Chris Holliday

About Chris Holliday

Ready to unleash your leadership potential? It’s all about communication.I empower executives and other leaders to up their communication game so they can motivate and influence inside and outside of their organizations – enabling them to grow their business and their career.Ready to go from this to that? Move from feeling like an “ok” speaker to one who reliably motivates, influences, and inspires audiences in board meetings, town halls, keynotes, panel discussions, TEDx Talks, and more. Move from worrying about your executive presence to building trust up, down, across, and outside of your organization. Move from feeling stagnant in your career to being promoted to the position you dream about – all by increasing your ability to communicate more effectively.As an executive coach, my work and approach is best for senior leaders who need to communicate to be successful at their job and or advance in their career.My work is most attractive to:Corporate execs/leadersSenior level technical and finance professionalsMy differentiator is: I’ve walked in your shoes, I’ve been a corporate leader – I get the challenges you’re up against, and as an actor/speaker, I understand what you need to do to gain and keep an audience’s trust.I\'m more than an executive coach, facilitator, and speaker – I specialize in Leadership Development, Communications, and Executive Presence.I\'m also a- Mom of adult kids- NY to LA transplant (2022)- Actor & acting instructor- Writer & producer- Marketing consultant- Ideation facilitator- Focus Group ModeratorMy assessment results because I hear those are a big deal:• Clifton Strengths Top 5: Strategic, Connectedness, Relator, Futuristic, Ideation • Enneagram: Type 6 (Loyalist)• Myers-Briggs: ENFJ - Protagonist• Zodiac sign: Leo • Astrologically: I\'m a double Leo (Sun and Rising) with a Cancer Moon so I’m firey, supportive, and loyal with deep compassion and empathy.

Experience

1. Facilitator

   Insight Experience

   Aug 2014 — Present · New York, NY, US

   Teach leadership development programs using business simulations and role plays. Clients include PayPal, GE, Abbott Labs, CVS, International Paper, LVMH, eBay, and others. Participants tend to be experienced leaders identified as high potential. Insight Experience provides dynamic, group-based business simulations that enable participants to connect their leadership skills to actual business results.

Education

• Synecticsworld

  Ideation/facilitation training

  2005 — 2005

• Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management

  MBA, Marketing, Finance

  1985 — 1987

• DePauw University

  BA, Economics, Psychology

  1979 — 1983

• Trinity College Dublin

  MEd, Curriculum

  1998 — 2001

• Coaches Training Institute (CTI)

  Co-Active Coaching

  2014 — 2014

• William Esper Studio

  2 Year Acting Conservatory, Meisner Technique, Movement, Voice & Speech, Alexander, Audition Technique

  2009 — 2011

Skills

• Marketing
• Product Management
• Singing
• Strategic Planning
• Coaching
• Teaching Acting
• Management
• Television
• Producing
• Theatre
• Focus Groups
• Acting Coach
• Facilitation
• Business Development
• Acting
• Marketing Strategy
• Public Speaking
• Commercials
• Strategy
• Brainstorm Facilitation
• Leadership
• Training