802

02:47 How Brent & Josh met

04:18 Brent’s upbringing & coming out journey

06:01 Becoming goat farmers & starting Beekman 1802

07:19 How the brand got its name

09:09 Turning a recession into a business opportunity

10:35 Growing from homemade soap to a global brand

12:54 The idea behind Goat Wisdom book

16:33 Their favorite principles

20:46 Community, kindness & homophobia

25:38 Brent’s family and true Christian acceptance

28:41 Being partners in love and business

29:56 The 51% Rule for decision-making

32:06 Radical transparency as kindness

34:37 Personal midlife philosophies

38:42 What they’d regret in 10 years

40:36 Redefining success as contentment

41:55 “Better aging,” social connection & kindness

45:16 Farm wisdom for life

48:56 Wisdom bumper stickers

52:12 Chip’s closing reflections


Learn more about MEA at ⁠https://www.meawisdom.com/


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