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Christine Clifford Beckwith
Keynote Fee : $7,500 plus expenses Fee Note Travels From: MN |
Topics
- Cancer
- Women's Health
- Life Balance
- Hospice / End of Life Care
- Branding
- Wellness / Life Balance
- Marketing
- Negotiation
- Sales
- Volunteerism
- Business of Healthcare
- Humor & Entertainment
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Programs
Laughter: A New Twist to the Old Illness of CancerIf you are looking for a presentation that will teach your audience a new way to look at cancer, this is it! A six minute NBC special on Christine, combined with Christine's sense of humor, cartoons from her book and audience participation help people release their tension and relax into the moment.
From Road Warrior to Glorious Survivor:A USA Today "Road Warrior" before her diagnosis of cancer, Christine shares the story of her struggle to the top of her industry only to face the shocking reality of a life-threatening disease. "Cancer gave me back my life," explains Christine as she shares her decisions to reprioritize her life and start her own business, The Cancer Club.
Prescription for a Cure: LaughterIn her immediate family, Christine has dealt with heart disease, diabetes, dialysis and kidney transplant, hepatitis, chronic depression and drug abuse. Let her customize her presentation for your group's area of focus. Her success stories are powerful examples of survival in the face of adversity.
Am I Out of Sick Days Yet?Illness, especially chronic disease, wrecks havoc on employees and the people left back in the office trying to "fill in the gaps." Christine helps corporations and their employees learn to deal with changes in the office, ways to offer support, and methods to deal with the challenges that occur when a valued employee becomes ill. No down time here!
From C to Shining C: Navigate Your Way Through a Cancer ExperienceBeing told you have a diagnosis of cancer is frightening enough without the additional burden of the multitude of changes that will take place in the lives of everyone around you. Christine helps caregivers, employers, family and friends, along with patients learn to go from anger and despair to hope and inspiration. Her advice: research the possibilities; don't be afraid to ask people for help; don't forget to laugh!
SMILEStarting a Humor Program? Looking for ways to bring a SMILE to someone's face? Christine Clifford and the world's leading authorities of therapeutic humor have created a workshop to help individuals rediscover the healing power of humor-the world's best medicine. Through the use of the SMILE software, this seminar will teach you the subject's present stressors, emotional state, coping style and humor preferences. The result: the development of a personalized humor prescription.
The Blessings of Misfortune: Learn to Spin Straw Into GoldHas your company lost an important client? Been downsized? Been touched by chronic illness? Learn the keys to overcoming adversity and turning misfortune into fortune.
YOU, Inc. The Art of Selling YourselfThis lecture is a treasure trove of selling and marketing techniques that even the most veteran sales reps will benefit from, and that will help distinguish you from all your competitors.
Selling the Invisible: The Four Keys to Selling Your ServicesClifford Beckwith explores the four keys to selling services with colorful, humorous real-life life examples.
Spinning Ideas Into ActionHow do you climb up the corporate ladder? By spinning your ideas into action! Clifford Beckwith's philosophies will inspire and motivate you to get going today!
What Clients Love: Business Development for Professional ServicesThis program will lead you to the front lines of today's business battles with the ammunition to succeed by doing the little things right and the big things even better.
Speaker Information
Her experience taught her how to market and sell products, services and herself. Now, Christine Clifford Beckwith shares that message with others. Christine Clifford Beckwith has definitely cracked "the glass ceiling". At the age of 40, she was Senior Executive Vice President for SPAR Marketing Services, an international merchandising and information services firm in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
As the top salesperson in the billion dollar service industry for over eight years, Christine was responsible for accounts with Kmart, Toys 'R' Us, Walmart, AT&T, Mattel Toys, and Revlon, among others. Taking her company from a million dollar per year loss to over $54 million in sales, Christine signed the largest contract in the history of her industry with Procter & Gamble, doubling the size of her company overnight.
Diagnosed with breast cancer in December of '94, Christine went on to write a humorous portrayal of her story in a book entitled Not Now...I'm Having A No Hair Day! Her book was nominated in two categories including "Best Motivational Book" of 1996 and "Best First Book" by the Books for a Better Life Awards. It won "Best Health Book of 1995/96" and "Best Illustrated Book" from the Midwest Independent Publishers Association. It won "Best Cover Design" and "Best Self Help/How-To Book" from the Mid-America Publishers Association. Her second book, especially for children, is entitled Our Family Has Cancer, Too! It won a prestigious "Benjamin Franklin" Award for Parenting (Family Issues/Child Care) from the Publishers Marketing Association. Her third book, Inspiring Breakthrough Secrets to Live Your Dreams was published in December, 2001 (Aviva Publishing), and her latest book, Cancer Has Its Privileges: Stories of Hope & Laughter was released by Penguin Putnam/Perigee (May, 2002).
Christine's newest book, Your Guardian Angel's Gift was published (September, 2005) and YOU, Inc. The Art of Selling Yourself, which she co-authored with her husband Harry Beckwith (Selling the Invisible) will be released in March, 2007 by Warner Books. She is also co-authoring the book Skin Wisdom: A Woman's Guide to Youthful Skin with two internationally renowned dermatologists.
In 1994, Christine faced a life-changing experience and began her own company. Today that organization 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 and The Triumph of the Human Spirit: Real Cancer Survivors, Real Battles, Real Victories.
She has been featured in Better Homes & Gardens, MORE, American Health, Golf Digest, as well as The Singapore Women's Weekly and the Hindu in India. She was a 1998 "Hero Award" finalist for Coping magazine, and appeared on CNN Live in 1998 as "one of the world's leading authorities on the use of therapeutic humor". She has also appeared on Lifetime Television Network's New Attitudes show, and the Leeza Show.
Host of The Christine Clifford Celebrity Golf Invitational, 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. She has raised over $1,000,000 for breast cancer research and has received the Council of Excellence Award for income development from the American Cancer Society.
In July, 2002, Christine was award The Order of the Delta Gamma Rose from the Fraternity 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 Fraternity.
July, 2002 Christine was awarded 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 on the Board of the National Speakers Association- Minnesota Chapter, a member of 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.
Christine is married to speaker/author Harry Beckwith (Selling the Invisible), and between them, they will have five sons: Tim, Brooks, Harry, Will & Cole; a daughter Cooper; a dog Sneakers; and a cat Simone. Christine lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Testimonials
"You are doing great work. I am inspired by your message."
- Jack Canfield, author of Chicken Soup for The Soul
"You don't have to have had cancer to be a survivor. Christine's inspirational and pathologically positive attitude should be shared by everyone who has faced adversity. God definitely has a plan for this woman."
- Larry Gatlin, Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter
"Allow me to introduce you to a remarkable woman whose sense of humor became her best weapon against an often dehumanizing disease."
- Arnold Palmer
"Imagine a standing ovation! That's how we feel about your outstanding presentations at our conference. It is clear that your message, and humor, touched the hearts and lives of our audience."
- Gerald Kelly, MDiv, Supportive Care 2000