Over the past decade, I've built three multimillion-dollar businesses while growing a family and raising four children.

I started with no resources, no connections, and didn’t have access to the playbooks that would have made the journey 10X easier. 

As a kid, I made money garden landscaping for families at church, manufacturing merchandise for private clubs, and then developing websites and running ad campaigns for local companies.

By 21, I was founding companies. In the decade since, I've:

➤ Generated $300M+ in revenue
➤ Built operations in 1,000+ U.S. cities
➤ Served over 3 million customers globally
➤ Helped grow hundreds of small businesses
➤ Raised $30M+ in capital from Angels, VCs, Private Equity, and Family Offices
➤ Successfully navigated both successful and failed multimillion-dollar acquisitions
➤ Been featured in leading publications like Forbes, Bloomberg, Entrepreneur, USA Today and more
➤ Worked with and advised the world's most iconic brands, including Diageo, Mars, Tesco, 7-Eleven, AB-InBev, Molson Coors, and Constellation

BUT, the journey was hard (harder than it needed to be).

I’ve faced many of the things you don't think about when starting a company:

→ Fought off (and won) predatory lawsuits
→ Closed a Seed round days after my wedding
→ Negotiated with demanding government agencies
→ Worked with lobbyists to introduce or change legislation
→ Raised a Series A while in the hospital for my first son's birth
→ Navigated a failed multi-million dollar merger while my daughter was born
→ Survived near-extinction events where we had single-digit weeks or days to save the company

Personal interests: Boxing, strength training, being in the ocean, spending quality time with my wife Danielle and our four little ones.

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Chris Vaughn

Lifelong Learner | Global Education Futurist | Growth Catalyst | Angel Investor | Marketing & Digital Strategy Leader

An accomplished and results-oriented senior management professional with 24 years of experience in driving strategic growth and operational excellence across diverse sectors. With a robust track record in mentoring and leading teams, I excel in concept selling, SaaS solutions, product marketing, customer engagement, and business development.

Strategic Leadership & Business Development: Proven expertise in establishing new businesses, managing projects, and executing go-to-market (GTM) strategies. Adept in communication and PR, market penetration, B2B, B2C, and D2C sales, strategic alliances, and driving innovation.

Operational Excellence: Skilled in process development, P&L management, revenue generation (domestic and international), and success mapping. Demonstrated ability in strategic thinking, operational management, and multi-functional coordination.

Digital Marketing Proficiency: Extensive knowledge in digital marketing strategies, including SEO, SMO, content marketing, and organic media penetration. Proficient in Google Workplace tools (AdWords, AdSense, Webmaster) and office automation tools (CRM, DBMS, email/SMS marketing).

Student Engagement & Career Counselling: Rich experience in counselling and guiding students, having positively impacted 100,000+ students annually by collaborating with 4,000 educational institutions in India and 3,600 international universities across 70 countries over the past 20 years.

Career Counselling Expertise: Specialised in making career counselling accessible on a large scale, facilitating admissions, and supporting educational institutions in India and abroad.

Event Management & Innovation Facilitation: Demonstrated success in organising delegations for Indian Education, conferences on quality and innovation in Schools and HEI's, country pavilions for India in USA, Europe, Asia Pacific and MENA Region, and matchmaking events for collaborations. Proven ability to foster innovation and drive collaborations to elevate institutions to top global rankings.

As a decisive leader with a focus on excellence, I am committed to advancing organisational goals through strategic vision, operational prowess, and a relentless pursuit of success.

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