Primary Job Title Co-Founder Primary Organization 
Pirillo Open Source CMS Project
Location Issaquah, Washington, United States Regions Greater Seattle Area, West Coast, Western US Gender Male
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Christopher Joseph is the founder and CEO of LockerGnome, a network of blogs, web forums, mailing lists, and online communities. It was launched in 1996. In 1998, he authored the authoritative book on e-mail publishing while working in the electronic publishing industry.
Later, he expanded into radio with the weekly Chris Pirillo Show, wherein
he assisted callers solve their technology problems. WHO AM 1040, a popular Midwestern talk radio presence, invited him to start hosting a weekly “tech show” broadcast in early 2000. The combination of Chris's fame as an early blogger and commanding presence on the airwaves lead to him becoming host of Tech TV's Call for Help.
With a greater understanding of production and entertainment values as well as a strong feel for his media audience, Chris left the network shortly before it was absorbed by G4. Throughout his time at TechTV, his independent businesses continued to flourish.
Never losing sight of the role community plays in online marketing, Chris leveraged his personal brand to expand LockerGnome into a profitable blog network. Today, as a well-known YouTube personality and tech analyst, Chris drives the publishing industry forward by providing platform tools to other bloggers, sharing online monetization strategies with celebrities, and helping start-ups find investment and technology partners to grow their business.
