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ABOUT THIS EPISODEWe get so caught-up in the presidential election that sometimes we forget that the most important votes are the ones that affect us locally, such as who is going to be the next person to run the town or city you are in. During the Covid-19 pandemic, local leadership was crucial to help small businesses stay in business and your neighbors to be able to stay in their homes. Local initiatives have immediate effect on our lives. So we need to get to know who is going to be leading us heading into the next couple of years.Travis Stovall believes he is that guy for my hometown, Gresham. He might be right, Travis is a scholar, has a business that helps people find themselves and be able to better deal with others, and is quite possibly one of the most personable people that you will ever meet. I originally invited him onto the show because he has a company called eRep (https://erep.com) that offers something called a CVI (Core Values Index) score which does an incredibly astute job of defining the traits and proficiencies for people. Seriously, it blew my mind, and highlighted for me my biggest strengths and made me aware of the things that I could use help with. Go to https://whatsmyCVI.com and take the 5-minute test and see what you get, I bet it is remarkably. accurate! Then, when I found out that he was going to jump into local politics, I thought it was a perfect time to see how something like the CVI could help someone navigate the different personalities and proficiencies of running a city. You can find out more about his quest for the top seat in Gresham at https://www.travisstovall.comTravis is a really entertaining human, has great stories, and listening to him just feels like you are speaking to someone who has a real grasp on the world. Oh, and we also record a sketch based on a true story.Sketch: “Pets to the MAX!”For more episodes, information, and apply to be on the show, visit: http://sketchcomedypodcastshow.comSketch Comedy Podcast Show is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.© Copyright 2021 Stuart RiceSOCIAL MEDIAFACEBOOK | TWITTER | INSTAGRAMSUBSCRIPTIONS & REVIEWSAPPLE | YOUTUBE | PODCHASERMORE ABOUT THE GUESTTravis Stovall resides in Gresham, Oregon and enjoys representing this part of the region and its tremendous assets.A glance at Stovall’s résumé confirms his gift for financial management, marketing and organizational development. As a healthcare administrator, he directed multi-million dollar development projects. He has also succeeded in the role of entrepreneur, assuming the lead in ventures that have greatly exceeded revenue projections. Having completed more than 20+ corporate and business turnaround projects as a consultant, Stovall brings a unique perspective to organizational health and development. Today, he serves as CEO and Co-Founder of eRep.com, a firm focused on helping individuals find work they love and companies build highly aligned teams. Active in the community, Stovall has been featured in The Oregonian for his dynamic leadership of the Gresham Area Chamber of Commerce, as President of the Board of Directors. In addition, he is a board member of several prominent local and regional organizations, including Trimet, the regional transit agency board appointed by Governor Kitzhaber. Along with his fellow Trimet board members, Trimet became the only transit agency in the country with triple A rated debt by all three credit rating agencies.In 2009 Stovall was chosen as one of the Portland Business Journal’s forty under forty. In his free time Stovall is a private pilot, plays tennis, cycles and enjoys spending time on Orcas Island in the Puget Sound.Fun Fact: Travis helped build 4 different churches in Mexico before he was 18.Stovall holds a Bachelor’s degree from Union College in Business Administration, Finance emphasis graduating Summa Cum Laude and a Masters in Business Administration from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.LinksWebsiteeRepGet your Free CVI Test!TRANSCRIPT[00:00:00] spk_1: in this episode, mayoral candidate Travis Stovall and I came up with a couple of sketches,[00:00:06] spk_0: real estate conversation. Let's go take a look at this house, this floating and then having to disappoint that person. U...