Christine Clifford Beckwith

Christine Clifford Beckwith, CSP is CEO and President of Christine Clifford Enterprises. Christine’s vast corporate experience taught her how to market and sell products, services and herself. Now, she 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.

Best Selling Author
Diagnosed with breast cancer in December of ‘94, 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) has already been named a “Notable Book of 2007″ by the American Booksellers Association.

Gifted, World-Class Speaker
Christine has over 2,000 media appearances including Better Homes & Gardens, MORE, American Health, Golf Digest, as well as the Singapore Women’s Weekly and the Hindu in India. Named a “Hero Award” Finalist by Coping, Christine has appeared on CNN Live as “one of the world’s leading authorities on the use of therapeutic humor.”

Christine is a CSP member of the National Speakers Association, Minnesota Speakers Association, the Association of Applied and Therapeutic Humor, the National Association of Breast Cancer Organizations and is listed in International Who’s Who of Professionals, the 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.”

In 2002, Christine was awarded her CSP (CERTIFIED SPEAKING PROFESSIONAL) designation from the National Speakers Association Annual Convention in Orlando, FL.

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