Jim Haviland

Business Coach & Exit Advisor, CEPA

…if you’re ready to commit to a better leadership team, a better you and a better company, Jim is the guy to get you there.

Jim Haviland is a business coach and exit advisor who helps entrepreneurs build productive, humane, and resilient companies — the kind with real transferable value, whether an exit is next year or never on the table. With experience owning or leading over a dozen entrepreneurial companies, he’s passionate about helping business owners build thriving companies while avoiding the pitfalls that often derail them.

Hear more of Jim’s thinking on Willory’s HR Like a Boss podcast — Unlocking Entrepreneurial Success.

20+ successful exits and ownership transitions
200+ clients with multiple years of high growth
Clarity, confidence, and sanity for every leadership team

20 years before any of this: NASA satellites, Grammy-winning studios, satellite instrumentation research. Full story at jameshaviland.com.

What Jim's Clients Say

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Michael Sirpilla, CEO of Society Brands on working with Jim Haviland and Ninety

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Joe Caco, CFO of NCS Credit on working with Jim Haviland

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Andrew Rising, Founder, Encore Venture Labs on working with Jim Haviland

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Jim is really good at what he does. He takes the time to get to know your team, values and business. This made him a really effective coach for us. It’s also clear that Jim has lived in the trenches with early stage, high growth companies. He just gets it. He always has great examples and insights to share to help us break through on our toughest issues. As Jim has taught us, when evaluating fit with people ...you’re searching for “Hell yes!”. Jim is a “Hell yes!”.

Jim has been a great leader for us during our Impact meetings. He makes the environment open and welcoming, and works his magic to keep us on track. I truly appreciate the guidance he’s instilled in our leaders and Credit Union. Thank you, Jim!

Jim’s enthusiasm is infectious and his approach has really helped us clarify our vision, improve our focus and strengthen our team dynamics. We’re seeing real results thanks to his guidance!

What I have found in Jim is that he basically has one goal: to use what he knows to make you better, which makes your team better. And if you're ready to commit to a better leadership team, a better you and a better company, Jim is the guy to get you there.

We have really enjoyed partnering with Jim. He is a great resource and clearly communicates the “why” behind a lot of the goals we set and how we go about conducting our business. I couldn’t be more excited for the future and to be working with Jim!

Jim has been the catalyst to help us work on our company culture. We stripped everything down and delved into deciding what our core values are. We had to decide how to define and talk about them, as well as using them to interview prospective employees. Our mission statement wasn’t valuable to people until we decided on “Everyone should get paid for the work they do.” We found our purpose and our niche.

Jim is a great coach and a great mentor. Our executive team, department heads and employees are now aligned with our core values and goals after implementing 90 with Jim. I strongly recommend Jim to other companies!