John is President of JNR Productions out of Houston Texas, USA. He founded this company to support his own desires to write and produce independent films. Since founding the company, he has branched out to support other writers, directors, and producers with their own independent films in numerous countries. John has won more than 70 festival awards for writing and producing. John retired in 2024 from a US based, national fund-raising company, where he was its founder and Chief Executive Officer. John is married and has three adult children. He lives with his wife and two Chinese crested hairless dogs. John and his wife are avid travellers having been to 60+ countries together. John is a veteran of the US Army and a Cancer Survivor.