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Blythe J. McGarvie
Chief Executive Officer
LIF Group
Board Member
Accenture, Pepsi Bottling Group,
The Travelers Company, Inc., Viacom
and Wawa
Blythe J. McGarvie has operated profitable business units and managed employees in
business endeavors from China to Chile, France to Finland. She has been CFO of a Fortune
500 company in the US and of a leading consumer goods company in Paris. She is the
author of Fit In Stand Out, subtitled Mastering the FISO Factor: The Key to Leadership
Effectiveness in Business and Life (published by McGraw-Hill in October 2005). This book
has reached wide distribution in the US. It was featured by Barnes and Noble in its fall
promotions and has been published outside the US, including Spanish, Indian and Russian
language versions. Her new book, Shaking the Globe, subtitled Courageous Decision-Makers
in a Changing World (published by John Wiley & Sons) will be available in bookstores
January 2009.
Since January 2003, Ms. McGarvie has been C.E.O. and Founder of LIF Group, offering a
global perspective for clients seeking profitable growth and providing leadership seminars
for corporate and academic groups. She has a pulse on developing leaders and responding
effectively to changing situations as a result of her extensive corporate experience and
her service on several boards, including Accenture, Pepsi Bottling Group, The Travelers
Companies and Viacom.
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