Name: Joe Jitsukawa | This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von #144
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Joe Jitsukawa | This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von #144

Today's episode is brought to you by Gray Block Pizza and Bronx Born Pizza in
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Today's guest is a Japanese-American entrepreneur and entertainer.
He is the host of one of the most popular shows, JK News.
I'm so happy to have him here today.
Mr. Joe Jitsukawa.
We had a Joey Diaz episode that we sat on for almost two months.
We just had other comics that came in.
Somebody would come in that was like, you don't want it to all be goofy.
Yeah, that's what I like about your channel, actually, is because you've had
Jordan Peterson on.
Yeah.
And it's super serious, right?
But I mean, it's never too serious because it's with you.
Right.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Yeah, well, I struggle with knowing, you know, if I'm being, I don't know, I
struggle sometimes
if it's a guest that's like, you know, very smart or something like Jordan
Peterson, like
a real, you know, or somebody like that with, like, I guess being afraid to
joke around because
I feel like, I don't know, I guess, like, I feel like if I joke too much with
somebody
like that, that they're going, they're going to shut down.
You know, they'll think, especially since it's someone older, they'll think,
like, older
people will feel like younger people are manipulating them sometimes just
because of the difference
in, like, language or things you, like, kind of say.
They'll think, like, oh, is this person making fun of me even if you're not?
Yeah, yeah.
Like, oh, is this a troll interview?
Right.
You know, it's like an Ali G kind of thing, right?
Yes.
Yeah, I get it.
Yeah, yeah.
But anyways, man, congrats, dude.
I mean, I remember when you first got on JK News, I saw your Instagram, you
were, like, at
100,000 and, like, now you're, like, 300,000.
And then, like, your channel, too, when I first saw it, I was like, dang, this
is crazy.
Like, this guy is super talented and you just, like, within a matter of months,
man.
Yeah.
Thanks, man.
Yeah, dude, for real.
Like, and I saw you live in Minnesota when we were hanging out.
I was like, no shit, dude.
You got me.
I was dying in tears.
It's been a while since I started, like, since I cried during the stand-up
scene.
Yeah.
Your Beetlejuice bit got me dying, bro.
Oh, dude.
Yeah.
That was a scary, I was a, I mean, I was in a scary time in my life, but it was
definitely
kind of a ridiculous time.
Yeah, so Joe and I saw each other in, at the Gary Vaynerchuk show in Rochester.
What a weird place to be.
What did you think about, what did you think about Gary V after, had you seen
him before?
Like, what did you know about Gary V before and then what did you think?
Yeah, actually, one of my business partners, he's in that world.
Like, he used to work with, like, a lot of motivational speakers and stuff like
that.
And he put me on him.
Right.
And then he's like, you want to get to know this guy.
Most of these guys I don't really like because they don't run businesses or
they don't know
what they're talking about.
Right.
They don't sell dreams and stuff.
So they sound like a used car salesman to me.
Okay.
But then this dude, when I heard him, I was like, oh shit, this guy, he's a
businessman.
Yeah.
Like, he has his parents, I think it was a liquor store or wine company and he
blew it
up.
Yeah, I think he had a wine company and then he tripled their sales once he got
actively
pushing the business.
Right.
And they had a business to begin with.
Exactly.
And then, and the stuff that he says makes sense.
And I know this because, you know, I own like a few restaurants and I have, I've
been in
business for a while.
So I'm like, all right, cool.
Like, I could tell that he's not bullshitting.
I like what he's saying.
He's straightforward.
And I think that's what we need right now.
We need a guy that can just be straight about everything.
Right.
Yeah.
Do you think, yeah, because I watch every, you know, like when things I watch,
I'm like,
oh, is this person, you know, are they just giving me information or are they
somebody that
I could look at as like a, an actual guide?
Are they just selling me something?
You know, those are the things that I think, you know, are my natural inclinations
when
I'm watching something like, okay, is this just for entertainment?
Yeah.
Is this for entertainment and education?
Is this just an, a hidden advertisement, you know?
Yeah.
But yeah, I thought it was interesting.
I left out of there.
I definitely thought it was interesting.
I felt like I get this fee, this vibe and I can be totally wrong.
It's just, you know, most of the vibes I get are wrong.
And, um, but that Gary, he's just like, so into business though, that it
becomes almost
like an obsession, you know?
Yeah.
Yeah.
That's true.
Like that's where I don't want to be ever in my life.
I mean, I don't, you know, I woke up at probably 10 30 AM today, so I don't
think
I'll ever get to that place, but, um, I know what you mean.
It's all about that balance, right?
You don't want to obsess to the point where your relationships suffer.
When you're just grieved, where you have like, yeah, if your family has like a
hundred million
dollars, like, what does that even mean?
You know?
I kind of get it because I have friends like him.
Right.
Do you really?
Yeah.
The way they see business is like a video game.
So they're, you know how some people are super obsessed with like different
hobbies and
video games or like some people want to surf like 10 hours a day or something
like
that.
Right.
And that's the way this guy's masturbate.
A lot of our listeners want to masturbate for half the day.
Right.
And some of these guys have been sending me pictures and artwork.
Some guy sent me a drawing the other day, allegedly done in, you know, skeet or
whatever they
call it.
What did they do?
Jack off onto a piece of paper?
I didn't see him make the paint, you know what I'm saying?
But I definitely saw, you know, the final artwork and the art wasn't even any
good and I felt
bad for looking at it.
And then he sent me a message like, just look again and see if you like the
picture.
And I was like, and I looked again because I want to be, I don't want to not be
somebody
that doesn't care about somebody's art.
Yeah.
You know, and it still was just horrible.
It just didn't even look like art.
It looked like somebody just honestly masturbated onto a piece of paper.
So I think I kind of got tricked.
But anyway, but yeah, some of our listeners, but yeah, go on.
You were saying people do all kinds of stuff.
I just think the thing is like, um, it can become a video game.
Yeah.
I think he just, he's just passionate about it.
Right.
And, and, but you're right.
Like, I mean, sometimes obsessions and passions can go overboard and it could
destroy people.
But I think he does it in a, in a more healthy way because he doesn't preach
that hashtag
hustle.
You need to work all day and do all this stuff.
Um, if you really listen to what he's saying, it's really, there's a bigger
picture to it.
And it's about like connecting with people, being genuine, creating products
and businesses
that are ethical and stuff like that.
Right.
So it's not really, it's not really this like work all day, work all night, don't
even sleep.
You can sleep later mentality.
Right.
I think if you love doing anything, you'll do that for farming.
If you're passionate about farming, you know what I mean?
Like, so I think it's, it's just with money, there's this weird stigma around
it.
Like, because there are so many, you know, shady scammers and all that stuff
that's tied to
that kind of world.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Do, um, yeah, but yeah, you're right.
I think about that.
It's like, um, think about that a lot, I guess.
And maybe, I don't know if I even obsess sometimes on that.
Like, like what is like enough.
Are you into business?
To be doing business.
Yeah.
I'm into business, you know?
That's cool.
I'm into it.
I'm getting more into it.
Yeah.
Yeah.
You know, I think what happened for me was, uh, I just started getting busy.
And so it's like, okay, my time is a commodity.
Yeah.
Yeah.
You know?
And it's really the only, it's like the only like commodity that's definitely
mine.
Yeah.
Um, you know, like intrinsically, you know, or whatever.
Yeah.
So it's like, you know, that by start has, from there, things started like,
okay, well,
I can't do this anymore.
I can't do that.
Like I can have a conversation that's a, you know, I can't hang out and just
listen to somebody
that's drunk talk for an hour.
Yeah.
Because they're not going to, nothing's going to come of it.
Right.
Nothing's going to come of it for me.
Nothing's going to come of it for them.
Yeah.
Like, you know, just little things like that, but it starts to, then it becomes
more and
more serious and then it's like, okay, I just need to be, I need to be a little
bit more
efficient.
Yeah.
But yeah, I mean, a friend of mine and I a long time ago invested in a, um, in
a, uh,
apartment, an apartment or a condominium down in New Orleans.
Oh shit.
And so that's one thing that I got into slowly over the years.
It's been like 15 years now, you know, we each had like 10 grand and we saved
up and
we put in and we got a place.
So then over the years, like you become like a, you know, a property manager, a
landlord.
Um, so you have real estate in that world.
So then I started to get into it a little bit, right?
Like I started then like over time, you know, uh, was able to sell, sell and
then get two
places.
Right.
But then also it's like, I've realized in that time, like then I'll, I'll
become a landlord.
There are times when I'm a landlord where I'm seeking tenants.
There are times where now part of my, you know, week I have to deal with, um,
you know,
like dealing with HOA issues and all that kind of stuff.
So it's, yeah, I've definitely learned some of it, you know, things like that,
that make
you want to think like, okay, at first I'm like, well, maybe I'll buy an
apartment building
one day.
Yeah.
But do you want the responsibility?
That's another thing.
Right.
I think that's what they don't tell you is like, they don't go, Oh, business is
so cool.
Owning businesses, but like they don't tell you all the bullshit you have to go
through.
Yeah.
Yeah.
And if you don't, and if that's something, and I think that's a thing, you know,
I think
a lot of people feel, you know, we see videos like business videos online and
some of them
make me feel, it makes me feel inspired.
But then sometimes I can also feel like, Oh man, I'm not doing enough.
You know, like I started too late.
I did this.
I did that.
But some people is business is not for everybody.
Yeah.
A hundred percent.
And being like a man, like that kind of stuff, like dude, the other night, like
I'm in an
HOA call, right?
I'm listening to on a part of an HOA board and dude, I'm sitting there for two
hours listening
while some guy who I think is probably an alcoholic, like just berates everyone
else on the board,
you know, but it's like, I have to be, I have to do that because I committed
and it's
just, yes, more business gets created.
So if you don't want to be a business person and you don't really like doing
those sorts
of things, then just don't feel bad about yourself.
If you, you know, see those types of videos and you're like, fuck, I'm not a
business guy.
Yeah.
I mean, that's, that's how I, that's why I like the Gary Vee dude.
Cause he's, he doesn't come off as like a lot of the other guys.
Right.
I mean, because you're in business, you know, you know, like who's a fraud and
who isn't
like if someone's just trying to sell you a dream and they're like, you want to
be on
this fucking yacht with a bunch of girls and shit.
It's like, yeah.
And then they throw one of the girls off the yacht and they're like, what, what
did Belinda
do?
Yeah.
You know?
I mean, you're better off trying to be an entertainer, an artist.
You get that shit for real, you know?
Like, and it 