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Christine Comaford

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Bill Gates calls her “super high bandwidth.”

Bill Clinton has thanked her for “fostering American entrepreneurship.”

Newsweek says “by reputation, Christine is the person you want to partner with.”

New York Times bestselling author Christine Comaford is a specialist in Corporate Strategy, Inflection Point Navigation and Effective Implementation, Execution and Behavioral Alignment among top executives, teams and emerging leaders. Her Coaching, Consulting and Strategies have guided over 153 businesses to tens of millions of dollars in new value and revenue. Although she has been sought after for providing proven strategies to massively increase sales, product offerings, and company value, Christine is fast becoming known for her unique ability to work personally with key executives and leaders to align their behavior with the company strategy and cause peak performance. Her clients grow their businesses at massive speeds and greatly outperform their competitors.

As an Entrepreneur, Christine has built and sold 5 of her own businesses with an average 700% return on investment, served as a board director or in-the-trenches advisor to 36 startups, and has invested in over 200 startups (including Google) as a venture capitalist or angel investor. Christine has consulted to the White House (Clinton and Bush), 700 of the Fortune 1000, and over 300 small businesses. She has repeatedly identified and championed key trends and technologies years before market acceptance.

Christine has also led many unconventional lives, adding to her 360 Degree ability to understand business not as just a set of strategies, but also as a complex web of human interaction. She has been a: Buddhist monk, Microsoft engineer, geisha trainee, entrepreneur, and venture capitalist. Her triumphs and disasters are revealed in her New York Times (and USA Today, Wall Street Journal, BusinessWeek, and Amazon.com ) bestselling business book: Rules for Renegades: How to Make More Money, Rock Your Career, and Revel in Your Individuality. The book is available at all major retailers or via www.RulesForRenegades.com.

Christine has appeared on Good Morning America, The Big Idea with Donny Deutsch, CNN, CNBC, MSNBC, FOX Business Network, PBS, CNET and is frequently quoted in the business, technology and general press at large. Stanford Graduate School of Business has done two case studies on her and PBS has featured her in three specials (Triumph of the Nerds, Nerds 2.0.1, and Nerd TV). CNET has broadcast two specials covering her unconventional rise to success as a woman with neither a high school diploma nor college degree. Christine believes we can do well and do good, using business as a path for personal development, wealth creation, and philanthropy.

Christine Cashen

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Fasten your seatbelt and enjoy the ride! Christine Cashen delivers a fast-paced, hilarious program with useful content that makes her a sought after speaker worldwide. For more than 14 years, she has jazzed an amazing variety of audiences throughout the United States, Canada, South Africa and Australia. Christine is an authority on sparking innovative ideas, handling conflict, reducing stress and energizing employees.

Before hitting the speaking scene, CC was a university admissions officer, corporate trainer and broadcaster. Hey — she even votes. Christine holds a Bachelors Degree in Communication and a Masters Degree in Adult Education. She is a member of the National Speakers Association and is a Certified Speaking Professional (CSP). CSP is an earned designation awarded by the National Speakers Association and the International Federation for Professional Speakers. It is the speaking profession’s international measure of speaking experience and skill. Fewer than 10% of the speakers on the planet hold this designation.

What makes her unique is the “real” factor. Whether talking about her “hottie engineer” husband, her pet peeves or growing up in an Italian/Irish household, audiences always relate to her experiences, struggles and lessons. She combines a down-to-earth attitude with a colorful artistic streak. Comments such as “I feel like I’ve known her forever,” “we must take her back to our workplace” and “it felt as if Christine was speaking directly to me,” are a testament to her effectiveness and style.

Christine is the author of, THE GOOD STUFF: Quips & Tips on Life, Love, Work and Happiness, which was named motivational book of the year by the Next Generation Indie Book Awards. She has also been featured as a creativity expert in HOW Designs at Work magazine. Her learning resources also include: Get What You Want With What You’ve Got DVD, The Fun Factor DVD, The Good Stuff CD Audio Book and Why Can’t Everybody Just Get Along CD.

Christine resides in Dallas with her husband, their two children and Murphy, the chocolate lab.

Ann Max

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Ann Max is known for her lively, engaging and performance-driven approach to productivity and performance enhancement. Her information-packed presentations are grounded on solid experience in Organizational Development, Human Resources and Administration, and are guaranteed to deliver skills, techniques and concrete actions that can be directly put to use.

With a strong commitment and deep understanding of her subject, she immediately develops a rapport with staff and management at all levels. As an effective coach, skillful facilitator, inspirational trainer, empowering mentor or motivational speaker, she addresses current challenges with an engaging style that immediately creates trust and rapport. Personal and professional lives benefit from her wise counsel, ability to instill confidence, realistic approach and lively sense of humor.

Ann publishes a monthly e-newsletter, MaxTips! which is distributed free to thousands of subscribers. She is the author of a Time Management Guide for Physicians (through the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons), which will be distributed to every physician in Canada and forms the basis of a professional learning program. She is a National member of the Canadian Association of Professional Speakers and the International Federation of Professional Speakers and is currently working on a series of webinars and e-learning strategies soon to be offered on-line.

Good Gossip – Be Known, Be Remembered, and Be Talked About

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Do you believe in moments of serendipity? Do you believe in the law of attraction? Do you believe that gestures of kindness go a long way in becoming known, remembered and even talked about? I want to share with you the tale of two purses. A couple months ago I was visiting my sister and her family. We were walking along a rocky beach when my purse strap snapped and my purse dropped to the ground. I looked around for a purse for several weeks and started to get a bit frustrated because I could not find one I liked.

One day a friend of mine handed me a gift bag and there inside it was a beautiful handmade straw woven purse from the Philippines. He and his wife were on vacation and they picked up this purse thinking of me. He did not even know I was looking for a purse. Wow! Talk about timing. I felt very blessed.

Fast forward a couple weeks another gift arrived, when I was at Marcia Wieder’s Become An Inspiring Speaker program, I met the most incredible vibrant woman. She was dressed to the nines and had a pin that said “Irresistible”. I fell in love with her energy and beautiful spirit. This fabulous woman is Lethia Owens of Live Your Brand. She truly lives her brand. She is classy stylish and graceful. I particularly loved her purse and complimented her on it. Lethia stated, “I will send you one.” Perhaps because we talked for only a few minutes here and there, I did not think that this woman I had just met would actually send me the purse.

Stylin' Purse

It was like Christmas! Everywhere I go people are saying,” What a beautiful purse you have!” I go on to tell them about this incredible woman who is true to her word and LIVES her brand. A lady at the pharmacy said, “You know there are very few people who would have followed through when only meeting for a short time.” Now I get to share a piece of her every day in my conversations. She made a difference in my life. I feel like we connected as if we had known each other for years and it was a reunion, however, I sense it is only the beginning.

What lesson is there to be learned about being known and remembered:

  • Be true to your word.
  • Share your energy and spirit in all you do.
  • Be passionate about serving others
  • Set yourself apart by doing something different. (Send someone a gift, give them a book, or do something special.)
  • Be true to yourself – You Are Your Brand so Live It!
  • Be Irresistible

You do not need to spend money to make a difference in a person’s life to make them feel valued and appreciated. All you need to do is pay attention to what resonates in your hear and act on it. An act of kindness ripples to many others in the world and may even change someone’s perspective of the world. “Everything you do matters.” This blog post is dedicated to all of you who make a difference, especially Lethia Owens.

An Awakening of Sorts

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Do you ever feel like you are doing things but you are not really sure if people are paying attention? This question sparked a very interesting conversation with several friends and colleagues. When you are posting in social media forums, do you know how many people are viewing or reading your comments. Do people see all of your efforts?

This week was packed with connecting with women changing the world in their businesses and really great conversations. At the Millionaire Woman Club, Lori Raudnask and Gail Martin spoke about The Patterns of the Sales Cycle and 30 Days to Social Media Success. We were working in our networking groups and people were commenting about my posts and videos. They were sharing that they really enjoyed them and how the tips helped them improve something in their businesses and life. Two days later at the FIERCE Woman of the Year Awards, I had several more people come and say the same. Today, the same was true and people wanted to learn more from me. Do you realize the impact that you may be having on others while you do your business?

People are noticing what you do and do not do. What makes you different from others? Think about businesses or programs you work with. Do you miss the phone call from the dentist checking to see how you are after your treatment or the calendar from your financial planner at the beginning of the year? One of my realtor’s gives out pumpkin pies at Thanksgiving to all of her clients – do you think she is making an impact and building relationships? You bet! The way you do things and how you do things can be great learning for others.

I called this an awakening because do not always know how many read my posts whether it be a blog or on social media. Maybe someone LIKED it or made a comment but how do I really know if someone out there is listening and learning. Even if this blog impacts one person it makes a difference.

Be consistent with what you do. Stay true to what matters most and who you are. People are paying attention to what you are doing. Let the ripple you create in the world spread. Continue to give of yourself, you may not know the impact it has in the world but I assure you someone out there needed to hear it.

I want to acknowledge some special people who have a huge heart and have helped raise funds for local Edmonton Schools through The Spirit of Christmas Fundraiser today.

Joanne MacDonald – Sunset Gourmet – The Onion Blossom Horseradish Dip is amazing! Brynda Roche – NuSkin – Increasing Vitality and beauty in the World, Michelle Weisgerber – Stella & Dot – accessorizing today’s modern woman, Maria Pereira – Unique Treasures of the World – the best kept secret to stay at home shopping – what a Christmas Stress Reducer, Jocelyn Adcock – Party Lite Candles – sharing the beautiful scents of Christmas, Rose Sandulescu – Beautiful Skin for Life – for making my hands extra smooth, Dela Doe-Demosse of SheMama Naturals for skin care for the body and sharing your beautiful smile, Andrea Holmstrom – Stampin’ Up for her unique Halloween and Christmas stampin’ crafts, Patty Price – Fifth Avenue Jeweller, for showcasing fine jewellery, Joanna Kissick – Gold Canyon/Tupperware – fulfilling many needs in kitchen and home, Tammy Ayer – Epicure Selections – cooking spices and herbs that make you tastebuds water, Kristy Yarmuch with Mary Kay accebting a woman’s beauty, Alya Goulko of Artistry – for introducing me to a LED light and mirrored lip gloss, Bonnie Haugen introducing the world to Simply You jewelry, Carly Slater for showcasing her photography – thanks for sharing your talents, Linda Hein for her beautiful Christmas wreaths, Jennifer Haas for the playfulness of Discovery Toys, Sheila Krivsky for Organo Gold – the hot choclate was absultely deliciious, Lee Politano – Help 4 You Skin Care, Cheryl Carnegie for Sweet Tweet Sugar & Gluten Free Shop, Tammy Burgardt with Norwex, Mar Robinson for jams, jellies, and quilts, and Mariana Konsolos of Princess Florence Handbags and More – what a genuine spirit and beautiful business owner stylin’ ladies for success, and Lisa Litwinski for her Today, I choose cards for setting a great intention for the day.

I want to especially thank Shannon Berry of Capital Concierge and her family for the unconditional pouring of heart and soul into this project. Thank you to all of the vendors and visitors who are helping local schools, you have big hearts and I so appreciate you!

Know this people are taking notice of what you are doing. Set yourself apart.

As the saying goes, “You get what you give.” Thank you for giving of yourselves and sharing your talents with the world. May you reap much success.