Operating Globally, Based out of DFW

I care about things running better tomorrow than they did yesterday.

I am built to help teams, companies, and individuals grind through a rough stretch and come out steadier on the other side. I like seeing people do work they are proud of.

Chris Briggs
Chris Briggs
Leadership & Turnaround Advisory, Speaker, Writer

What I Do

Two ways I work.

I work in two distinct modes. With individual leaders, I provide 1:1 advisory that sits completely outside the org chart, helping them build clarity and confidence. With organizations, I embed directly to stabilize operations and turn things around, whether that is a team, a division, or the whole enterprise.

cbClarity.Studio
1:1 Advisory for Leaders

In your corner.
Outside the org chart.
Building clarity
and confidence.

Every person around you has an angle. Your team, your peers, your boss, your board. So you process everything alone, decide under that weight, and perform confidence you may not feel. There is a better way to work. My only stake in this is you, and specifically that you attain a higher state of clarity and confidence as we work together.

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cbStrategicOps.com
Organizational Turnaround Advisory

Stop firefighting.
Get stable.
Get ready
to scale.

I advise SMB B2B CEOs on how to stabilize and turn around their operations. Whether that is a team, a division, or the whole enterprise. I embed directly, diagnose what is broken, and get things moving in the right direction.

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Connect

Let’s talk.

Whether you want to follow the work, reach out directly, or book time for a specific conversation, here is where to find me.

Requests

For interviews, partnerships, media and speaking appearances, and writing requests. If you want to talk about something specific and want to make sure we use the time well, book a 30-minute intro call here.

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About

I have been in that room.
I have been in those shoes.

I am a senior executive with a two-decade-plus career spanning all dimensions of business. I have sat at every level of the table in organizations ranging from scrappy startups to PE-backed platforms, and held leadership positions across operations, strategy, technology, and go-to-market.

I scaled a SaaS company 15x in revenue, ran the turnaround that added 28 points of revenue and cut costs by 23%, and directed the first post-PE acquisition integration. I served as Chief of Staff through a multi-hundred-million dollar exit.

I served as an adjunct MBA instructor at TCU Neeley School of Business and guest lectured at Dartmouth Tuck, Wharton, and Texas A&M. I contributed to Harvard Business Review and have regularly spoken at national industry forums.

I founded UpTop Denton, which has put 300+ laptops in the hands of college-bound students in our community.

What I have always cared most about is the people. Watching someone get clear, get confident, and get after it. That is what gets me up in the morning.

15x
Revenue growth scaling a SaaS business to PE exit
+28% / −23%
Revenue up, costs down in 18-month division turnaround
40% → 10%
Customer churn cut through operational redesign
20+ years
Senior leadership across operations, strategy, and GTM
300+
Laptops provided to college-bound students via UpTop Denton
Dozens
Emerging and rising leaders mentored over the course of a career