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Christine Clifford Beckwith, CSP Fee Range: $10,000 - $15,000 Speaker's Home Base: MN Shortly after her cancer diagnosis, Christine Clifford Beckwith learned that not only does the world laugh with you when you laugh, laughter takes away the pain – and sharing the humor helps everyone. Today, as an award-winning author and motivational speaker, Christine brings humor, hope and inspiration to hundreds of thousands of people when they need it most – whether they’re dealing with cancer or some other adversity. Before her bout with breast cancer, Christine had definitely cracked the glass ceiling. At the age of forty, she was senior vice president for SPAR Marketing Services, an international information and merchandising services firm in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Once the top salesperson in the billion dollar services industry, Christine was responsible for accounts with Kmart, Toys 'R' Us, Walmart, AT&T, Mattel Toys, and Revlon, among others. Diagnosed with breast cancer in December of 1994, Christine went on to write five award-winning books of her story in Not Now...I'm Having a No Hair Day; Our Family Has Cancer, Too! (written especially for children); 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, written with her husband Harry Beckwith, You, Inc. The Art of Selling Yourself (Warner Books, March, 2007) was named a "Notable Book of 2007" by the American Booksellers Association. That same year, Christine faced a life-changing experience, she began her own company, The Cancer Club. Today that organization is the world's largest producer of humorous and helpful products for people with cancer. 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 magazine, 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. She is married to speaker/author Harry Beckwith. Between them, they have five sons: Tim, Brooks, Harry, Will & Cole; one daughter Cooper; a dog, Skyler; and their legendary flying cat, Simone. She lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Most Popular Topics: Laughter: It's Good Medicine! If you are looking for a keynote address that will teach your audience a new way to look at life's adversities, this is it! Christine's immediate family has dealt with heart disease, diabetes, dialysis and kidney transplant, hepatitis, chronic depression and drug abuse. Her success stories are powerful and humorous examples of survival in the face of adversity. Don't forget to laugh!® An Afternoon of Hope, Laughter & Positive Thinking Using her world-famous cartoons, stories and audience participation, Christine helps people release their tensions and relax into the moment. With a powerful message of hope and inspiration, Christine reminds us that we can't always change what has happened to us, but we can change our attitudes. Christine helps individuals rediscover the healing power of humor. Prescription for a Cure: Laughter In 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 you 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 employers and the people left back in the office trying to fill 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! BUSINESS TOPICS for Healthcare Clients You, Inc. The Art of Selling Yourself? Do you think because you are in healthcare, that you aren't salesperson? Everyone sells for a living, and in healthcare, you’re not just selling a product – what you are really selling is you. International sales expert Clifford Beckwith provides a treasure trove of selling and marketing insights that everyone in your organization will benefit from and that will help distinguish you from all your competitors. Selling the Invisible: Four Keys to Marketing Your Healthcare Organization? What are the four keys to marketing and selling your hospital, service or cause? Price, and what is yours saying about the quality of your service? Brand, and what are you doing to promote yours? Packaging, and can you afford not to take a complete visual inventory of yourself, your company, and your marketing materials? And Relationships: how do you create extraordinary client/patient relationships? Clifford Beckwith explores these with colorful, humorous real-life examples and years of expertise. Spinning Ideas Into Action Ever heard the expression, “He started at the bottom of the totem pole?” Did you know that according to Indian legend, the character at the bottom represents the strength and leadership of the pole? How do you climb up the corporate ladder? By spinning your ideas into action. Whether you are in sales, management, marketing, or human resources, Clifford Beckwith’s philosophies will inspire and motivate you to get going today! What Patients Love: Business Development for Healthcare Professionals Clifford Beckwith teaches your healthcare organization how to stand out from the crowd and attract more patients/clients. From making a pitch to building a brand, from designing a logo to closing a sale, this program will lead you to the front lines of today’s business battles in the healthcare industry with the ammunition to succeed by doing the little things right and the big things even better. Christine Clifford Beckwith, CSP offers expertise in: Breast Cancer, Cancer Survivor, Cancer Support, Humor, Inspiration, Motivation, Womens Health, Womens Wellness Christine Clifford Beckwith, CSP is a good fit for: Association Keynote, Breast Cancer Events, Cancer Events, Keynote Womens Event, Spouse Program, Womens Events |
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