We recently had the chance to connect with Josh Scott and have shared our conversation below.
Hi Josh, thank you so much for taking time out of your busy day to share your story, experiences and insights with our readers. Let’s jump right in with an interesting one: What battle are you avoiding?
For me, it’s been avoiding letting go of control. I built this project from the ground up so every detail, every message, every decision feels personal. But lately I’ve realized that holding onto everything actually slows down the bigger vision. The real challenge isn’t finding people who can help. It’s trusting that the mission will stay intact even if my hands aren’t on every piece of it. It’s tough but I’m learning that leadership isn’t about doing more, it’s about empowering others. That’s still a work in progress for me.
Can you briefly introduce yourself and share what makes you or your brand unique?
Hey, I’m Josh Scott, founder of Quench Marketplace. At its core, Quench is about uplifting and advocating for service professionals, the bartenders, servers, and hospitality workers who make our experiences memorable. My background is in tech and data, but I also grew up around the service industry, so I’ve always had a deep respect for the people behind it.
Quench is designed to give these professionals the visibility, recognition, and direct support they’ve always deserved. I want to shift the way people view service work and highlight just how essential these individuals are. When you think about it, whether it’s a wedding proposal, a milestone birthday, or even a business deal, service professionals are right there at the center of those moments.
By focusing on them, we’re not only creating more opportunities for career growth and community, but also improving the experience for customers through better and more consistent service. Right now, we’re still in pre-launch, but everything we’re building is rooted in making a real impact and changing how the entire industry is valued.
Amazing, so let’s take a moment to go back in time. What breaks the bonds between people—and what restores them?
Honestly, it’s usually not the big betrayals that break bonds. It’s the little ego trips, the quiet jealousy, and those moments when pride runs ahead of principle. People start comparing lanes and forget we’re not even in the same race. Morals bend, egos get louder, and suddenly you’re side-eyeing someone you used to call family.
What restores the bond is humility, accountability, and sometimes a brutally honest conversation over drinks where somebody finally admits, “Yeah, I was being weird.” Forgiveness comes when both people care more about the connection than about being right. Until that happens, it’s just cold shoulders and passive-aggressive IG stories.
What did suffering teach you that success never could?
Suffering taught me that I’m not special. I don’t mean that in a sad way, I mean it in the most freeing and humbling way possible. It stripped away the ego that success can build up and forced me to check my character when no one was watching, when things weren’t pretty, and when I wasn’t winning.
Success can trick you into feeling untouchable. Suffering reminds you that you’re not. It teaches patience, perspective, and the quiet discipline to grow. It also softens your judgment, because once life has dragged you a few times, you stop looking down on other people’s mess.
The wild thing is that pain has a way of refining your principles in a way praise never could. It shows you who you are when you’re not getting what you want. For me, that’s been a blessing more than once, even when it first looked like a breakdown.
Sure, so let’s go deeper into your values and how you think. What would your closest friends say really matters to you?
They’d probably say I care a little too much about doing things with intention. I’m big on principles like loyalty, honesty, and not letting ego run the show. I’m not perfect, my pride definitely tries to slip in sometimes, but I check it quick. My friends know I don’t care about surface level stuff. I care about people showing up with true intentions, keeping their word, and not acting different when someone else is winning.
They’d also say I don’t have patience for passive aggressive behavior or fake energy. If something feels off, I’ll say it with love, but I’ll still say it. At the core, I think they know I just want everyone around me to feel seen, respected, and pushed to grow. And if we can laugh through it and roast each other a little along the way, even better.
Okay, so before we go, let’s tackle one more area. When do you feel most at peace?
I feel most at peace when I know I didn’t let someone pull me out of character. It’s when I walk away from a situation where I could have said something slick but chose not to. My petty side might be yelling at me, but my higher self is like, “Good job, we’re evolving.”
There’s a real calm in choosing principles over pride. I’m not above being triggered. Peace, for me, is quieting the part of me that wants to prove a point and trusting the part that knows it’s not worth the energy.
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