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Ken Yeung · 1 year ago

Chris - Congratulations on the news! Much success to you in the future!

Jay Thompson · 1 year ago

Very cool! Congrats Chris. You'll rock that ship!

Amber Naslund · 1 year ago

Chris,
Congratulations on this bold step into the future. I'm so pleased to know you, and wish you nothing but success and happiness. You're an inspiration. Go get 'em.
Amber

Mark McGuinness · 1 year ago

Congrats and bon voyage!

Robert Worstell · 1 year ago

Chris - cheers and huzzahs and whatnots! Great stuff. Hope you christened the ship...

Us freelancers and start-ups will be watching/waiting/RSSing/following with bated breath to see what develops.

Good Luck!

Jeff Cutler · 1 year ago

So cool! Congrats and best of luck. Your new vehicle/ship seems like a fun and effective way to keep conversations going and start new ones.

Keep us updated.

Richard Reeve · 1 year ago

May the wind fill your sails...

Rob van Alphen · 1 year ago

That's great chris. Guess you don't need to worry about companies not reaching out to you :-) Best of luck!

Jeff O'Hara · 1 year ago

Where do I sign up, i want a ride on a pirate ship! :) Congrats chris, hope to see you in Chicago again soon.

-Jeff

John R. Carman · 1 year ago

Arrr, matey. I'm sure I don't need to say it, but we'd love to work with you on bootcamp events in Pittsburgh. And feel free to tap me personally for any pirating.

ron_miller · 1 year ago

Chris:
The consulting arm seems like a logical step to me. Who knows more about social networking than you do. You are probably so immersed in it, that you don't have a sense of how valuable your knowledge is, but you have to figure there are plenty of companies that want to adopt Web 2.0, but don't have a clue where to start. You can share what you know and make a nice living at it too.

Good luck with the venture. I honestly can't think of anyone better suited to the job than you.

Ron Miller
By Ron Miller
http:/byronmiller.typepad.com

Captain John Konrad · 1 year ago

Awesome Chris! Don't forget to bring a real pirate expert along for the ride. I'll suggest @petermello for leadership piracy.

-Captain John

mark_hayward · 1 year ago

Congrats Chris! Awesome news and I am sure it will be a tremendous success. :)

Amrita · 1 year ago

Congrats Chris. It takes a lot of courage and nerves of steel but the journey will be unforgettable, I guarantee!

Susan (Kang) Nam · 1 year ago

Congrats Chris!

Best,

Susan

Lara Kretler · 1 year ago

Well deserved, Cap'n Brogan. Congrats and remember that a bad day at sea is still better than a good day anywhere else!

Irene Koehler · 1 year ago

Shiver me timbers, Chris! Congratulations on this exciting and well-deserved new journey.

Best wishes and may you have blue skies always.

Irene

Giovanna Garcia · 1 year ago

Congrats Chris. You are doing wonderful work, it is much needed. I hope to attend one of your event in the near future.

Giovanna Garcia

Adam Covati · 1 year ago

Congrats man! It's great to hear that you are starting a solid business out of your wealth of social media-marketing knowledge.

I look forward to seeing the fruits of your endeavors.

Adam Covati
@covati on twitter

Becky Carroll · 1 year ago

Many congrats, Chris! I look forward to seeing your unbridled success - let me know how I can help! You rock!!

Tom Pick · 1 year ago

Congrats Chris, and ditto John R. Carman's comment but substitute Minneapolis for Pittsburgh.

Chris Kovac · 1 year ago

Great article, Chris. Best of luck with your new initiative.

Marc Meyer · 1 year ago

Nice Job Chris, where do the conscripts sign up?

Shannon Paul · 1 year ago

Congrats, Captain! You make us all better at what we do. Just please, from one pirate to another, raise the flag if you ever need any assistance.

So many pirate references in the comments and no mention of booty? Well, allow me to be the first... get some!

Adam · 1 year ago

I'll be in the Caribbean next week and will aim to get you a pirate flag suitable for this great news. Congrats!

Sonny Gill · 1 year ago

Congrats Chris! Been great getting to know you a bit this week in Scottsdale and I certainly see your drive and passion for what you do. Best with your new success!

Webconomist · 1 year ago

Brilliant Chris! Entrepreneurship is the foundation of our democracy and capitalism, it ain't perfect, but it's the best thing the world has had so far...glad you're taking the leap even in a challenging economic climate; perhaps its the best time for Social Media? I think so. You'll do aces.

Ed Shaz/NextInstinct · 1 year ago

This is totally natural progression Chris,
and you deserve to grow out your career after building expertise, likability, professional respect and generous networking infrastructure.

Congratulations, and Best going forward!

Christine Sierra · 1 year ago

Congratulations, Chris. Love the outreach to parents - it's so critical in our communities to move education forward. Best of luck!

Sonia Simone · 1 year ago

I send you a mighty Aaaaaaarrrrr! Fantastic news, you're going to crush it.

Chris Christensen · 1 year ago

Congrats and good sailing!

Laura Suttell · 1 year ago

OK, kill the messenger - here goes - anchors aweigh, Chris. Avast, ye...oh, I've lost it.

Michael Martine - Remarkablogg · 1 year ago

Nice, dude. Congrats! If you think we can work together on something, hit me up on twitter.

Karen Putz / DeafMom · 1 year ago

Wishing you smooth waters ahead and a fun ride!

Donna Jackson · 1 year ago

Congratulations may your pirate ship conquer many lands! If goodwill is to be measured, your sails are full already.
Donna Jackson
Social Communications Specialist

George Krueger & Mary-Lynn · 1 year ago

We're so excited for you! Congrats and best wishes in finding your treasure!

Adam Moffat · 1 year ago

congrats on your new venture...sure it'll be a success.

Ken Burbary · 1 year ago

Congrats on your big news Chris! May even more prosperous days be ahead of you. I look forward to reading about your continued success.

Dave Delaney · 1 year ago

Awesome news Chris. Best of luck to you! Let me know if I can help.

Cheers.
Dave

ace bhattacharjya · 1 year ago

If you can continue the pirate metaphor for the rest of the week, I'm good for a beer. Good luck with the new venture.

Gail Lynne Goodwin · 1 year ago

Ahoy Matey,

Congrats on the bold move. I can't wait for the juicy details. Looking forward to our interview for InspireMeToday.com. You continue to inspire all of us Chris, thanks. If you ever decide you want to sail on a real pirate ship, our sailboat, Abundance, awaits you. We're always looking for fun crew to plunder our way through the Caribbean. Arrrgh. :)

Hugs,

Gail
InspireMeToday.com

Daltonsbriefs · 1 year ago

Congratulations on your new journey and the challenges you will seek. The timing couldn't be better, it's very obvious that status quo marketing is losing ground, and new ways of connecting will be needed by the survivors.

kathy elkins · 1 year ago

Congratulations! Off to put on some Jimmy Buffet in your honor.

anne in real life · 1 year ago

Great news Chris! I've been offline most of the day and I'm late hearing your news but I know it's going to be an awesome success.

Jaculynn Peterson · 1 year ago

IMO, you've been sailing all along. Now it's just another direction. ;) Congratulations and best wishes!

steve Garfield · 1 year ago

Exciting news. Good luck with everything. I love how you're being called captain in the comments.

Grace Piper · 1 year ago

If you're ever in need of a cook on this ship you know who to call. Also, I can navigate a ship by the stars, and shoot a gun, and have some sword experience, and have can wield a mean camera.... some of those statements were true.

Yarrrrr!

Meredith Gould · 1 year ago

How wonderful and exciting. I'm relatively new to your high seas and appreciate the navigation I've received so far, looking forward to learning more.

Jim "Genuine" Turner · 1 year ago

I guess we don't need to ask what you are going to be for Halloween?

Adam Singer · 1 year ago

GL chris ! we're behind ya

Gopal Shenoy · 1 year ago

Good Luck mate!!

Ann Kingman · 1 year ago

Congrats! I look forward to watching you take the seas by storm.

Fabio Turel · 1 year ago

Awesome! I love the idea of delivering education events, as I'm driving a similar initiative inside the Company I work for (non-IT, non media...)

Jack Hadley · 1 year ago

Congrats, Chris. What goes around comes around. Your sincere interest in others' success ensures YOUR success in this venture.

jason chudnofsky · 1 year ago

Never a doubt in my mind you would continue writing great content for all to ponder.
Thanks Chris ...

BarbaraKB · 1 year ago

Chris, you have *made* my Friday! I couldn't be more happy for you. So much good ahead. But I just wanna know... are you ever gonna poke me again on Facebook? LOL! Peace to your day :-)

lilomerlin · 1 year ago

Congratulations Chris, that's it.

Roger · 1 year ago

Hi Chris,

I'll avoid the pirate puns, not being able to outwit (literally) any of your previous commenters!

Just wanted to say congratulations on what seems like a smart and logical move.

It seems your new agency overlaps a lot of my interests, personal and professional, so I'd welcome networking with you some time. (@rharris on Twitter)

(Jolly) Roger Harris
Social Media Manager at Capstrat

mack collier · 1 year ago

Congrats on launching your pirate ship in the water! Getting to know you better at MPDM makes me only happier to hear this news! Will be happy to help if there's any way I can!

Stacey Pfeifer / TwoChairs · 1 year ago

How exciting and brave to leap.. if it expands your ability to work with more people and more companies then this is REALLY fantastic for all of us. If my company ever lends me their ear for a social media strategy, hiring you would be one of the first things out of my mouth.

I wish you all the best and look forward to reading more about how it's all going for you. For now, I'm just slowly crafting my dinghy using some of your tools...

Michelle / chelpixie · 1 year ago

Congratulations sir! I got your back anyplace anytime. You know where to find me.

Paul Chaney · 1 year ago

Man, you took "Talk Like a Pirate" day seriously. Congrats Chris. I am soooo stoked about this because it's something I want to do as well with Bizzuka's backing. (Much smaller scale and to the SMB market, but concept is similar.) Now if I could just the CEO's buy-in... :-)

Patrick Prothe · 1 year ago

Very cool - you don't know me but have done so much to inspire my social media efforts - especially what to do / what not to do. Your personal branding guide is doing much to inspire my wife - a mortgage broker - to continue persevering in one of her toughest years to date. In short - your mission to "Be Helpful" is spot on.

Dan York · 1 year ago

Ahoy there, Captain Chris! Congrats on taking the leap of faith and plunging out into the unknown! Best wishes to you and I'll look forward to continuing to read of your journeys here.

Melissa · 1 year ago

Ah the natural progression of the entrepreneurial spirit! I love it... No matter what... enjoy the journey and ALWAYS have fun!

John Munsell · 1 year ago

Congrats, Chris! This is going to be a monsterous success for you and Cross Tech Media! Totally jazzed for you guys! "CEO's buy-in" at Bizzuka...Paul Chaney, whatchootalkinbout, Willis? ;-)

Lucretia Pruitt · 1 year ago

wow.
VERY cool.

Congrats, Cap'n Brogan...
The seas just got much more interesting!

Gary · 1 year ago

Arrrrrgh P-{>