Jim Brown

Author Jim Brown is the Tennessee State Director for the National Federation of Independent Business, Tennessee’s and the nation’s leading small-business advocacy association. An advocate for thousands of small businesses, he works with leaders at the state and federal levels on general interest issues to entrepreneurs.

Jim was named to NashvillePost.com’s “In Charge” list of 400 influential Middle Tennessee leaders from 2011-2016 for his role in various reforms that have helped Tennessee become a leader in economic expansion and job growth.

He served previously as NFIB’s Senior Media Manager, Corporate Communications Director at Gaylord Entertainment, Business Editor of The City Paper in Nashville and as an Investment Broker at J.C. Bradford & Co. After graduating from Vanderbilt University with a bachelor’s degree in Communication in 1987, he served in the U.S. Navy as a Supply Officer on the USS Bainbridge, a nuclear cruiser out of Norfolk, Virginia, overseeing four separate divisions.

Jim is active with causes dedicated to wiping out cancer, including as Chairman-elect of Gilda’s Club Middle Tennessee, a cancer support group. He volunteers regularly at Room in the Inn, a support program for Nashville’s homeless community. He has served in various roles with Junior Achievement of Middle Tennessee, Prevent Blindness Tennessee and other groups.