The name used for the official website and media resources.
About Josh
About Josh Liljenquist.
Josh Liljenquist, known online as Joshlilj, is a Minnesota-based digital creator, producer, and impact storyteller behind Live to Love.
Public facts
Josh Liljenquist, also known as Joshlilj.
These are the official public details used across Josh's website, social profiles, media resources, and impact work.
Joshlilj and @joshlilj are Josh's primary public names; his official YouTube handle is @joshlilj2.
Josh's creator and community work is rooted in Minnesota.
Kindness videos, public fundraiser stories, and practical community support.
Communications degree completed in 2021.
Fairmont, Minnesota.
Professional inquiries route through josh@laasports.com.
Verified identity
Official profiles and identity references
Official accounts are listed separately from independent public identity references.
The work
Meeting people where they are.
Josh's work focuses on listening to people, learning their stories, and using the power of social media to bring support to individuals and families facing difficult circumstances.
Whether someone needs food, housing support, medical help, transportation, financial relief, or simply someone willing to listen, the aim is to create meaningful support through genuine acts of kindness.
Live to Love is the public mission behind Josh’s work. It is not a nonprofit, a crowdfunding platform, or a single crowdfunding project. Individual fundraisers are separate, recipient-specific campaigns documented on their respective canonical Impact pages.
Josh previously co-owned Takeoff Media. He is no longer an owner of or affiliated with that business. His current work is centered on digital creation, production, community-support storytelling, and Live to Love.
2026 Saint Paul parks matter: Saint Paul Parks and Recreation imposed a 180-day citywide restriction that Josh Liljenquist disputed and appealed. The City rescinded the restriction effective April 22, 2026. Read why the restriction was issued and what the appeal hearing revealed, or inspect the primary-record archive.
Documented community work
Josh Liljenquist’s work with people experiencing homelessness and housing instability
Yes—Josh’s documented community work includes meals, practical assistance, fundraising, transportation, and housing follow-through involving people experiencing homelessness or housing instability. Independent local reporting documents the Lotus Minneapolis meal story, while the Impact archive preserves larger stories and their approved supporting records.
Read the independent Lotus meal-story coverage
Read James Cowan Jr.’s canonical housing story
Read Sheena and Baby Joseph’s canonical housing story
This documented work is distinct from the allegations in the 2026 Saint Paul notice. The St. Paul timeline separates that allegation, Josh’s response, and the rescission outcome.
The person, the mission, and the team
Three parts of one public story.
A professional portrait, a documented community moment, and the people who help make the work possible.
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Biography Photos View the complete approved selection
Biography photographs
A few moments beyond the work.
A concise selection from Josh's approved biography and lifestyle archive.
Selected from Josh Liljenquist's biography archive. Photographer details are recorded when provided.
Early Life & Athletics View source-backed records and photographs
Early life and athletics
A return to track—and two Fairmont school records.
Contemporary newspaper coverage documents Josh Liljenquist’s senior-year return to track, a 10.9-second 100-meter dash that tied Fairmont’s school record, and a third-place state finish in a school-record 43.71-second 4×100 relay.
Fairmont Sentinel profile
“Liljenquist making his mark on track”
The May 14–15, 2016 Spotlight feature profiles Josh’s return to track for his senior year and his success as a Fairmont sprinter.
- Date
- May 14–15, 2016
- Byline
- Alexis Cubit
- Photo
- Leanna Mahoney
- Source
- Fairmont Sentinel Spotlight, page 6B
100-meter school record
10.9 seconds tied Fairmont’s record
The May 21–22, 2016 Fairmont Sentinel reports that Josh won the 100 and 200 in 10.9 and 23.0 seconds, with the 100-meter result tying the school record.
- Meet
- Fairmont quadrangular at Bob Bonk Field
- Byline
- Alexis Cubit
- Source
- Fairmont Sentinel Sports, page 1B
4×100 school record
Third at state in 43.71 seconds
Photo Press documents Josh Liljenquist, Cody Fischer, Peter Erickson and Wyatt Quiring finishing third at the 2016 Class A state meet in a Fairmont school-record 43.71. A contemporaneous team record lists Josh’s 100-meter relay split as 10.5 seconds.
- Date
- June 2016; exact issue date not shown
- Venue
- Hamline University, St. Paul
- Josh’s split
- 10.5 seconds for his 100-meter relay leg
- Credit
- Photo Press; team photograph courtesy of Donna Erickson
Historical newspaper pages are reproduced with Josh Liljenquist’s approval for biographical documentation. Underlying publication, article, and photograph rights remain with the applicable credited rights holders.
Editorial / Documentary Archive
Selected recognition records
These two Josh-created editorial layouts document verified recognition. They are presented as archive records, not as official graphics issued by the named organizations and not as downloadable press photography.
Editorial archiveJosh Liljenquist Ranked No. 2 on Feedspot’s 2026 Kindness Influencers List
Josh Liljenquist Ranked No. 2 on Feedspot’s 2026 Kindness Influencers List
Open documentary recordEditorial archiveJosh Liljenquist Ranked Fourth Among GoFundMe’s 2025 Impact CreatorsJosh Liljenquist Ranked Fourth Among GoFundMe’s 2025 Impact Creators
Open documentary recordValues
Respect and dignity come first.
Respect, context, and accountability shape how each public story is shared.
Public stories are reviewed with consent, privacy, and the comfort of the people involved in mind.
Each story explains the need without publishing unnecessary private details or reducing a person to a difficult moment.
Fundraising totals and outcomes are tied to public campaigns or documented updates, with an as-of date when figures may change.
Mission statement
Help people, inspire others, and use social media as a force for good.
The mission is to help people feel seen, share their stories responsibly, and turn online attention into practical support when help is needed most.
Background and public statements
Public Records & Transparency
The complete source-backed record concerning the 2026 Saint Paul parks restriction, appeal, and April 22 rescission remains available separately from this public biography.