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Mike Putman's career in travel began in 1989, with a single travel agency in South Carolina, “Putman Travel”, this agency grew to become one of the largest privately held agencies in the Southeast. The Putman Travel office has been voted “Best of the Upstate” for 13 years in a row.

In the 1990’s Mike founded 11thHour.com – which provided vacation packages and cruises to destinations worldwide. He later merged 11thHour with One Travel, Inc. and served as Senior Vice President of Supplier Relations. In 2004 Mike began work as a consultant to take on the increasing demand for a variety of specialized travel services.

In 2007 Mike Putman was introduced to WorldVentures co-founders, Mike Azcue and Wayne Nugent. Due to his knowledge of the industry and his background in travel relations, he was asked to join the WorldVentures team as a leader in the inception of and strategic development Rovia. In late 2008 Rovia was launched. This led to increased vendor relationships for the company. Mike brought credibility to the travel side of WorldVentures and their product that is sold internationally in over 16 countries. Rovia is an online end-consumer agency that provides travel to destinations world-wide.

Since 2008, Mike Putman has maintained offices between South Carolina and Texas, in his position as Rovia’s President.