JIM HARRIS

Jim Harris is a dedicated entrepreneur with over four decades of experience in small business leadership and management. With a focus on transforming operations and driving success, he has built a reputation for helping businesses improve profitability and efficiency.

The Early Years: A Foundation in Sales

Jim began his career in the auto sales industry at the age of nineteen. Through determination and hard work, he consistently exceeded sales expectations, earning recognition as his dealership's top performer of thirty, despite being the youngest team member.

Transforming Businesses

Throughout his management career, Jim has successfully turned around several underperforming dealerships:

Ford: At age 23, in his first management role, he dramatically improved a struggling dealership's sales volume from last of six in the metro to first, achieving record volume and profit levels.

Chevrolet: Jim replicated this success in another location, taking a dealership from last of nine in the metro area to first and into the top ten volume truck dealers in the US.

Chrysler Dodge: Another successful turnaround further demonstrated his expertise in the auto industry. Last to first in the metro area.

In 2006, Jim acquired a struggling Chrysler Dodge Jeep dealership in Atlanta that had been a major loser for its six previous owners. Through strategic management and team development, he facilitated a profitable turnaround, positioning the dealership among the top performers in the region.

Jim next took a pair of luxury brand dealerships to record profit and volume levels and to a district leader

Expanding Beyond Automotive

In 2013, Jim and his wife launched a personal training business from their garage. Within two years, they achieved impressive revenue growth into the mid-six figures. They expanded to multiple locations, receiving recognition for the success stories of their clients in a wide variety of media, including the US Congressional Record.

Embracing the Digital Age

Jim has actively engaged with audiences through various platforms, including:

Creating a website and Facebook page about the 2012 elections, building to over 17 million monthly readers

Writing historical and human interest themed articles published in newspapers and magazines across the Southeastern U.S.

Creating "The Southern Voice," a blog that in under two years, attracted readership in the tens of millions.

Created and hosted "Rock Stars Talk," a podcast that quickly gained popularity and recognition, became number three in the US.

Public Speaking

Jim regularly speaks to groups about improving their small business brands, as well as being a featured speaker for non-profit functions, emceeing rock concerts, groundbreaking ceremonies and law enforcement appreciation events.

Commitment to Giving Back

Jim is deeply committed to his community, serving on the board of non-profits such as the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, and participating in charitable initiatives like Christmas Child and Toys for Tots. He advocates for law enforcement, homeless populations, and veterans.