Chris Baggott, Clustertruck

Chris Baggott is an entrepreneur, speaker, author and award-winning innovator across multiple industries. He became a leader in the marketing software technology field by co-founding the email marketing platforms ExactTarget and Compendium, ultimately selling both companies to publicly traded corporations. In 2011, Chris founded Tyner Pond Farm to provide Indiana consumers with sustainably produced beef, pork, chicken, and lamb raised on open pasture. Much like his effect on the content marketing field, Chris has impacted the local food movement in exceptional ways. He co-founded Husk Foods, a grower, producer, processor, and distributor of local non-GMO vegetables, ClusterTruck, an Internet-only ordering hub for popular local food truck menu items delivered directly to customers, and The Mug, a small farm-to-table restaurant in Greenfield, IN. Chris is an appointed member of the Indiana Grown Commission. Indiana Grown is a government program to promote foods produced within the state and educate Hoosiers on the positive impacts of choosing local foods. Most recently, he was honored as the 2015 Trailblazer in Technology by TechPoint, Indiana's technology growth initiative. He authored Email Marketing by the Numbers and most recently presented at the TEDx Indianapolis 2015 event. A native of Pittsburgh, Chris now resides near Indianapolis with his wife and four children.