John Paul DeJoria
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John Paul Jones DeJoria (born April 13, 1944) is a Greek-Italian-American entrepreneur, a self-made billionaire and philanthropist best known as a co-founder of the Paul Mitchell line of hair products and The Patrón Spirits Company.
Early life and education
John Paul Jones DeJoria was born the second son of an Italian immigrant father and a Greek immigrant mother on April 13, 1944, in the Echo Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. His parents divorced by the time he was two years old. When his single mother proved unable to support both children, they were sent to an East Los Angeles foster home and stayed there during the week until he was nine and returned to his mother. At nine he began selling Christmas cards and newspapers with his older brother to support his family.
Personal life
DeJoria is married. He and his wife, Eloise (née Broady), have contributed over $4,000 to the political campaigns of Senator Ted Cruz and over $5,000 to Texas Governor Rick Perry, among others, as well as to the DNC and many Democratic political candidates.
DeJoria is a supporter of Mobile Loaves & Fishes, Food4Africa, Mineseeker, and Blazer House. In 2008, DeJoria traveled to sub-Saharan Africa to join Nelson Mandela in his efforts to help feed over 17,000 orphaned children through Food4Africa. In the same year his company Paul Mitchell helped provide over 400,000 life-saving meals for the children. Dejoria is a co-creator of Grow Appalachia, an organization begun in 2009 which helps promote healthy food and teaching farming skills.
In 2017, a documentary named Good Fortune was released depicting the struggle and philanthropic work of DeJoria which later won the Audience Award for Best Documentary at Sundance.
In 2012, using a video, he showed his support for Captain Paul Watson of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, when Watson was detained in Germany for interfering with shark finning operations.
In 2019, he purchased the 80-acre (32 ha) former McDonald's global headquarters campus. This acquisition includes the Hamburger University training facility, in addition to the Hyatt-branded and managed hotel, The Hyatt Lodge.
Career
DeJoria spent two years in the US Navy before serving on the US Hornet. Since then, he worked in a variety of fields, including janitor, door-to-door encyclopedia specialist, and insurance salesman.
DeJoria joined Redken Laboratories as an entry-level employee. He was suspended from this position. With hairdresser Paul Mitchell and a loan for $700, he formed John Paul Mitchell Systems in 1980, and while living in a 20-year-old Rolls-Royce vehicle.
DeJoria co-founded the Patrón Spirits Company in 1989, is a founding member of the Home of Blues, Pyrat Rum, Smokey Mountain Bison Farm, LLC, Three Star Energy, SMS, Sun King Solar, the John Paul Pet Company, which does hair and personal grooming for animals, and J&D Acquisitions LLC, the parent company for the Larson, Striper, Triumph, Marquis, and Carver boat companies founded by Minneapolis-based investor Ir DeJoria joined The Beauty Channel, a subscription beauty and fashion-focused television station, in 2008.
DeJoria has been active in film as an executive producer and actor. In the 2008 comedy You Don't Mess with the Zohan, he appeared as himself, as the fictional John Paul Mitchell, as himself. DeJoria made a cameo appearance in the Showtime series Weeds season 2. In November 2011, he narrated and appeared in television advertisements for Patron. He appeared on ABC reality show Shark Tank as a guest investor on November 1, 2013, replacing series regular Robert Herjavec. With a 2017 net worth of US$3.1 billion, he is the 3rd richest "shark" of all time on the show, behind series regular Mark Cuban (2017 net worth: US $3.3 billion) and fellow "guest shark" Sir Richard Branson (2017 net worth: US $5.1 billion).
DeJoria and business partner Jonathan Kendrick co-founded ROKiT Group in 2018. DeJoria and Kendrick's ROKiT Group has grown to include companies such as ROKiT Telemedicine, ROKiT Telemedicine, ROKiT Drinks, and others since their inception in 2018.