Kevin Mize
Kevin Mize
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I started my career early and became one of the youngest Automotive dealers in the country. A true passion for the business and strong work ethic resulted in many industry accolades.
I served as the Chairman of the Chicago Auto Show, overseeing the nation’s largest Auto Show. After 27 years, I sold my business to a public company to further pursue other entrepreneurial and philanthropic interests.
Currently, KM Investments gives me the opportunity to work with energetic and forward thinking groups that I’m proud to be a part of. Commercial real estate and angel investing nurtures my passion for creativity and entrepreneurship.
My Work
Founder • 2014
Currently, KM Investments gives me the opportunity to work with energetic and forward thinking groups that I’m proud to be a part of. Commercial real estate and angel investing nurtures my passion for creativity and entrepreneurship. My investing style is all about the people – it always has to do with a great team, shared values, a strong work ethic and a product I believe in.
Founder • 2015
The Mize Foundation focuses upon children and families. The foundation will provide grants for both individuals and charitable organizations. Our focus is upon children playing sports, furthering their education, and enjoying the outdoors. Our mission is to help inspire and engage children, their team’s members, and families to achieve their full potential.
Organizations
“It is literally true that you can succeed best and quickest by helping others to succeed.” - Napolean Hill
Western Golf Association/Evans Scholars Foundation
Director
Founded in 1899, the Western Golf Association conducts championships for professional and amateur golfers, promotes the use of caddies, and supports the Evans Scholars Foundation, which awards college scholarships to caddies with limited financial means.
ACE Scholarships
Board of Trustees
Ace Scholarships provides children of low-income families with scholarships to private schools in grades K-12, and to advocate for expanded school choice.
Ray Graham Association for People with Disabilities
Fundraiser
Active fundraiser for Ray Graham Association, a not-for-profit organization that provides a broad array of services and support to children and adults with primarily intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Good Sports
Advisory Committee
Good Sports helps lay the foundation for healthy, active lifestyles by providing athletic equipment, footwear, and apparel to disadvantaged young people nationwide. Over $12 million worth of brand new sports and fitness equipment has been distributed to date.
Chicago Blackhawks Alumni Association
Associate Member
Giving back to Chicago and to the sport of hockey. The association's mission is to provide scholarship funds for the most deserving high school hockey players in Illinois, to become involved in community affairs and charitable causes and to care for fellow alumni.
Background
O'Hare Automotive Group
Founder/Owner • 1987-2014
- 7th largest automotive group in State of Illinois for sales volume (2014)
- Established O'Hare Honda in 1991, achieving top 10% in country for sales volume
- Established Midwest's first Hyundai dealership in 1987, as youngest Hyundai dealer in USA
- Ridge Motors Pontiac consistently ranked top 10 in country for sales volume (sold in 2005)
- O'Hare Auto Group sold to a public company in 2014
Better Business Bureau
Board of Director • 2007-2013
- Served as a Board of Director & Ethics Committee Member
- O'Hare Automotive Group earned an A+ rating.
Chicago Automobile Trade Association
Chairman, Chicago Auto Show/Board of Director • 2000-2012
- Served as Auto Show Chairman, overseeing the nation's largest Auto Show in North America
- First Look for Charity preview charity night raised $2 million in one evening for 18 Chicago area charities
- Board of Director and Executive Board Member for the nation's oldest and largest metropolitan dealer organization
Honda Dealers Advertising Association
President • 2010-2014
- President of Chicagoland and Northwest Indiana Advertising Association until O'Hare Auto Group was sold
National Dealer Advertising Council &
E-Commerce CommitteeBoard Member • 2010-2014
Honda Dealer Marketing Advisory Board
Member • 2010-2014
National Dealer Council
Board Member • 1989-1993
Press
Chikaming Open Lands
Spring 2015
We received a donation of a conservation easement on 304 acres consisting of high-quality wetlands, woods, lakes and prime farmland in Berrien Township. The property is one of the few undivided and undeveloped parcels of its size remaining in Berrien County, making it a significant acquisition for us...
Daily Herald
December 2015
Celebrating 25 years of support on December 25
Frank Capra's "It's A Wonderful Life" makes me tear up every Christmas season, particularly when angel Clarence muses how each man's life touches so many others. I found myself thinking of that as I spoke to Kevin Mize, whose younger brother with Down Syndrome has been a longtime resident at one of the Ray Graham Association's group homes for developmentally disabled adults in Addison.
Kevin Mize, a Chicago-based commercial investor and former chairman of the Chicago Auto Show, said it struck him during visits that furniture and appliances at the group homes and community centers needed to be replaced and repaired.
Each year, he says, he aims to do "a little bit" to help out the association -- and this year, that's a roughly $50,000 donation of appliances and items on residents' wish lists, which included karaoke machines.
"Music is a big, big influencer in our work with people with disabilities and singing is very, very popular," Chief Development Officer Lorri Nagle said.
First Business Chicago
February 2011
NBC
February 2011
My Suburban Life
January 2014
Kevin Mize has already made holiday wishes come true for children and adults with disabilities served at Ray Graham Association. The non-profit agency, headquartered in Lisle, IL has 35 programs located throughout DuPage County, each of which created a wish list utilizing an on-line retail website to make it easier for people to donate items during the holiday season and throughout the year...
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