John J. Capela is President of CADE International, a firm that provides consulting and training in international business, specializing in communications, importing, exporting, licensing and foreign investment. He has authored “Import/Export Kit for Dummies” (second edition) published by John Wiley & Sons, and the Dictionary of International Business Terms published by Barron’s Educational Series, Inc., and recently translated into Chinese and published by the Shanghai University of Finance and Economics Press.

John currently serves as an Assistant Professor of Business at St. Joseph’s College, Brooklyn, New York teaching courses in Small Business Management and International Business for the past 15 years. Prior to becoming a faculty member at St. Joseph's, John was an assistant professor of management at the New York Institute of Technology, and a visiting professor of management at the Sy Syms School of Business of Yeshiva University. He has conducted numerous workshops and seminars throughout the New York metropolitan area on how to start an import/export business.

In addition, John served as the director of international operations for one of the oldest and largest manufacturers and marketers of medical, surgical, and healthcare products, and he directed the start-up of manufacturing operations in Puerto Rico and served as its chief operating executive.