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Brief Overview
Greg Miller is a businessman and entrepreneur. He is the CEO of the Larry H. Miller Group of Companies, a private, family owned business with a diversified portfolio. Miller is also an adventurer who has completed a world expedition driving the same Toyota Land Cruiser(s) on all seven continents. He is a philanthropist who focuses his efforts on homelessness through teaching self-reliance skills and strongly supports the overall success of his home state of Utah through business and service.

Business Accomplishments
Miller is chief executive officer of the Larry H. Miller Group of Companies, a privately owned, family business with operations across the United States. Industries include: automotive, insurance, finance, real estate, retail and professional sports.

Totaling more than 80 businesses and properties in 46 states, the LHM Group employs over 10,000 people. The portfolio includes 56 automobile dealerships; Prestige Financial Services, a provider of consumer financing solutions for auto dealerships; Total Care Auto, providing protection and maintenance contracts for consumers; more than 100 Fanzz sports apparel retail stores; 17 Megaplex Theatre movie complexes; the NBA’s Utah Jazz; MiLB Triple-A Salt Lake Bees; EnergySolutions Arena, which seats more than 19,000; Miller Performance, consisting of Miller Motorsports Park, The Ford Racing School and Oneiro, an event management company; KJZZ-TV and radio station 1280 The Zone Sports Network and several other automotive, financial, sports, real estate, retail and hospitality companies.

Miller has served in various leadership positions within the company for more than 35 years.

He was promoted to his current position in July 2008, but first worked in the family business in 1979 when his father, Larry, purchased Toyota of Murray. Miller, who was 13 years old at the time, began his career by sweeping floors and working in the parts department.

Miller assumed increasing levels of responsibility and has filled a series of leadership positions during his tenure with the LHM Group. Previous roles include managing construction projects, serving as general manager of auto dealerships, and overseeing the operation of Miller Motorsports Park, a premier motorsports facility in North America.

From 1991-1993, Miller owned and operated his own company, Desert Graphics.

Biography
Miller was born in Salt Lake City, Utah and raised in Colorado from November 1970-August 1979. From there he moved to Sandy, Utah where he attended both Alta and Brighton high schools and Salt Lake Community College before entering the University of Utah. He left the U of U early to pursue his career.

Public Service/Philanthropy
Miller serves on several community boards. He is a member of the New Car Dealers Association of Utah advisory committee; sits on the boards for the Utah Symphony and Opera, the World Trade Center of Utah, and the NBA Board of Governors, among others. Miller is a Utah Highway Patrol Honorary Colonel, chairman of the Beehive Drive, and serves on the Utah State Governor’s Advisory Team. He is also a member of the Homeless Services Site Evaluation Commission for Salt Lake City.

Personal Life
For Miller, family is a high priority and he often blends this with his commitment to his career by including his children on business trips to learn first-hand about entrepreneurialism, challenges and success. Miller and his family enjoy adventure travel and attending sports events throughout the United States.

Miller and his wife Heidi are the parents of six children and have four grandchildren.

Miller has one of the most complete and rare collections of Toyota Land Cruisers in the world housed in the Land Cruiser Heritage Museum. His driving experience ranges from the extreme terrain in Moab, Utah to high-performance driving in Ford GTs in the Gumball 3000.

Religion
Miller is an active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Undercover Boss
Greg Miller was featured on CBS’s two-time Emmy Award-winning reality series “Undercover Boss,” on Friday, February 28, 2014. The episode focused on the Utah Jazz and game-night operations at EnergySolutions Arena. “Undercover Boss” follows high-level corporate executives as they slip into the frontline of their own companies. Each week, a different executive embarks on an undercover mission to examine the inner workings of their corporation.

The Utah Jazz is the first and only NBA franchise to be featured on “Undercover Boss,” with CEO Greg Miller trying his hand at four different jobs alongside Jazz employees. Miller’s participation was fueled by his desire to improve employee satisfaction and overall productivity while learning from staff how the company can better serve its customers.

“Our employees define the Larry H. Miller Group of Companies, and it is important that they enjoy a positive work environment and feel that they are a valued part of the company’s overall success,” said Miller. “Taking part in “Undercover Boss” provided me with the unique opportunity to anonymously experience first-hand a variety of experiences in an effort to find ways that we can enrich the lives of our employees and provide an unparalleled in-arena experience for our fans.”

In the show, Miller fully embraced his undercover persona, Mark Scott, and his team spirit was put to the test as he immersed himself in different jobs, including participation in a halftime performance as a member of the Utah Jazz Dunk Team and acting as a human basketball hoop during his work with the Interactive Team. He also spent time working in the facilities department and as a concessions staff member.

As a family-owned and operated company, the Larry H. Miller Group of Companies places great emphasis on the well-being of its employees and the local community. Throughout the taping of “Undercover Boss,” Miller asked questions and listened to employees in an effort to address everyday situations and improve production and service. The show illustrates how stepping into another’s shoes can provide new perspectives and allow for positive change.

Expeditions 7
Miller took his passion for Toyota Land Cruisers and combined it with his love of worldwide adventure travel and created Expeditions 7, a trek across seven continents in five Land Cruisers during seven different travel segments: North America, Iceland/Europe, Russia/Siberia, Australia, Africa, Antarctica, and South America.

The journey took a combined total of 218 days to complete over a two-and-a-half year period. The 58,196-mile expedition visited the world’s most fascinating cultures and beautiful and challenging landscapes. Expeditions 7 started in April of 2012 and officially concluded at the Land Cruiser Heritage Museum at Miller Motorsports Park in Tooele, Utah in September 2014.

Miller embarked on E7 with the goal of driving the same Land Cruiser on every continent and a mission to inspire others to travel and open their eyes to the world, even if it's in their own backyard. A total of 51 people joined Miller on various segments of the expedition, including family and friends as well as locals he met during his travels.

About the Vehicles
The initial two 78 Series Land Cruisers that were used during the entire expedition were special-ordered from Toyota in Japan before arriving in the United States for outfitting and testing. An FJ62 Land Cruiser fitted with a 79 Series body was retired early in the expedition in favor of a four-door 79 Series with the same 4.5-liter turbo-diesel engine that the 78 Series were equipped with. An AT44 Toyota Hilux was used specifically in Antarctica and a 76 Series Land Cruiser was added for South America. They are on permanent display at the Land Cruiser Heritage Museum at Miller Motorsports Park in Tooele, Utah where they will be used for educational purposes.