How to Build a Pinball Empire When Everyone Thinks You’re Crazy with Jack Guarnieri

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John Lee Dumas

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🗓️ 12 August 2025

⏱️ 17 minutes

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Summary

Starting out as a 'pinball mechanic' over forty years ago, Jack Guarnieri, better known as Jersey Jack is now in the center of the Pinball Universe bringing fun to millions of people.

Top 3 Value Bombs

1. Dreams are blueprints for reality - Jack believes that if he can dream it, he can do it, and he proved that by founding a pinball empire from scratch.

2. Pinball is playable artwork - Great pinball machines aren't just games; they're stories with sensory-rich experiences and emotional depth.

3. Community over competition - The global pinball community offers connection, friendship, and fun across all walks of life.

Check out Jack’s website - Jersey Jack Pinball

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0:13.7	build a pinball empire when everyone thinks you're crazy. So drop these via bombs that I brought
0:18.8	Jack Gwynarni and the EO Fire Studios. Starting out as
0:22.2	a pinball mechanic over 40 years ago, Jack, better known as Jersey Jack, is now the center of
0:27.5	the pinball universe, bringing fun to millions of people. And we're talking about Jack's story
0:32.8	today, Fire Nation. So buckle in because it's a doozy. As soon as we get back from thanking our sponsors,
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1:25.0	Jack, say what's up to Fire Nation and share something that you believe about becoming successful
1:30.8	that most people disagree with.
1:33.8	What's up, Fire Nation? How we doing today? For me, it's, if I can dream and I can do it.
1:38.6	Fire Nation, if you can dream, you can do it. And Jack's has some dreams, by the way.
1:43.4	Speaking of how to build a pinball
1:45.1	empire when everyone thinks you're crazy, that's what we'll be talking about with Jack today. And I want
1:49.0	to know, Jack, the specific moments when you fell in love with pinball. I was taking six months
1:56.9	off after graduating high school. And I just took a temporary job as a pinball mechanic in college game rooms. And that's the moment you fell in love? Well, I guess when I saw the people playing the games and having fun and my job was really cool, I got to meet a lot of people my own age and make friends with some of them at different schools in the New York metropolitan area. So it was pretty cool. Jack, I've had a prior conversation with you, and you've done some crazy things in your life,
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