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Jamel Kirby
After receiving his Bachelors Degree Jamel was drafted into the NFL but his career was cut short
due to a (ACL) knee injury. Jamel spent the next 22 years in sales and management with Fortune 500 companies. Jamel has many years of management and coaching/mentoring experience in various markets:
direct and channel, with hardware and services, telecommunications, retail, real estate, shared tenant services and payday advance. Jamel processes the ability to think outside the box, with the skill
sets to get the job done.
In 1995 Jamel transferred his skill set from a corporate business environment to consulting small businesses in areas of business development, creation and growth. Jamel started with mom & pop’s and
grew his consulting business to include mid-size multi-state organizations.
In 2004 Jamel founded Lemaj Company, LLC. Lemaj is a multi-faceted business enterprise providing Business Consulting, Distribution, Medical Billing Solutions and Property Development. Construction was
completed in June 2005 on Lemaj’s first project, a 3 acre multi-service facility which included industrial condominiums. This development created 5 new businesses and 15 new jobs. Lemaj also provided
incubator support for the tenants (legal, accounting, financial and business consulting).
In 2005 Jamel founded Tory’s Auto Plaza, a Registered Motor Vehicle Dealership located in Des Moines, Iowa.
Jamel has lobbied and strongly supported Iowa’s Targeted Small Business bill, and provided diversity information for the Greater Des Moines Partnership. Currently Jamel sits on the Boards of several
prominent foundations and non-profit organizations.
Jamel has two sons and two grandchildren. Jamel has homes in Iowa and California. He and his wife are active in church and enjoy traveling.
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