Jim brings calm and a sense of order to situations of chaos or discomfort. His voice and demeanor soothes and alleviates tension; and, his methodical approach brings an immediate sense of order.  He instills confidence in others; he models sincerity. Jim is an excellent coach, doing a wonderful job of “holding up the mirror”.
-Sheryl Barden, President, Aviation Personnel International

I was impressed with Jim’s energy, enthusiasm, and calmness in dealing with very difficult situations. Jim was able to put in place new managers and strategies that commence the move towards desirable levels of profitability. Jim had the courage to take controversial, yet necessary steps to return the company to profitability. He reorganized a major line of business to the point where it is smoothly functioning and highly profitable. Jim personal direction in turning around the IT area, replacing the CTO and developing a plan to substantially improve operations and efficiency was highly successful. Jim calmly dealt with investment bankers, lawyers, Board members and management to deal with serious shareholder challenges and assisted in the negotiations between the disparate shareholder groups to achieve and amicable solution. He is professional, energetic, competent, thorough and consistent - a hardworking, top-performing professional leader.
-Terry Giles, Board Member, Audit Committee Chairman, Public Company, Member – Compensation & Nomination Committee of the Board.

Jim is a person of conviction, so necessary when leading a small, but growing enterprise.
-Roy Herberger, Retired University President, Thunderbird University

Jim has challenged us to change our perspective on our industry and create new processes and service offerings to our customers. During our 10 year association, my company has grown from $10 Million to over $65 Million in sales, and is well position to continue our growth and success into the future.
-Todd Snyder, VP-Operations, World Travel

Mr. Lara is disarmingly direct, insightful, honest, inspirational and in-touch. In one consultation, he provides the insights and understanding that would take a long time to develop alone. His advice is practical, candid, creative. To say that the experience was enlightening is an understatement.
-Kjell Andreessen, Executive Vice President/Chief Operating Officer

Jim Lara is a most engaging and challenging master of the many ways to make profit happen. He is warm, with an easy ability to talk to all levels of the organization. He quickly learned our company, and then led us down the path to consider new business designs and opportunities for efficiency improvements. He was able to analyze a broad cross section of business activity ranging from financial services, information services, manufacturing, strategic alliances, product line viability as well as the integration of international business and banking operations into our core business model.
-Kathleen Sieperman, SVP – Education & Client Services

Jim knows the right questions to ask, how to ask them and how to objectively process the information to deliver accurate recommendations. His recommendations are often difficult to hear, but he adroitly delivers the message, working to affect a positive outcome. The results he produces are very tangible. He has helped us lower costs, increase revenues and move the company from “Good to Great”. He doesn’t tell us what to do, but leads us along the path of discovery as to what we should do.
-Douglas Payne, Chief Technology Officer

Jim has the incredible ability to “engage the moment” like no other person with whom I have ever been associated. He is COMPLETELY tuned in to the person with whom he is working.
-Steve Holstein, Senior Vice President – Marketing - Professional Services Firm

Jim engages and inspires. He speaks with impact, while he is dynamic, commanding in large groups, engaging his audiences with passion and energy. Jim acts strategically, keenly focused upon the client and customer. He leads, inspires, brings order and accountability out of chaos.
-Senior Vice President, Quality Management Systems & Education

Jim has the ability to effect change in an organization. His ability to mentor, coach and guide individuals, helping them grow, is one of his greatest attributes. He is committed to the client’s success, and he has a broad background in many business sectors – service, retail & wholesale distribution. His wealth of experience enables him to speak to most challenges inherent in either rapid growth companies or struggling turn around projects. Jim’s presence “Lifts the Pressure”, allowing problems to be solved. He brings insight, perspective, reflection, encouragement and honesty to any discussion
–Founder, Global Emergency Response Centers

Jim is candid, very direct open and to the point. He constantly keeps the team in mind and works with them to achieve great results. He gathers the right data quickly and makes quick decisions. He has the uncanny ability to very quickly zero in on the crux of any problem.
-Vice President & Chief Technology Officer – Global Emergent Medical Response

Jim grasps the “Real Message”, clarifies and distills to succinct words to achieve understanding and consensus of the group. He is a teacher, not lecturer. He quickly gains the confidence of those around him.
-Chairman & CEO – Global Emergent Medical Response

Jim is an excellent verbal communicator. He knows how to motivate and manage people. He is a good mentor; he address issues directly and quickly. Great analytical skills!
-Board Member, Small Public Company

Jim has lots of energy, incredible honesty and is of the highest integrity. He almost always exceeds expectations.
-President, Global Recreational Equipment Manufacturer

Jim has the unique ability to drill down into anything to do a root cause analysis and then translate those finding into an actionable plan. He holds people accountable. He guides and teaches. He builds confidence that success is possible, even in troubled environments.
-Chief Financial Officer, Publicly Traded Professional Services Company