SPEAKING THAT MOVES PEOPLE FROM INTENTION TO ACTION
Book Chris
Talks on attitude, execution, resilience, and leadership—grounded in real experience and built to give people something they can actually use.
I speak about raising expectations, turning intention into action, leading people more effectively, and continuing forward when circumstances don’t cooperate. The goal isn’t temporary motivation. It’s helping people think differently about what they expect from themselves and what they do next.
What I Speak About
My talks focus on the choices people make when expectations rise, circumstances change, and results still matter.
RAISE THE BAR
Attitude. Mindset. Execution.
Most people know more about what they should do than they consistently put into action. Raise the Bar challenges audiences to examine the standards they’ve accepted, take ownership of what they can control, and expand what they’re capable of when circumstances get difficult.
MANAGER TO LEADER
Build people, not dependence.
Management can keep an operation running. Leadership builds people who can think, decide, execute, and lead without waiting for someone else to tell them what to do. Manager to Leader focuses on accountability, expectations, communication, and developing stronger people—not just better employees.
CUSTOM TALKS & CONVERSATIONS
Built around the room.
Not every audience needs the same conversation. Engagements can be shaped around leadership, attitude, execution, resilience, organizational change, and the specific challenges your audience is facing.
Who This Is For
Leaders and emerging leaders, colleges and universities, businesses, nonprofits, medical and support organizations, and teams navigating change.
The common thread is an audience ready to take greater ownership of what happens next.
Much of my work is shaped by lived experience, including continuing to write, speak, lead, and build while undergoing active cancer treatment.
This is about choosing engagement, ownership, and forward motion when circumstances don’t pause, negotiate, or care how you feel about them.
Speaking Formats
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Keynotes
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Breakout sessions
- Workshops
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Fireside conversations
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Panels and moderated discussions
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