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Chris was previously the Head of Strategic Business Development for SeriousRunning.com, a unit of Blue Spruce Ventures, LLC. Through effective SEO and content creation, Chris advanced SeriousRunning to the Google 1st page for key searches such as "trail races," "shoe reviews," "trail running blog," and "best 10K
races. Utilizing social media, he created "National Trail Running Day," which resulted in 20K participants across the United States. The site also became the #1 trafficked Trail Running website on the Internet in 14 months, surpassing competitors with more than 10 year histories in the category.
Chris served in the United States Army’s 82nd Airborne Division, attaining the rank of Captain. During a 15 month deployment in Iraq, he was a Platoon leader, and awarded the Bronze Star Medal for successfully leading two Platoons through a hostile enemy ambush.
A graduate of the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, Chris majored in Economics and minored in Psychology. He earned an MBA at Emory University (Atlanta). Chris is a native of Atlanta.