Chenoa Smith

Chenoa Smith founded the Silicon Valley company Viva Networks in 2008. Based in the well-known American hotspot of technology and innovation, Viva Networks specializes in developing technology licenses for large corporations. Before founding the company, which has created software licenses for more than 2,500 customers since its inception, Chenoa Smith worked in advertising, marketing, and sales leads for 18 years. Over almost two decades, she created and oversaw the development of applications for companies such as Discover Card, Universal Studios, Microsoft Corporation, Electronic Arts, Nobel Foundation, Universal Studios, Virgin Megastores, and many more. During her years of work in the industry, Chenoa Smith demonstrated special aptitude and expertise in advertising effectively, profiling, conducting marketing research, and developing corporate products. In her free time, Chenoa Smith explores the eastern traditions of Tantric and Zazen Buddhism. Interested in artistic as well as spiritual pursuits, she likes to write and enjoys music, art, and design. When she reads, Chenoa Smith prefers the works of revered Indian spiritualists and authors Paramahansa Yogananda, Paramahamsa Nithyananda, and Jiddu Krishnamurti. Among her favorite books, Chenoa Smith lists Social Intelligence: The New Science of Human Relationships, Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More than IQ, Living Enlightenment: A Call for Evolution Beyond Ego, The Age of Spiritual Machines: When Computers Exceed Human Intelligence, and From Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap and Others Don’t.