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JJ's unusual name originated when she went to Japan in college to teach aerobics and was mistakenly called "Juri", but later nicknamed herself "Jumbo JJ" due to her height of 6 feet tall. Her last name Virgin is problematic for some branding purposes due to internet filters. She grew up in the Midwest eating popcorn and candy supplied by her mother, developing a sweet tooth, but stayed athletic through high school by teaching dance classes and working catering jobs to pay for college where she studied exercise science.
JULIEJOHNSONTranscript.doc
- 1. ARI Now I am speaking with JJ Virgin, whos name I love, whos the author of the upcoming book, the sugar impact diet and I am so glad to be able to talk to JJ after meeting her at the genius network event, so thank you JJ for taking time to talk to me. JJ You are so welcome. ARI Can you tell us what JJ stands for? JJ Actually when I was in college, I went to Japan to help bring aerobics to Japan and I remember getting off the plane and there was a sign that said, welcome Juri to Japan, which is not my name, my name is not Juri, it is Julie. I later went oh my gosh, am going to be Juri Johnson for like the next 6 months, nah! I don’t think so, I became actually, I am glad this part didn’t stick, I became Jumbo and I was in Japan and I am 6 feet tall, Jumbo JJ, that’s what started it and it became kind of stuck and I have got this awesome last name and its like the best last name ever, except it is in a lot of sperm filters unfortunately and we started this little brand issue with some of the things that I want to brand that I cant brand, but beyond that, I like it you know. ARI It sounds like a big problem to deal with, so I love the name, that’s something that makes me happy. So before we actually get to the diet and the book itself, I want to talk about you a little bit, so where and how did you get to this point, am going to ask a bunch of question about the diet and the book itself, but how did you get here? JJ Well I grew up in Barkley, form the table is how you role it except that I happened to be raised by my mum in the Midwest on popcorns and candy crunch, so that kind of dials into the whole sugar thing, I don’t have a sweet tooth, but my mother got me one while growing up, because I literally was raised on that, but I was very athletic and so all during high school, I paid my way through, I saved up for college by teaching dance class and catering and then I went to college and taught aerobics and I catered and I literally decided whether I was going to go to school for exercise science or go to school to do coronary institute when I got 19.30