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Chris Heeter
For
More Information Call:
651-735-2080
Chris
has been guiding wilderness trips for over 20 years. In 2000, she
founded The Wild Institute, offering customized wilderness trips for
women and professional speaking. In 2002, recognizing The Wild
Institute’s growing success, National Geographic Today
did a segment on Chris and The Wild Institute, which has aired
nationally several times.
As a speaker, Chris brings her passion for wild places to
conferences, events, and corporations, deftly connecting nature’s
wisdom to everyday urban life. Topics long discussed in the world of
work are revisited with humor and clarity with the help of sled dog
personalities, images from nature, and memorable stories drawn from
decades of professional leadership experience in wild places.
Her client list
includes 3M, Qwest, G+K Services, College of St. Catherine, Grant
Thornton Accounting Firm, Science Museum of Minnesota, Michigan
Recreation and Parks Association, Clemson University, Wisconsin DNR,
and many more.
An accomplished writer and published author, Chris wrote the book,
Daily Degradations for Women Who Should Know Better: Making Peace
With Our Inner Critic.
She writes an inspirational weekly poem, WILD Thoughts, about our
connection to nature, which is e-mailed to hundreds of subscribers.
She has also contributed a chapter to an upcoming book on leadership
and solo wilderness travel.
Call
today to learn how Chris can inspire your next event.
Areas of Expertise:
Teamwork and improved communication
Productivity and balance
Women
and leadership
Overcoming obstacles
Fee range:
Keynote Fee: $3000
Breakout Fee: $2000.
Chris's Most Requested Programs:
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Personalities at Work: what sled dogs know that we don’t
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Balance and Productivity: Following nature’s example of slowing
down to speed up
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Women and Leadership: “You girls out here all alone?”
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Turning Obstacles into Opportunities: How an alligator taught me
to follow my heart
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The Wild Within: Keeping nature close when you’re stuck behind a
desk (a
special program designed for environmental and recreation
professionals, and others who love wild places)
Testimonials:
Chris's
work on "sled dog wisdom” was creative, engaging, and highly
relevant to the goals of improved communication, teamwork, and
productivity. She captured our attention with the detailed
descriptions of her dogs and the tools of the sled dog trade.
Through the course of her talk, she created a common language for
applying insights from sled dogging to the hard, but rewarding work,
of building a team (in our case, a team of IT professionals). A
great way to start 2005!”
- H. Lamond, Chief Information Officer, G+K Services, a $800M
branded apparel corporation
“Ms.
Heeter performed beyond our expectations and related her speech
perfectly to her diverse business audience. Her speech was a mixture
of education and humor, while encouraging all of us to reach our
full potential by ‘un-busying’ our lives and learning from the
nature around us every day. I’d highly recommend Chris – she brings
a unique and intelligent point of view to any setting. Her quiet
sense of humor is what makes people listen and learn.”
- K. Reutten, Executive Director, Hayward Area Chamber of
Commerce
“Chris’s calm demeanor was just what the administrative
professionals needed after a hectic day. She made us all slow down,
relax, and reflect on what’s important in life. She helped us focus
on the simplicity of using nature as a quick, easy balance to our
very busy lives.”
- J. Juline, St. Paul Chapter President, Int’l
Association of Administrative Professionals
“Chris’s presentation was very well received by our members and
received the highest survey rating of all the sessions presented
throughout our seminar.” - L. Knutson, program co-chair,
Society of Women Engineers
“Chris’s passion is truly inspirational…she created different ideas
for each of us to incorporate into our everyday lives.” - C.
Storley, conference co-chair, Minnesota Recreation and Parks
Association
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