Christine Miles, M.S. Ed, is a globally recognized thought leader in Listening Intelligence, an award-winning author, and the visionary founder and CEO of EQuipt—a pioneering training and education company behind a worldwide listening movement. With over 25 years of experience, Christine is revolutionizing how we connect and lead by teaching the world to listen differently.
As the creator of the Listening Path®, Christine is setting a new standard in leadership, communication, and human connection. Her signature system is used across three continents, helping individuals and organizations—from Fortune 100 companies to elementary classrooms—transform listening into their greatest strategic advantage. Her mission is bold: to make listening education accessible to all, at every age and level of leadership.
Christine’s work is reshaping the way emotional intelligence is understood and applied. Her Listening Path® Elementary Program, now active in over 20 schools in the U.S., Canada and Ireland, has been nominated for the prestigious Mom’s Choice® Award and is redefining how empathy and emotional awareness are taught in early education.
Her thought leadership has been featured in USA Today, ABC, NBC, NPR and Sirius XM. She has worked with leading organizations, including SAP, McCain Foods, Harmony Biosciences, Brewer Science, Keck Medical and Rowan University, helping them cultivate cultures of trust, understanding, and high performance.
Christine’s book, What Is It Costing You Not to Listen?, won the Axiom Business Book Awards' Silver Medal and makes a compelling case for why listening—not speaking—is the key to influence, leadership, and success in today’s fast-paced world.
Christine’s journey is rooted in her personal story. Raised in Hershey, Pennsylvania, she learned to listen deeply as a child—developing empathy for her mother, who silently struggled with depression and anxiety. This early understanding of the unseen pain of others shaped Christine’s life’s work: teaching people the skill that most are never taught—how to listen to understand.
A life-altering injury in her early 30s further solidified this mission. After surviving a car accident, Christine endured years of chronic pain and multiple spinal surgeries. Living with invisible physical pain gave her a profound insight into the isolation that comes when others cannot—or do not—listen. This experience ignited her commitment to create a global shift in how we hear and connect with one another.
Christine’s leadership has earned her numerous accolades, including Enterprising Women Magazine’s 2023 Enterprising Women of the Year and induction into Marquis Who’s Who. She serves on the advisory boards for Rowan University’s Rohrer College of Business, where she helps shape programs that integrate emotional intelligence into leadership education.
Based in the Philadelphia area, Christine shares her life with her partner, Dean, and is a devoted aunt to six nieces and nephews. She ha
