Chris bought the first FASTSIGNS store in 1995 in Arlington, Texas and the second in 2004 in Dallas, Texas. He had an opportunity to be self-employed and took it. There was definitely risk, but he was young and didn't have kids at the time, so eating Captain' Crunch and peanut butter and jelly sandwiches was doable until things got going. Today he has 15 total employees and splits his time between the two stores