Mark Johnson
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Mark Douglas Johnson is a real estate analyst, author, host, and businessman. He is Chief Executive Officer of JPAR – Real Estate. He is author of “One Helluva Move: Don't Settle For Safe”, “Up In Your Business – The Art of Productivity” and “Willing to Eager”.[1]
Early Life and Education
Johnson was born and spent his fist 10 years in the Washington DC area. The family lived close enough to Mount Vernon that at times he would walk there and get in big trouble with his mother. Johnson has 3 brothers (Robert, Craig, Eric) and 1 sister (Diana).
When he was 10, his father retired from the US Air Force and moved the family to Colorado Springs, Colorado. He attended Woodman Valley elementary where during the last day of 6th grade he and a few buddies decided to walk home. That walk nearly ended in his death as he was hit by a car at high speed and was nearly died. After his recovery he attended Air Academy Junior and Senior High School where is participated in band, choir, and drama. He was a 1st chair trumpet player and student conductor of an award-winning high school band.
His first business was a lawn mowing and watering business and a paper route.
Business Career
Johnson started his career as a US Army medical logistician and later moved into sales and marketing assignments with the Pillsbury Company in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Johnson was promoted by Pillsbury and relocated to the Southern California area settling in Orange County where he resided until 2017.
Mark is has been the host of "Success Superstars," a weekly show with over 280 eppisodes that highlights the blueprint of success, the co-founder of CoRecruit recruiting systems, (3) owner/partner in ThirdPool Recruiting (4) and the Chief Executive Officer of JPAR – Real Estate one of the nation’s largest real estate brokerages.(5) He has invested his career in understanding the inner workings of high performing real estate agents, teams, managers, and leaders in major markets across the world. (6) Third Pool Recruiting produces daily insights (7) and frequent video comtent on it’s YouTube Channel. (8)
Mark has served as a business coach with the Tom Ferry organization, in progressive leadership capacities for the 5th largest US-based real estate brokerage firm, in sales and customer marketing leadership capacities for a major consumer goods company and served a stint in the US Army. He was later recalled to active duty during the desert storm campaign.
When those he has worked with were asked about his superpower the consensus was “persistence.” In business and life, Johnson is known for the ability:
- To be called on when a fresh, new way to communicate important information is needed.
- Automatically sees the big picture and effective in strategic planning.
- Effective in helping to develop others.
- Naturally sees the links, relationships, and patterns between different functions of the organization and ideas.
- Strong ability to discern situations and create positive action.
- Insightful as to the personality, intentions, emotions, ethics, values, and moods of people.
Mark is frequently asked by local, regional and national media to comment on current residential real estate trends. (7)
Author
Mark’s first book, “One Helluva Move: Don't Settle For Safe” Johnson states that success is not built with will power, it is built by aligning your behaviors with your goals. Inside these pages you will find a blueprint, short stories, tools and resources to help you achieve success.(8)
It only takes one decision to move from fear to faith. With that one decision, others just like you have moved from doubt to certainty and from indifference to significance. A common theme among all top performers and those who make an impact, is knowing how to get there.
Mark’s second book. “Up In Your Business – The Art of Productivity” states “what if the common thinking about what makes us productive is all wrong?”
Hard work is undoubtedly important, yet science shows us peak performance is more than hard work; it's also the ideal combination of quality sleep, time off, consistent exercise, and proper nutrition. A common trait of highly productive people I've observed is - action – they simply get
stuff done. The business world rewards action not thought.
A third book – “Willing to Eager” - is in the works and schedule to released in 2023.
Personal Life
Mark is a father of 3, a grandfather of 1, a lifelong learner, Spartan, and adventure athlete. He earned his MBA from California State University and a Behavioral Change Certification from the National Association of Sports Medicine. He has climbed the world' tallest free-standing mountain - Kilimanjaro; completed the Spartan trifecta, the LA Marathon, and a two-time finisher in the world-famous Iowa border to border RABGRAI ride among other crazy adventures.
Johnson prefers to vacation with a purpose, either for a cause like Wild Hope International, Habitat for Humanity or Catholic Relief Services.
Mark is known for quick sayings and quotes, many of which have been engrained in his organizations like:
“A system will produce what a system will produce, nothing less nothing more.”
“Be soft on the people and hard of the systems.”
“Perfection is not a standard, progress is.”
“The winners are the doers.”
“The 5 words that kill more dreams than any other? I don’t feel like it.”
“Who’s in charge YOU or your FELLINGS?”
