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Chris Carey

Investor

VP of Acquisitions / Entrepreneur in Residence at Traction Capital

Cottage Grove, MN

About

VP of Acquisitions and Entrepreneur in Residence, and a post-exit entrepreneur who founded Modern Automotive Performance (grew to $40M+ revenue, sold in 2020). Joined Traction Capital in April 2022.

Experience

  1. No-company. (Self-employed.)Aspiring Authorcurrent2025 β€” present
  2. Self-employedStrategic Advisor and Coachcurrent2022 β€” presentCottage Grove, Minnesota, United States
  3. Traction CapitalGeneral Partnercurrent2022 β€” presentWayzata, Minnesota, United States
  4. Traction CapitalStrategic Growth Partnercurrent2022 β€” presentWayzata, Minnesota, United States
  5. Traction CapitalVP of Acquisitions2024 β€” 2025Wayzata, Minnesota, United States
  6. Collective GeniusCertified Peak Coachcurrent2024 β€” presentCottage Grove, Minnesota, United States
  7. AT3 TacticalMinority Shareholder & Business Advisorcurrent2018 β€” present
  8. Leading to Legacy PodcastPodcaster2023Cottage Grove, Minnesota, United States
  9. Enthusiast Enterprises, Inc.Strategic Advisor2022
  10. Modern Automotive PerformancePresident2021Cottage Grove, Minnesota, United States
  11. Modern Automotive PerformanceEntrepreneur2006 β€” 2021
  12. Verizon WirelessSales Representative2005 β€” 2007
  13. Wireless RetailSales Representative2004 β€” 2005

Education

  1. University of MinnesotaBS, Applied Business / Business and Marketing Education2002 β€” 2006

Skills & more

Leadership Development2Business Growth Strategies2Personal Development2Problem Solving1Strategic Planning1Coaching1Executive Coaching1Business Strategy1Strategy Execution1E-CommerceAutomotive27Leadership21
+12 moreAccount ManagementSalesRetailNew Business DevelopmentSales ManagementManufacturingVehiclesAutomobileCustomer RetentionProduct MarketingTime ManagementAutomotive Aftermarket

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