Travis Chambers

Digital Strategist

OutpostX

We build Outposts where travelers gather at the edge of civilization. 

Imagine hotel meets theme park meets airbnb. That’s OutpostX. An immersive experience unlike anything else. 

Our Utah location has been open 1.5 years with 87% occupancy, 120M social media views, 600k website visitors and features in all the regional and design press.

We’re building 10 Outposts with one in development in Rincon, Puerto Rico and the next project will be a Viking Village.

Founder, Chief Experience Designer

Stack

Angel Investor

Chamber.Media

$17M Exit 2021. 
Solo founded company with no capital or investors, bootstrapped 100% growth 7 years in a row to 125 employees, $14M/yr, Inc 5000 fastest growing companies. Sold majority to PE group Kirtland Capital Partners. 
Chamber.Media was the world leader in data centric video ads, with over 4,000 productions, $100M in managed spend, and $800M in tracked revenue, massively scaling direct to consumer e-commerce companies, tripling the revenue of 5 multi-million dollar brands and taking MrCool from $10M/yr to $100M/yr in 3 years.

Chief Media Hacker, Founder

Twentieth Century Fox

Directed social media teams on the following feature films/theatrical for 20th Century Fox:
-Gone Girl
-Let's Be Cops
-Kingsman: Secret Service
-Night at the Museum 3
When I was 11-years-old I told my parents I wanted to be the guy who made commercials for movies. Weird flex. Then at 26-years-old I got that dream job and realized it wasn't my dream after all, and started Chamber.Media, which turns out, is my dream job.

Director of Social Media

Crispin Porter Bogusky

I've supervised a social media team on vitaminwater, Old Navy, A.1. Steak Sauce and Triscuit and worked on strategy and consulting for Aspen Dental, Milka and the Free Birds movie among others. 

I designed the marketing plan at CP+B for a Turkish Airlines YouTube video, Kobe vs. Messi: the Selfie Shootout, which garnered 120,000,000 views and 500,000+ shares in 11 days, 136MM views and 950k+ shares in 6 weeks, the new most viewed commercial online of all time, viewed more than twice as much as Old Spice What Your Man Could Smell Like. Won AdAge Viral Video Award for Most Viral Celebrity Spot.

Consulted on script and strategy for A.1. Sauce New Friend Requests viral video, garnered 1.3 million views. Grew Old Navy Facebook page from 2 to 8 million likes.

Social Media Supervisor

Xylem Inc.

Conducted global marketing campaigns for $4B Xylem Analytics $15M/yr WaterLOG brand.

-Redesigned Waterlog marketing and packaging materials, adhering to new corporate branding directives.
-Established and curated social media presence on major platforms
-Web page UX/conversion optimizations, calls to action doubling lead generation in first two weeks 
-Re-wrote product copy for web, shifting focus from features to benefits
-Designed product landing pages for increased lead generation
-Implemented system for managing and nurturing leads
-Optimized email campaigns for maximum CTR
-Researched and implemented product keywords, increasing relevant traffic, organic SEO
-Researched and named new product, "Storm Central," cloud/software program for Storm 3
-Designed logo and branding for Storm 3, new product
-Lead nurturing via marketing automization software Marketo

Marketing Communications Manager

Mountain Force MMA

I created the first Mixed Martial Arts(MMA) Sporting Event Series/Promotion in Cache Valley, Utah, advertising on social media, print, interactive, events, radio, and TV, drawing crowds of 1,500+, now called Mountain Force MMA with dozens of events, 9 years running. It has grown to events in multiple cities in the Rocky Mountains region and is one of the main growing grounds for up and coming fighters, some of which have ended up in the UFC. In the beginning I handled all facets of the business myself- health insurance, bonds, licensing, media placements, PR, web development, sales, signing fighters and managing a 15 person staff at events. 
I Partnered with Olympic Gold Medalist Rulon Gardner for branding. We produced $52,000 in ticket sales, sold-out our venue, were on the front page of Herald Journal and Utah Statesman. 
I sold the promotion in August 2012 to focus on other endeavors.

Founder

IQ Agency

I constructed a social media plan for an online quiz celebrating the web's 20th anniversary for visibility with potential clients. I developed a newsworthy story around the quiz and seeded it to bloggers, Twitter influencers, journalists, publications and researchers. 

My organic strategy led to 130,000 page views in 10 days with no media spend. This quiz assisted IQ Agency in being named a top 100 Social Media Agency by Forbes. 

It was featured by Chris Coyier (also tweeted) on CSS-Tricks.com, the Atlanta, Houston, Orlando and San Francisco Egotists, tweeted by Robert Scoble (200,000+ followers), featured on stumbleupon.com, 20kaido.com (Japan), elwebmaster.com, webdesignerdepot.com, efectosocial.net, and conecti.ca to name a few. 

Copywriting

Draft press releases about new campaigns, client affairs, new technology product and app releases and also content for the Web IQ Quiz, blogs, IQ's twitter accounts, and marketing emails.

Utah Prep Star

I sourced, booked and managed clients for ad space in a regional sports print publication- I hired, trained and managed 9 sales managers throughout the state, designed and conducted recruitment presentations and managed publication distribution to communities throughout Utah.

Advertising Sales Manager

Bountiful Painting

I built a painting company with 25 clients and three crews, producing $60,000 in a summer. This was a challenging but good experience with a low profit margin and great lessons in growing a business.

Owner

Bootstrapped Chamber.Media to $14M/yr, sold it for $17M. Built hotel Outpostx, sold out first location before opening, has been open a year with 90% occupancy, 70M views, 90k emails, 500k site visitors, booked out perpetually 5 months in advance. Accredited investors dm me on Instagram @travis_chambers

Building experience hotels in Utah, Puerto Rico, and Idaho @chamberstays. ChamberStays.com

Forbes 30 Under 30 (2018)

$17M Exit 2021 (Chamber.Media, 2 time Inc 5000 fastest growing companies) 

-Solo founded Chamber.Media with no capital or investors, bootstrapped 100% growth 7 years in a row to 125 employees, $14M/yr, Inc 5000 and Utah 100 fastest growing companies.
-Sold majority to PE group Kirtland Capital Partners. -Chamber.Media was the world leader in data centric video ads, with over 4,000 productions, $300M in managed spend, and $1B in tracked revenue, massively scaling direct to consumer e-commerce companies, tripling the revenue of 5 multi-million dollar brands and taking MrCool from $10M/yr to $100M/yr in 3 years. 

Ads writing workshop 
www.travischambers.com 

Keynote speaker at Google Growth Summit, VidCon, and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Featured in Inc, Entrepreneuer, AdWeek, HuffPo, among others.

In 2013 led distribution and content strategy for "YouTube's #1 Ad of the Decade," Kobe vs. Messi with 140 million views at Crispin Porter + Bogusky. Past work, Yahoo, Kraft, Old Navy, Coca-Cola, Mondelez, Amazon. Took Old Navy from 2M to 8M Facebook followers.

Features:
Forbes 30 Under 30: https://www.forbes.com/30-under-30/2018/marketing-advertising/#1031d93cbcc6
https://www.thinkwithgoogle.com/advertising-channels/video/direct-consumer-response-marketing/
Huffington Post: https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/your-2018-marketing-strategy-should-bet-heavily-on_us_5a0e2801e4b023121e0e911f
Hootsuite: https://blog.hootsuite.com/viral-video-dead/
AdWeek: http://www.adweek.com/adfreak/crazy-entertaining-skincare-ad-throws-everything-you-see-what-will-stick-174501
Youngry: https://youngry.com/creator-top-ad-century-reveals-built-5m-video-agency/

100% growth 7 years in a row to 125 employees, and the Inc 5000 fastest growing companies. Added PE group Kirtland Partners in 8 figure deal as we continue doubling every year. Chamber.Media is the world leader in data centric video ads, with over 4,000 productions, $100M in managed spend, and $800M in tracked revenue, massively scaling direct to consumer e-commerce companies, tripling the revenue of 5 multi-million dollar brands and taking MrCool from $10M/yr to $100M/yr in 3 years. 

Chamber.Media has pricing options for every size of company and owns 6packadscourse.com/go, a DIY video course, and UnicornAds.com, an AI powered database that studies thousands of ads with neural nets, identifying what creative converts to diagnose what ads to make. Learn more at www.chamber.media.

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Vice President of Business Development

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Vice President Of Business Development

Sensibill

*Ensure alignment between the partner team and SLT at Sensibill, i.e., partnership risks & issues, pain points, and client strategic priorities
*Ensure execution of the Account Management playbook regarding frequency and type of 
communications, issuance of NPS surveys, conduct of QBRs, etc
*Ensure facilitation of the Customer Marketing Program for partners, including the partner bank white-labeling of marketing collateral
*Encourage partner bank adherence to marketing playbooks
*Facilitate meetings between VP of CS or CEO and the client's team
*Ensure team is encouraging partners to develop omnichannel experiences, to improve user experience and expand the addressable user base
*Collaborate with business intelligence or product/data analysts to extract meaningful insights from partner bank data
*Develop strong personal & lasting relationships with multiple individuals on the partner side
*Ensure success metrics are being obtained from partners and developing testimonials or case studies

Partnerships Director

Thumbtack

CSM, Strategic Accounts Pilot Team

MX.com

Tasked with driving high level strategic initiatives through high & wide business objectives with over 20 partners and 400 institutions. Owned the relationship post contract, guided initial and deeper integration, provided ongoing strategic support and internal/external executive reporting. Exceeded 98% in retention across my book of business.

• Managing and building relationships focused on innovating the banking industry
• Managing key strategic partnerships with partners and re-sellers
• Train financial institutions on using and maximizing MX software/products
• Strategically consult with financial institutions regarding marketing and training initiatives
• Create custom engagements designed to drive engagement with products
• Drive deep innovative integrations specifically to drive product adoption
• Design and implement strategies for creating a powerful contextual user experience
• Create internal processes and aides to accelerate integration timelines
• Analyze and improve processes between internal departments
• Carrying the touch of financial advocacy for all our (MX) end users

Client Strategy Consultant

Briostack

*Presented onsite demos to key prospects within given territory
*Attended trade shows and presented live demos to leaders in the pest control industry 
*Attained a thorough understanding of how each specific pest control company operates in order to work closely with company owners to customize Briostack software for their business 
*Developed close relationships with implementation team reps to insure smooth transition
*Prospected and qualified new leads

Sr. Account Executive 

Caliber Select Insurance

Assist clients in selecting the right insurance coverage for their individual and family needs. Specialize in insurance for all types of residences (home/condo/townhouse/rental), insurance for all types of vehicles (cars/motorcycles/boats/RV's), extended coverage using Umbrella policies, and business owners policies

Independent Insurance Agent at Caliber Select Insurance

Solutionreach, Inc.

* Built prospecting process 
* Provide approximately 15 personalized demos each week to Solutionreach prospects, averaging a 21% close rate
* Build relationships with Account Development reps 
* Negotiate cost and terms of deal 
* Familiarize the integration of the Solutionreach platform with the many different practice management/EMR systems

Sr. Account Executive

EMC Mozy

* Tackled issue of not having a strong presence within CDW by implementing new partner program, resulting in strong pipe after 3 months  
* Established training program for SMB and Med/Lar Account Managers at CDW
* Arranged travel to CDW headquarters for onsite trainings 
* Advised CDW Account Managers about negotiating cost and terms of deal
* Performed prospecting into under penetrated CDW accounts with high level of success 
* Created successful strategies for CDW Account Managers to use  for closing deals

Partner Account Executive - CDW

•	Use lead-generation tools, execute outbound call campaigns into prospects
•	Take inbound/make outbound calls to businesses based on assigned geo territory
•	Follow up on all leads from campaigns for qualification, subsequent sales cycles, and closure
•	Oversee the implementation of the MozyPro backup solution for new customers by Account   
        Manager and Tech Support
•	Meet all sales/service standards, quotas, and protocols ensuring the highest level of customer   
        satisfaction
•	Very strong communication skills, excellent telephone skills
•	Ability to speak with technical managers as well as executives
•	Ability to negotiate cost, and terms of a deal
•	Very strong attention to detail

Account Executive

•	Developed onboarding training for new resellers
•	Trained all new resellers in geographic territory on product, management, and administration
•	Follow up on training to ensure proper use of tools
•	On-going support for all resellers in geographic territory
•	Upsell/Cross-sell all resellers
•	Oversee communication between tech support and customer
•	Onsite visit to top resellers in different markets for training
•	Support for Account Executives
•	Meet or exceed quarterly quota each year

Channel Account Manager

As a member of the inside sales team, I had many tasks in the account management role.  When a new customer came on board, it was my job to ensure that they were acclimated with our software and the administration tools provided.  I then provided ongoing support for the customer and acted as an intermediary between the customer and technical support if their issue became too technical.  

I was responsible for collections and renewals with 1400+ customers, so it was imperative that I stay organized and that I implement a successful collections process.  I supervised a full-time collections agent who helped me with this task

In addition, I was also responsible for generating leads for my AE's.  By doing this I was able to develop sales skills that have helped me advance in my career

Account Manager

Olive Garden

Waiter

I have 10+ years in client/ partner facing roles.

I am adept at sales and client success - including direct and channel, client integration, product implementation, training and lifecycle success with emphasis on objective based/ metric driven consultation to drive ROI, retention and growth. I am well versed in adoption and engagement strategies including launch and ongoing marketing and planning. Confident presenting business reviews for internal stakeholders and holding QBRs for external stakeholders. Able to remain cognizant of a variety of needs in my book of business and prioritize effectively.

PROFESSIONAL TRAINING SKILLS: 
* Training program development
* Training via classroom instruction, virtual classroom, shadowing/observation techniques, side-by-side coaching and sales leader support to educate and train reps on sales techniques
* Training materials development
* Strong written and verbal communication skills within all levels of the organization including upper management 
* Client implementation
* Positive coaching through encouragement and ongoing support 
* Partner training 
* Field sales
• Reseller / VAR / Channel Development
• Strategic Solutions
• Software as a Service (SaaS)
• B2B Telesales
• Account Management
• Griffin Hill Sales 
• High knowledge of Salesforce.com CRM tool
• High knowledge of Aria SaaS billing system
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Powerpoint, and Word
• Customer Acquisition
• Organized and Efficient use of time

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