Chris McKinney was born and raised in Laramie, Wyoming, and grew up playing sports. He attended college at Colorado Mesa University where he continued pursuing his passion for athletics, starting on both their football and baseball teams. He graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Business Management and went on to play professional football for 4 years.

Chris married his wonderful wife Jena seven years ago, and they have 3 beautiful little girls. He has since settled down and owns and operates a branch of Proficio Bank. Mr. McKinney is also a Rapport Master Trainer certified in Leadership Breakthrough One, College Leadership Breakthrough, and Teen Leadership Breakthrough, and he now enjoys playing for both the Adult Intensive and Youth Education teams.