It is not that John Watson wants the office, it is he has
been asked to run. At the
request of Principal Chief Summers, Elders, several present and former Council
members and numerous members of the Western Cherokee, John Watson has
been asked to run for Principal Chief/President of the Western Cherokee.
John Watson has served as Vice Chief/President for the
past five years and is a proven leader with a common sense approach.
WHO IS JOHN WATSON?
DOB 11/19/1956
Education:
Holy Family, K -6
Pattonville, 7 –12
Thrust International School of Real Estate
Work and Business Experience:
Raised in the Family Contracting Business:
1970 part time as student - 1980
Roofing, Siding, Room additions, Remodeling.
Contemporary Productions: 1980 – 1989
Production Assistant and Manager in International
Entertainment.
Duties: working from the signing of the
contract to organize everything needed to produce the show. Being present
from the first truck arriving in the morning to the last truck leaving
that evening. Overseeing of security, limos, catering, stagehands, and any
other thing that had to be handled for a successful concert. Hiring,
carters, runners and other misc. jobs for the day.
Organic Farming: 1990 - 1997
and worked a second job.
Raised 1 acre organic produce, 36 head of sheep, 8
sows.
Marketing and selling of our products. In a short
five years we were producing over $5000.00 in sales, the goal was 30,0000
in ten years. Reason for quitting, divorce.
Memberships:
Missouri Wool Growers Association
Missouri Organic Growers Association, Charter Member
Missouri Vegetable Growers Association
1994 Candidate for Missouri House of
Representatives
Real Estate: 1994 – 1996
Specialized in selling farms and left due to high
market prices that I could not comfortably see promoting.
Technician of Treatment Center: 1996 – 1997
Treatment Tech for Drug and Alcohol Rehab Center.
Duties: Intake of clients, teaching classes,
watching for the safety of clients, transportation. Reason for leaving was
to be self employed.
JMW / Incense of the World: 1997 – still in
business \ owner
Wholesale Incense, Bath Salts, Fragrance Oils,
Incense Burners. Over 200 regular customers, fast service and standing
behind the produce is our main success.
1998 Candidate for Missouri House of
Representatives
Crossroads Corner: 2000 – still in business \
owner
Retail Store specializing in Incense, Bath Salts,
Fragrance Oils, Incense Burners, Beaded Curtains, Herbs, Teas and more.
As owner I handle the books, inventory, purchasing,
sales and hiring the occasional employee.
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