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Another Orange Morning - Jun 29, 2026

Hosts: Casey Hawkins, Chris Carolan, Joshua Oakes · Guest: Joshua Oakes

June 29, 2026

Monday does not need a fuller calendar — it needs the right conversation. Casey Hawkins, Chris Carolan, and friend Joshua Oakes open the week through a practitioner-host lens. Joshua hosts The Value Path, so he lives the methodology, not just talks about it. The episode leans into the Value Path as the spine — where a relationship actually is versus where activity assumes it is — and spotlights Stage 6 (Adopter), the under-tracked stage where real value gets created and most teams lose visibility. Two traps named plainly: the Leads Trap (chasing volume of contacts over readiness) and the Measurement Trap (the dashboard admired once and operated never). The through-line is valuable versus busy — Monday is the day everyone fills the calendar with motion; name the difference before touching a tactic. Close on the Four Conversations: which one each listener owes someone this week.

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Joshua Oakes
Joshua Oakes
Value Path & Audience Growth Strategist

Joshua spent years consulting with organizations to help them solve product marketing and customer acquisition challenges.

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