Data-driven CEO finds colorful outlet in painting

Executive: Paul Fioravanti, 55, is CEO and managing partner at Naples-based business consulting firm Qorval Partners. The work the company does for its clients tends to revolve around what Fioravanti calls three “its” — grow it, fix it and exit — and he enjoys the challenges and unpredictability that come with the job. “When you do consulting or advisory work, there really are no two situations that are alike,” he says. “I like the opportunity to help people make their businesses better.”

Diversion: Painting. Fioravanti has been creating artwork in some fashion since he was a kid. He started picking up a paintbrush more recently, when consulting projects for clients worldwide kept him awake at odd hours. “For good or bad, I’m a person that does not require a lot of sleep,” he says. “[Painting] is a nice balance to writing operating plans and doing cash flow forecasts and writing business plans. As great as that stuff is, it sometimes isn’t as creative as I’d like."