Principals

Village Manager was created by Market Knowledge, a community planning and marketing firm that enables small businesses, shopping districts, nonprofits and communities to plan and implement effective marketing strategies. Before establishing Market Knowledge, Christopher (Chris) Johansen, the firm's principal, managed a successful business district revitalization program for community organizations and business improvement districts in Philadelphia. Key to that success was cataloguing, analyzing and using people, property and business information. It enabled strategic investments in strategic blocks that catalyzed investment.

Market Knowledge is proud to have served and partnered with numerous local, regional, and national nonprofit and government agencies. Chris has a Bachelor's of Science in Business Administration from the University of Louisville and a Masters of Business Administration from Case Western Reserve University.