Within a week, the entire JP Performance construct collapses. Julia Meck accused her husband Jean Pierre Kraemer of domestic violence in the “Bild” newspaper. Kraemer has become known throughout Germany as a car influencer under the name JP Performance. After videos showing Kraemer hitting and choking his wife became public, he responded to the allegations. Not only did he confirm parts of the allegations, Kraemer is now also drawing business conclusions.
In recent years, the YouTuber has built a network of 18 business activities and companies around himself. From a car repair shop to the sale of model cars to its own burger shop, Kraemer markets itself under the JP Performance brand. According to media reports, he is said to employ a total of 80 people in his hometown of Dortmund. Now Kraemer announced in a video that he would close all stores.
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His career began in 2009 with the documentary soap “The PS Professionals – More Power from the Pot” on the TV channel Sport1. There the camera followed Kraemer and his colleague Sidney Hoffmann in their car repair shop as they bought used cars and then pimped them up. Three years later, the two separated and Kraemer founded his first company, JP Holding, and began his career under the name JP Performance.
The now 40-year-old influencer started a YouTube channel that now has 2.7 million subscribers. He is followed by 1.4 million people on Instagram. The videos are still all about the car, tuning, specialist knowledge, and Kraemer is always the focus. In the last six years, the Dortmund native has built up a network of other ventures around himself.
Own car museum
On the one hand, there is the obvious car business. In addition to the workshop of the same name, Kraemer sold model cars online. For the large cars, he sold rims and a wide range of car accessories via two separate websites and companies. Among other things, Kraemer sold care and car wash products under the name Dr. Glossy.
In addition to the workshop, the influencer also opened his own car museum in Dortmund. Various vintage cars and engines are on display at the Pace Automobile Museum. Visitors were also able to sit in simulators. The devices consist of a seat, a steering wheel, pedals and a curved screen. Like a Formula 1 game, players could choose between different racing cars and race tracks and drive virtually.
However, it didn't stop at the core car business. The entrepreneur sold clothing with JP Performance logos, calendars, backpacks and the audio book of his autobiography under four different names.
Now it's over
In addition to merchandising, Kraemer began to enter the catering industry. In 2019 he founded the company Big Boost Burger and opened his first burger shop in Dortmund. He also opened a café with the same business. Both stores now show “permanently closed” under their opening hours.
However, Kraemer already canceled one of his mainstays last year. Three years ago, the YouTuber founded the non-profit company Circle. Through the project he wanted to support animal rights activists and aid organizations, especially for dogs. Under “Current Projects” the only campaign still on the website is a donation of 50,000 euros to the Christopherus Haus in Dortmund, Bochum and Witten, which runs various social institutions. Kraemer finally dissolved the Circle company in December 2025.
Now all other companies should also disappear. The Youtuber wants to close it. For a long time, the JP Performance brand has had various pillars. A large fan community visited his museum and bought his car wash products. But after the allegations, the Borussia Dortmund football club and an energy drink brand also ended their collaboration with Kraemer. The collapse of Kraemer's corporate network shows that domestic violence not only has lifelong consequences for those affected, but also increasingly for the perpetrators.
