Chris Stephenson is a highly accomplished brand strategist with extensive experience in the fashion, music, arts, and culture industries. With his global expertise, he has worked with major lifestyle and culture brands such as MTV, Pepe Jeans, Interscope Records, House of Blues, Ministry of Sound, SFX, Absolut, Budweiser, and Corona.

Chris studied French and Economics at the University of Lancashire, following which he embarked on an illustrious career. He has held several high-profile positions, including Chief Marketing Officer at SFX Entertainment, Inc., Interscope Records, and Microsoft, as well as CEO North America at Ministry Of Sound. Chris was also the former GM, Global Entertainment at Microsoft and Senior VP, Marketing MTV & VH1 at Viacom.

Other positions held by Chris include Co-Founder & CEO at Madre Mezcal, Cultural Engineer at CR8 LLC, Investor & Brand Incubator at CR8+, and Brand Consultant at Pernod Ricard and Anheuser-Busch. Chris is a well-respected professional who has made significant contributions to the industry.