Successful Actor, Casting Director, Movie & Television Producer, Label Executive, Celebrity Talent Manager, Entrepreneur, Taskmaster and most importantly Philanthropist, who studied Communications at UCLA.

By the age of 14, Garrard was already in the presence of Hollywood royalty, sharing the screen with acting legends like Burt Reynolds and Sally Fields. After acting in many films the wide-eyed teen decided to broaden his horizons and try his hands behind the camera. Thanks again to the director Burt Reynolds who brought him on as Assistant Casting Director for the Golden Globe nominated film, Sharky’s Machine. He soon moved to Los Angeles, at the age of 18, and went on to cast his first feature film, Mafia King Pin. Guess that is how you get the title “Hollywood’s Youngest Casting Director”. Garrard went on to enjoy 11 years as a Casting Director. True to form, he also began his Talent Manager career during those early days, representing a number of the biggest Disco Divas of all time, which does continues today. Being the diehard Entrepreneur, Garrard eventually, in 2003, founded his Production Company and Record Label, DonnaJean Entertainment and DonnaJean Records.

Garrard continues to produce film, television, and music and represent the Talent that he believes will shed light on positivity and inspire others in today’s society. In late 2014, Garrard was asked to join Todd Bacon, the inventor of 3D sound in creating, 3DA Multimedia LLC, a company that will guide the inventions of Bacon’s 3D sound through the final development stage and begin to license this amazing technology to Fortune 50 companies for manufacturing and distributing 3D sound products to the Consumer, Commercial and Creative markets around the world. Just like stereo and surround sound before it, 3D audio will certainly change the sound we hear – forever!

He has made it his mission to make a difference on all levels possible and with any medium necessary. Garrard lives by the philosophy of creating a new equality throughout the industry; creating, what is said to be, the first 360o entertainment company in Hollywood, which recognizes that talent is multifaceted. Garrard began creating a charitable foundation in 2014, The DonnaJean Kitchen. Its mission is to bring the responsibility of feeding all the children of the United States that go hungry every day. “Damn it, it is our responsibility to take care of each other, and making sure that all the children in our own country receive the fundamental needs of life is for sure not too much to ask of us.

Garrard and his incredible team’s years of experience and vast entertainment industry network is the cornerstone of The Companies of DonnaJean. That continues proving once more when Jim Garrard sets out to break new ground, he will not neglect the original passion for his craft nor the opportunity to give back to others. As he puts it: ”At the end of the day, if we’ve sold a million records or put a million butts in the seats of theatres, without touching those souls in some fashion, we haven’t really succeeded, have we?”