The Second City
Christopher Burns is a seasoned marketing and growth strategist, serving as Founder and CEO of Mend since January 2022, where Christopher provides fractional CMO and board advisory services to growth-oriented organizations. Currently advising on go-to-market strategies at Sunstone Management Advisors and serving on the board of Chicago Market, the largest startup food co-op in the U.S., Christopher has previously held significant roles such as Chief Marketing Officer at Flipt and Anthem, and Chief Strategy Officer at Exponent Health. With an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, and having established marketing capabilities at Catamaran, Christopher has a proven track record of driving strategic growth, brand transformation, and successful market positioning across various sectors.
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The Second City
Second City Works is the B2B side of The Second City, the world’s leading comedy theatre and school of improvisation. They collaborate with clients to create improv-based learning, digital content, and entertainment. By elevating messages so people want to listen, they help companies engage their workforce and win over customers. In short, theymake work better. The businesses that thrive in the chaos of ever-present change are the ones with a new toolkit. It’s a toolkit that values speed, agility, collaboration, comfort with change, willingness to fail, and the creativity to solve old problems in new ways. Ultimately, they have the toolkit of an improviser.