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Duration
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Broadcast on
08 May 2026
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In this episode of Coffeez for Closers, Joe sits down with Joe Spector, co-founder of Hims and founder of Dutch, to talk about building consumer healthcare brands that actually change people’s everyday lives.

Joe shares how Hims started as an idea on a whiteboard and grew into a household name by making men’s wellness easier, more accessible, and less awkward to talk about.

The conversation gets into the timing behind the opportunity, the rise of telemedicine, Viagra going generic, legal challenges in early digital healthcare, and what it takes to build a consumer brand in a category people are still uncomfortable discussing.

Joe also opens up about being an immigrant, going through nearly a dozen startups that didn’t work, learning from failure, raising venture capital, and why preparation matters when the right opportunity finally shows up.

They also discuss Dutch, pet telemedicine, fatherhood, fitness, community, and why the best consumer businesses are the ones that make people’s lives better.


Hosted by Joseph Shalaby

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What's up everybody welcome to another episode of coffees for closers today I'm sitting down with an absolute legend someone I'm truly a fan of and I use their products on the daily and they continue to gain more market share and Help a lot of men. What started off as a crazy vision is now a household name please welcome the co-founder of hymns Joe spectre Welcome to another episode of coffees. Hey, I'm so excited to chat with you So I'm gonna dive right into it. I got a lot of questions I'm really excited about all the things that you're doing the projects that you have underway the way you're you're really you know Changing the landscape of so many different things Um, but before I dive into that, let's ease the waters. Joe. You look like you're in great shape. What's your morning routine? I am part of um a group of dads called the dojo And three days a week we have a 5 30 a.m. Hour hour and a half workout And uh, and then on the other days. I'm doing some sort of a pellet on um cardio workout And it kind of serves two things one is that It's good for my mental health But it's also been a way to build community. I think men oftentimes it's hard to find um camaraderie and As an entrepreneur, there's so much shit that we're dealing with all the time and it's been uh, pretty awesome to find this, uh, group of guys. Um, took a neck with So it's kind of in my secret power That's that's so cool. How'd you find them? It took um I mean, it's in the in the in the small community where I live And it took me a while because I am not a morning person in fact Through college and even before kids I could easily Sleep to noon to Even into like two o'clock in the in the afternoon if I had my way And I think uh, I have kids so they were a force function that may get me up in the morning But this workout group it meets so early. I never thought I could do it But just like so many things if you prioritize it You'll make it happen And the thing is every time I leave the workout I feel so ready for the day It has definitely been a game changer to my routine and I've been doing it now almost three years and Like I said, I I'm in the best shape of my life in my 40s Yeah, that's awesome. You look you look like you're in great shape I I train every day and I I try to be a part of so many dad's groups. I got four kids I'm involved in all their sports. I'm still an athlete. I'm a bit of jiu-jitsu basketball Pickleball like you name it. I'm just a big kid. I collect sports cards with my boys. I like whatever it takes to be a kid I'm like doing it. Yeah, yeah, I love it. I love it. Um, yeah, so let's let's talk about a couple during As you have let's first off and I I know about the journey that you had with starting hymns But let's take it back. Let's start with

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