In this episode, we welcome our first alumnus guest to the show. Chris Hjelm is a graduate of Emory University’s Goizueta Business School (Bachelor’s in Business Administration, 2010) and a Partner in Connetic Ventures, where he serves as the Chicago Office Lead and Head of Data. Chris ran his short-focused prop trading firm out of the Connetic Office for three years until his wife decided he should lower his blood pressure by investing in start-ups instead. Prior to trading, Chris worked in various data analytics roles creating and selling custom analytic solutions. In his latest data role, Chris stood up a data practice for an e-commerce specific consulting company.