Marcel Johnson

January 17, 2018 No Comments

Show Date: January 17th, 2018

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Marcel Johnson
Vice President, Business Development
Port San Antonio

Marcel previously served the San Antonio community as the Vice President for Economic Development at the Greater San Antonio Chamber of Commerce He held a number of assigments while at the SA Chamber for a full decade.

Marcel’s past experiences include working as an independent contractor and owner of MLJ Enterprises where he provided sales and marketing services to San Antonio area businesses; serving as Director of the Americorps Program at the George Gervin Youth Center in San Antonio; and working as a part-time broadcaster at WOAI radio in San Antonio, where he performed live news broadcasts, wrote copy and prepared story packages for weekend news updates.

Marcel is a native of Detroit, Michigan, and has lived in San Antonio for nearly three decades. He majored in Communications and graduated from the University of the Incarnate Word (UIW) with a Bachelor of Applied Arts and Sciences degree. He also earned a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA).

CIVIC/PROFESSIONAL INVOLVEMENT & RECOGNITIONS
• 2015 Member of the Leadership San Antonio Class 40
• 2013 Certified Member, American Association of Airport Executives
• 2012 – Present Board of Directors, Alamo Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America
• 2012 – Present, International Economic Development Council Member
• 2010-11 Chairman of the D.R. Semmes at Tri-Point YMCA Branch Board of Directors
• 2009 American Chamber of Commerce Executives “40 Under 40”
• 2008 San Antonio Business Journal “40 Under 40” honoree
• 2008 Participant in the National Security Forum hosted by the United States Air Force at the Air War College in Montgomery, Alabama

About the author:

John

I took early retirement in 1995 from Kodak and I have been in the real estate business since then. During my Kodak career my family lived in six states and we owned thirteen homes. I held positions as Food Trade Manager, Attractions Manager for Florida, Director of Sales Promotion, National Account Manager to HEB Grocery Company and National Sales Manager – US Military – Worldwide. In the twelve years since I retired from Kodak, I’ve been in the real estate business. My entry into the business was through two major agencies; one a local upscale boutique company and the other a very large local operation of a national franchise. I found both (plus most others in the business) to be more oriented towards gross sales and less towards taking care of the needs of the consumer. As a result, I formed my own company. I have three agents besides myself in the company and two staff personnel. Approximately ninety percent of our business comes from direct referrals plus we represent all of the relocating employees for three corporations. Each week I host the area real estate show, Real Estate Focus, on NewsTalk 930 KLUP, Saturdays at 11:00am. The show also streams live on my web site , http://www.HeartofTexasRealty.com and on http://www.KLUP.com. In addition, Bjorn Dybdahl, owner of Bjorn’s Home Entertainment, http://www.Bjorns.com and I host the San Antonio Movers and Shakers Show that airs at 10:00 am each Saturday from the same station and web sites. The real estate show deals with area real estate information and the SA Movers and Shakers show honors the education, business, civic, and public leaders who keep the entrepreneurial spirit alive in our city.

Marcel Johnson

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