Jerry Covella

Formerly an award-winning journalist and manager for Gannett, an internationally known media company, Jerry has parlayed his formal education and work experiences in communication, business management and finance to become a successful entrepreneur who has launched numerous highly successful businesses in the past two decades.

His personal insight into business management, team building and client relations – and his strong support of Brian Tracy’s teachings – provides a common and powerful thread between him and his FocalPoint clients. As someone who is committed to seeing everyone experience the thrill of personal and business success, Jerry has an insatiable passion for helping fellow business leaders and owners, and a keen knowledge of winning business concepts. As your business coach, Jerry has a broad range of winning business strategies to draw upon to best assist you in building a clear path to higher levels of achievement.

Jerry is also an accomplished public speaker who has shared his insights across New Jersey on various topics. It is this broad-based knowledge and his own experiences in the corporate world and as a business owner that he brings to each and every one of his clients.

Jerry is a graduate of Glassboro State College/Rowan University in New Jersey with a degree in communications and post-graduate studies in Business Management and Finance.

A strong advocate of volunteerism, he has supported numerous non-profit organizations over the years, including the Jaycees, the American Red Cross, The American Cancer Society, and Big Brothers/Big Sisters. Jerry has also served on the Executive Boards of The Safety Net Foundation, its mission to prevent child abuse and neglect, The Ellison School, a private school in Vineland, NJ, he currently serves as Chairman of The Future Stars Foundation, providing scholarships and grants to deserving students and educators, and he also enjoys board/committee positions on the Greater Millville Chamber of Commerce, The Greater Vineland Chamber of Commerce and is a member of the Chamber of Commerce of Southern New Jersey. He has also cherished more than 20 years of coaching, mentoring grammar school and high school athletes in soccer, basketball and lacrosse. He resides in Vineland, New Jersey with his wife Deanne. He has two daughters, Nicole and Caitlyn.