Harry Vardis is the founder of Creative Focus Inc., a market research company and the Creative Focus Institute Workshops, a program designed for the changing needs of today’s companies.
Some of the client companies Creative Focus serves are BellSouth, Scientific Atlanta, Delta Air Lines, Attorney’s Title Insurance Fund, BBDO Atlanta, Mohawk Industries and a host of other corporations which can be found in the above web site under “clients”.
Harry is a trainer, facilitator and consultant in the field of Innovation and Creativity. He is the creator of the PISCESSM process for corporate innovation. He is the author of numerous articles and a recently published book by the title “Potatoes? Not Yet! 33 ways to grow and harvest your best ideas”
He is a lecturer at Emory University, Kennesaw State University, Lake Forest Graduate School of Management and Anahuac and Novartis Universities in Mexico City. He is a member of QRCA and AMA.
Harry’s past experiences include positions as Director of Research and Strategic Planning in marketing communications for Ted Bates Advertising, Kenyon & Eckhardt, Inc., BBDO New York, and WestWayne Advertising in Atlanta, GA.
Harry holds a B.S. in Mathematics, in addition to a M.S. and M.A. in Organizational Psychology. He is a graduate of the basic and advanced Synectics courses. He is an active member and a trainer of the Creative Education Foundation. In addition he has received two EFFIE's for effective advertising research and a Financial World award for excellence in communications.
