Originally from Nashville, TN, Josh's background is in visual arts, music and performance. After high school he studied painting and drawing at The Art Institute of Chicago before moving to NYC where he worked as an actor in TV and film.

Prior to opening Wilder, he spent 10 years performing as a "Blue Man" with the off-Broadway phenomenon, Blue Man Group. In addition to being the Creative Director at Wilder, he is an avid painter and has exhibited his work in New York, Nashville and Los Angeles. He is thrilled to be on the board of the World Taste and Smell Association and eagerly follows ideas and projects wherever his nose leads him. His current favorite profile is "Floral Musks."