About:  Our Team: John Colón | Alex Garcia | Jorge Adriazola

John Colón
Chief Know, & Founder
jcolon@theknowcompany.com
 
John Colón started in the service Industry as a doorman in an upper west side condominium at the age of seventeen. Became concierge after a few years and felt he knew all what New York had to offer.  Feeling a void in his creativity, in 1993, he took his chances on Hollywood.  Took part in all aspects of the arts and especially in writing where he wrote a treatment for television and still pitching to the networks.

While in Beverly Hills, John landed a job at the prestigious Four Seasons Hotel & Resorts.  This is where his love for fine dining and exceptionally high quality of service really kicked in and knew he was destined to make his mark in this captivating industry.  John came back to New York in 1996 to be closer to his daughter and family.  

During the Dot Com craze of 96-98, he created and launched www.latiknow.com, then a NYC based information portal/magazine to increase awareness of the Latino-American experience.  While overseeing it’s operations he has participated and spoken at charity events, made contacts throughout and appeared in Documentary in August 2002 for PBS special on "The Puerto Rican Spirit and the American Dream".  John never left the love for the food & beverage world and came back with a vengeance.  The focus is now on Latin Cuisine and he is working on building The "Latin Food Network". 

Since 1994, He has managed with the Four Seasons, Ian Schrager Hotels, Calle Ocho and Babalu with the infamous Alex Garcia.  He has worked and or consulted with prominent new spots such as Umbrella, Republi-k Lounge (DR-K), Bohio in the Heights and La Rambla.  Most recently has consulted the food & beverage outlets with Jetblue in providing outstanding customer service. Opened Joes BESTBURGER in Flushing.  Ultimately working on building the 'LatinFoodNetwork' (interested on assisting...email: jcolon@theknowcompany.com) and he is set to make his mark and destined to revolutionize the industry.

John Colón is a member of The Gerson Lehrman Group Food & Beverage Council.  A global network of suppliers, manufacturers, operations managers, engineers and industry experts who provide collaborative consulting to leaders in the investment community. The GLG Food & Beverage Council includes representatives from all Consumer Packaged Good Manufacturers, Merchandisers and Distributors, and all Food & Drug Retailers.
 

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The Latinos in Information Sciences and Technology Association (LISTA) is committed to supporting Latinos who focus in Science, Mathematics, Information Sciences and Technology sectors.

LISTA promotes the utilization of these sectors for the empowerment of the Latino community. We are an organization that is committed to bringing various elements of Technology under one central hub to facilitate our partners, members and the community with the leverage and education they need to succeed in a highly advanced technological driven society.

is committed to supporting Latinos who focus in Science, Mathematics, Information Sciences and Technology sectors.

LISTA promotes the utilization of these sectors for the empowerment of the Latino community. We are an organization that is committed to bringing various elements of Technology under one central hub to facilitate our partners, members and the community with the leverage and education they need to succeed in a highly advanced technological driven society.
 

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The Hispanic Professionals Networking Group provides opportunities for Hispanic professionals to grow their networks and develop their careers.

HPNG hosts networking events and offers professional and personal development workshops that address Latino-specific issues.

HPNG workshops include career and leadership development, financial planning and investing, real estate matters, legal matters, networking and other topics. As an event production company, HPNG also creates custom business events for clients with their own branding.