John is a visionary high impact problem solver. He is a lifelong entrepreneur with a deep drive to build, grow, and maximize opportunities. John has bought sold and developed numerous businesses as well as being president of his family’s software business which he helped exit to a Venture Capital group.

With decades of business experience and a Bible degree, John became a C12 Chair in 2016. He has served everything from billion-dollar enterprises to bootstrapping startups. They have spanned a wide gamut including industrial, insurance, software, manufacturing, retail, trades, professional services, non-profit, franchise restaurants, and government contracting. He has encountered virtually every business situation imaginable including multiple mergers, acquisitions, buyouts, transitions and exits, yet he would say the most fulfilling part of being a C12 Chair is “seeing life transformation in members and their families.”

John has been married to the love of his life, Jill since 1992, they have two grown children, and he resides in Wilmington, North Carolina with their fur baby, Gabby.

John is stirred in his heart to keep going deeper in his calling to serve others from this passage “Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?” And I said, “Here am I. Send me!” Isaiah 6:8