
Semper Optima:
Partnering with you to scale, optimize or transform your business
Meet the Team

Travis Callaway
Finance, Strategy & Growth
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An investment, strategy and corporate development professional;
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Has worked in capital markets, marketing, venture capital and technology;
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Extensive experience as a senior manager and board member, investing in private equity, advising founders and executives on M&A decisions and implementing management operating systems;
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Holds a BA from the University of Calgary, earned an MBA from Durham University and passed all Chartered Financial Analyst exams on the first try and held the CFA charter;
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Teaches business planning, business formation, presentation delivery and finance in multiple universities;
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Husband, father and volunteer in the refugee community; and
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Speaks English and Spanish.

Israel Carvajal
Operations, Management & Leadership
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A management, operations and leadership professional;
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Has founded and operated multiple businesses;
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Extensive experience as a senior manager and board member, operating businesses in the hard assets industry and advising founders and executives on leadership and strategy decisions;
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Has steered businesses through crises and transformations and oversaw the scaling of a small construction company into a diversified network of complimentary construction and infrastructure businesses;
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Studied at Mount Royal University and is currently completing an Executive MBA at the University of East London;
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Husband, father and volunteer in the refugee community; and
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Speaks English and Spanish.
