Larry Leger
Business Operator | Scaled Multi-Market Companies from $10M to $1B+ | M&A, Real Estate, Automotive | Growth, Turnarounds, and Acquisitions
- Role
- Managing Partner W Wayne Huizenga at LKQ Corporation
- Location
- Lafayette, LA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Larry Leger
Business operator, strategist, and real estate developer with 50+ years of hands-on experience helping companies scale, restructure, and regain control. Worked with founder-led, family-owned, Fortune 500, and enterprise organizations across automotive, real estate, banking, manufacturing, logistics, and media.Known as Dr. SWOT, I implement the SWOT System, a practical framework used to diagnose operational issues in real time and drive decisive execution. My work focuses on structure, accountability, cash flow, and long-term scalability. No hype. No theory. Just disciplined execution.Career highlights- Helped scale companies from $10M to $1B+ in annual revenue- Structured acquisition and site selection strategy for LKQ Corporation, growing from 2 locations to 1,700+ worldwide across 31 countries- Executive coach for PAACO, scaling from 151 to 433 employees and $11M to $125M in revenue- Designed sales and marketing frameworks for confidential clients with large real estate portfolios, scaling sales from $13M to $1.1B- Developed, repositioned, and managed $150M+ in commercial and residential real estate across Louisiana- Led or advised international restructuring and development initiatives in partnership with Fortune 500 companies and global investment groups in Kuwait, China, Ireland, Germany, and Greece- Additional experience includes producing and directing 100+ major industry conventions, serving on the Board of Directors of the Bank of Sunset, and negotiating large-scale commercial facilities, including a $65M Halliburton operation in Lafayette- Author of “What Did I See You Say” in Irresistible Leadership. Recipient of the President’s Award of Excellence in the automotive industry.I work directly with owners and leadership teams who want clarity, operational discipline, and businesses that outlast the founder.
Experience
Managing Partner W Wayne Huizenga
May 1998 — Present
Brought in to help structure the acquisition and site selection strategy for what became LKQ Auto Parts. The company went from two locations to over 1,700 worldwide and now exceeds $11B in market value.
Skills
- Single Family Homes
- Investments
- Working with Investors
- Investment Properties
- Benchmarking
- Buyer Representation
- Income Properties
- Commercial Real Estate
- Short Sales
- Property Management
- Property
- Fha
- Luxury
- Selling
- Vacation Homes
- Residential Homes
- Abr
- Sellers
- Real Estate Owned (Reo)
- Operations Management
- Disposition
- Real Estate Development
- Land Acquisition
- Reo
- Investors
- Buyers
- First Time Home Buyers
- Small Business
- Real Estate Transactions
- Entrepreneurship
- Real Estate Economics
- Townhomes
- Sales
- Listings
- Real Estate
- Leases
- Condos
- Mortgage Lending
- Referrals
- Location Intelligence
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