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CrisMarie Campbell

MBA
Olympian. Speaker. Coach. Podcast Host.
thrive! Inc.
Country or state 
United States (Montana)
Available to 
North America,
Europe
City 
Whitefish
Fee 
Languages 
English
Volunteer
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Bio

CrisMarie Campbell is an Olympic rower, TEDx Speaker, Boeing flight test engineer, has her MBA, and is the co-founder of thrive! inc. She's spent 20 years helping men, women, couples, and teams to resolve difficult conflicts and create strong, thriving relationships.

She's co-authored two books, The Beauty of Conflict (for business teams), and The Beauty of Conflict for Couples. She's also the co-host of the podcast The Beauty of Conflict, where they help listeners deal with conflict at work, at home, and everywhere else in your life.

As a keynote and in partnership with Susan Clarke she's given presentations and facilitated teams on conflict resolution, communication, teamwork, and creative problem solving at Fortune 100 companies like Johnson & Johnson, Microsoft, AT&T and Nationwide, as well as, at organizations like the Gates Foundation, University of Washington Medical Center, and San Francisco Giants and many others.

She's coached 100's of leaders and teams to turn team conflict into innovative, collective, profitable results. In their TEDx Talk: Conflict - Use It, Don't Defuse It!, they discuss how to turn a group of high caliber of people into a high performing team.

Along with Susan Clarke she also runs transformational retreats for individuals and couples several times a year, including Find Your Mojo in Montana, Couples Mojo and Relationship Mojo. (She likes Mojo!)

Services include:

- Professional Keynote Speaker

- Team Offsite Facilitation

- Leadership Development

- Leadership and Life Coaching

A Partial List of Clients include:

- Dow Chemical

- Microsoft

- Amgen

- Nationwide

- Gates Foundation

- AT&T Wireless

- Johnson & Johnson

- University of Washington Medical Center

- Craftbrew Alliance

- Cray Inc.

- Innovate Montana

- San Francisco Giants

Current position (1)

Olympian. Speaker. Coach. Podcast Host.

thrive! Inc.

Achievements (4)
Olympic Athlete

Competed in the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, Korea in the women's rowing eight.

World Champion Silver Medal

Won the silver medal in the women's rowing eight at the 1987 World Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark, when the USA beat the Russians for the first time in 15 years.

National Collegiate Champions

Won the National Collegiate Championships in the women's eight in rowing at the University of Washington in both 1984 and 1985

Husky (UWA) Hall of Fame Inductee

Inducted into the University of Washington Hall of Fame for the 1984 and 1985 National Collegiate Championships -- was the speaker for both my teams

Degrees (2)
Master of Business Administration
University of Washington, Michael G. Foster School of Business
1994 to 1996
Mechanical Engineering
University of Washington
1982 to 1987

Presentations

Presentations (4)
The Accidental Olympian: Igniting the Spark Within

CrisMarie shares her journey from musician to Olympic athlete in a funny, poignant, and relatable way to every person. She tailors the talk to match the needs of your audience.

CrisMarie knows what it is to lose it all in the quest for glory and how to come back from the depths of despair. CrisMarie will inspire those that are successful and want more, as well as those who are struggling – as we all do at times.

If you want your audience to be inspired, engaged, and take action, CrisMarie will deliver.

Takeaways:
- The Olympic Rings: five steps for success in any goal
- Inspiration: walk away knowing you can move forward toward your dreams
- How to come back when you’ve lost it all

The Beauty of Conflict: Harnessing Your Team’s Competitive Advantage

You may see conflict as counterproductive, dysfunctional, and a waste of time because team members are not dealing with each oth- er—maybe not even speaking. You may see lost opportunity, inspiration, cohesiveness, and ultimately, productivity. But what if you could see...results?
Key Takeaways:
- Learn he three behaviors that are keeping you and your team stuck
- Discover the two magic ingredients for creating new, breakthrough, and profitable team results
- Receive practical tools you can apply immediately, to transform team conflict into creativity, innovation, and profitability

Beauty AND Conflict – A Woman’s Guide to Successful Tough Conversations

Conflict is uncomfortable for everyone and can be particularly challenging for women. Culturally and historically, women have been taught to “be nice and polite” and cater to the needs of others. As a result, they remain silent and find themselves feeling frustrated, frazzled, and resentful. CrisMarie and Susan empower women to proactively engage with conflict and transform their careers, relationships, and their lives. Now’s the time. Other women are speaking up. Why not you?

Key Takeaways:
Tips for settling yourself in the midst of conflict
The three mistakes, you’re probably making, that are undermining your success
Simple, practical tools to navigate tough conversations successfully
A regained sense of empowerment and revitalization

How to Have Tough Conversations

The key to a profitable and healthy business is building and maintaining healthy relationships - relationships with both teammates and clients that can tolerate differences over time. This means developing the ability to handle tough conversations suc- cessfully.
Key Takeaways:
- Three mistakes that are undermining your success in conflict
- Two magic ingredients that will increase your influence
- Practical tools for being confident and relaxed while having tough conversation successfully

Past talks (2)
MC of the event and Host of Shark Pitch
Innovate Montana
Butte, Montana
October 15, 2019
The Accidental Olympian: Igniting the Spark Within
Dow Chemical Leadership Conference
Houston, TX
September 12, 2019
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  • Photos (1)
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  • One sheet (1)
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Innovate Montana MC
Innovate Montana MC
Podcast | thrive
Speaker Sheet
Great Day Houston: The Beauty of Conflict

Books & Articles (8)

The Beauty of Conflict: Harnessing Your Team’s Competitive Advantage
Two Hummingbird Press,
2017
The Beauty of Conflict for Couples
The Tiny Press,
2019
CEO Magazine: How to Communicate Change
Stress: It Doesn't Have To Be "The New Normal"
Chief Executive Magazine: Raise Your Team's IQ
The #1 Under-Utilized Resource for Creativity on Teams
Corporate Board Member: https://boardmember.com/the-corporate-cancer-silence/
Are You Torn Between Being Perfect, and Yearning to Be Authentic? The Magic is in Being Real

Expertise (31)

Leadership
Health & Well-being
Business
PR & Communications
Keynote Speaker Constructive conflict Collaborative Innovation Building Confidence Women Leaders badass women Speaking Up For Yourself Speaking Up Authentic Leadership Building a Winning Team Building effective teams Dealing with Failures Recovering from Setbacks Resiliency through hardship Building Resilience Leadership Development Life Coach Life Coaching Training and Development Leadership Training conflict Conflict resolution Breakout Celebrating the Small WIns How to stay inspired Inspirational Conquering limiting beliefs

Clients

San Francisco Giants
Microsoft
Nationwide
US Forest Service
Dow Chemical
Gates Foundation
Innovate Montana
Diversity MBA
AT&T Wireless
Johnson & Johnson
University of Washington Medical Center
Craftbrew Alliance
Cray Inc.
Hitachi
Montana Farmers Union
FPA NorCal
Powerhouse Montana
AERO Conference
Athena Conference
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