Executive Advisory · Growth · AI

Helping organizations grow, innovate, and lead confidently.

The JL Garrett Group is an executive advisory firm serving businesses and Faith Based Institutions. We combine executive leadership, proven growth strategy, and practical AI to create measurable outcomes — not technology for technology's sake.

Growth is the product. Leadership is the differentiator. AI is one of the capabilities we use to accelerate results.

Executive strategy session

Founded by James T. Acuff, The JL Garrett Group brings enterprise-level executive experience — shaped at AWS, AT&T, and other global platforms — to organizations that value long-term, strategic partnership. We operate through two specialized divisions, each led with the same principles: sound strategy, disciplined execution, and technology used with wisdom.

Two divisions. One firm.

Specialized advisory for the organizations we serve.

Division · Business

Growth Advisory

Helping businesses accelerate revenue through executive strategy, sales and marketing leadership, revenue operations, and AI-enabled transformation. Ideal for CEOs, founders, presidents, and PE portfolio companies from $500K to $100M in revenue.

Flagship: Fractional Chief Growth Officer

Division · Faith-Based

AI Scholars Division

Equipping Faith Based Institutions to lead wisely in the age of AI. Strategic advisory, governance, curriculum, and leadership development for schools, churches, higher education, seminaries, nonprofits, and denominational networks.

Flagship: AI Governance & the AI Leadership Institute

Methodology

Assess. Strategize. Execute. Scale.

One disciplined framework, applied across both divisions — from a first consultation to a multi-year advisory relationship.

  1. 01

    Assess

    Understand goals, challenges, opportunities, organizational readiness, and AI maturity.

  2. 02

    Strategize

    Develop practical roadmaps tied to measurable outcomes.

  3. 03

    Execute

    Implement leadership, sales, marketing, operational, and AI initiatives.

  4. 04

    Scale

    Measure results, optimize performance, and build sustainable growth.

James T. Acuff, Founder & Chief Growth Officer
Founder & Chief Growth Officer

James T. Acuff

Founder, The JL Garrett Group

Jim brings more than 20 years of executive sales, marketing, and growth leadership, including senior roles at AWS and AT&T. He is a trusted advisor to CEOs, business owners, school leaders, pastors, and nonprofit executives — helping organizations lead with wisdom, innovation, and measurable results.

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Next step

Ready to accelerate growth?

Schedule a 20-minute consultation with James T. Acuff. We'll discuss your business, goals, current process, and go-to-market strategy to develop a custom approach.