Join Newchip Program Director for Series A Mahesh Narayanan and Colliers International VP of Entrepreneurial & Growth Chris Freeman for a fireside chat discussion to inspire the next generation of entrepreneurs.
Host:
Mahesh Narayanan (Program Director for Series A, Newchip)
Guest:
Chris Freeman (VP of Entrepreuerial, & Growth, Colliers International)
In a nutshell, Chris is high-energy, strategic, intensely resourceful, and compassionate. He is an experienced entrepreneur, founder, marketer, and multi-faceted operator who leverages more than 18 years as an entrepreneur and operator. Following a successful career working for some of the biggest global advertising agencies and brands Chris built and led a variety of companies spanning most verticals within hospitality/food & beverage, operations and management, marketing, sales, manufacturing, and online lifestyle publication.
Chris serves as an Entrepreneur-In-Residence (EIR) at 1871 and its affiliated accelerators, within Newchip Accelerator out of Austin, the Surge Incubator/Accelerator, and as an ‘Ageless Innovator’ with Chicago Innovation. He also works with Colliers International as Vice President of Entrepreneurial & Growth, advising nascent and mature tech start-up companies. Chris brings an unmatched synthesis of experience in marketing, operations, and entrepreneurialism to every role he takes on and company/founder he works with. He has an intuitive capacity for creating and (re)defining brands and products; engineering go-to-market strategies, revealing leverage and influence. Chris excels at identifying how the disparate can come together, connecting concepts, business models, and people to serve a collective and reciprocal purpose.
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