Chris Walters Email & Phone Number

Atlanta, Ga, Us

Atlanta, Ga, Us

PrizePicks is the largest independently owned Daily Fantasy Sports (DFS) platform in North America.

Pluralsight is the leading technology workforce development company that helps companies and teams build better products by developing critical skills, improving processes and gaining insights through data, and providing strategic skills consulting. Trusted by forward-thinking companies of every size in every industry, Pluralsight helps individuals and businesses transform with technology.

Dallas, Texas, Us

I am the Chief Executive Officer of Avantax, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVTA), formerly Blucora, Inc., where we believe that taxes are the absolute key to better outcomes. Because we fuse together tax management and wealth management, we are uniquely positioned to enable people to take control of their financial futures and exceed their financial goals. Avantax delivers tax-focused wealth management solutions for Financial Professionals, tax professionals and CPA firms, supporting our goal of minimizing clients’ tax burdens through comprehensive tax-focused financial planning

Dallas, Texas, Us

New York, Ny, Us

Accelerated organic growth and increased shareholder value at Activate, a strategy consulting firm that serves technology, internet, media and entertainment and sports businesses. Partnered with clients to dramatically improve revenue performance and overall profitability in areas such as sales, pricing, customer acquisition, marketing and new business building.

Boston, Massachusetts, Us

Year Up's mission is to close the Opportunity Divide by providing urban young adults with the skills, experience, and support that will empower them to reach their potential through professional careers and higher education. The Opportunity Divide is the gap between the 6 million talented young adults who are out of work, out of school, and without access to the economic mainstream, and the 14 million jobs requiring post-secondary education that will go unfilled in the next decade.

Atlanta, Ga, Us

Provided executive leadership at Encompass Digital Media, a global technology services business that captures, processes and delivers more than 25,000 hours of video across platforms for more than 800 leading global content companies. Focused on building contract backlog with large new client wins, renewing highest value existing clients as well as expanding service offering to meet the needs of major digital video platforms.

Atlanta, Ga, Us

Acquired byTrendKite in June 2018. Rapidly growing start-up that was a leader in building social media engagement. Provided solution to identify and engage the right influencers, prospects, and customers to take action on social media. Consumer actions drive business outcomes and can be used to refine ad targeting.

Atlanta, Ga, Us

The Weather Company (owner of the Weather Channel):Partnered with the CEO to position the company for rapid growth. Built a scalable infrastructure to support strategy and oversaw technology, finance, legal, human resources, and program management teams while driving operations and performance. With a focus on developing leadership, instituted financial and operational metrics to measure performance, identify risks and opportunities and drive improvements. Propelled total cross-platform monthly audience reach to 180M viewers/users—the largest audience for any cable network brand, while doubling mobile audiences with a top 10 app, and tripling video stream viewers.

New York, Ny, Us

Crafted strategy and supported implementation to drive significant performance improvement in media division of Bloomberg, a global information and technology company that connects decision makers to a dynamic network of data, people and ideas – accurately delivering business and financial information, news and insights to customers around the world. Also, expanded service offerings beyond financial services sector via the acquisition of BNA, a leading tax and accounting information provider and the launch of Bloomberg Government, a disruptive information service tracking all US federal legislation, regulation and government spending.

Us

Crafted and supported the implementation of growth strategies, sales effectiveness improvements, operational efficiency optimizations, M&A and post-merger integrations. Worked with investors and high-profile companies throughout media, entertainment, sports, information services, and technology industries. Analyzed strategy, financial performance, consumer behavior, market dynamics, and organizational capabilities to inform strategic plans. Strategies positioned diverse clientele for higher growth, market share, and profitability.Also, identified investment opportunities in emerging and U.S. markets to accelerate clients’ realization of their strategies and completed due diligence for multiple private equity firms, hedge funds, and corporate clients.

Kansas City, Missouri, Us

Identified and pursued long-term growth opportunities such as new channels and acquisitions for the business unit. Managed product lines and distribution throughout mass, supermarket, and drug channels.

Denver, Colorado, Us

While in college, served as one of the three members of the company’s corporate marketing team. During this time, Bruegger’s was one of the fastest-growing quick-service restaurant chains in the U.S.

Master Of Business Administration, Finance, Strategic Management

Bachelor Of Science, Business Administration, Marketing; Minor In Economics