Chris is an alumnus of The Pennsylvania State University, with a BS in Hospitality Management and current MBA student in the field of Finance. Chris has held many different positions within the hospitality & business management industries, but has recently retired from his Corporate position (Fortune 250 Top Company) after 10 years of service to pursue his dream of owning and running his family businesses.
Being born and raised in Philadelphia, in the Hunting Park community of North Philadelphia, Chris has always sustained a strong passion to support school aged children and their families through any platform presented. Through his involvement as the Community Outreach Director at the Lighthouse Missionary Baptist Church, Board Member for a Philadelphia based non-profit dance Company – En L Air Dance Company, Co-founder of the Studio Eight Performing Arts School and yearly involvement with the City Year MLK day of service, he has shown a strong dedication for giving back to our community, by focusing on the future – which is the youth.
After leading and running multiple multi-million dollar food/facilities service operations for his previous company – below is a summary of some of the responsibilities he has held through his past roles:
During the past 3 years, Chris has been able to open several businesses, the main being a family owned investment holding company named Talley Investment Group, LLC, a Student Transportation Company named Philly Kids Transit, LLC, an event space in the Germantown area of named The Annex 216, a performing arts center with his Sister, Studio Eight Performing Arts Center, LLC and his own consultant company named CPT Consulting, LLC.
Chris spends most of his off time with his beautiful wife, Shana (Shay-na) and three kids, Ashton, Asa (Ah-sah) and Austin. He volunteers at his father’s church as the youth awareness leader, sister’s non-profit dance company as the CFO, recruitment events for recent Penn State graduates and college prep programs for the inner city youth of Philadelphia.
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