About Chris Willis

Virtual Chris Willis 

Chris Willis

Founder/CEO, Media 1; Appreciative Inquiry Advocate

Chris is CEO of Media 1, a West Michigan consultancy that helps large corporations prosper through engaging and effective learning and performance solutions. Chris is passionate about melding the best practices of technical communication, instructional design, and performance support to shape a sensible learning methodology for the real world. She has led dozens of award-winning corporate learning projects from conception to delivery, and speaks and writes about e-learning topics. She holds a B.S. Degree in Arts & Media from Grand Valley State University. Chris has been a finalist in the West Michigan Women of Influence (2006) and Top Women Owned Businesses (2007). Her company, Media 1, was honored as the 2006 Small Business of the Year by the Grand Rapids Chamber of Commerce, has been recognized as one of the Michigan 50 Companies to Watch (2007), and is a finalist for the second year in a row for the Employer of the Year award in the 4th annual Stevie Awards for Women in Business.

Specialties:

Speaking on topics to promote excellence in Corporate Learning, Instructional Systems Design, Technical Communication, Project Management, Entrepreneurial Leadership, Apreciative Inquiry, Online Communities of Practice, Storyboarding, Learning and Performance Consulting, RFQs and Proposals