Ahh, the bio. A staple of web pages for generations. OK so maybe 25 years or so. However, each time I read one I get a sense that all the stats and accomplishments listed can be a bit hollow. So we do it a bit different…

James Gervais

Sales and Marketing Professional for Nevada

James is a sales and marketing professional with way too many years of experience. His career started in the cold mountains of Montana back when mullets and shoulder pads were in fashion. When grunge music started gaining steam, he packed his bags and caught a flight to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. While there for the next 20 plus years, he mainly worked in advertising and marketing for sugary drinks to canned tuna. Around 4 years ago, he caught another flight back to the US and landed in the desert and lights of Las Vegas. While back in the US, James has worked in the automotive industry in the finance and insurance office. Helping dealers with  lending and their ancillary product lineup.

Lauri Runge

Sales and Marketing Professional for Arizona

Hi, my name is Lauri Runge and I have loved cars since I was a young girl. I bought my second car at 16 years old. A 1973 Triumph TR6 Bright yellow convertible of course!! I started my career in the car business in 1999 in sales, had no clue what I was doing but I had a supportive sales manager that taught me how to do it RIGHT!! And the first time I did not he threw my paperwork across the sales floor much to my embarrassment. That never happened again! A year later I was promoted to the finance department and the career was off and running. Then a fun year, 2008 hit, and I quit the business and went to work at a local Phoenix golf course as a Cart Gal!! 3 years later I decided I needed to get serious again. I found my dream job, as an auto finance lender representative. I spent the next 10 years getting to know the industry and met lots of great “Independent Car Guys” Then 2020 hit, I decided to get my Realtors license, learning, and growing my real estate business. But I missed the daily interaction I had with dealers. So here I am with Azurite Concepts growing my business every day.

Russ Mann

President

Meet Russ, The common denominator for all things Azurite Concepts. Ready to change the automotive industry one person at a time. Of course, Russ has all the years in the trenches of retail automotive dealerships to guide this great team.

What makes Russ different is he cares to bring an exceptional customer experience along with innovation and empathy to Azurite Concepts product offerings.

Richard Branson once said, “The way you treat your employees is the way they will treat your customers, and that people flourish when they are praised”. Russ believes the hero to zero mentality of auto dealerships today could use a little less competitiveness and a lot more genuine care. Customers will be there…