Hi, I’m Chris Brya
I spent 25 years in corporate. I held executive roles at GoDaddy, Revlon, Choice Hotels, Motorola; companies you’ve heard of, titles that looked impressive on LinkedIn. I led digital strategy and e-commerce teams. I built data-driven systems that drove billions in revenue.
From the outside, it looked like exactly the kind of career you’d want. And for a long time, I believed that too.
But somewhere in the middle of it , I’m not sure exactly when , I stopped feeling it.
The Sunday night dread became the default.
The meetings that should have been emails became the whole week. I was good at the work. I kept getting promoted.
And none of it was making me feel like the person I wanted to be. I just kept showing up because that’s what you do when you’ve spent two decades building something. You don’t walk away from that. At least, that’s what I told myself.
My wake-up wasn’t dramatic.
There was no single moment where I threw my badge on the table and walked out. It was quieter than that. It was sitting in a conference room, listening to a conversation I’d already had a hundred times, and realizing: I’m done.
Not burned out. Not angry. Just done. Done pretending the grind was still worth it. Done waiting for the work to feel meaningful again. Done living someone else’s version of my life.
So I built my way out.
Not overnight. Not recklessly. I took everything I’d learned, the strategy, the systems thinking, the ability to build something from nothing inside a big organization, and I turned it toward building something of my own.
It was terrifying. It was also the best decision I ever made.
I tell you all of this because if you’re here, some version of that story is probably yours.
The details are different; different company, different title, different conference room. But the feeling? I’d bet money it’s the same.
And I want you to know: I’ve been exactly where you are. That’s not a marketing line. It’s the reason I do this work.
What I bring to you.
I’ve spent my career at the intersection of marketing, digital, technology and business transformation. I now work in AI, not as an engineer, but as someone who understands how these tools change what’s possible for people who already know their industry inside out.
What matters is this: I’ve sat in the seat you’re sitting in.
I’ve managed teams, navigated corporate politics, hit revenue targets, and felt the weight of all of it. And then I learned how to take that same operational mind and point it at something I actually cared about. That’s the perspective I bring: the combination of having been in the corporate seat and knowing what the new tools can do for someone ready to leave it.
I hold an economics degree from Arizona State University. I’ve driven over $4 billion in revenue across my corporate career. But honestly? What qualifies me most for this work is that I’ve done it myself. I didn’t read about the transition in a book.
I lived it. I’m living it.
Two paths you can take. Your call.
1. Watch The Wake-Up
If any of this resonates, start with The Wake Up. It’s a free YouTube series I recently launched, and it’s the best introduction to how I think and steps you can take right now. Four seasons. Short episodes. No fluff. No selling. Just the truth about leaving the corporate world and building what’s next.
2. Start The Build
The Build is an 8-week program for professionals who are ready to stop thinking about it and start doing it. Two options: guided or self-paced. Both built on the same framework. I’ll send you the full program overview with everything you need to decide if it’s right for you.