Chris Gorog

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ABOUT CHRIS GOROG

I\'ve spent my career building companies, either from scratch or via new funding. I\'m currently a Fractional CRO helping clients accelerate their revenue strategies. I act as a trusted advisor to CEOs, drive best practices across GTM teams and streamline complex sales processes.Previously, I led New Business at TomTom, focusing on Traffic Analytics (TomTom is the global #1 provider of live and historic traffic data). I built the team and grew 8-figure revenue across the technology and automotive markets.After grad school, I was founder and CEO of HEADLINE, where we created merch products for everyone from YouTube, Netflix, and Urban Outfitters to your local gym and nightclub. Our production platform pioneered hybrid inventory and on-demand fulfillment for the premium apparel and gift market. HEADLINE was sold under license to Solid Threads.Along the way, I spent 7 years as an operating partner in \"search fund\" private equity, helping to identify acquisition targets, fundraise, acquire and offer board-level support to entrepreneurs and portfolio companies. My board positions have included: Modify (venture funded, sold to CustomInk), Extranomical (search fund, failed during Covid), Garrison Manufacturing (search fund, operating, profitable), and Safe In Sound (search fund, sold to Miracle Ear).In total, I\'ve founded/co-founded 6 companies, had 4 exits, 2 corporate deaths and invested in dozens more where I cheer for the CEOs from the sidelines.