ABOUT JD

CEO, Family Man, Entrepreneur, Host of Real Deal Talk

JD was born and raised in New Jersey so besides his obvious love for GTL, 😜 Gym, tanning and laundry, he has become completely obsessed with maximizing his potential and doing as much good with it as possible before it’s all said and done! 

There aren’t many things he hasn’t done or tried in his life… JD served our beloved country in the US Navy during Desert Storm as an Operation Specialist, bounced and bartended at Nightclubs throughout San Diego, and even did a 7 year stint as a Radiologic technologist!  

As exciting as all of that was, his juices really started flowing when he officially began his Entrepeneur Life in 2004 at the age of 33, when he started selling mattresses out of a storage unit as a side hustle. 

That little side hustle, Real Deal Sleep, is now one of the highest rated mattress stores in the country and has done over $50 million in sales. As glorious as that sounds, it has been the toughest, most challenging time of his life, nearly imploding and closing several times along the way. BUT, It was during this time when his character and mental fortitude were truly forged. 

Yes, JD is the face of the Real Deal brand but he attributes all of his success to his amazing wife Rachel who has been by his side the entire time helping him build the foundation and to his mother Cynthia who has been their biggest supporter along the way!  

JD has built a staggering network of the most amazing people in the last 30 years since he arrived in San Diego on an Aircraft carrier.  He will be digging deep into their backstories on his podcast to pull out the Gold to inspire as many people as possible to Make it happen, Make a difference and Make no excuses!

Welcome to Real Deal Talk!