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Chris Thompson

Chris Thompson is the Founder/Content Creator behind irl Media NEWS's YouTube, Podcast, and e-Newsletter. 

Chris is the Founder & Managing Partner of Branded AF – a Branding, Design, and Development startup studio. 

Chris is a graduate of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute’s (RPI) Lally School of Management with a Masters in Management & Entrepreneurship, and  SUNY Plattsburgh with a Bachelors in Management.

From time-to-time Chris has been the Founder and Product Manager of various ventures including epollarity, WorkOrder.es (which was acquired by NYC property tech startup Bixby Hospitality in June 2018), DashMetrics, Branded AF, and an up-and-coming media empire.

Outside of work Chris is an Angel Investor, side-project enthusiast, early BTC investor, Web3 addict, husband to an amazing/understanding/patient wife, Co-founder of (1) tween and (1) teen, and lover of burritos!

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