[7] As a teen, Capponi also was a competitive BMX rider, winning a state championship and appearing in ads for Coca-Cola and Twix [8] In the 1980s, he promoted roving parties that attracted the attendance of rich locals and celebrities.

[18] Capponi began his transformation into humanitarian work and disaster relief aid in 1999 during the war in Kosovo by organizing nightclubs to contribute proceeds to the Red Cross.

[19] When Hurricane Charley hit Florida in August 2004, Capponi teamed up with the American Red Cross and organized relief efforts for the victims.

[21] After the January 12, 2010 Haiti earthquake, Capponi organized a plane with a relief team consisting of Miami Beach firefighters and doctors.

[26][better source needed] Capponi serves as the Founder and President, dedicating himself to being on the ground and overseeing disaster relief efforts.

From his home base in Miami, Florida, Capponi works to organize shipments and logistics, bridge the gap between first response and infrastructure rebuilding and create sustainable development through Global Empowerment Mission.

[29] On October 5, 2016, the day after Hurricane Matthew hit Haiti, Capponi and the Global Empowerment Mission team were on the ground delivering aid and supplies.

Global Empowerment Mission organized warehouse storage space, chartered flights, and transportation for food and material aid donated from elsewhere in the United States.

[12] They have sent over $34 million in supplies to disaster relief missions around the globe including the United States, Caribbean Islands, South America and Australia.

[7] At his father's suggestion, Capponi entered a methadone program in Belgium; he fell into a coma soon after starting, and had to undergo surgery to remove a benign brain tumour.

[56][57] The final report of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission on the accident stated that "neither victim was cited and that no alcohol or drugs were found in the couple's systems, aside from the medication given to them at the hospital.