John Constantakis youngest of five children was born in Nassau Bahamas in 1959. He attended St Andrew's School in the Bahamas until his graduation in 1976. His family owned a small hotel where he spent many summers working and learning about the hospitality business. He attended the College of The Bahamas as well as Acadia University in Nova Scotia, Canada. On his return to Nassau he opened his own pizzeria and sports pub located in the hotel's property. The venture proved successful and the business became popular and went on for ten years. John married on June 1990 to Charlotte Albury who was also born in the Bahamas. They have two sons Alexander who is attending college in Florida, and Matthew, who will soon be following his brother. After the family hotel business was sold, John continued in the hospitality sector for two years working for one of the top tour companies in Nassau, Majestic Tours. John and Charlotte decided to open their own retail store which grew from one store to three, two in Nassau and one on Paradise Island. They eventually sold all the stores and John always makes mention that selling his stores spring boar