Who the F#ck is
Jon Thomas Buck?
—entrepreneur, walker, and builder of shit that actually matters.
If you call me JB, that tells me one thing: you don’t know me very well.
- JT? That’s what my dad called me.
- Buck? That’s what my teammates called me growing up.
- Jon Thomas? That’s what family calls me.
- F#ck Head? That’s what my brother gets the honor of calling me. :)
But you? You can just call me Jon. And if we build something together, you’ll figure out what actually fits.
THE BASICS.
Born: January 30th, 1982
Hometown: Joplin, MO
Parents: John Edward & Carol Sue Buck
Sibling: Shaun Corbin Buck
Spouse: Tiffany Nicole Buck (8/9/2020)
Education: College Heights Christian School (Class of 2000)
INSIGHT INTO MY PERSONALITY.
Meyers Briggs: ESTP-A (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2VnJuy-h9WA&t=135s)
Love Languages:
Give: Acts of Service
Receive: Words of Affirmation
Color Code: Red Yellow
TIMELINE.
1996 - 2000: Four Seasons Sports Complex
1997-1998: Jim Bob’s Steak & Ribs
1999-2000: Cravin’ Custard
November 2000 - November 2001: Owned & Operated Elite Evolutions Speed Shop (Sold Business)
December 2001 - July 2003: Work/Managed Planet Car-Fi
June 2003 - March 2006: Owned & Operated Tint F/X (Sold Business)
August 2003 - November 2003: Managed Evolutions Speed & Sound
December 2003 - October 2004: Managed C&N Auto Sales
March 2005 - Present: Started Jon Buck Enterprises, LLC
January 2006 - February 2007: Co-started RPM Motorsports
November 2006 - July 2010: Owned & Operated VIP Limo & Transit Company (Sold Business)
March 2007 - July 2010: Owned & Operated 4StatesCars.com (Closed)
June 2007 - March 2011: VP of Operations of National Dish Installers, LLC
October 2010 - October 2017: Owned & Operated JBs Piano Bar / JBs Downtown (Sold Business)
January 2013 - December 2015: JBs Farside of The Moon Fondue & Martini Bar (Sold Business)
February 2013 - Present: Own & Operate JBE Properties, LLC
February 2015 - October 2017: Owned & Operated Palace Pizza (Sold Business)
October 2015 - December 2017: Owned & Operated JOMO Activity & Sports Complex (Sold Business)
November 2017 - March 2019: Owned & Operated WorkFresh Meals (Sold Business)
July 2019 - June 2024: Inventory Purchaser for RPM Motorsports
July 2020 - Present: Assisted my wife to open Nine Lives Cat Lounge & Adoption Center
March 2021 - Present: Co-Founded GiftedEats.com
March 2022 - Co-Founded StatelineX1
March 2023 - Reopened JBs as a private members cannabis lounge.
August 2023 - Confounded Higher Society (501c3)
November 2023 - Opened MOVE. Lounge
May 2024 - Formed The MOVE. Community
FAVORITES,FACTS, & BUCKET LIST.
Favorite Movie(s): Shawshank Redemption, Law Abiding Citizen, Hoosiers, The Pistol
Favorite Color: Black
Favorite Go To Karaoke Song: “Mr. Brightside” - The Killers
Favorite Ice Cream: Cookies & Cream
Fact: I have tracked everything I have eaten since September 28th, 2017.
Fact: The last day I drank alcohol is March 25, 2018.
Fact: I am a Crazy Cat Guy who married a Crazy Cat Lady.
Fact: I owned my dream car at 23 years old. (‘91 Acura NSX).
Bucket List Item: Dinner with Jesse Cole.
Bucket List Item: Host an afternoon with Simon Sinek.
Where I Came From.
& WHY I DON'T FOLLOW THE RULES
I didn’t grow up with a silver spoon. I wasn’t handed shit. Everything I’ve built has come from figuring shit out, betting on people, and refusing to f#cking quit.
I went to college for six weeks before realizing it was bullsh!t. I wasn’t about to sit in a classroom learning from people who had never actually done the sh!t they were teaching. So I left.
I didn’t have investors. I didn’t have a roadmap. I had a couch to sleep on, a vision, and the willingness to put in the f#cking work.
My first business wasn’t backed by some fancy startup money—it was backed by relationships. That’s when I learned the most important lesson about capitalism:it’s not about money—it’s about trust.
If you think you need money to start something, you don’t get it yet.
Everything I’ve built since then—every business, every project, every movement—has been about betting on people instead of playing by the broken-@ss rules we were given.And That’s What I’m Still Doing.
I don’t ask banks to fund my vision—I build my own f#cking economy.
I don’t wait for corporate America to fix communities—I create systems that keep wealth where it belongs.
I don’t give a f#ck about titles or gatekeepers—I work with real people who actually give a shit.
That’s why The MOVE. Community exists. That’s why I track every step I take. That’s why I do 24-hour walks just to prove I can. Because movement is f#cking life.
If you don’t move, you die. If you don’t build, you get left behind. If you’re not willing to bet on yourself, you’re already f#cked.
“Your opinion of me doesn’t define who I am.”
The Moment It Clicked.
For years, I ran bars and clubs, getting thousands of people drunk every week. And for a while, I thought that was how I could balance the community—by giving people a place to gather. But here’s the problem:
It wasn’t f#cking working.
I was part of a system that was keeping people stuck, numbing them instead of moving them forward. And when I quit drinking, I saw it clearly for the first time:
💥We’ve built a society where people need alcohol just to be around each other.
💥We’ve built an economy where the only ones getting rich are the ones sitting on their asses.
💥We’ve built communities where money doesn’t circulate—it just leaves.
And I knew I wasn’t about to spend the rest of my life being part of that bullsh!t.
The Shift: Building Something That Actually Moves People Forward.
That’s when I flipped the whole script.
- I quit drinking and started moving—literally.
- I walked for 24 hours straight (multiple times) just to prove I could.
- We built The MOVE. Community to create an economy where people actually benefit instead of getting fucked by the system.
- I started tracking everything I do—because I refuse to waste my time on sh!t that doesn’t matter.
The world doesn’t need another bar. Another casino. More landlords. Another get-rich-quick scheme.
💥The world needs movement. The world needs a system where people actually win together.
So that’s what we are building.
WhAT YOU BELIEVE & WHAT YOU DO SHOULD ALIGN.