Deep business acumen
and experience

I wanted somebody who could really be in front of the customer and understood the speed of business. He had the “big picture” perspective and was able to identify pathways and define a strategy. Ideation and brainstorming are his strengths. If you give him a little bit of information on a concept, he'll fill up a whiteboard with options.

Working with Kris, you get high intellect, high emotion, high passion, and high empathy. Kris's greatest gift is having true vision. He sees things at a much higher level and a much longer term level than other leaders.

He's very clear with communication and gets people to buy in and align. He can really dig in and peel back the layers and then isolate what's truly the most important thing.

Kris is one of the sharpest business minds I’ve run across. I never cease to be amazed, and generally humbled when we engage in evaluating a business opportunity or IP commercialization. He is nothing short of thorough and is very quick to identify all the various levers that can be pulled. His impact is amazing.

One of his strengths is his confidence in speaking his opinion. He is not afraid to lean in and say, "This isn't what the community's feeling, this is not how your messages are coming across." So he’s a bit of an outlier. When you work with Kris you get the honest truth, even if sometimes it's a painful, honest truth.

There are natural leaders and there are natural followers, and Kris falls into the category of leaders. He inspires people to get involved, whether it's a financial commitment or as a volunteer. He's got genuine authenticity that speaks volumes.

Kris provides instant engagement. He's all in from Day 1.

He's open to ideas from others. He thinks about things. Then he comes back with a plan or a suggestion as to how one should go from there.
He's a very smart guy. He's able to study and review and research. He was working in an industry he didn't know very well and had to get to know it, and he had some excellent ideas.

He'll make sure that people are heard, that you're getting the best insights, that you're not rushing to a conclusion, that you've looked to all the people to make sure all the right ideas are on the table before making a choice.

His strengths are relationships, people dynamics, making sure it’s the right message for the right people, working the back channels to get things done.