B (1:44)

Because what if it's the last hundred K I ever have, you know? I mean, it's a mortgage. I can mortgage out a house, bro. Bro, you can have a roof over my head. You know what I mean?

A (1:53)

You can Rent an apartment and have a roof over your fucking head.

B (1:57)

I have, I have. I have an apartment already. I bought for 85k. It was a good move. I saved up some money from Papa John's and some money my dad left me before he passed away.

A (2:07)

I'm sorry about your loss, bro. Listen to me, listen to me. I'm confused now. You already got an apartment, but you're trying to buy it and you, you. Oh, you own an apartment, right? You better open up a pizza shop, Jay, or I'm gonna beat your fucking ass, you motherfucker. Get the fuck out of here, J O. Build a fucking pizza shop, bro.

B (2:25)

People, because people ask me, they say, would you do. Would you. Because I love dogs, you know? So they say, would you open something up with dogs? I'm like, no. Would you open up a steakhouse? No. Would you open up a gym? No. But would you open up a pizza shop and say, yeah.

A (2:38)

Do you think you can fucking build a successful pizza shop? Do you know how to find a prop? Do you feel like you. You know how to run one? Do you think you know how to find a good location so you're not fucked from the get?

B (2:47)

Of course I looked at location, it was like, damn, I got like a area of about 450,000 people I could deliver to. And that's just delivery. You know, there's carry out.

A (2:58)

And where would you, where would you build it be?

B (3:02)

Lauderdale Lakes. Papa John's. Lauderdale Lakes. Makes 60k a week. If I could make half of that, I'm good.

A (3:07)

What about, what about a pizza truck first with a little less risk and a little bit more mobility. Thoughts on that?

B (3:13)

I don't know if I would make. I would get a truck. I would rather a specific location.

A (3:19)

I get it. Listen, I actually think neither is exactly right. What's right is what's right for you, Jay. O. Listen to my face. Open the fucking pizza shop.

B (3:29)

I hear you, bro.

A (3:30)

You can live in an apartment for your whole life. Let me ask you a quick question. How many hours are you going to work in that pizza shop when you open it?

B (3:39)

I dedicate my life to it. When I was a worker, I worked 50 plus, sometimes even 70 hours. I made over $1,000 as a shift leader in a week, bro.

A (3:49)

Are you, Are you. Are you in for a buck 50 a week?

B (3:55)

150 hours?

A (3:56)

Yes.

B (3:57)

I mean, yeah, I do whatever I gotta do.

A (4:00)

So what are we even talking about here?

B (4:03)

I mean, I sleep at the shop if I have to.

A (4:05)

No shit. I can see it in Your eyes. So now explain to me, what the fuck are we talking about? I have a funny feeling what we're talking about is people around you. Well intended. Want you to play defense. Is right. Listen to me. You need to open this pizza shop because you know what to do.

B (4:23)

Yeah, I hear you. I hear you.

A (4:25)

Who. Who doesn't want you to open the pizza shop? Tell me that.

B (4:29)

No, it's. There's no one. I got a lot of support. My mom supports me, but she thinks the house is a better move.

A (4:35)

Of course she does. She's your mom. That's what moms are supposed to do. Moms play defense. Entrepreneurs, you look up to play offense. So who are you? An entrepreneur Or a mom? You could be a mom later. You own a fucking apartment. You can live in it for the rest of your life. Don't give me that. I need a fucking roof over my head. You got a fucking roof over your head.

B (5:05)

Right, right, right.

A (5:06)

You're triggering people that don't have roofs over their head.

B (5:10)

Right, right, right.

A (5:12)

You're willing to work 100 plus hours a week. You did the craft, you know the business.

B (5:17)

I went to school for hospitality, so it's my industry.

A (5:20)

And I don't give a. About school. You lived it. I don't give a. If you told me you went to school for hospitality, I'd tell you to buy a house.

B (5:29)

I hear you.

A (5:29)

You worked.

B (5:31)

Yeah, I did.

A (5:32)

You tasted it. You know what it is? You watch those people roll into that store.

B (5:37)

Yes.

A (5:38)

And eat that below average pizza. Are you gonna make. Are you gonna make better pizza?

B (5:45)

I mean, I believe so.

A (5:47)

How do you believe so? That shit's average, my guy.

B (5:51)

Yeah, yeah, no doubt, no doubt. I definitely can make better pizza.

A (5:57)

Let me get this straight. Everything. You. You own an apartment, you have 100k saved. How old are you?

B (6:05)

28. I'm thinking about doing this at like, 29, 30.

A (6:08)

You're 28, you know exactly what to do. You're willing to bleed out of your eyes. And what you're thinking is you're gonna buy a home. A house. You got a family?

B (6:20)

Yeah, I got a family.

A (6:21)

How many people?

B (6:23)

It's me, my mom and my little brother.

A (6:25)

So they're gonna live in the house?

B (6:27)

Well, my mom has a house too. She rents out. And then I have a house in Brazil in another apartment.

A (6:33)

Bro, I'm gonna punch you in your mouth. You better, my man, you better open up that pizza shop. And I'm telling you right now, I love your mom's, but I'll take Her heat. I ain't scared of her. Open up this pizza shop.

B (6:50)

I hear you.

A (6:51)

No, I don't appreciate the advice. No, no, no, no, no, no. I don't like that energy. I. That's. That you're appeasing me and we're moving on. Energy. I need the holy. The. Was I thinking about the house? Energy from your mouth. Make pizza, bro.

B (7:06)

I hear you. I. I can make like about a grand a week delivery, driving, or going back to a general manager position somewhere.

A (7:13)

No, do that after your pizza shop fails, I hear. No, you can make a thousand doing that. That's your backup plan, not your fucking forward plan.

B (7:24)

I hear you. Do you? Yeah, I hear you.

A (7:27)

I hear you, bro, if you don't open a pizza shop, I'm gonna lose my. Yeah, you're gonna build a multi million dollar business for yourself. Your life's gonna be 30, 000 times better. You're gonna have more financial freedom. You're gonna put your mom. You're gonna take care of your moms in perpetuity and your brother and your future spouse and your kids if you decide to have them and everything, right? Build your business. You know what to do. You could take the risk. And if the money goes to zero, don't blame me. Just wipe your tears and go make $1,000 a week. Of course, the are we talking about here.

B (8:06)

I really like listening to you. Give me a lot of inspiration.

A (8:09)

I appreciate that, Joe. But now you have to act on it.

B (8:14)

No doubt.

A (8:15)

Are you gonna hang up and in two days, like, forget all this energy and then buy a house? Tell me the truth. I just need to know.

B (8:20)

I don't know. I'm really into this house idea. This really got me, like, damn, I could have a house at 30.

A (8:26)

Good. Buy a house and invite me to the house. Yeah, good, bro. Buy the house. That's what you should do.

B (8:34)

I appreciate it.

A (8:35)

Invite me to the house opening so I can come there and on you verbally. I love you, bro. Good luck. Oh, by the way, Jay, let me give you the Preview. When you're 60, you're gonna think about this conversation your whole life and regret not opening the pizza shop. I just need you to know that right now. Good news. I do know. I'm telling you right to your mouth, you were gonna. You were gonna think about this conversation your whole life. If you buy this house and regret it your whole life. Telling you to your face.

B (9:02)

I hear you.

A (9:03)

Okay, Good. Love you. No problem. See you. Fuck. All right, let's move on. Another one lost at sea. God damn it.

B (9:18)

If you guys liked this segment from today's episode, be sure to listen to Tea with Gary Vee, episode 73 coming out sometime over the next few weeks. We will see you then.