Entrepreneurial Lessons: How Chris Christensen Turned Podcasting into a Thriving

Join us for an engaging talk with Chris Christensen. Chris shares invaluable lessons learned from his entrepreneurial journey. Discover his podcasting tips for reaching a global audience, leveraging content creation, audience engagement, and digital marketing strategies to build a sustainable brand.

About Chris Christensen
Chris is the creator of AmateurTraveler.com. Amateur Traveler is a popular online travel podcast and blog that focuses primarily on travel destinations. The Amateur Traveler is 19+ years old. The Amateur Traveler podcast was downloaded over 2 million times in 2023.

Chris also owns Hotel-Scoop.com, where his team of professional travel writers review hotels and resorts.

Chris has won a Travel Creator Award, a Lowell Thomas Award, 5 NATJA awards, and a SMITTY Award from Travel+Leisure as the "best independent travel journalist."

He has worked for years in technology startups in Silicon Valley. He was formerly the Director of Engineering for TripAdvisor's New Initiatives group and was the EVP Engineering at LiveWorld where his team built and ran online communities and events for companies including eBay, HBO, TV Guide, Expedia, Marriott, A&E, History Channel, the NBA, NBC, ABC, Disney, Microsoft, WebTV and American Express.