Von and Alex Raisanen with TraVek E25
TraVek, Inc is a design-build whole home improvement company, which means we take a project from design to completion. We specialize in remodeling and additions. We thoroughly enjoy giving our customers the new kitchen or in-law apartment they’ve been contemplating for years.
We work diligently with our technicians to train them on proper methods of installation. We understand that there are plenty of companies who can offer great quality services, but we feel that in addition to that, a customer experience filled with Integrity, Self-Initiative and Respect is extremely important. Our team, our culture, and our systems and processes are unique to TraVek Inc. If we’ve done our job well, we’ve earned a client for life.
In 2020, we acquired two companies in order to be able to expand our services for the community; one of them being a Real Estate Brokerage, Racquet Club Realty at the Racquet Club at Scottsdale Ranch and the other being Trades Unlimited, which is a Roofing company.
Von Raisanen started his career in the Home Improvement industry as a roofing helper. He then joined the United States Military and enjoyed a wide variety of experiences there that helped him become who he is today.
After the Military, Von went back into the Home Improvement industry as a painting helper and has been fortunate to be able to work in a variety of positions. He has taken some leadership courses that have helped contribute to his success and lead him to his current role.
Von initially started with TraVek in 2001 when the company was started, and then had a few year break when he moved abroad. He started back with the company again full-time in September of 2010 and has been with the company ever since.
His position as President of TraVek includes being responsible for the overall strategic planning and direction of the company, establishing systems within the company and ensuring that all aspects of the business are functioning successfully so that the company is able to continue to provide a wonderful work environment for its employees, provide wonderful products and services for our clients, and maintain profits for the shareholders.
Von enjoys the everyday challenges that he is faced with on a regular basis,. He finds it rewarding to be able to provide employment to all of the fantastic employees that are a part of the TraVek team, working diligently to complete all of the projects that our clients have trusted us to do.
In his spare time, Von likes to spend time with his family, hiking, and exercising.
Alex Raisanen is the Human Resources Manager here at TraVek. She oversees recruitment and hiring, and works to streamline our processes and procedures in every department. She received her Bachelor of Arts from the University of Arizona in Communications and Spanish. Alex is fluent in Spanish and Serbo-Croatian, and is a member of the Society of Human Resources Management.
Prior to joining the TraVek team, Alex was the Corporate Recruiter for Kitchell Contractors, where she was responsible for staffing Kitchell’s companies throughout the US. Alex contributed to Kitchell’s ability to attract top talent for its various companies, as it relates to various HR administrative functions. Alex assisted multiple college recruiting champions in streamlining the Kitchell Contractors Internship Academy, worked with Kitchell’s General Superintendent to develop an available labor pool for field operations, as well as played an integral part in improving the onboarding process for all Kitchell companies.
Alex started her career with the Four Seasons Resort Scottsdale, where she was responsible for staffing the entire resort. Her experience in recruitment, retention, process and human resources administration add tremendous value to the TraVek operation.
In her time away from the office, Alex enjoys spending time with her family and friends, cooking and baking and playing golf on the weekends.
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Jodi Low is an accomplished corporate trainer, inspirational speaker, and the Founder and CEO of U & Improved. Jodi has trained thousands of entrepreneurs and executives on how to build a booming business, master a mindset for success, and achieve the lifestyle they desire through heart-fueled leadership.
Through U & Improved—an award-winning personal and professional leadership development company based in Scottsdale—Jodi has redefined traditional leadership training by creating a sustainable and actionable model that is personal, challenging and meaningful to each and every individual who enrolls in any of the two-and-a-half-day experiential training classes. She and her elite training team have advanced the charge in heart-based leadership
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Among her many accomplishments as a Valley leader, Jodi launched a teen leadership program in 2014 to empower young adults to become more confident, motivated and focused stewards of our future. In 2016, she founded a non-profit arm of the company—the U & Improved Leadership Foundation—that makes the program more accessible to deserving teens.
Jodi has been recognized by industry publications and organizations for her work in leadership development and serves as a source of inspiration within the community. In 2015, she was honored as an “Outstanding Women in Business” by the Phoenix Business Journal and by the Phoenix Suns and National Bank of Arizona with the “Amazing Women” award. She has received both the prestigious “Diversity Leader of the Year” and the Scottsdale Chamber of Commerce’s “Sterling Award.” She was also awarded a Silver Stevie Award for Female Entrepreneur of the Year 2015 and was a finalist for the Junior League of Phoenix’s Valley Impact Award. Jodi is a devoted single parent who volunteers her time at her daughters’ school programs and with organizations such as Angel Mamas, where she’s served on the board for three years.
