Johnny Earles - Walton County Florida
Creative Visionary, Advisor, Execution

Development Strategy, Urban Planning & Growth, Capital Formation, Branding & Community Impact

Johnny’s Contact Info:
Mobile SMS 850.585.7222
johnnyearles@gmail.com

The Unrivaled Advisors’ team includes local hospitality expert Johnny Earles, a Florida Hall of Fame restaurateur and coastal real estate developer. Johnny led the planning and entitlements of three local Traditional Neighborhood Developments and was hotel consultant for the Watercolor Inn and commercial consultant for nearby Alys Beach.

Renascere Investments - Family Investment Operations
Johnny created Renascere Investments after a highly successful and legendary career in the restaurant, and real estate industry. While attending LSU in Baton Rouge, Johnny accepted a summer job in 1983 to help launch a new restaurant called Paradise Café, in Grayton Beach, Florida. Soon after opening and creating a phenomenal success as the Chef in 1983, he became an owner and partner until its founders decided to relocate to the state of Hawaii in 1988.

Johnny then launched a new $2.5M restaurant project called Criollas in Grayton Beach. Criollas was a 180 seat upscale restaurant combining Creole and Caribbean cuisines. In the first year, Florida Trend Magazine selected Criollas as one of the Top Ten New Restaurants in the state and the following year awarded Criollas their Golden Spoon as one of the Top Twenty Restaurants out of the 54,622 in Florida.

The magazine later created a Hall of Fame Restaurant category and Criollas was one of twelve selected. Criollas was featured in countless national magazines and newspapers: The New York Times, Bon Appétit, Southern Living, Self Magazine, Food Arts, USA Today, Restaurant Business and I appeared on CNN, The Food Network and the Discovery Channel.

Johnny also created 30A Resorts, a successful real estate development and property management company acquiring and management extensive resort and investment properties in Northwest FL.

Johnny was the founder of Blue Chip Wines, the nations’ first online collectable wine retailer. Served as the Hotel Design Consultant for the largest landowner in Florida, the St. Joe Company, served as the Founding President, Scenic 30A Business Association, Past Advisory Board Member of Regions Bank of Florida, the American Heart Association, the Head Baseball Coach, South Walton Little League, the Head Baseball Coach, Seaside Neighborhood School, and Soccer and Basketball Coach, South Walton YMCA.

Past Awards & Affiliations:
Florida Hall of Fame Restaurateur 
Luxury Hotel Hospitality Designer
Resort Master Planning, Design, Sales and Marketing and Entitlements
Past Regions Bank Advisory Board Member
Former Honorary Squadron Commander VFA-101 Navy F-35c Joint Strike Fighter, Eglin AFB, Florida