The Jim Moran Institute for Global Entrepreneurship in the College of Business at Florida State University invites you to join the region’s savviest business professionals and budding entrepreneurs in a stimulating forum that can help you grow your business.
Advice Straight Up is an exclusive speaker series, which gives you direct access to some of the country’s most sought-after industry and business thought leaders in an intimate setting where you can receive real solutions for your business challenges.
On Thursday, Sept. 20, come participate in a discussion with JM Family Enterprises, Inc. (JM Family) president and CEO Colin Brown, who will share the guiding principles that helped him lead his company through a recent wave of unforeseen circumstances. As head of one of the nation’s largest private companies, Brown navigated the diversified automotive company though the recession, product recalls and fallout from a natural disaster, all while maintaining the associate-centric culture and legacy created by the company’s founder, Jim Moran.
Brown, who became CEO of JM Family in 2003, is the first person outside the Moran family to lead the company.
Brown directs all of the company’s businesses, including Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC, the world’s largest independent distributor of Toyota and Scion vehicles; World Omni Financial Corp., a diversified financial services company; JM&A Group, one of the largest independent insurance and extended warranty groups of companies in the U.S.; and JM Lexus, the largest volume Lexus dealership in the world.
In the week following the event, attendees can participate in the Straight Up Follow Up Roundtable and brown-bag lunch. During the roundtable, scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 27, LearnSomething CEO Steve Roden will use the information shared by Brown to facilitate a discussion and provide action steps for participants trying to navigate their way through a business crisis.
