In 2003, Josh founded the Hawkins Group LLC, a new media strategy group providing consulting services for federal political campaigns in the '04 cycle.
In 2005, Josh joined Ciceron, an interactive marketing firm based in Minneapolis, MN. Josh's work as Senior Marketing Consultant focues on blog strategy, community-building and word-of-mouth marketing.
In early 2006, Josh moved to Cambridge, MA to work for Brightcove, Inc., an Internet TV startup founded by Internet pioneer Jeremy Allaire.