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Christopher Payne

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Country or state 
United States (Maine)
Available to 
North America
City 
South Portland
Fee 
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Languages 
English
Volunteer
Yes
Timezone 
America/New_York

Personal Details

Bio

My name is Chris and I am a leadership professional looking to help provide influence in your life by sharing my experiences and knowledge. My foundation of leadership is built on teamwork, motivation, communication, and empowerment. I want to help you gain the confidence to accept challenges, engage in difficult conversations, properly receive and deliver feedback, and strengthen your collaboration skills.

There are many levels to each of these areas and we can speak to as many or as few as are relevant to your needs and expectations. If you are interested in starting a conversation to have me as a speaker individually, in a small group, or on a corporate level please let me know. I'd like to talk to you and learn what your goals are and find a path to attain them.

I encourage improving emotional intelligence and providing an open communication environment for your team. I believe these two areas vastly help improve the trust and transparency of a team. I have experience with team building, leading teams, learning communication styles, and conflict management.

I'm very enthusiastic, outgoing, and passionate about leadership. I even went back to school at the ripe age of 36 to get my Master's in Leadership! I hope you'll reach out to me for any future speaking engagements or trainings. I've done workshops, trainings, motivational speeches, and numerous presentations to groups up to almost 500 people. I've helped departments build mentor programs and engage in difficult conversations.

As someone who has made a drastic career change in his late 30s, I can discuss the advantages to constantly evaluating your goals and mental wellness. There are many advantages to self-assessment and reflection to help you find what you are truly meant to do. As scary as it may be, there is no downside to at least starting a conversation about where you are in your career and where you want to go.

I am located in Maine but fully capable of doing virtual trainings as well. We have all had to adapt since COVID-19 and the virtual world can be just as impactful as in person.

I look forward to hearing from you soon!

Degrees (2)
Master of Science in Leadership
Northeastern University
2017 to 2019
Bachelor of Science in Marine Biology
University of New England
1999 to 2003

Presentations

Presentations (2)
Relay For Life Leadership Conference 2014

Gave a brief motivational speech on advocacy for the American Cancer Society. Audience of 150 people.

Project Management Institute Professional Development Day 2020

My topic was Change Leadership and I gave a 1-hour presentation to over 100 people. This was a great way to teach how to incorporate leadership into the project management process.

Past talks (4)
Push the Pause Button
Speaker's Pathway Coalition
Online
September 22, 2020
Hero of Hope
Relay For Life
California
August 1, 2015
Let's Get Kraken!
Regional Aquatic Workshop
Monterey, CA
March 3, 2015
Leading Through Change
Project Management Institute Professional Development Day 2020
Arkansas
November 6, 2020
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Expertise (20)

Leadership
Animals & Plants
Science
Other
Teamwork and Teambuilding Communication and Collaboration Skills Emotional Intelligence and Empathy Employee mentoring open communication Non-profit Marine Biology Science Conflict resolution managing difficult conversations Public Speaking empowerment speaker Adaptive Leadership Authentic Leadership Collaborative Leadership Efficient Leadership
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Why choose me? 

Challenge yourself to get outside your comfort zone of communication, teamwork, and leadership!

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