JJ grew up in Chicago spending much of his time yachting on Lake Michigan from a young age. He later attended North Carolina A&T State University where he played college football while earning a BS in Marketing and an MBA in General Management. He has since moved to Miami Beach to work in yacht chartering brokerage.
After spending much time giving people an amazing day at sea, JJ decided that he wanted to spend time giving people an amazing lifetime at sea. By merging his marketing and hospitality skills, he decided to join Next Generation Yachting as a Yacht Salesperson specializing in digital marketing and social media management.