9 Quotes & Sayings By John Paul Dejoria

John Paul DeJoria is Founder, Chairman and CEO of John Paul Mitchell Systems, one of the fastest growing personal care, home care and cosmetics companies in the United States. DeJoria started his first business at age 12 growing cotton in Texas. By age 16, he was the president of the bank where he was employed. He attended college on a football scholarship and graduated with honors from Texas Christian University in Fort Worth Read more

DeJoria began his career as a broadcaster for radio stations in Fort Worth and Dallas, TX. He moved to Los Angeles, CA to pursue a career in communications where he worked for entertainment industry luminaries including Dean Martin, John Wayne, Buddy Hackett, Dan Rowan, Peter Sellers and Raquel Welch. After eight years of working for other people's ideas DeJoria was inspired to start his own company by watching his mother apply homemade lip balm to his lips.

His company has grown into a worldwide franchise with over 450 franchisees who sell over 1.3 million jars of lip balm each month.

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The biggest hurdle is rejection. Any business you start, be ready for it. The difference between successful people and unsuccessful people is the successful people do all the things the unsuccessful people don't want to do. When 10 doors are slammed in your face, go to door number 11 enthusiastically, with a smile on your face. John Paul DeJoria
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Success unshared is failure. John Paul DeJoria
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Being able to communicate with a loved one that you haven't talked to in a while because of some communication break makes their life and your life in a much better place. John Paul DeJoria
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My first job, 9 years old, part-time, was selling Christmas cards door-to-door. Ten years old, my brother and I had paper routes. We delivered a morning paper called the 'L.A. Examiner.' Get up at 4 o'clock, fold your papers, deliver them and get ready for school. John Paul DeJoria
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I remember once in junior high school, on a Friday, my mom came home from work and said to my brother and I, 'You know, between us, we have only 27 cents, but we have food in the refrigerator, we have our little garden out back, and we're happy, so we are rich.' John Paul DeJoria
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I don't micromanage, but I do care deeply about every product we make. Every one goes through me, and I try most of our products before they go to market, including our John Paul Pet flea and tick shampoo. If I don't like it, it's not coming out. John Paul DeJoria
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Rail travel for me is the most relaxing, most scenic way to see the country. John Paul DeJoria
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I wanted to do my part to help preserve that golden age of travel... I step aboard The Patron Tequila Express railcar, and I go back in time to the days when a long journey was something fun and very special. John Paul DeJoria