Sales • Marketing • Media • Entertainment • Technology

Big Ideas. Real People.
Results That Last.

Chris helps leaders, visionaries, and creators turn ideas into reality by cutting through noise, bringing products to market, and assembling the right team for success.

40+Years in media
ProducerThe Good Fight (2024)
Live EventsNashville, Dallas & Richmond
Chris Yates at the premiere wall for The Good Fight
Meet Chris
Connector. Creator. Deal Maker.

Chris works with everything from movies and concerts to new products and growing businesses, and vibrant non-profits, by helping people take ambitious ideas and bring them to life.

His background spans sales, marketing, and media. His approach combines strategy, relationships, and strong teams that believe in the mission.

"Bringing talented people together is amazing, but the timing and product must be just right. Don't short circuit the process."

How I Can Help

Five ways I move ideas forward

Idea Development

Help clients shape and refine their vision and turn it into a clear roadmap.

Team Assembly

Bring together the appropriate creative, marketing, and professional talent needed to execute the idea.

Sales & Marketing

Develop and execute strategies designed to reach the right audience and increase impact. Chris has been in IT and media sales for decades and values long-term relationships.

Media & Entertainment

Experience across radio, television, film, live events, and new media.

Business Growth

Work with business leaders, authors, musicians, TV and film producers, and entrepreneurs to grow brands and create opportunities.

Proven Results

A track record across stages and screens

Concerts & Live Events

Chris produced numerous concerts and music events in Nashville, Dallas, and Richmond featuring major Christian and Country music artists.

Movies & Film

Chris helped bring The Good Fight, starring John Schneider, to life. He assembled the media and editing teams, worked with music and publicity, and helped secure the film's star.

Credited Producer, 2024

Media Experience

Radio, newspapers, and television, including work as a marketing director with a television network, with an emphasis on connecting ideas with execution.

Business Growth

Chris has worked with business leaders, authors, musicians, producers, and entrepreneurs to put their products and services in front of the right audiences.

Relationships That Deliver

Chris's network spans multiple industries and gives him the ability to connect people, open doors, and move projects forward.

In the Media

Where the work has lived

WWCMYpsilanti, MI
Gaylord DigitalNashville, TN
Christian Television NetworkLargo, FL
Tampa Bay TimesSt. Petersburg, FL
WFFHNashville, TN
FilmBroadcast
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Let me take your idea and bring it to life.

You bring the dream. Chris brings the strategy, the team, and the energy to execute it. Let's talk through your idea and explore how to make it real.