CARMEL, Ind. -

With more entrepreneurs and franchised dealerships taking an interest in J.D. Byrider’s business model, the buy-here, pay-here chain recently promoted two of its employees to be franchise consultants.

Ascending into this role are Lewis Scott and Tim Bullock. This move aims to help J.D. Byrider continue in its growth mode, which included the opening of 12 locations last year and the anticipation of a dozen more joining the network this year.

“These two hires allow us more contact, more touches, more impact with our franchisees,” J.D. Byrider vice president of franchise sales and finance Jack Humbert said in a message to BHPH Report.

“Both Lewis and Tim are able and excited to provide operational value out of the gate,” Humbert continued. “We are thrilled to bring their capability and energy to the franchise system.”

Bullock is no stranger to J.D. Byrider, having served with the company for 11 years in positions such as branch sales representative, finance manager, managing partner, regional credit analyst, credit manager and most recently as general manager of the Beechmont branch in Cincinnati.

“Tim is a highly motivated and ambitious business leader with a strong track record of delivering strong results within highly competitive markets,” Humbert said.

Scott isn’t unfamiliar with J.D. Byrider, either, boasting six years of experience with the company as consumer credit analyst, branch underwriter, branch team lead and currently as general manager of the Greenwood branch in Indiana. He also spent a total of 13 years in various industry positions with Chrysler Financial, Wells Fargo Financial and AccuQuote. 

Humbert also mentioned Scott is an ethics teacher certified by the state of Illinois as well as a certified American Sports Education program coach.