F E AT U R E
waiting at baggage claim, I noticed a
gentleman who was vaping. We struck
up a conversation and he invited me to
join him the next day at the booth of one
of the vendors at the expo, Continuous
Current, to check out some of their
products. The first day of an expo is
usually just Business to Business, so the
general public wasn’t allowed in. That
didn’t deter me though, I told myself I
was still going to go. After I talked to a
few people at the door, they switched my
badge from public to vendor, told me to
have fun, and that's exactly what I did.
After meeting Kyle Kruger, the owner of
Continuous Current, I felt very much at
home and I started to feel like the risk I
took was paying off.
Before attending the expo, I had formed
a vaping company, DUVO, with my
friend Shane Palladino and my girlfriend
Cory Hetherton. When I got home from
the Las Vegas event, I got a call from
Continuous Current and we discussed
working together on some projects. Once
we began collaborating with Continuous
Current, it opened the door for us to work
with many other companies. DUVO is an
acronym that stands for DRIPPED UP
x VAPED OUT; we drew our inspiration
from the vaping lifestyle and to us,
DUVO is just as much a lifestyle as it
is a brand. We have collaborated with
the some of the best companies in the
industry, like Continuous Current and
Vapor City Sauce. Producing our DUVO
LIMITED CLOTHING CO. line, Limited
Edition Continuous Current Manhattan
V2 buttons, DUVO PREMIUM ELIQUID,
and our Cloud Comp and Event Hosting
Company, CLASH OF THE CLOUDS,
we have seen levels of success we
never could have anticipated. DUVO
has given all of us an outlet that has the
ability to reach so many people.
After traveling, emceeing events, and
seeing the heart of the industry first
hand, I can say it’s something worth
fighting for. The reward of sharing a
sense of unity with people from all
walks of life is encouraging and puts
perspective on things. On top of it, we
get to meet our supporters and work with
companies that represent great integrity
“BEFORE ATTENDING THE EXPO, I
HAD FORMED A VAPING COMPANY,
DUVO, WITH MY FRIEND SHANE
PALLADINO AND MY GIRLFRIEND
CORY HETHERTON. WHEN I GOT
HOME FROM THE LAS VEGAS EVENT,
I GOT A CALL FROM CONTINUOUS
CURRENT AND WE DISCUSSED
WORKING TOGETHER ON SOME
PROJECTS. ”
in the industry; and the opportunity to
turn up a few times a month, isn’t bad
either. Whenever I host an event and
hear people say things like, “that was
the best comp I've ever been to” or, “you
were great on stage, you really had the
crowd going”, I know that everyone in the
building is having a great time. Without
vaping, none of this would be possible.
I’m Joey Jux. An entertainer, MC, dad,
VP, philanthropist, and avid vaper.
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