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Jim Hays

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Founder & Managing Partner at The ASPIRE Group International, LLC
📍 Sarasota, Florida, United States

As Founder & Managing Partner of The ASPIRE Group, Jim Hays advises enterprise technology CEOs on accelerating revenue growth through go-to-client model innovation. An alumnus of the University of Miami, he previously led a disruptive strategy at Cisco. Colleagues describe him as an innovative thinker, trusted advisor, and a master of sales.

Jim demonstrates a deep intellectual curiosity, often sharing thoughts on the intersection of Artificial General Intelligence and human wisdom. He actively follows top business strategists, showing a passion for how new thinking can reshape industries and elevate what is possible for businesses in the future.

He led a classic disruptive innovation strategy at Cisco that successfully upended the traditional ACD/Call Center industry.

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Experience
24 Years
Current Role
Founder & Managing Partner
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Sarasota, Florida, United States
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Go-to-Client Innovation
His advisory work centers on helping enterprise technology leaders use go-to-client model innovation as a primary driver for accelerating revenue growth.
B2B Revenue Growth
He focuses on helping large enterprise clients generate substantial incremental revenue, citing examples of over 62% sales increases and $500M in growth.
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Career

Work history

4-2001
Founder & Managing Partner
The ASPIRE Group International, LLC
Disruptive innovation of circuit-swiched ACD/Call Center industry
Cisco
District Sales Manager
Geotel Communications, Inc.
Sales Director, Western U.S.
Intecom, Inc.
Client Director, Cisco Partnership
Objective Systems Integrators
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Education
1974 - 1977
BA
University of Miami
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