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Christine K. Clifford, CSP
As the top salesperson in the
multi-billion dollar retail services industry for
over eight years, Christine’s accounts included
Kmart, Toys 'R' Us, Walmart, AT&T, Mattel Toys, and
Revlon. Taking her company from a million dollar per
year loss to over $54 million in sales, Christine
signed the largest contract in the industry’s
history with Procter & Gamble, doubling the size of
her company overnight. Diagnosed with breast cancer in
1994, Christine wrote eight award-winning, humorous
portrayals of her story in books entitled
Not Now…I'm Having A No Hair Day! , Our Family Has
Cancer, Too!,
Inspiring
Breakthrough Secrets to Live Your Dreams,
Cancer Has Its Privileges: Stories of Hope &
Laughter, and Your Guardian Angel’s Gift.
Her two newest books are Laugh ‘Til It Heals:
Notes from the World’s Funniest Cancer Mailbox
and The Clue Phone’s Ringing… It’s for You!
Healing Humor for Women Divorcing.
YOU, Inc.
The Art of Selling Yourself was released
March, 2007 by Warner Books and was named a “Notable
Book of 2007” by the American Booksellers
Association. Christine is also feataured in the book
Masters of
Sales. The year Christine faced a
life-changing experience, she began her own company.
Today The Cancer ClubŪ is the world's largest
producer of humorous and helpful products for people
with cancer. Christine's philosophies and strategies
for becoming your industry's leader are proven
theories that have propelled her and the companies
she's worked with to the top of their fields.
Ideas, action, results... Christine is a contributing
author to Chicken Soup for the Survivor's Soul,
Chicken Soup for the Golfer's Soul,
Chicken Soup for the Writer's Soul, and is
featured in the books The Courage to Laugh,
The Triumph of the Human Spirit: Real Cancer
Survivors, Real Battles, Real Victories,
and Masters of Sales. Featured in over 3,000 media
hits including the
New York Times,
Wall Street
Journal, Better Homes & Gardens, MORE
magazine, American Health, Golf Digest,
as well as The Singapore Women's Weekly and
the Hindu in India, she appeared on CNN
Live in 1998 as "one of the world's leading
authorities on the use of therapeutic humor".
Host of The Christine
Clifford Celebrity Golf Tournamentl, a benefit
for breast cancer research, Christine's inaugural
event raised over $100,000, making it the most
successful first-year event in the history of the
American Cancer Society.
Her total contribution has been over
$1,000,000. Christine received the Council of
Excellence Award for income development from the
American Cancer Society. In July, 2002, Christine was
awarded The Order of the Delta Gamma Rose
from the Sorority to confer special honor upon
alumnae members who have made distinguished
contributions to the nation or to the world through
their individual efforts and talents and whose
achievements have been given national recognition.
It is the highest honor one can receive from the
Sorority. July, 2002 Christine received
her "CSP" (Certified Speaking Professional)
designation from the National Speakers Association.
The letters "CSP" following a speaker's name
indicate a speaking professional with proven
experience who brings a proven track record of
experience and expertise. Less than 7% of the 5,000
speakers who belong to the International Federation
for Professional Speakers hold this professional
designation. Christine is a member of the
Minnesota Speakers Association, the National
Speakers Association, the American Association for
Applied and Therapeutic Humor, and the National
Association of Breast Cancer Organizations.
She is listed in International Who's Who of
Professionals, International Who's Who of
Entrepreneurs, and International Who's Who of
Authors and Writers.
She is also listed in Contemporary Authors
and 2,000 Notable American Women. She serves
on the Board of Directors for the Angel Foundation. In 2009, Christine helped
launch a new multi-level-marketing company,
LifeVantage. She is also CEO/Co-Founder of Divorcing
Divas, LLC. She has two grown sons Tim and
Brooks, and a Siberian Husky Skylar. She lives in
Minneapolis, Minnesota. Diagnosed with breast cancer in December of '94, Christine went on to write five award-winning books about her experiences entitled, Not Now...I'm Having a No Hair Day!; Our Family Has Cancer, Too!; Inspiring Breakthrough Secrets to Live Your Dreams; Cancer Has Its Privileges: Stories of Hope & Laughter and Your Guardian Angel’s Gift. Christine’s newest book, You, Inc. The Art of Selling Yourself, which she co-authored with her husband Harry Beckwith, has just been released by Warner Books. That same year Christine faced a life-changing experience, she began her own company. Today that organization is the world's largest producer of humorous and helpful products for people with cancer. Christine has made over 2,000 media appearances including CNN Live where Miles O'Brien called her "one of the world's leading authorities on the use of therapeutic humor". She has raised over $1,000,000 for research with her own Christine Clifford Celebrity Golf Invitational and has been recognized worldwide for her business expertise and compassion. Christine earned her "CSP" (Certified Speaking Professional) designation in 2002 from the National Speakers Association. Less than 7% of the 5,000 speakers who belong to the International Federation for Professional Speakers hold this professional designation. She lives with her husband Harry, their five sons (Harry, Jr, Tim, Will, Brooks, and Cole), their daughter Cooper, and their legendary flying cat Simone in Minneapolis, MN. Don't forget to laugh! ™ and Don't forget to ask! ™/font>
Areas of Expertise: Keynote fee (up to 90 mins): $7500 (for corporate), $5000 (for healthcare/non profits) Half day fee (up to 3 hrs): $3200. Full day fee (up to 6 hrs): $10,000 (for coropate); $8000 (for healthcare/non-profits)
What is it that people buy? They buy how you make them feel. The question is not, “Am I a salesperson?” The question is: How can I be more effective. Learn to position yourself in such a way that people want to do business with YOU.
Selling the
Invisible: Four Keys to Marketing Your Service
Spinning
Ideas Into Action
* Define your market;
Laughter:
Prescription for a Cure!
Laughter:
It’s Good Therapy! Testimonials:
“You spoke to our Siemens Canadian Sales group recently as well as our top 50 customers. I wanted to say thanks for a very well done and thought provoking session. Many of my client attendees went out of their way to comment on how valuable they felt it was to them (and their businesses). I went out and purchased your book YOU, Inc. and will be giving it to all my customers. I can’t wait to dig in to it! Thanks again!” -- Mike Enns, Siemens Hearing Instruments Inc. Ontario, Canada.
“I have to admit, I was a little nervous about Christine’s placement in
our agenda for the Girl Scouts USA conference. The
last speaker on the last day! But one only had to be in the room
with her for the first five minutes to know that the
audience was captivated. She was undoubtedly the
conference “hit”, and the best speaker we had all
week. Thanks again for your advance preparation and
your spot-on presentation about selling our
services. We look forward to many opportunities to
work together again.”--Denise Mitchell, Senior Director
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