Prior to founding Harbor Business Partners, Ms. Garcia served as the Vice President of Growth Initiatives & Marketing at LKQ Corporation where she successfully conceptualized and directed all marketing, OEM vehicle and part programs, and growth channels that contributed to LKQ being the nation's largest alternative auto parts distributor.
Many of these were ground breaking programs that quickly became the new standard within the automotive recycling industry.
About
Laurie Garcia founded Harbor Business Partners after decades of work in the automotive industry. Known for asking insightful questions that help organizations achieve clarity around issues, Laurie has a knack for discovering new opportunities and executing plans that lead to results.
Through this work Ms. Garcia created a culture of high performance that drove global growth initiatives, continuous improvements in sales and distribution channels, and cultivated solid working relationships with key players within the industry.
Earlier in her General Motors career, Ms. Garcia worked in many sales, marketing and distribution assignments gaining progressive responsibility to include an international assignment all related to the sale of OEM auto parts.
Ms. Garcia holds a Masters degree from Central Michigan University and a Bachelor’s degree from Michigan State University.