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Mike Jones, CAI, GPPA
Mike Jones, CAI, GPPA |
 Mike Jones, one of the principals of Jones - Swenson Auction Marketing, Inc. served as President of the National Auctioneers Association from 2004-2005 and is a Life member. Past president of the Texas Auctioneers Association, he held every position in the association and was editor of the association newsletter “The Auctioneer”.
In 2005, Mike was elected into the Texas Auctioneers Association Hall of Fame and became a Life Member in 2005.
He was named the 1998 International Auctioneer Champion and 1995 Texas State Champion. |
Mike attended North Texas State University and Cooke County College. He attended Missouri Auction School and is a graduate of the Certified Auctioneers Institute (CAI) at Indiana University.
He is the founder and president of the Texas Auction Academy in Dallas, Texas where he instructs America's future auctioneers. Mr. Jones is the past chairman and former member of the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation Auctioneers Education Advisory Board.
Well respected in the legal and banking communities, Mr. Jones has been retained by Fulbright and Jaworski and other prestigious law firms as an expert witness and has served numerous times as a court ordered receiver and trustee.
The winner of numerous national advertising, photography and auction marketing awards, he is a published author within the auction industry. Mr. Jones has conducted over 1600 auctions throughout North America. He has conducted educational seminars in over 25 states and the 2003 Keynote Speaker at the South African Institute of Auctioneers convention held at Golden Gate Highlands National Park , South Africa.
Receiving his real estate license in 1983, he is a Graduate Personal Property Appraiser (GPPA) and a member of numerous professional associations including the American Bankruptcy Institute, American & Texas Rental Association, American & Texas Restaurant Associations, Auctioneers Association of Canada and the Greater Dallas Area Chamber of Commerce.
Mike, his wife Lori and daughter McKenzie reside in the Dallas area. |
Mike, his wife Lori and daughter McKenzie in a field of Texas Bluebonnets |
business education:
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association memberships
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instructor and keynote speaker:
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- 2003 - Keynote Speaker - South African Auctioneers Institute convention, Golden Gate State Park, South Africa and Cape Town, South Africa
- 2001 - 2004 - Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation Auctioneers Education Advisory Board, Austin, TX - Chairman and Board Member
- 1992 - Present - President, Owner, Instructor and State Licensed School Director for the Texas Auction Academy, Dallas, TX - the largest auctioneering school of its kind in the Southwestern United States
- State association, seminar and continuing education instructor/speaker in TX, AZ, CA, WA, OR, MI, MN, ND, NE, IA, MO, IN, OH, KY, TN, OK, NY, NH, VT, NC, SC, GA, FL, AL, LA, AR, and others.
- Former Editor - “Texas Auctioneer” news magazine
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