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Christopher Kai

Christopher is "the world's leading authority in story-based leadership." Better Leaders Make a Better World.

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Based on the science of connection and communication skills, Christopher Kai dives into how we can fundamentally connect, communicate, influence and persuade better as team leaders, sales professionals and C Suite executives.

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About Christopher Kai

Christopher Kai is the world’s leading authority in story-based leadership and the founder & CEO of The Mathem Group, a Beverly Hills-based leadership training firm. He is a Fortune 100 global speaker, #1 global bestselling author, and an executive speech coach with clients in 100 cities, 24 countries, and 5 continents. Christopher also created Mondays at the Mission, the only homeless youth program of its kind in the world. He is a former business strategist and executive speechwriter at American Express.

Speaking

Speaking engagement:

Keynote | Conference Speaker, Trainer | Mentor, Moderator | Interviewer | Emcee, Coach, Master Class

Expertise:

Business | Management | Strategy, Facilitators | Presenters | Moderators, Innovation | Creativity, Public Speaking | Storytelling, Marketing | Sales | Service, Motivation | Achievement | Inspiration, Science | College | Universities

Field of Speaker:

Authors, Business Leaders, Entrepreneurs, Innovators | Visionairs

Best Audience:

Csuite/ Executives, Associations, Sales, Adults, Managers/ Supervisors, Young Professionals/ Young Talent, Youth/ Children, Diverse

Travels from:

United States

Language:

English, Chinese, Spanish; Castilian

Fee range:

from $20000 up to $50000

Topics

1. STORY-BASED LEADERSHIP: THE SECRET BEHIND STEVE JOBS’S SUCCESS

Story-based leaders are leaders who use their story as the basis for their success. When you look at the “10 Most Admired Companies” in the world according to Fortune Magazine, every single one of their leaders — Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, or Warren Buffett — were or are story-based leaders. Christopher Kai dives into the science and psychology of how the most admired leaders in the world communicate their message and how you can do the same.

2. Better Together: 3 Key Breakthroughs for team success

For more than seven years, MIT’s Human Dynamic Laboratory has studied 1,000s of employees in various departments in different companies around the world. They found that team building indeed is a science that can be measurable, observable, and most importantly improved. Christopher shares these 3 breakthroughs interwoven with his own experience leading teams at American Express and at his own firm.

3. SALES SUCCESS: WHY LISTENING IS THE NEW SALES DISRUPToR

Sales isn’t just about selling and closing. Selling begins well before you meet your prospective clients and the true disruption is in asking intentional questions and listening and watching for specific cues from your prospective clients. Christopher Kai masterfully and profoundly summarizes what he calls “5-element listening” based on a 3,000-year-old Chinese character.

4. elEVATE YOUR RELATIONSHIPS: THE 7 PROVEN KEYS TO UNLOCKING REAL CONNECTIONS

Each day, we are drowning in a tsunami of social media, text messages and 24-hour news. No matter how connected we are digitally, the only way we can truly elevate our relationships is through old-fashioned in-person meetings, phone calls, video conferencing, and networking events. Whether you want to secure a new client, connect with a colleague, build a better team, or simply enjoy a great conversation, Fortune 100 global speaker and former American Express business strategist Christopher Kai breaks down 7 proven keys to unlocking real connections in this keynote that some audience members have called, “life-changing."

5. CONNECT & INFLUENCE: The 7 SCIENCE-BACKED METHODS OF PERSUASION

How do you develop more genuine relationships, minimize arguments, have more productive meetings, and be more persuasive with your boss, co-worker, or client? What words, tone of voice, or body language can you use to scientifically and ethically influence a person in any conversation? Fortune 100 global speaker and former American Express business strategist Christopher Kai breaks down 7 Science-Backed Methods of Persuasion in this keynote that audience members have called, “profound” and "next-level."

Media

Books

Book cover Big Game Hunting: Networking with Billionaires, Executives and Celebrities

Big Game Hunting: Networking with Billionaires, Executives and Celebrities

20 battle-tested networking strategies on how to connect with anyone in the world to grow your client base, meet investors, or find new friends.

News

News cover Media Breakthroughs: Winning Strategies From Young Entrepreneurs

Media Breakthroughs: Winning Strategies From Young Entrepreneurs

Science-backed ways to connect and persuade clients

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News cover Networking with Billionaires and Executives

Networking with Billionaires and Executives

How to connect with the top leaders in the world.

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News cover Connect More Deeply

Connect More Deeply

The best way to connect with people in business is through storytelling

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Reviews

Elon Musk

Founder & CEO, Tesla and SpaceX

“Wow, you really know a lot.”

, McKinsey & Co.

“Christopher elevated the event to a TED Talk-level conference."

Alexander Roitinger

Head of Strategic Transformation , SIX Financial Information (Switzerland)

“Though there were 167 speakers at the global conference in Zurich, Switzerland had I only come to hear you speak, it would have been well worth my time.”

Christopher Kai