Motivational Speaker - Christine Clifford Beckwith

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". By age 40, she was Senior Executive Vice President for SPAR Marketing Services, an international retail merchandising and information services firm in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

As the top salesperson in the multi-billion dollar retail services 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 five 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.

YOU, Inc. The Art of Selling Yourself, which she co-authored with her husband Harry Beckwith (Selling the Invisible) was released March, 2007 by Warner Books. It has been named a �Notable Book of 2007� by the American Booksellers Asssociation.

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 will be featured in Masters of Sales to be published in 2007.

She has appeared in Better Homes & Gardens, MORE, American Health, Golf Digest, as well as The Singapore Women's Weekly and the Hindu in India, 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 awarded 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.

*** Programs Include:

* You, Inc. The Art of Selling Yourself - Anyone who sells for a living knows instinctively that 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 even the most veteran sales rep will benefit from and that will help distinguish you from all your competitors.

* Selling the Invisible: The Four Keys to Selling Your Services
What are the four keys to marketing and selling your services? Price and what is it you are saying about the quality of 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 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 self-employed, Clifford Beckwith�s philosophies will inspire and motivate you to get going today!

* What Clients Love: Business Development for Professionals
Clifford Beckwith teaches you how to stand out from the crowd and sell anything to anyone. 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 with the ammunition to succeed by doing the little things right and the big things even better.

*** Healthcare Topics

* Laughter: It�s Good Medicine
In her immediate family, Clifford Beckwith has dealt with heart disease, diabetes, dialysis and kidney transplant, hepatitis, chronic depression, drug abuse, and her own battle with breast cancer. Believe it or not, she�s still laughing! In this multimedia presentation, she helps organizations and individuals find the humor in life�s adversities, and realize that there can be life � and a good life � on the other side.

* An Afternoon of Hope, Laughter, and Positive Thinking
Clifford Beckwith shares her stories of all the hilarious things that have happened to her as she faced breast cancer at the age of 40. From her flying wig, to her son answering the doorbell and yelling up to her, �Mom, more flowers for your breast!,� Clifford Beckwith uses the cartoons from her books, the stories of her six children, and her legendary sense of humor to inspire others to find the bright side of life�s challenges.

* 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�. Clifford Beckwith 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!

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