With more than twenty-eight years of experience in the real estate industry and over 1,400 transactions completed, John serves as President of Mitch Cox Realtor, Inc. In his career, John has successfully represented local, regional, and national clients. Also, his extensive experience in real estate development lends a knowledge base to his clients that adds value to every stage of the transaction life cycle. John has two Bachelor of Business administration degrees from East Tennessee State University (one with a major in Accounting, the other with a major in Finance - Real Estate).

As a Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM), he is recognized as an expert in commercial and investment real estate by the CCIM Institute. Only 6% of commercial real estate practitioners nationwide hold the CCIM designation.

John is deemed a Specialist in the Office Market and has been conferred the designation of SIOR by the Society of Industrial and Office Realtors. Real estate professionals who have earned the SIOR designation are recognized as the most capable and experienced brokerage practitioners in any market.

The Mountain States Foundation named John the recipient of the 2015 Spirit Award. John has also received the National Commercial Award for Excellence in the Commercial Real Estate Industry from the National Association of Realtors and the Mark Keesecker Humanitarian Award from the Northeast Tennessee Association of Realtors. He was recognized as a 40 Under Forty by the Business Journal of Tri-Cities and has been inducted into the ETSU Hall of Fame.

John is a Past Chairman of the Advisory Board for Jefferson Federal Bank's Tri-Cities Division; a Past Director of State of Franklin Savings Bank; a Past Director of Eastman Credit Union; a Past Chairman of Mountain States Foundation; a past member of the Finance Committee, Investment Committee and Relationship Committee of Mountain States Health Alliance; a Past Chairman of Young Life of Upper East Tennessee; a Past President of the Tri-Cities Chapter of CCIM; Past President of the Middle-East TN Chapter of the Society of Industrial and Office Realtors; and a Past Elder of Redeemer Community Church.

John is a Member of the International Council of Shopping Centers; a Member of the National Association of Realtors; serves on the Washington County Economic Development Council; and is a member of Redeemer Community Church.