Chris Olshan is the Chief Executive Officer of The Luxury Marketing Council and has been the Chief Marketing Officer since 2010. He ran new business development and collaborations and sponsorships for member brands and in 2011 founded the company’s millennial division The Young Luxury Marketers’ Council.

Before joining The Council, Chris was a licensed real estate broker in Pennsylvania. He is a serial entrepreneur. His first venture at 18 was a luxury cleaning and homecare service company.

From 2002-2008 he specialized in connecting the most-affluent buyers with the most-affluent owners of the rarest, limited-production, exotic imports:
Ferrari, Lamborghini, Porsche, Maserati, Maybach, Mercedes, Bentley and Aston Martin. He opened automotive dealerships that procured high-ticket vehicle financing and he still hold his automotive dealer license.

In addition, Chris:

• Created an acceptance of legal street racing and built an organization of more than 500 street-racers on the east coast.
• Built a high-fashion modeling agency that engages intelligent and beautiful models to promote luxury products and services at exclusive, special events.
• Launched a consulting practice that specialized in helping local businesses start-up, grow and market their products and services.

He is a sought-after authority on the changing luxury market and customer, latest trends in technology, strategies and tactics for selling to the ultra-high-net-worth customers, the Millennial generation and the impact they have on the economy.