John Pointer is a former professional football player, entrepreneur, author, and social activist. After his NFL career, John Pointer created a multi-million dollar company, Pointer Oil Company, a petroleum distribution firm. John served as state executive administrators under two Tennessee governors and under Mississippi’s former Governor Haley Barbour. John was recruited to assist in the Hurricane Katrina Disaster Recovery.
John has been recognized as an expert on “specialized small business programs” that are designed by Congress to assist the economic empowerment and development of military veterans, minorities, women-owned, and LGBTQ businesses. Through his and his family’s experiences with systemic racism, John has committed to making a change and has testified in Washington, D.C. on a few occasions where both Senators and Congressmen have called him ”An American Hero and a True Patriot” for his actions.
John was recently appointed Advisor of Minority Small Business Initiative for the NFLA. Currently, he is assisting former NFL players with their interests in getting involved in specialized small business development programs nationwide.
