Josh Komen
Josh Komen
At the age of 23 Josh Komen was one of the fastest runners in New Zealand. Then, in a blink of an eye, he became one of the sickest.
Josh was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia not once, but twice. This diagnosis took him on a 10-year battle of deep depression, an allogeneic stem cell transplant, being put into a coma, developing graft vs host disease, multiple complications, all while experiencing multiple heart attacks – and somehow in the middle of this hell – he climbed Mt. Everest and went on 200 sky dives.
Today, 10 years after he received his deadly diagnosis, he is alive, strong, healthy and happy. Not only did he survive but he began to thrive. Josh reclaimed back his health, through patience and persistence and is now married and a father.
Through his suffering, Josh has learnt so much about the human condition and we cover it all. Strap in – Josh is an absolute legend.
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“Josh recently spoke at our sales summit to a room of 150 people on his life to date, his learnings, his mindset and his gratefulness for the life he has today.
Prior to the session we discussed the key messages I was hoping the team would take from the session and Josh absolutely nailed them.
It’s a highly personal story obviously, Josh tells it with the rawness you would expect, it can be heavy but ultimately its inspiring and so many of our people took a huge amount from it and vowing to look at life/work differently afterwards.
Our business is largely hardy rural folk, I could not have expected the reaction the team had to this session, they were so moved and inspired they leapt to a standing ovation at the conclusion.
A tough act to follow for the rest of the summit I promise!”
Surviving Cancer, Heart Attacks, Climbing Everest, and more!
Episode 136
Josh Komen has survived leukaemia not once, but twice. He’s had 10+ heart attacks. He beat graft vs. host disease after receiving an allogenic stem cell transplant. He’s been put into a coma. He’s dealt with depression and suicidal thoughts.
But after 10 years of treatment, he’s happy, healthy, and on a mission to inspire others. He’s climbed Mount Everest, completed a skydiving course, and set NZ’s unofficial ice bath record at 21 minutes while raising $85,000 for charity.
Get ready, for one of our craziest episodes ever!
