Two Careers. One Firm. A Shared Commitment to Getting It Right.
Jack Long Holdings was built on the belief that the best counsel comes from people who have actually done the work — and who care about the outcomes as much as you do.
Jim Long
Co-Founder & Principal
Jim brings more than 30 years of senior leadership experience across high-tech hardware, software, services, telecommunications, and the semiconductor industry.
Throughout his career, Jim has held executive and senior management roles at companies ranging from early-stage technology ventures to large-scale global enterprises. His experience spans product strategy, go-to-market execution, organizational design, and operational leadership — giving him a rare ability to engage at both the strategic and operational level. Jim has advised boards, led turnarounds, built high-performing teams, and navigated the full complexity of the technology industry across multiple market cycles. He brings that depth of experience to every client engagement and investment partnership.
Kara Long
Co-Founder & Principal
Kara is a seasoned executive with deep experience in management consulting, operations, and business development across the technology and services sectors.
Kara's career has been defined by her ability to build relationships, drive organizational change, and deliver results in complex, fast-moving environments. She has worked with companies at every stage — from growth-stage businesses navigating their first major scaling challenges to established enterprises managing strategic transformation. Her consulting work has spanned strategy development, organizational effectiveness, and executive leadership development. Kara brings a distinctive combination of analytical rigor and interpersonal intelligence to every engagement, and a genuine commitment to the success of the clients and partners she works with.
Why Jack Long Holdings
We named this firm after what it represents: a family commitment to building something lasting. Jack Long Holdings is not a large consulting practice or a private equity fund — it is a focused, relationship-driven firm where Jim and Kara are personally involved in every engagement and investment. That means clients and partners always have direct access to the people with the experience, and every decision reflects our own judgment and accountability.
Earned Credibility
We don't sell credentials — we bring experience. Every recommendation we make is grounded in what we've seen work and what we've seen fail across decades of real operating experience.
Honest Counsel
We tell clients what we actually think, not what they want to hear. That kind of candor is rare, and it's the foundation of every relationship we build.
Long-Term Thinking
We measure our success by the outcomes our clients and partners achieve — not by the size of our engagement or the length of our slide deck.
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Whether you're exploring a franchise investment or looking for experienced management counsel, we'd welcome the conversation.
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