Our story

Better tools.
Better opportunities.
Better, together.

Better Bridge brings practical technology, free education, and trusted people together to strengthen the communities we share.

People standing together with arms around each other
Chris Warren
Chris Warren, MBA, MsBA
Founder & CEO, Better Bridge
Meet our founder

Chris Warren

Chris Warren, MBA, MsBA, is the Founder and CEO of Better Bridge. A strategist, analyst, and community advocate, Chris has spent his career helping organizations grow through integrity, data, and operational excellence. Chris has founded, co-founded, or joined multiple companies over his career and scaled them effectively. He has assisted small business owners in building their own dreams, and has a succesful exit in his resume.

Through Better Bridge, Chris brings together his convictions about financial clarity, ethical guidance, entrepreneurship, and community-level job creation. His passion is to ensure that every individual—regardless of background or circumstance—has access to the tools, support networks, and opportunities necessary to build a better financial future shaped by the teachings of Jesus and the heart of the Beatitudes.

Chris holds an MBA in Organizational Leadership and a Master of Science in Business Analytics, and he leads Better Bridge with a commitment to transparency, measurable impact, and kingdom-first decision making. Chris holds a position as an adjunct professor at Jessup University and is on the board for HART of Folsom. Schedule time with Chris for a meeting by clicking here. 

Board of directors

People behind
the purpose.

Holly Carlson, MSN, PMHN-BC, CNE

Holly Carlson, MSN, PMHN-BC, CNE

Holly is an Assistant Director & Associate Professor of Nursing at William Jessup University, where she teaches across undergraduate nursing courses including mental health, pharmacology, public health, leadership, ethics, research, and statistics. She is board approved to teach both lecture and clinical in mental health, medical-surgical, and geriatric nursing and serves as a Mental Health Content Expert.

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Holly holds a Master of Science in Nursing Education from Indiana Wesleyan University and is currently completing a Doctor of Ministry at Kairos University. Her doctoral project explores mentoring as a strategy for building resilience in nurses, integrating professional formation with faith-based support. Clinically, she has extensive experience in psychiatric crisis nursing, home health, wound and ostomy care, and quality improvement, including leadership roles within Kaiser Permanente.

Her professional interests include nurse resilience, mental health integration across care settings, ethical and spiritual decision-making in healthcare, and faculty and student well-being. She is a Certified Nurse Educator, a Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality, and maintains board certification in psychiatric mental health nursing. As a board member at Better Bridge Holly helps to maintain cirriculum quality and serves as a bridge to institutions of higher learning.

Jeremiah Renfro

Jeremiah Renfro

Jeremiah is a mission-driven technical executive and the VP of Platform & Security at Nitrogen Wealth, where he leads teams responsible for infrastructure, platform, DevOps, and security. Over more than a decade of building scalable systems and growing high-performing teams, he has worked at the intersection of business and engineering—translating strategy into execution through strong people leadership, operational discipline, and a focus on outcomes.
Jeremiah is committed to investing in people and strengthening the communities around him. His leadership is shaped by an ethic of service—practicing integrity, humility, and steady formation over time, with a desire to build organizations that are both effective and good. He enjoys mentoring aspiring professionals and supporting initiatives that help others grow.
As a board member of Better Bridge, Jeremiah will focus on helping the organization scale sustainably: strengthening systems and processes, improving clarity and accountability in execution, and supporting the team as it expands access to trusted, practical financial education. He is excited to help Better Bridge measure impact, deepen partnerships, and deliver programs that create durable opportunity for individuals and families.

Jason Dyer

Jason Dyer

Jason Dyer serves as the Owner/Operator of Chick-fil-A Rocklin Station. He began his career with Chick-fil-A in 2012 and has owned and operated his restaurant since 2020. Under his leadership, the restaurant has focused not only on operational excellence, but on meaningful community impact — serving and donating to local schools, organizations supporting at-risk youth, and groups that serve the Rocklin and Loomis communities.

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Jason holds degrees in Music Education and Vocal Performance, with a minor in Business Administration. His background in the arts continues to shape his leadership style — blending discipline, creativity, and a deep belief in developing people. In addition to his business leadership, he has served in various musical leadership roles within local vocal ensembles, and currently serves on the Administrative Council and Worship Team at Oak Hills Church in Folsom, CA.

Jason is passionate about Better Bridge’s mission because he has personally experienced the freedom and impact that come with financial health. Having navigated multiple seasons of financial growth — both personally and as a business owner — he understands the power of courage, clarity, and effective resources rooted in faith and practical wisdom. He believes that wise stewardship creates opportunities not only for stability, but for generosity and lasting impact in the lives of others.

Partners & sponsors

Community is
a team effort.

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Granite City

Granite City known for its “human-first” approach in Foslom for work environments, offices, co-working, attracting a diverse mix of entrepreneurs, digital marketers, developers, and nonprofits. Its location in Historic Folsom puts it within walking distance of the Johnny Cash Trail, Lake Natoma, and numerous Sutter Street restaurants. Multiple founders have launcehd and exited from Granite City.

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Acquisition HQ logo

Acquisition HQ

Better Bridge is dedicated to bringing no-cost tools to America for personal finance and small business creation. As part of our small business partnerships, Acquisitions HQ specializes in creating deal flow for entrepeneurs, investors, and founders looking to take the next steps in selling or acquiring businesses. Better Bridge and Acquisition HQ look forward to working together to grow the community of small and medium cap business owners helping build a debt-free and empowered America.

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Community software partnerships

Putting the mission
to work.

HART of Folsom Community Student Village concept renderingHART of Folsom · Concept rendering
Folsom, CaliforniaCommunity software / 01

Better tools for
the people who show up.

A shelter program management system for HART of Folsom, built around the work of serving people experiencing homelessness.

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Coffee pictured on Covenant Coffee’s websiteCovenant Coffee
Bakersfield, CaliforniaCommunity software / 02

Practical software.
More room for purpose.

A THP program manager for Covenant Coffee, bringing affordable custom development to a community-serving organization.

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At our offices

A space for
your next conversation.

Rent the Better Bridge podcast studio in Rancho Cordova. Bring your story, interview, or community conversation to life.

There is a place for you here

Our best tomorrow
starts with what we do today.

Learn something. Build something. Help someone move forward.

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