About
What 130 Coaching Is All About
130 Coaching is about clearing what’s blocking your momentum — not with cookie-cutter programs, but with real conversations that meet you where you are. We don’t do hype or hacks here. We do clarity, ownership, and forward movement — one real step at a time.
What I've Experienced
I’m not a guru with a 7-step system. I’m someone who’s spent decades in the trenches — leading, learning, failing, winning, and figuring out how people actually grow.
Professional Experience (The Work Stuff)
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20+ years leading teams and building businesses
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Helped launch, grow, and manage companies across multiple industries
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Coached and mentored managers, high performers, and future leaders
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Built marketing strategies, led creative teams, and ran multi-layered operations
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Studied and applied hundreds of books on leadership, mindset, and human behavior
Life Experience (The Real-World Stuff)
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Quit tobacco after 12 years
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Stayed married for 19 years (and counting)
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Worked for others and built businesses of my own
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Fighting cancer while continuing to move forward
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Learning how to reset when life knocks you off track
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Navigating setbacks, change, and uncertainty — and finding ways to grow through them
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Experiencing wins and losses in sports, business, and relationships — and learning from each one
The Story Behind 130
I grew up in Western Massachusetts, where sports were just part of life. I played hockey, baseball, and soccer, skied every winter, and had a few small wins along the way. A travel team season here. A Little League All Star there. Nothing that defined me. Wrestling was different. I did not arrive as a phenom. My freshman year ended early with an injury. Sophomore year showed some promise, but the real shift happened quietly while watching a teammate have his hand raised at sectionals and realizing what it would actually take to earn that moment.
The next year taught me something I did not know I would need later in life. Discipline. Preparation. Humility. I trained year round, made sacrifices no one saw, dropped to the 130 pound class, and learned what follow through really meant. That season went well, better than expected, but what stuck was not the medals. It was the contrast that followed. My senior year, I coasted. I talked more than I trained. I relied on talent and reputation instead of work. My dad summed it up simply. “You’re a lot of flash, no bang.” He was right. One season looked good on paper. The other built something real. I never forgot the difference.
Nearly three decades later, sitting in a doctor’s office hearing I had a rare, aggressive cancer with no guarantees, that lesson came back fast. After the shock wore off, the 130 version of me showed up again. Not the hype. Not the excuses. Just the work. That is what 130 Coaching is built on. No shortcuts. No motivational noise. Just helping capable people show up with consistency, keep promises to themselves, and do the work required to move forward, especially when it is hard.
To be clear, wrestling did not make me special. It taught me how to prepare when no one is watching and how quickly things unravel when you stop.
Ready To Reconect with Your 130?
That version of you who did the work, stayed focused, and surprised everyone — even yourself — is still in there.
Let’s find them again.
Testimonials
Chris helped me learn to utilize my time with intent, prioritize and organize my days getting it ALL done. He gave me the tools needed to set daily goals for myself deciphering what is most important and get it done successfully!
Chris was very easy to talk to, it felt like we were old friends. His questions made my wheels get to turning. The scheduled weekly calls were the motivation I needed. Every week I’m thinking okay I’m accountable for doing something we discussed.