Josh Miller

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Josh Miller takes an insightful and ambitious approach to creating a more inclusive world where everyone can show up 100. His values-based leadership is rooted in curiosity, creativity, courage, and connection.

Josh is the co-founder + CEO of IDEAS xLab (Louisville, KY) - named Nonprofit of the Year in 2019 by the Derby Diversity & Business Summit, and a Courageous Leadership Coach.

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He has been described as a "force in our community" and "one of the most brilliant minds in Louisville,” and was selected for Louisville Business First's Forty under 40 (2018) and Business Equality Magazine’s Forty LGBTQ+ Leaders under 40 (2020), and is a CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion signatory.

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Josh is a runner and cyclist, a 2x TEDx speaker, an advisor for the Derby Diversity & Business Summit, and founding Board Member of Civitas: Regional LGBTQ Chamber of Commerce headquartered in Louisville, KY. From 2016 - July 2019, he served as the Co-Chair of the Louisville Health Advisory Board's Communications Committee.

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He is an artist with a background in entrepreneurship, art and business administration, and editorial production - and explores the world through photography and writing, documenting his journey through joshmiller.ventures. In addition to his outdoor explorations, Josh celebrates the brilliance and strength of LGBTQ+ and Black communities through photography and collaborative storytelling - challenging traditional notions of beauty, and working to make spaces inclusive for individuals who don’t drink alcohol. 

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Josh’s work has been featured by the Aspen Institute, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and County Health Rankings & Roadmaps, Louisville Business First, The Voice of Louisville, Business Equality Magazine, The Renewal Project, Creating Healthy Communities: Arts + Public Health in America, The Advocate, and more.