Travis Tuttle Email & Phone Number

Bozeman, Montana, United States

EXECUTIVE-LEVEL EXECUTION TO HELP TRANSFORM YOUR BUSINESS FROM STRIVING TO THRIVING! I work with organizations that need a COO but can't afford an experienced candidate full-time. I provide a fractional model where I work with 2 - 3 businesses at any given time, serving as a part-time Chief Operating Officer who can help them with strategic planning, leadership, staff development, project management, and much more. In short, I drive execution for key initiatives and priorities to move the needle and to help organizations transform from striving to thriving!SAMPLE ACCOMPLISHMENTSAs a part-time (30% F.T.E.) Operations Director, I grew the valuation for the 405 Driving School by 200% in 1.5 years, leading to a successful and profitable sale for the owner.Previously operating in Bend, Oregon, as Fractional Executive Services of Bend.

Big Sky, Montana

As a passionate skier, I enjoy teaching ski lessons on the weekends to help individuals develop their skiing abilities and grow a greater love for mountain sports. I'm a Level 2 PSIA-certified ski instructor.

Bozeman, Montana, United States

I started working as a ski instructor to become a more proficient ski teacher for my kids. Instructing exposed me to tremendous resources that vastly improved my own skiing. And I found a tremendous amount of joy in helping others improve their skiing.

Bend, Oregon Area

Grew revenue from $500,000 to over 2 million during my two years with the company. Ran all aspects of the business. Developed systems and processes to ensure quality and consistency for manufacturing, order fulfillment, and customer service. Recruited and trained new staff members taking the team from under 10 to over 20 in two years. Led all of the marketing efforts. KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS- Reduced customer service issues from over 5% of sales to less than 0.5% of sales. - Led a website redesign project which resulted in an increased conversion rate of 1.34 percentage points, an increased average order of $1.50 which together drove significant incremental revenue within the first 6 months (an 800% ROI for the project). - Developed standards of excellence for each team which resulted in increased productivity, reduced overhead, and greater profitability. - Cultivated an outstanding company culture that was regularly noted by team members as their favorite place they’ve ever worked.

Shoreline Washington

One of the three founding staff pastors/elders of Sound City Bible Church which was a re-plant of Mars Hill Shoreline. Served as the lead for the Community Group ministry which provides the bulk of the care and discipleship for the church. Led many of the business operations, developed systems and processes to support our staff and volunteers, implemented new software and services, as well as planned and executed many of our programs, events, and communications.KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS- Established our first fiscal budget (approximately $800,000 and worked with the Financial Accountability Team to develop our second fiscal budget (approximately $1.3 mil.). - Led the task force that revamped our kids ministry curriculum and training program which in turn vastly improving the kids ministry program and led to greater volunteer participation. - Established key operational frameworks including implementation of church management software, onboarding for accounting services, and volunteer recruiting and training systems and procedures.

- Starting as an entry level Representative, I quickly climbed to Senior Regional Manager by successfully recruiting, training, and developing independent representatives to expand company distribution while also growing and maintaining my personal client base. I currently have active agents in Texas and a steadily growing investment portfolio including clients across Texas and Washington. - Office of Supervisory Jurisdiction (OSJ) Coordinator - From 2001 - 2006 I successfully supervised over 20 offices in 5 states to ensure that compliance & regulatory requirements were followed. I monitored performance & production trends of those offices and coordinated strategic responses to any deficiencies.

- Developed and led a team that served as advocates for Local Churches and Ministry Leaders at Mars Hill (then 15 churches strong across 4 states). Dramatically improved the relationship between the central support staff and the local churches in a short time as well as making dramatic improvement in the intake, processing, and execution of projects for the local churches and ministry teams. - Established and developed the necessary systems and frameworks to provide support and advocacy for the 15 churches in the Mars Hill family of churches which included: Managing all inbound media and communication requests through to completion. Managing all outbound campaigns. Partnering with local churches to develop ministry proposals. Escalating local church needs through the proper channels to ensure they received necessary support. - Partnered with ministry leads to develop ministry proposals, move them through review to approval, then drove the execution to ensure fruitful completion. Projects spanned from development of video curriculum with Elyse Fitzpatrick for women’s ministry, to new branding for student ministry, to curriculum development for kids ministry, to music videos for the music ministry, and much more. KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS- Established communication channels and processes to support the fractured network of churches, creating for the first time in years, a true sense of oneness across the Mars Hill family of churches. Established systems to take incoming requests from 15 different churches, turned those into clear executable projects, and returned all necessary deliverables on time. As a result, I was able to train account managers and, together, we processed an enormous volume of projects, providing desperately needed support for our network of churches. - Dramatically improved the culture of the central support teams through hosting weekly breakfasts and occasional surprise events, breaking down silos and fostering greater unity among the staff.

Shoreline Washington

I volunteer as the Director of Community Groups for Mars Hill Shoreline: Developing community group leaders and processes to ensure proper care, support, and equipping is in place for the growing congregation.

I spent many of my weekends working as a white water river guide with the Outdoor Adventure Center in Washington. It was a personal joy to guide people down so that they can enjoy the thrill of white water rafting!

I worked across multiple client relationships for integrated digital marketing campaigns and CRM programs. Primary clients included Expedia, Microsoft adCenter, Windows Phone, and Windows Hardware.

I worked with the Microsoft Windows 7 marketing team for the launch of the operating system as well as the Windows Phone 6.5 marketing team to develop marketing communications to engage customers at the time of launch for those products.

I volunteered weekends during the winter to serve as a Mountain Host at Stevens Pass. My role? Make sure guests are having fun on the mountain!