Asian Gang Members to YouTube Kings: JustKiddingNews interview

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‪@JustKiddingNews‬ cofounders Bart Kwan and Joe Jitsukawa grew up working in gangs in the "pharmaceutical industry" - but wanted to be better and make good. In 2007 - they started the Just Kidding YouTube empire.

17 years later - despite fellow creators quitting & AdSense dropping - they're still going strong- and today share the secret to their success.
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0:00 - Intro
2:09 - Troubled youth to YouTube stars
4:23 - Bart's special high school program
5:39 - How did Bart get KICKED OUT of military school
7:43 - Joe's story of being in a street gang at 15
11:19 - He went to college to buy w**d with financial aid money
11:51 - Why he decided to assimilate into society
16:20 - How would their lives be different if they had Youtube in High School
19:17 - How MMA brought them together
20:33 - Bart the “peacemaker”...who beat people up
23:49 - How he maintained a 4.0 GPA after being in a gang
24:26 - How Just Kidding Films started
25:50 - How did Bart shift from Marine Corp/Doctor to Youtube?
29:29 - How did Joe get to where he is now & shifting priorities to JK media
37:52 - When did they realize JK media was a business?
42:15 - Did money change their business?
42:48 - Their Youtube EMPIRE: Rise and Fall
50:17 - Their businesses outside of JK media
54:26 - How being a dad CHANGED him
57:02 - The unique experience all Asian Americans share
58:09 - Bart and his family relationship
1:03:54 - Struggling to fill a void in life
1:05:16 - Why have they stayed friends after all this time?
1:09:09 - Eric's strange relationship with his cofounder
1:10:31 - How they each drive each other crazy
1:14:11 - A moment when they needed each other
1:15:40 - What is the secret to their success