An entrepreneur since high school, when he started a lawn care company that he sold his freshman year at DePaul, Chris is owner of Lakeshore Branding, an Internet marketing and web design agency specializing in search engine optimization, social media, reputation management and web design. Lakeshore has three full-time and three part-time employees. During his time working with the Coleman Center over four years, Chris received extensive coaching and mentoring, and built numerous business relationships, including customers, advisors, and vendors. Since graduating, Chris has remained highly engaged with the Coleman Center as a competition judge, speaker, and member of the eMerge Alumni Council.