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James E. Ellis Jim Ellis is a driven entrepreneur who has parlayed his success in the business world to acclaim in the world of academics, where he has applied consumer marketing and trend savvy to build executive education programs, launching one of the nations first comprehensive Executive MBA (EMBA) marketing websites in 2003. Prior to entering academics he founded Ellis, Inc., a national hyper-growth (reaching 70M in retail sales by its third year) manufacturer of mid-priced womens apparel that was recognized by D Magazine as the Outstanding Growth Company in Dallas. In keeping with his penchant for quality and style, Ellis, Inc.s Board of Directors included industry notables such as Stanley Marcus, then Chairman Emeritus of Neiman Marcus. In addition, Mr. Ellis was named one of ten Outstanding Business Leaders in the country by Northwood Institute. Before founding Ellis, Inc., he was Executive Vice President of the largest private womens apparel manufacturing company in the United States, Jerell, Inc. Today, Jim Ellis is focused on applying his professional capital to the marketing and developing of domestic and global growth opportunities.