Where We Started
Chris Yarbrough is the founder of Distillery Consulting, based in Corpus Christi, Texas — where he lives and works every day in the community.
Over a 12-year active career, Chris has built combined experience spanning more than two decades across media production, marketing, IT infrastructure, cybersecurity, and business consulting. That rare breadth isn't accidental — it's the foundation of what makes Distillery's approach uniquely effective.
Throughout that career, Chris has cultivated an extensive network of partnerships spanning technology providers, IT service specialists, cloud experts, platform vendors, and a wide range of capable contractors — giving Distillery the ability to assemble exactly the right team for any project, at any scale.
Chris holds advanced degrees in Cybersecurity and Organizational Leadership, combined with elite industry certifications from CompTIA, Microsoft, ISC2, Google, and others. He's a trusted voice for organizations that demand both technical rigor and strategic clarity.
Team Credentials
Our leadership brings a unique blend of technical mastery and organizational leadership, grounded in academic rigor and validated by the industry's most respected certification bodies.
| Type | Detail |
|---|---|
| Advanced Degrees | Cybersecurity · Organizational Leadership |
| Certifications | CompTIA, Microsoft, ISC2, Google, Wiley, Proofpoint, INE, IMI |
| Community | Proven track record serving entrepreneurs & community organizations |
A Proven Voice
With over a decade of public speaking experience and more than 200 hours of public engagements across conferences, community events, and corporate settings, We bring the rare ability to make complex subjects genuinely compelling and actionable.
Keynotes
Dynamic presentations for conferences and community events.
Workshops
Hands-on training sessions across IT, media, and marketing.
Corporate Training
Custom curricula for teams at any technical level.
Panels & Moderation
Experienced facilitating discussions on tech, media, and business.
The Distillery Approach
Our team pursues a creative, collaborative, and customizable approach to understand your organization's unique spirit.
Discovery & Assessment
We begin by listening. Understanding your organization's goals, constraints, existing systems, and culture before recommending a single solution.
Distillation
We strip away the noise to identify what's driving your challenges and what solutions will have real, measurable impact. Complexity is refined into clarity.
Collaborative Execution
We work alongside your team as an integrated partner. Vendor-agnostic by design, we adapt to your environment rather than forcing a predetermined stack.
Refinement & Delivery
We polish until only the essence remains. Every deliverable is measured against real-world outcomes, not arbitrary benchmarks
Local Expertise. Global Standards.
We live and work in Corpus Christi as community members committed investing in organizations and people. Our local knowledge, paired with nationally recognized credentials and experience, is what sets Distillery apart.
