The Firm
Vivify LLC founder Paul Travis CMC draws upon 20+ years experience in
dynamic organizations ranging from Microsoft to startups and in
industries spanning high tech, manufacturing, and
food/beverage.
The CMC® (
Certified Management Consultant) mark stands for the highest
standards of excellence and ethics by the Institute of
Management Consultants under ISO 17024.
Vivify serves leaders of emerging businesses, bringing value
on a project or interim basis as needed. Paul details the
approach with his co-author in
Leadership on Demand: How Smart CEO's Tap Interim Management
to Drive Revenue.
Affiliation
The firm has had memberships over the years with
the Institute for Management Consultants,
Microsoft Alumni Network, Washington Software Alliance,
West Sound Technical Professionals Association, CRM Association
of Seattle,
Washington Software Association,
and the Bainbridge Island Chamber of Commerce.
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Founder Bio
Paul completed the Executive Program
in Brand Management at
Harvard Business School and received his Bachelor’s Degree in
Computer Science/Mathematics from
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Over the years, his community
service has involved President, Board or Committee roles with the following
organizations: Institute of Management Consultants (Pacific Northwest Chapter), Puget Sound Illini Club (UIUC alumni club), Northwest Entrepreneur Network's Venture Advisory Panel,
Bainbridge Island Graduate Institute, Taste of Health, American
Red Cross Disaster Services, Madrona School,
KidsUp community-built playground, and
Seattle Youth Garden Works.
Out of lifelong commitment to
"sharpening the saw", Paul has participated in numerous and diverse
training programs including programs on leadership, conflict
resolution, changing business models and even the Natural Gourmet
Cookery School. His favorite Puget Sound professional events range
from the MIT Enterprise Forum to Toastmasters International.
Prior to his business and marketing
career, Paul spent a decade as a
software engineer. His talents include user interface design,
requirements analysis, and product specification. At Microsoft, he
developed expertise on spelling checkers that made him a "borrowed
resource" within the company. He was fortunate to have been
involved with industry icon products selling hundreds of millions of
copies such as Microsoft Flight Simulator for Macintosh, Windows
3.0, Word for Windows, and Word for DOS [remember that?]
Paul resides with his
wife and two children on Bainbridge Island -- due west of Seattle in
the Puget Sound. He enjoys hiking, racquetball, motorcycling,
percussion, and singing in the shower.
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