Kris is a mental health and stress reduction expert, public speaker, and campaigner who operates globally to tackle mental health stigma in hospitality. He is Founder and CEO of The Burnt Chef Project, a not-for-profit social enterprise founded in 2019, focussed on people-centered sustainability.

After 12 years of working in hospitality and experiencing mental illness, Kris launched The Project to tackle the stigma of mental health within hospitality. Through corporate training sessions and merchandise sales The Burnt Chef Project has grown significantly and now provides free-to-access 24/7 support services around the globe as well as free health, leadership, and wellbeing training across the globe. In just five years The Project has supported individuals in over 90 countries, trained students in 110 colleges in stress reduction techniques, and provided free mental health services to over 30,000 people.