I Love Hockey, I Love Tumbler

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I love hockey. It was my passion. But I also had this whole other side of me that didn't feel like it was getting the recognition or the validation, he says. "It's a you could understand how that could be like the cross in an intersection where I'm like that I understand your point of view and I want to respect it but I also have my own point of view" He talks about being pulled into the GM's office for posting images on tumbler when he was just 16 years old.

JT Barnett is a former professional athlete turned founder and content creator. His content is centered around business, marketing, and lifestyle and has grown his audience to over 1M people. In this conversation, we spoke about how he broke down different platforms at a young age, how he spots talent, JT's internal growth, how to find a wife, when he knew he’d be famous, and much more.

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(0:00) Intro

(2:00) Breaking Down MySpace & Instagram

(5:41) Why Does JT Break Down Platforms?

(9:13) Systems Are Meant To Be Built Then Broken

(24:59) Where Are We Going?

(30:45) Why Do We Take Selfies Now?

(37:15) Public Relationship & Fame

(44:22) Finding A Wife

(46:32) JT’s Many Coaches

(49:55) Going Internal

(52:15) More Comfortable In Survival

(59:18) When Did JT Know He Was Going To Be Famous?