You've worked too hard to stay invisible.
1:1 coaching, local networking groups, and done-for-you content — for Hickory, NC business owners.
Relationships at the forefront — analog connection in a digital era.
No long-term contracts. Just results.
Coaching that sharpens your thinking, a network that multiplies your reach, and support that takes the weight off your plate. All of it working together so you can lead from the front instead of scrambling from behind.
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Business Growth Coaching
Free · Instant Results Take the Bottleneck
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You don't need more time. You need someone in your corner.
Monthly Business Advocate
You're an expert in your trade, not in running a business. This is hands-on support to learn the business side in real time, in a market that still runs on relationships.
Two 1:1 sessions a month, plus a direct line to Chris in between. No long-term commitment — stay as long as it's working.
What is covered
Accountability & Progress Tracking · Referral & Network Building · Marketing & Visibility Refinement · Decision Support Between Sessions · Growth Plan Adjustments
90-Day Growth Package
New and fighting for traction, or seasoned and stuck at a ceiling you can't break alone — either way you need more than advice. You need a proven process and 90 days of focused momentum.
Your Business Cornerman — the workbook Chris built from 24 years of small business management experience and award-winning marketing — is the backbone. Six 1:1 sessions take you through it start to finish, with direct access to Chris the whole 90 days.
What is covered
Positioning & Clarity · Visibility & Referral Strategy · Marketing Strategy · Goal Setting & Accountability · Growth Planning
Strategy Session
Some problems aren't solved with more strategy — they're solved by knowing the right person: a supplier, a partner, a referral source you haven't tapped yet.
One hour with Chris, no retainer or contract. You come in stuck; you leave with a name, a lead, or a referral — and you know who to call.
Two Ways to Build
The best professional network works when you're not in the room — not because of algorithms, but because you've built the right relationships over time. That's what this community is built to produce: people who advocate for you and send business your way because the trust is already there.
Content Creation & Marketing Strategy
We produce professionally recorded, evergreen content for your social platforms — and build advertising campaigns designed to run alongside it.
Each piece highlights your business, you, or a product you sell, and it keeps working long after the shoot ends. Reuse it again and again without spending another marketing dollar.
Start the ConversationBuilt Here. For Here.
Chris didn't start The Hickory Algorithm because he had it figured out. He started it because he knew what it felt like to build something alone in a new market. He brings 24 years of small business management experience and a nationally recognized, award-winning marketing campaign — and he puts it to work here, for Hickory.
Chris serves on the board of Neighbors Network and hosts the two rooms at the core of everything The Hickory Algorithm does — the Mastermind Networking Group and The Breakfast Table leads group. He also volunteered as a facilitator with Strong Student Leadership at Maiden High School. He's not a consultant who parachutes in — he's a business owner navigating this market alongside you.
Chris takes on a limited number of 1:1 coaching clients each quarter. If you have been thinking about it, now is the time to find out if there is still a spot open.
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