John Paul Jones DeGoria ( born John Paul Jones DeJoria ; born April 13, 1944 , Eco Park , Los Angeles , California , USA ) is an American businessman and philanthropist of Greek - Italian descent [1] [2] , billionaire , co-founder, Chairman and CEO of Paul Mitchell [3] ; and Co-founder and Chairman of the Board of Tequila Manufacturing Company The Patrón Spirits [4] . Included in the list of 400 richest people in the United States " Forbes 400 " [5] [6] . One of the richest Greeks in the world [7] [8] [9] [10] , whose fortune according to Forbes magazine is $ 3.1 billion ( 2017 ) [11] [12] . In 2011, he signed the “ Oath of Giving ” by Bill Gates and Warren Buffett , and in the same year created the charity foundation “JP's Peace, Love & Happiness Foundation” [13] .
| John Paul Degoria | |
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| English John Paul DeJoria | |
 John Paul Degoria in 2017 | |
| Birth name | English John Paul Jones DeJoria |
| Date of Birth | April 13, 1944 (75 years old) |
| Place of Birth | , Los Angeles , California , USA |
| Citizenship |  USA |
| condition | $ 3.1 billion (2017) |
| Company | |
| Position | co-founder, chairman of the board of directors and CEO |
| Company | |
| Position | co-founder and chairman of the board of directors |
Content
- 1 Biography
- 1.1 Early years, family and education
- 1.2 Career
- 1.2.1 Entrepreneurship
- 1.2.2 Philanthropy
- 2 Personal life
- 3 References
- 4 notes
Biography
Early Years, Family, and Education
He was born on April 13, 1944 in the eco-park Neuhbud ( Los Angeles , California , USA ) in the family of an Italian and Greek woman [14] [15] . When John was two years old, his parents divorced, and at the age of 9, with his elder brother, he began selling Christmas cards and newspapers to support his family [16] [17] .
He grew up in the , where he studied in primary and secondary schools.
When a single mother was unable to support her sons, she sent them to a foster family in East Los Angeles.
In his youth, Degoria was a street gang, but decided to change his life after his school math teacher said that he “ will never succeed in anything ”.
In 1962 he graduated from high school.
In the years 1962-1964 he served in the US Navy on the aircraft carrier " USS Hornet " [18] .
Career
Entrepreneurship
In 1964 he returned to Los Angeles. Having no funds to continue his education, Degoria began to work, changed a number of professions, from the management house to the insurance agent .
In 1966, the Collier Encyclopedia awarded Degoria the Man of the Year Award as its best seller.
In 1971, following the advice of his friend John Capra to try his hand at the beauty industry, he got a job as an employee at the , from where he was fired in 1975 for disagreements on business strategies.
In 1971, he met hairdresser , with whom they soon became friends.
In 1980, Deggoria and Mitchell created the John Paul Mitchell Systems company [19] .
In 1989, together with Martin Crowley founded the company The Patrón Spirits [20] , in which he owns 70% of the shares. The company is engaged in the production of tequila "Patrón". In 2011, the brand sold 2,450,000 units.
In 1999 and 2001, he collaborated with the Central Intelligence Agency .
In 2003, he became a member of the New York Stock Exchange .
DP P. Degoria is an executive producer and actor [21] . So, in the comedy “ Don't Mess with Zohan ” (2008), he played his former business partner Paul Mitchell, and also starred in the second season of the sitcom “ Datura ” [16] [18] .
Together with his wife, Eloise Brody provided personal financial assistance in the amount of more than $ 48,000 to Senator Republican Ted Cruz and more than $ 5,000 to Texas Governor Rick Perry .
He is a holder of shares in the oil company, a founding partner of the nightclub network, and has business interests in Pyrat Rum, Smokey Mountain Bison Farm, ”,“ Solar Utility ”,“ Sun King Solar ”,“ ”,“ Three Star Energy ”,“ ”, dealer of Harley-Davidson , a diamond company (“ DeJoria ») [22] , the developer of " ROK AMERICAS "," John Paul Pet "," J&D Acquisitions "and many other companies [1] [16] .
Philanthropy
Together with Brad Pitt , Richard Branson and Nelson Mandela, he founded the South African non-profit organization , whose goal is to detect, identify and eliminate landmines , especially in Africa [1] .
In 1998, in Los Angeles, he met with the Dalai Lama XIV , with whom he discussed the problem of peace.
In 2006, Degoria was awarded the title of Admiral of the US Navy [18] .
Supports the project “Food 4 Africa” [23] . So, in 2008, he traveled to Black Africa , where he took part in the efforts of Nelson Mandela to feed over 17,000 orphans. In the same year, his company, Paul Mitchell, provided humanitarian assistance to starving children, providing them with over 400,000 meals [16] .
Due to the global financial crisis of 2009, DeGoria donated $ 150,000 to launch Grow Appalachia, which educates Kentucky poor families on how to grow, prepare, and store vegetables [1] .
Donates funds to the Marine Fauna Protection Society [24] .
For his charitable activities he was awarded and also nominated for the title of lifelong member of the ( Alexandria , Virginia ) [1] .
Personal life
Since 1993, married to Eloise Brody, married to whom she has four children [25] .
Links
- John Paul Mitchell Systems
- The Patrón Spirits Company
- John Paul Degoria at the Internet Movie Database
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 The homeless who became billionaire . Ellines.com.
- ↑ John Paul DeJoria, Billionaire and Philanthropist . Handshakin '.
- ↑ John Paul Mitchell Systems, Inc. . Bloomberg .
- ↑ Our People . The Patrón Spirits Company .
- ↑ The 400 Richest Americans: # 105 John Paul DeJoria Neopr . Forbes (09.17.08).
- ↑ 2013 Forbes 400 List: America's Richest Greeks . Greek Reporter (September 17, 2013).
- ↑ The Greeks in the billionaires' list for 2017 . Ellines.com.
- ↑ 6 Greeks on the forbes list with the richest people in America . Ellines.com.
- ↑ antonis. 6 Greek-Am. Billionaires on Forbes List . The National Herald (September 19, 2013).
- ↑ Six of the wealthiest Americans are of Greek origin . GR Reporter (September 21, 2012).
- ↑ John Paul DeJoria . Forbes
- ↑ Ομογενειακό “χρώμα” στο “Forbes” με τους πιο πλούσιους - Μεγάλες απώλειες για Τραμπ . The National Herald (Μαρτίου 22, 2017).
- ↑ Sowing the seeds of peace, love & happiness .
- ↑ Romero, Dennis. Homelessness, Hair Care and 12,000 Bottles of Tequila . Entrepreneur (June 11, 2009).
- ↑ Pappas, Gregory. Billionaire's Philanthropic Ways Today Stem from Greek Immigrant Mother's Christmas Lessons 70 Years Ago . The Pappas Post (December 29, 2016).
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 John Paul DeJoria . Famous Entrepreneurs.
- ↑ Converting Back Stories Into Empires . Peter Guber (March 23, 2011).
- ↑ 1 2 3 John Paul's Story . John Paul Mitchell Systems .
- ↑ Eng, Dinah. John Paul DeJoria: Adventures of a serial entrepreneur . Fortune (April 25, 2012).
- ↑ Nelson, Brett. America's Richest Living Veterans . Forbes (May 26, 2011).
- ↑ John Paul DeJoria . IMDb
- ↑ DeJoria .
- ↑ John Paul DeJoria Supports Food4Africa . Estetica Magazine (March 18, 2014).
- ↑ Sea Shepherd Launches Its Newest Vessel, The M / V John Paul DeJoria unopened (link not available) . Society for the Protection of Marine Fauna (January 24, 2017). Date of treatment March 23, 2017. Archived March 4, 2017.
- ↑ John Paul DeJoria . Famous Birthdays.