Meet Josh VanBatenburg: Sketch Comedian/YouTuber

Interview with Shoutout LA (June, 2021)

Hi Josh, we’d love to hear about how you approach risk and risk-taking

“Honestly, I don’t think I’d be where I am today without taking risks. Wanting to go into the social media space, and having that dream of wanting to be an “influencer” or even work behind the scenes in that creative space, I knew I had to be out here in LA for that. Taking the risk and dropping school and coming out here with very little money in my bank account I feel was a huge risk because I had no plans of how to make connections or even know anyone out here that I could talk with about how to start my career off in the “entertainment industry.” I luckily had the support of my parents and friends from back home. So my parents helped me find a school out here, that I could attend also a family friend helped with my living situation. So I was unbelievably lucky when it came to moving to a new place for the first time, now I just had to figure out, how to start my career off and who to meet.”

Link to full interview: https://shoutoutla.com/meet-josh-vanbatenburg-sketch-comedian-youtuber/