Executive Leadership TEAM
Jim Speer – Founder & CEO
With over 40 years of experience in the automotive, trucking and insurance industry, Jim’s list of accomplishments are extensive. He has collaborated with financial giants such as AIG, Virginia Surety, Warrantech, Lloyd’s of London, Interstate Warranty, and several others along the way. His business acumen includes new product development, sales, training, and implementation of national roll outs as well as individual merchant’s placements. He has represented regional and national programs in the automotive and trucking arena, with warranty, gap, credit Life and disability, and other industry programs serving to always maximize the loyalty of their clients.
Headquartered in the Seattle area his whole career, Jim has nurtured several organizations and has been an early adopter and a large proponent of electronic transactions. He has led the charge by developing a national footprint specializing in niche opportunities for the insurance, banking, and membership markets.
Additionally, Jim has served on local, national, and international boards of non-profits. He has a passion to help marriages and families be stronger locally and throughout the world. Having served on the executive board of 2=1 International has fulfilled another passion of Jim’s by travelling all over the world from Africa to India. Jim and Kathy have over 40 years of experience to share with others to strengthen their marriages so that they too can say we are “Married 4 Life”.
Marcus Norton – Partner & COO
Marcus Norton serves as Chief Operating Officer with Mobility Support Solutions, North America’s largest Mobility Roadside Assistance program service provider. Marcus also serves as CEO with APEX Mobility Group (APEX Holdings, LLC.); where he developed, amongst other dealer programs, the first specialty lending facility for Wheelchair Accessible Vehicles (WAV) and NEMT startup/sub-prime lending solutions. Prior to founding APEX and Liberty Finance Partners, Marcus had served in several executive leadership roles within the Wheelchair Accessible Vehicle and Traditional Automotive Dealer industry.
Marcus developed his private sector experience serving in executive leadership roles within the Corporate Insurance and Financial Services sector, serving as Vice President with AON/Allied North America where he participated in large project negotiations, OCIP/CCIP creation and complex construction risk mitigation, bonding, and analysis.
Marcus loves spending time with his wife Kasey and their 3 children Avery, Asa, and Axton. Marcus enjoys Family, Faith, outdoor activities, being a foodie, all things sports – especially University of Michigan sports, a great cigar and ICE CREAM! Serving the Adaptive Vehicle and Mobility Challenged Community has become a life’s passion, work and mission for Marcus, one he hopes will effect positive change and facilitate awareness and growth for this amazing community of Veterans, Families, Individuals and Businesses we all serve.
Carla Speer – Partner & CFO
Carla Speer serves as CFO for FNI Works Inc., and Mobility Support Solutions. A graduate of the University of Washington’s Foster School of Business accounting program, Carla has spent over 20 years working in accounting and finance in a variety of industries, including e-commerce, construction, manufacturing, and fitness. She has worked closely with executives and owners to help businesses grow, while cost-wise, running more efficiently.
Believing that a finance leader’s role is not just in the finance department, Carla has also helped to oversee operations from an executive role in several companies, including Go Total Body Fitness and FNI Works Inc. Carla enjoys working with other executive team members to set direction and vision for the company and believes strongly in the power of systems and processes in vaulting a business to the next level.
Passionate about professional growth, Carla was recently part of the first graduating class of Columbia’s CFO Executive Education program. Carla’s hobbies include teaching yoga and meditation, reading, spending time with family and volunteering at her church.
