Jacob Restituto

Jacob Restituto is the founder and host of The New York Business Podcast, a platform dedicated to preserving the stories of the entrepreneurs, creators, and leaders shaping New York's business community.

 

What began as a curiosity about the people behind successful companies has evolved into one of Long Island's growing business media platforms, documenting the journeys of hundreds of founders whose experiences might otherwise be lost to time.

Long before launching the podcast, Jacob built a career in digital media, photography, videography, and content creation.

 

Through his company, Restituto Media, he worked with businesses across a wide range of industries, helping them tell their stories through video and social media. As his relationships with business owners deepened, he realized that their greatest asset wasn't simply their product or service—it was the experiences, failures, sacrifices, and lessons that had shaped them.

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That realization became the foundation of The New York Business Podcast.

Rather than focusing solely on business tactics or financial success, the podcast explores the human side of entrepreneurship.

 

Guests share the obstacles they overcame, the defining moments that changed their careers, the risks they took, and the values that continue to guide them. From family-owned businesses and first-time founders to CEOs of major organizations, every conversation is built on the belief that every business has a story worth preserving.

Jacob's interviewing style reflects his natural curiosity.

 

Instead of rushing toward surface-level advice, he enjoys uncovering the moments that often go untold—the difficult seasons, unexpected pivots, quiet victories, and personal philosophies that shaped each entrepreneur long before success became visible.

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Beyond producing interviews, Jacob views the podcast as a growing historical archive of New York's entrepreneurial community. His vision extends beyond video, aiming to document the people building businesses today so future generations can understand not only what they built, but why they built it.

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Through books, written profiles, digital media, and long-form conversations, he hopes these stories will continue to educate, encourage, and inspire long after today's businesses have evolved.

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Outside of the podcast, Jacob is also the creator of Modern Primitive, an educational platform centered on self-reliance, traditional skills, gardening, food production, and intentional living. Whether interviewing entrepreneurs or teaching practical homesteading skills, his work is driven by the same underlying mission: preserving knowledge, sharing wisdom, and helping others build lives of purpose.

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For Jacob, success isn't measured solely by downloads, subscribers, or views, but by creating meaningful conversations that encourage people to pursue meaningful work, serve their communities, and leave behind something that outlives them.