Michael Vav Coaching - Facilitator Résumé

Michael Vav

415.637.4175
Oakland, California
michael@michaelvav.com

E m p l o y m e n t

Michael Vav Coaching : 2005 – Present

Certified Life Coach; sole-proprietor of private practice for individuals and small groups
Coaching entrepreneurs to balance work with life, through my creativity-based methodology

Treasure Map : 2003 – Present

Co-producer of custom team-building adventures for private and corporate clients
Facilitation; production; staff management; research and development; interactive character acting

Facilitator of team-building treasure hunts for corporate clients in many US cities
Overseeing multi-facilitator hunts for groups of up to 160 participants; client consultation; marketing

PictureTrail : 2004 – 2007

Project manager for online social network, widget and photo-sharing destination site
Customer support management; hiring; training; public relations; marketing outreach
Business development; research and development; operations; advertising management

Tour guide of 120 nightclub tours of up to 60 revelers; navigator; liaison; coordinator

Webby Awards : 2001 - 2003

Planner/coordinator for high-profile annual awards ceremonies, galas and media events

Executive assistant responsible for correspondence, scheduling, travel arrangements

E d u c a t i o n

C o m m u n i t y

SF Coaches, Board of Directors : 2006 - 2008

Director of Programs and of Community for International Coach Federation, San Francisco Chapter

Wise Ass Wisdom : 2005 - 2008

Founder and Director of peer-based workshops emphasizing self-awareness within community

My “Social Experiments” : 2001 - Present

Creator and facilitator of workshops for awareness and creativity, including:
- Funeral Lottery: How Soon Is Too Late?
- Testing Personality Tests: Limiting Labels
- Timelines: Play on the Past. Create the Future.

Sound of Mind : 2004 - 2006

Co-founder and President of a 501(c)3 non-profit organization for coaching audio artists

Miscellaneous : 1999 - 2001

Co-producer of official Burning Man Decompression & Flambé Lounge community gatherings
Co-creator and host of Popcorn Anti-Theater evening tours to variety acts in unusual locations
Actor in Fireball Improv therapist-facilitated theater performances for sexuality awareness
Co-creator and host of CrushLab alternative singles events
Facilitator of team-building sports activities for CityBeach, Inc., a corporate off-site destination
Moderator of DIY or Die, a series of monthly panel discussions for independent artists

For more info, go on to who I am.