Summary
Chris Hollister is a founding sales leader with 12 years of experience building and scaling revenue teams and commercial strategy for early-stage ventures, currently driving growth at LegupHI in Encinitas. He has repeatedly been the first or early sales hire—helping pioneer ISAs and new product lines at App Academy, leading pivots to Mutual Action Plans at Recapped, and securing enterprise logos at Hone—proving he turns product-market uncertainty into repeatable go-to-market motion. Chris combines hands-on sales management (scaling a 100-person org from $1M to $30M) with product intuition from multiple pivots and a self-taught technical curiosity sparked by building and advising startups. Comfortable on the front lines of hiring, restructuring, and exit preparation, he blends commercial pragmatism with a creative, communication-first approach to selling.
12 years of coding experience
Bachelor of Commerce, Finance, Bachelor of Commerce, Finance at Saint Mary's University
Certificate, Professional Sales Management, Certificate, Professional Sales Management at University of Toronto