A seasoned entrepreneur with over 30 years of business development experience in music publishing , artist management, real estate, and venture capital. As an example, artists who worked with John’s company Centerfield Productions garnered numerous Grammy nominations, and over 100 gold and platinum awards for album credits as varied as Billy Joel, Paul Simon, Aerosmith, George Benson, Dire Straits, Bobby McFerrin and countless others. A partial list of corporate clients included EMI, Elektra, Chrysalis, MCA, Blue Note, Warner Brothers Pictures, AT&T, Lincoln-Mercury, and Coca Cola.