John M Capozzi

John M. Capozzi

John M. Capozzi is an accomplished entrepreneur with a distinguished history in corporate America. He is currently president of JMC Marketing Services, LLC; JMC Publishing Services; and JMC Investments, LLC, an investment banking firm that specializes in raising capital and assisting in the strategic growth plans of early stage companies. He was one of the founders, board members and principal shareholders of US Helicopter which initiated service in the New York area in March of 2006 as a joint venture with American Airlines, and also worked with Continental Airlines and Delta Airlines. He was the founder and Chairman of Private Sale Partners, an international direct response firm that is in partnership with Realogy (Century 21, Coldwell Banker, ERA, Sotheby’s and others), the largest real estate company in the world and EURO, the largest direct response firm in the world. He is also the founder of The Jazzy Vegetarian media company under contract with Public TV.

"Since 1979, Mr. Capozzi has started over 20 new businesses in a variety of industries. He is credited with the creation of a revolutionary concept to generate unique funding for the Points of Light Foundation which was started by President Bush and friends Richard Munro (former co-chairman of Time Warner) and Raymond Chambers (former chairman of Wesray).

"In 1991, Mr. Capozzi started a food company with a $500,000 investment. The company achieved distribution in 67,000 stores and 12 classes of trade with sales of $52M. In 1994, he sold the company to one of the nation’s largest food conglomerates. Prior to 1991, Mr. Capozzi formed Communications Corporation of America, a company credited with creating the first “affinity credit card” for non-profit cause marketing. When 22 major charities contracted with his company to obtain 10 million credit cards, the volume forced his telecommunications partner to purchase the business for $4 million in its third month in business.

Mr. Capozzi began his corporate career at American Airlines. During his eight years with American he was promoted eight times and finished as a director in the corporate headquarters marketing group of American Airlines. In 1974, Mr. Capozzi became an officer for a division of Midland Bank (an international bank based in London). Over the next five years he was promoted five times, ultimately running a $400 million profit center. He is credited with growing the business 500% during his management. Mr. Capozzi left in 1979 to form his own investment and marketing company.

Mr. Capozzi has served on the boards of various organizations, corporations and colleges, such as the board of the Business School at Fairfield University for eight years and the board of the Enterprise Center at Yale University. He served for six years on the board of Greens Farms Academy, a K-12 private school in Westport, CT. He has also served as a board member of the National Peace Garden Foundation, chaired by former President George Bush (41). Currently he is on the boards of several corporations.

For 14 years he held a position on the board of Operation Independence, also known as BNI (Business Network Israel), a joint venture between the Government of Israel and the U.S. Government dedicated to helping Israel become economically independent. He was a member of the Organizing Committee of the highly successful Presidents’ Summit for America’s Future which was chaired by Former Secretary Colin Powell. This event evolved into the organization now called America’s Promise. In the early 1980s, Mr. Capozzi joined forces with former United States Surgeon General C. Everett Koop to found the World Organization For Science and Health, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization. Mr.Capozzi wrote the marketing plan for the Smoke Free Society campaign for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and conceived the Shape Up America campaign for Dr. Koop, raising $8 million in funding for this project. Mr. Capozzi launched the campaign at the White House with Mrs. Hillary Clinton with National TV coverage.

Mr. CapozziMr. Capozzi is also an accomplished author having written six books. His first book, Why Climb the Corporate Ladder When You Can Take the Elevator?, was published by a division of Random House in 1997. His second book, If You Want the Rainbow, You Gotta Put Up With the Rain!, was published and distributed through JMC Publishing Services, Inc. Both books chronicle business lessons learned throughout his 13 promotions in 13 years while engaged in corporate America. His book, A Spirit of Greatness; Stories from the Employees of American Airlines, was written at the request of the chairman of American Airlines. Almost 200,000 copies have been sold to date. His book, GET A GRIP!, was written in association with Golf Digest. A SPIRIT OF GOLF: Stories from Those Who Love the Game was written for The PGA of America. His latest book, Getting It Done, was released in 2004 as a reference tool for success in business and life. 100% of the royalties from all of his books are given to scholarship programs for children at-risk. Mr. Capozzi is also credited with the creation of the highly successful Mini-Book^SM premium concept, allowing sponsors to give away mini versions of his business books to highly targeted recipients. Over 15 million copies of his work are in distribution.

In addition to his business activities, Mr. Capozzi has been a keynote speaker for various business organizations such as the National Alliance of Sales & Marketing Executives, Ronald McDonald House, and various universities. He has been interviewed for radio and television about his success, how to be promoted in corporate life, and how to start companies. Mr. Capozzi has appeared on the Today Show and Good Morning America. He was a professional Skier and was the youngest Eagle Scout in the history of New York State.