Chris is a lifelong entrepreneur who has spent more than 39 years building businesses that bring people together and create lasting memories. Chris grew up straddling two different worlds between Southern California and rural Montana, navigating deep spiritual transitions, surviving cancer, completing two Ironman’s, and building (and rebuilding) businesses across nine industries over nearly four decades. He’s been recognized as a finalist for Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur of the Year, featured in Utah Business Magazine’s Forty Under 40, and honored with multiple industry awards. He is the founder of Bootstraps & Battle Scars and the creator of Founders Exchange, where he coaches entrepreneurs in the trenches, helps them become extraordinary, and creates powerful mastermind experiences where people can finally drop the armor and get real. For more information, visit bootstrapsandbattlescars.com.