The name Josh Brueckner is far from unknown for those who keep up to date with the influencer industry. Known for his YouTube channel Jatie Vlogs, Josh and his wife Katie have amassed millions of followers across all social media by putting their lives and relationship out for everyone to see.
Although Josh’s popularity as an influence is not to be ignored, he’s also used his fame to push his side careers forward. His professional resume includes his work as a mixed martial artist and boxer, entrepreneurship, and bouts as a fitness influencer, making him quite versatile when it comes to making money and growing his fame.
What else is there to know about Josh Brueckner’s life? How did he start in all these career paths? What about his relationship with Katie? Has he been involved in any controversies? Keep reading to find out more about him!
Who Is Josh Brueckner?
Josh Brueckner was born on 11 April 1995 in Detroit, Michigan USA; his parents are Tammy and Phillip Brueckener and he has two brothers, Alex and Jake. The Brueckner family is Christian and are very close to each other, as seen in the pics they share on social media.
Not much is known about Josh’s childhood and educational background, except that he’d been into boxing long before he rose to fame as a YouTuber. Josh used to belong to the Michigan Top Team, a gym based in Dearborn. Besides Josh, Alex is the other YouTuber in the family, as he has a YouTube channel with over 90,000 subscribers, on which he shares lifestyle vlogs and prank videos.
Rise To Fame & Businesses
Josh Brueckner rose to fame thanks to the YouTube channel Jatie Vlogs, which he manages with his now-wife Katie, who used to be the sole owner of the channel back in its beginnings. The couple met in early 2018 when Katie went to a boxing class and chose Josh as her instructor, guided by her first good impression of his looks.
Things worked out great between the pair, eventually leading Josh to be featured in her videos quite often. The channel was rebranded as Jatie Vlogs, using a combination of the ‘J’ in Josh’s name and Katie’s without the ‘K’. Following their marriage and birth of their daughter Skye Mae in 2023, the couple rebranded their channel once again, to make it entirely family-friendly by sharing maternity and children-related content.
These days, Josh manages his career as an influencer with his boxing career and business quite great. He and Katie own J80 Fit, a sportswear brand for women and men, and Jatie Beauty, which is branded as ‘makeup for everyone’ and prides itself on creating and selling cruelty-free products.
On top of that, Josh has achieved massive numbers on social media, which in turn have also gained him sponsorships and the expansion of his businesses. These days, Josh is followed by over 850,000 people on Instagram, and has 5.1 million followers and 3.5 million subscribers on Jatie’s TikTok and YouTube, respectively.
Career As A Fighter
Josh Brueckener started his career as an amateur fighter in February 2014, when he fought and won his first mixed martial arts match in the welterweight category by technical knockout (TKO). He continued as an amateur until 2016, winning eight matches in total under the nickname ‘The Boogeyman’.
In October 2016, Josh debuted as a pro mixed martial artist in an event held in Michigan, yet he was defeated in the first round by TKO. In early 2017 he had two bouts canceled, before making it big by defeating his opponent by TKO in the first round, starting a winning streak which continued until November of that year, when he had one defeat and one canceled match.
Following Josh’s boxing debut in 2018, he added two subsequent wins before being defeated by Nathaniel ‘Salt Papi’ Bustamante in 2023 during an exhibition match held in London, England.
Personal Life
Josh and Katie Brueckener (née Betzing), have built not only a stable family but a social media empire together. They started dating in May 2018, just a couple of months after their first meeting in a boxing class. At the time, Katie already had over 700,000 subscribers on YouTube, but the fame didn’t scare Josh away, and he soon asked her out.
Later that year, Katie and Josh started creating content together and rebranded her channel, sharing pranks for couples and other lifestyle-related videos. It didn’t take the couple long to realize their relationship was meant to last long, with Josh proposing in the ring of his first professional boxing match in November 2019.
Less than half a year after getting engaged, Katie and Josh posted a ‘breakup video’ on YouTube as a prank. The content wasn’t welcomed by their audience, leading them to share a following video apologizing.
Katie and Josh finally tied the knot in March 2021, welcoming their daughter Skye Mae Brueckner on 9 May 2023. Both milestones were extensively documented by the couple in YouTube videos. They also have a podcast together named “Your Couple Tea”.
Controversies
Katie and Josh have seen themselves caught in a couple of controversies over the years. In 2020, they had a slight feud with the popular YouTubers Maddie Joy and Elijah Wireman, who were a couple then.
It all started when Josh and Katie encouraged their followers to leave comments on other content creators of the video-sharing platforms, encouraging other people to subscribe to their channel. In a video shared not long after, Josh and Katie affirmed they didn’t think their move could upset anyone, yet it resulted in a heated argument with other content creators they refused to name.
Not long after that, a video of an argument between Jatie and Maddie and Elijah was filtered on the internet, effectively identifying them as the people who were upset at the ‘subscribe to Jatie Vlogs‘ movement. With that, a rumor that Elijah and Maddie had accused Jatie of faking their relationship surfaced online as well, but that accusation was denied by Elijah once he took to Instagram to clear up the situation. In the end, the issue was solved between the parties.
Besides that, Josh and Katie have been criticized by news sites such as The Daily Targum for the exposition they give their daughter on social media.
Appearance & Net Worth
Josh Brueckner is a Caucasian man, with brown hair and eyes. He’s 6ft 1in (1.85m) tall and weighs 170lbs (77.1kgs), according to his combat sports profiles.
Josh Brueckner has an estimated net worth of $1 million, resulting from his YouTube career, social media sponsorships, businesses, and his career in boxing and mixed martial arts.
