Travis M. Mears

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DISC Type : Ds

Director, Sales & Partnerships - 35th Anniversary Summit at Teach For America

Greater Seattle Area, United States

Overview

Travis M. Mears is an operations and organizational development leader with a focus on building high-performing, people-centered systems. His experience spans customer success, DEI consulting, and strategic partnerships. Colleagues describe him as a trusted, dedicated, and people-first leader. He holds a Masters Degree from Colorado State University and an AI Workplace Proficiency Certification.

Travis is passionate about purpose-driven work, community impact, and fostering connection. He has interests in mental health and wellness, mens leadership development, and emotional intelligence. Public profiles from a few years ago also mention he is a part-time CrossFit Coach and a "culinary connoisseur, " indicating interests in fitness and food.

He received the Rodger H. Perry Alumni Leadership Award, an honor given to one person out of 25, 000 alumni for career success and community service.

Personality Overview

Fast But Thoughtful

Direct & Assertive

Big Vision Person

They exhibit a rare combination of being result-oriented but patient at the same time.  They are very professional in their approach and can weigh multiple perspectives together. Reading between the lines and seeing beyond your words comes naturally to them.

Topics They Care About

Purpose-Driven Work
He explicitly states his move to Teach For America was to align with his love for purpose-driven work and has reflected publicly on defining his personal purpose.
Customer Success
Served as the founding VP of Customer Success at ITpipes and Senior Director of Accounts & Customer Success at Imperative, building success strategies from the ground up.
Diversity & Inclusion
As a DEI consultant, he developed strategies that increased diverse representation in leadership roles by 42% for a client, showing a strong focus in this area.

Media Appearances

Travis has no verified media appearances

Work History

12-2025
Director, Sales & Partnerships - 35th Anniversary Summit at Teach For America
4-2025
Advisor at Thred
9-2023 - 9-2024
FOUNDING VICE PRESIDENT OF CUSTOMER SUCCESS at ITpipes
1-2019 - 9-2023
SENIOR DIRECTOR OF ACCOUNTS & CUSTOMER SUCCESS at Imperative
7-2018 - 6-2022
DIVERSITY, EQUITY & INCLUSION SENIOR CONSULTANT at Diverse City LLC

Education

Master's Degree from Colorado State University
Bachelor's Degree from Champlain College

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Insights For Selling To Travis M.

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Focus on the results that your product produces, expect some strategic questions in return
  • Suggest clear next steps with confidence, don't be vague or hesitant
  • You can spend time on BANT (or other qualification methodology) but keep it to the point

DONT's

  • Don't focus too much on mutual contacts or bother about other stakeholders, focus on them
  • Avoid putting conscious effort into relationship-building
  • Don't go over them unless you are left with no other option

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Travis M. is

  • Strong proof of impact and their conviction will matter the most, but they wouldn't want to act unilaterally either
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Travis M.

  • They will say no if they are not convinced but you will have to prompt them.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Travis M. move?

  • They will want to understand things well but can move fast once they have a clear picture.
  • Can Travis M. take some risk or not?

  • They have good risk tolerance but are likely to think it through once or twice.

You And Travis M.

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