Marcus Johnson, JD/MBA

Author, Professor, Speaker, Coach

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Marcus Johnson is a globally celebrated jazz artist, entrepreneur, and educator whose career spans nearly three decades. With 23 albums reaching the top 10 on the Billboard charts—several climbing to number one—Marcus is a leading voice in contemporary jazz.

A Georgetown Law and Business School graduate, Marcus combines his musical talent with sharp business acumen. He is a professor at Howard University School of Law, where he teaches Entertainment Law , focusing on contracts, licensing, NIL deals, and branding. (Click here to sit in on a marketing lecture) Marcus also inspires future leaders through his speaking engagements at Harvard, Georgetown, Cornell, and more.

Beyond music and education, Marcus is an accomplished entrepreneur. He founded FLO Wine, a top-rated wine brand recognized by USA Today as a top 10 celebrity wine line, with products produced in Napa Valley, Sonoma, and Lodi, California. FLO Wine is known for merging wine with lifestyle, featuring QR codes on bottles that link to curated music and candles to enhance the experience. Marcus’s entrepreneurial ventures also include organizing jazz festivals and curating lifestyle experiences that blend music, wellness, and community.

Marcus hosts Catch the FLO, a top-rated NPR-distributed radio show airing nationwide, blending jazz, R&B, and Lo-Fi music into a unique lifestyle journey. He has worked with legends such as Najee, Will Downing, George Duke, Raheem DeVaughn, and Chaka Khan, among others, while his Spotify audience exceeds 120,000 monthly listeners.

Marcus’s dedication to personal growth extends into his life as a private pilot, stock trader, mentor, and father. He is a published author of the Amazon bestseller Flow: Living the Journey of Life with Love, Intention, Passion, and Happiness and serves on the board of the Duke Ellington School of the Arts.