ABOUT ALEXUN & CHRISTINA SPADE,

Founder and Value Creation Partner

ALEXUN means “powerful stimulator, while emphasizing humanity.” 

Chris established ALEXUN in 2024 to offer a new type of advisory service. There are plenty of project-oriented and traditional consulting approaches. ALEXUN strives to be different.  Our approach centers on value creation as the goal with our partners, no matter what the project or area of focus. Value creation emanates from strong business strategies, optimal talent structures and sound financial footing and working capital, with an emphasis on best-in-class team culture.

Chris brings significant public Fortune 500 and mid-sized business experience. She started her career as a CPA with PricewaterhouseCoopers, advising mid-sized audit clients from consumer and services industries. She then joined Showtime’s leadership team for 21 years in financial and operational roles, including 6 years as CFO.  During her tenure, she contributed to significant growth for the company - optimizing its margin with an entrepreneurial focus on financial efficiency and strong team culture. Chris later served in corporate CFO roles, leading financial strategy for CBS Corporation and Paramount Global, following which she served as CEO, COO and CFO for AMC Networks. Since 2022, Chris has been advising select AI and tech start-ups on value creation plans.  From her C-suite and operational experience, Chris has developed well-honed approaches to value creation, in consumer and B2B markets, for purposes of strategic, organizational and financial excellence. She has proven transformation experience in global, consumer-facing, tech, digital media and entertainment businesses. 

Chris is a collaborative and authentic leader, constantly striving to drive and deliver positive strategic, organizational and financial results for business partners. Sustainable value creation engagement is at the heart of her purpose for ALEXUN.

“With ALEXUN, I am excited to optimally partner with my clients to take success to a much higher level. Often, a company’s biggest challenges are also its biggest opportunities. Having an objective value creation partner to help deliver optimal results can be game-changing. I look forward to partnering with you to take your business to greater heights.” 

— Chris Spade, ALEXUN Founder

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