We're taking a very.
I don't like to use the word revolutionary.
I like to use the word
With liquid vitamins instead
It's very innovative.
Just like bitcoin is for currency.
We've already had some great
I think it just.
The main reason we're
It's promoting and kind of
is and believing in sound
that we've talked about for a
So now let's put it into
Welcome to the Business
to helping you enrich your
bitcoin, the hardest money on
I'm your host, Josh Friedeman,
who's the owner of Tropical
brand.
Today on the show, we're going
Oasis has recently started
John is also going to share
sell online.
We're going to be talking
working for Ron Paul.
We're going to get to our
John, welcome to the podcast.
Thanks, Josh.
Thanks for having me.
So I'd like to start off every
that help us to get to know
us some insight for our own lives.
You ready for these?
Yes, sir.
Question number one is this.
When and how did you first
Wow.
Well, there's two parts to
I first actually got into
bitcoin.
And that came because I was
was working beside me on the
But the more, I guess, glum
Bitcoin in 2010.
And the craziest story ever,
undergrad back at Stephen F.
Austin State University who
new competing currency since
He had flash drive miners that
Right?
It would be so powerless.
But he was getting, I don't
like that.
For years he was doing this.
He's a billionaire now.
None of us have really heard
And he kind of went and did
But had I listened to him in
But he was what a pioneer to
But 2012 is when I really
bitcoin and started dollar
I wish I would have not sold
made a.
I've done well with it and I
here for the long term.
Man.
So 2009, I was a freshman in
for the fact that I didn't
So I wasn't mining.
But the opportunity was there.
And it's just crazy to think
on your computer and getting
It's just crazy to think about.
But here we are and probably a
Question number two is what's.
What's an insight or fact
understood?
I wish everyone understood
an investment where you're buying.
A lot of people think it's
But where I think bitcoin gets
to replace traditional fiat
It's still gaining adoption
it's not just money, it's real
We've just been so conditioned
out long ago that, oh, you
government, it's not real
Because the only reason fiat
it value, right?
And what kind of game are we
and we build businesses and we
but then it can just be stolen
So really understanding that
else is also money, it's not
exchange I think is when
we've really, really got a
figure numbers in bitcoin.
So question number three.
What's the bitcoin resource
I got to admit, although I've
for a long time, I'm
minded on the subject.
I'm more of a alternative
that type.
But you know, there's plenty
forums and sites.
I mean, what I would just
get started, even if it's
or any other type of account
Right.
You know, don't put more in
But if you just start dollar
date on it, I think that's
what prevents them from
they're like, wow, I just, and
for me when it's, it's really
I think that's the key.
Question number four, beyond
or idea that's been helpful to
Yeah, so really just learning
is critical.
This, this century is the
So learning how to navigate
landing pages and websites and
to funnels through different
skill for building wealth in
There's several ways to do it.
You can do it through Amazon,
you know, the real gold is
websites, your own landing pages.
You come up with a great
learning e commerce, that's
passive income and to take
Right.
And to get out of the nine to
So if I had to recommend one
in modern times is how do you
Because traditionally in brick
you can sell to just by
open to the world and then
And it's kind of like modern
oil wells every now and then
audience and that traffic.
I want to ask some more
in the interview, but for
we call our arbitrary but
And it's this.
As a general life principle,
Wow, that's an intriguing one
I think both are important.
To always question, to always
ways that things have been
to always ask why, and to
only existing institutions,
this is just an example of
Why has the US dollar been
Right.
Why do these things happen?
Why does the federal
up all this debt to go fight
we've got problems here at home?
So I think always asking
charge and accountability and
for a thriving civilization.
Well, John, we're here today
you're involved with, but
us because your business,
to accept Bitcoin.
I want to talk about that.
The interesting thing about
vitamin which may have been
I haven't really followed that
it's certainly not the norm
So maybe just to start off,
about Tropical Oasis and then
connected to your brand and Bitcoin?
Yeah, absolutely.
So Tropical Oasis is actually
It's been around 30 years.
My partner and I bought the
Our 10 year anniversary is on
The whole pitch of the brand
form instead of pills or capsules.
Liquid.
There's been a ton of research
at 98% whereas pills and
And let's be honest, who in
Nobody likes that.
It doesn't taste good.
And we've been able to over
and product development to
to taste.
So it's really kind of on the
They've been around a long
really taking off and it's a
I've got a few examples here.
So all of our bottles are
the cap and you take a shot.
So it's like a 32 day supply.
And then we have some that are
So but 35 different SKUs all
loss, multivitamin, vision,
And when we bought the company
dollars a year and now we're
And we've never taken any
So it's all.
We've been able to bootstrap
years.
I'm a big proponent of if you
raising a bunch of investors
It's a really beneficial situation.
And then we also are totally
We own the manufacturing
here in Dallas, Texas.
So we're American made, we're
A lot of our SKUs are USDA organic.
So it's a really interesting
grateful to be a part of it.
So you mentioned the
Was that part of the original
tropical OAs make sense
capacity?
Well, that would have made the
But we actually, we actually
and Tropical Oasis came with it.
Normally you have a bunch of
sense for you to bring it all
Well, we did it the opposite
curve to do that, but we were
a business to buy.
So we went in and acquired
It was a distressed asset at
They were having problems, but
revived this brand.
And then we also do a lot of
brands.
So everything from teas to
gas stations to protein
focus in liquid and powders.
Another area where we do a lot
mocktail space.
So essentially what our
with Big Pharma.
Right?
We're not big on
to give people a healthy
bodies.
And to be in the non alcoholic
for us because alcohol is, you
It's harmful to your health,
I mean, there's just so many
use.
And now that we're leading the
for the first time, I think
where cigarettes hit it in the
down.
I mean it's not going anywhere
on a newer, healthier, more
And to be at the forefront of
is special for us.
Absolutely.
So you mentioned how over the
the multivitamin or whatever
that you have a few different multivitamins.
The liquid vitamins tasting
To your point, not just about
let's call it.
They figure out how to make
be unhealthy.
How do you kind of find that
good but still be healthy and
harms your body?
Yeah, absolutely.
Well, so we have a full R D
It's led by a 30 year beverage
three product developers under him.
And we try to develop at least
whether that's for our own
customers.
We do a lot of work for like
know, tons of followers, but
following and they want to
something with their own brand
So we work with a wide array
But to make things healthy and
you can take.
Right.
There's always the old school
That's not healthy at all.
You can make mud water taste good.
We try to avoid that one at
But there's, you know, some
want that.
So it's really whatever the
But we tend to stick to sugar
Stevia is a good choice.
Monk fruit is a great choice too.
We try to avoid the sucralose
taste like candy, but at what cost?
Right.
And that's the real challenge
to make it taste good.
Because if something isn't
going to come back.
Whereas pills and capsules,
Right.
You can just stuff it all into
anyway.
So making things taste good is
But we try to stick to the
Insulin for one, or they're
So that's really the answer there.
Yeah, so I was Looking at your
of comparing it to some other
you mentioned that there's a
you have equal or higher
the liquid form, which would
a whole lot more of the vitamin.
I'm curious to know though,
or powder form, are there
to pack into the multivitamin
form?
Any like, what are the trade
powders and pills?
Yeah, well, nothing is easier
Because now you're dealing
environments you've got a
and safety procedures.
Because in a moist environment
problems happen, you know, all
You know, so we have to have a
Whereas when you're just
capsules, it's a much easier,
But on the liquid side, not
you've got all kinds of SOPs
to follow, but there's no real
Some of them react a little
So like your B vitamins or C.
Vitamin C does not do well.
If you, for instance, if you
if there was a heating step in
prevent any kind of bacteria
bit of a reaction to see.
So that limits us a little bit
But there's a hole.
It's a fascinating field.
There's, there's a whole
And you know, we're very,
We've got, you know, our head
You know, he, he's basically a
he's developed institutional
to heat up the flavors just a
sweetener.
And then it's, it's a truly.
Liquid is a, it's a totally
And why, and it's honestly why
it.
There's not really players in
to manufacture, they're heavy
So that, but there's, you
a dozen, whereas liquid,
the space.
So it's, it's allowed us to
market share.
Yeah, yeah.
So if people are interested in
would be some of the great
Any recommendations?
Things that are really popular?
Yeah.
Tropicaloasis.com, there's
there.
We put out a lot of content on
We're starting to get into
It's a whole new vertical.
I'm definitely not well versed
But our Amazon is a great
want that, that convenience of shopping.
You know, We've got over
so we've built that business
So there's just, there's a lot
a lot of different videos, we
three board certified
So there's a ton of
And, and then if you just had
We've got an inside sales
the product too.
Yeah, well, I saw in your bio
on Amazon.
So I'd love to hear a little
mentioned being able to sell online.
So someone listening to this
may or may not have an online presence.
There's a good chance that
But what would you recommend
they've cracked the COD or
enter into the online world in
and then maybe also what are
to them if they wanted to
right things.
Yeah, absolutely.
So Amazon's interesting
training wheels, sadly.
Well, not sadly, it's just
But what's beautiful about
are already shopping for
So you have this built in
to buy.
So your cost of acquisition of
already got people that are looking.
And even with Amazon taking
things that you have to do on
it's very rare you're able to
on your adwords.
You mess up on your
You pretty much make profit
acquisition cost is so much
traffic there.
So we built our business on
It was a, you know, that was
in the last two or three years
off Amazon and start building
or landing pages.
A couple of benefits there.
Number one, you don't pay
But two, you own the data
You can then remarket to those
market and cross promote other
Whereas Amazon, they own that
to them it's great.
You're kind of like renting
cash flow but you're not
just have all your business on Amazon.
However, it's an amazing place
well venture backed because
immediate profit if it's done correctly.
There's a lot of good
There's a couple of
One called sellercon which is,
and Amazon itself actually
all the big sellers can come
things at work and don't work.
What's cool about E commerce
is like we don't keep secrets
like we share, right?
Because there's plenty of room
it's not a zero sum game.
We all win, right?
But anyway, that's Amazon.
But then if you really want to
in E commerce is selling on
pages, right?
But that's hard.
I mean that's a lot of trial
You've got to have lots of
You've got to have very expert
That's when you move to the
at scale off of Amazon.
So let's move to the bitcoin portion.
You've obviously known about bitcoin.
Had bitcoin been in, I guess
What was it that got you to go
And what does that look like?
Is it accepting it?
Is it holding on the balance sheet?
Have you thought through some
Yeah.
So, number one, just accepting
Right.
Because I think it opens us up
enthusiasts who, you know,
and been involved in the
Our goal is to be the chosen
because much like them, I
I don't like to use the word revolutionary.
I like to use the word
instead of pills or capsules.
It's very innovative.
Just like bitcoin is for currency.
Right.
So I think us becoming that
opens us up to an entirely new
else is really doing this right.
And no one else is really in
But yes, we offer a rewards
them to pay in bitcoin.
We offer that as a rewards
And then we, you know, and
out of the gate.
And, you know, when we accept
we either hold it or we'll
But I think it just.
The main reason we're
and kind of putting our money
in sound currency and
talked about for a long time.
So now let's put it into
So you've mentioned earlier
you don't do a lot of
people listening to this
podcasts that are bitcoin
things like that.
It seems like you're
And you also mentioned the Ron
I think it'd be interesting to
and thinking across the years,
also how you view bitcoin in
Well, to start, even though I
in any of the podcasting and
much as I can.
Sure.
I try to get as many decimal
costing average technique
of the month, how much can I buy?
Right.
I have a, you know, recurring
I don't even pay that much
Like in, in fiat.
Like I, I just.
How many decimal points can I get?
Because we all know that day's
Like we, we, anybody,
So my strategy is simple.
I, I've done mining in the past.
I invested in a mining deal
I've done some, all of that.
I've done trading platforms.
But the best thing I've
Right.
And that might be short
as a lot of people have done,
Well, just real quick there
thought.
There are a lot of people who
all the right answers and
Just buying it is way better
about it.
Right, exactly.
And I also find out the
who didn't get involved with it.
Right?
That's usually funny to watch.
But although what I always say
usually bitcoiners, it's very
great critique of bitcoin who
Peter Schiff, whatever.
Oh my God, that's embarrassing.
Yeah, for sure.
But no, no, it's yeah, for
But I guess another one other
the hurtful part is to go look
2014 when you sold 15 bitcoin
stomach.
But anyway, it is what it is.
You can't change the past and
But anyway, to get back to the
not just for bitcoin but for.
I'm definitely a collector of
Anything that, that's kind of
Because I was awakened to the
around 2012, a little earlier
speak and I heard him speak at
on the news and I followed his
And then in 2012 I joined and
And of course it was all of us
way.
So we were just talking about
Ron, our movement, what's cool
wasn't really a political
movement for sound money, for
to awaken you to all the
Right.
So, so what's cool about Ron
he gives you a reading list of
foreign policy to monetary
routes, right?
So then I followed his reading
like the Creature from Jekyll
And then you read Ron's book
And so then I just went on
what has the government done
It's the biggest scam that's
When the total century of
century of war and poverty and
have happened.
And it's all enabled by being
And when I found out that
was when I really fell in love
And so I guess these days
valuably spent?
Obviously you have some of
a major thrust for you is just
for a future where Fiat's
So where do you see your time
Two areas it's growing the
We're always looking for new
People who have a brand or
a massive volume or that maybe
a lot of volume and they need
A lot of manufacturers in our
fashioned and we're trying to
to a very old school industry.
So really brands who are
on customer service and
times.
I work a lot on courting those
to come make their product
The other half is spent on the
But the real another part that
in the recent years is in 2019
uses DNA technology to reunite
parents.
And we've successfully done
So you'll have a child that's
and they don't even know their
are.
And we're able to get their
And then you'll have parents
that are looking for their child.
And then if you get both
you can have a match.
So my real passion is not even
My passion is philanthropy and
I was invited in 2023 to speak
Academy of Sciences and I got
So that was a special time as well.
But it's been fun trying to
to set up these systems.
But obviously it takes a lot
So that's my purpose for
world a better place.
So do you lead that organization?
Do you have other people
What does that look like?
Because it seems like a big operation.
The name of the organization
that organization.
I'm on the board and a co
director and then we have a
not a scientist at all.
But our partner, his name is Dr.
Jose Laurente.
He's a world famous DNA
Granada, Spain.
He actually discovered
He's, he's next level and he's
He's what I'd call a celebrity geneticist.
And he's been doing this for
And when he realized how his
wow, why don't we use this to
So that was what he did.
And we happened to meet in
relationship was born.
We've been to four or five
victims and how DNA was able
And it's been a real blessing
about.
And it's something that my
for a long time because the
It's true insanity.
We're modern day slavery.
Human slavery is at an all
numbers of how many children
And could you share that
Yep.
It's a returned with an ed
One other thing that I want to
interview is you mentioned
of what you're doing.
Do you see any changes on the
Because I know Trump wants to
liquid vitamins may not be at
But just in general, do you
or so for manufacturers who
Man, I really hope so.
You never know, it'll be tough
they definitely do talk a big game.
Where I'm really hopeful is I
Kennedy Jr.
This last election cycle.
I actually held an event for
and he came and we raised him
He is one of those high
seldom meet in a lifetime and
couple of them between him,
But he truly embodies what I
in this country from getting
under control that are not
it earlier in the interview,
And he is the king of asking
capture and, and all the
And I mean you just see how
day when he got, when they was
They're just panicking because
for all of the royalties
And I mean it's truly like
set us free.
And you know, RFK Jr.
Is, you know, what I see as a
probably most excited about
weaning Americans off of drugs
on natural alternatives and
different things.
So I think if I was going to
put all the manufacturing
that we can get back to a more
and that's what the type of
age old nutrition.
Well, that seems to be a
Do you have any final thoughts
would you like people to go to
Yeah, absolutely.
So I, you know, would love for
Tropicaloasis.com you know,
it's, you're hooked because
amazing.
Your energy levels, your skin
many benefits there.
So once you take it, you're
Our lifetime value of
rate.
Right.
And then, you know, also
you know, it's a, it's, you
It's a worldwide movement
in our time, I believe.
Great.
John, thank you so much for
It's been a pleasure.
Thank you.
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