Jean Krisle
CEO
UT, USWhen your conversations must be engaging, your connections valuable, and your collaborations effective, Jean Krisle can help!
Driven to improve communication in our sound bite world, silo-stymied companies and splintered families, Jean is passionate about the pivotal significance of three underused communication skills: CONVERSATION, CONNECTION & COLLABORATION.
A successful business owner for more than a decade, Jean's proudest achievement- 10,000 Beds, Inc., a 501c3 nonprofit organization- was born out of a realization that with empty beds in addiction treatment centers throughout the United States, and at the same time people without resources wanting and needing treatment, there was a critical equation in need of an immediate solution. So she connected the dots!
10,000 Beds was born from the very skills Jean teaches in her seminars today – CONVERSATION, CONNECTION & COLLABORATION.
The unique model of reaching directly to treatment centers for scholarships, instead of raising funds through private donors to pay treatment centers for "scholarships", has resulted in more than $1,000,000 in awarded scholarships through 10,000 Beds in 2016. The fast-growing organization is on target to double this achievement in 2017.
Jean's life has been an ongoing model of anything is possible. She was in her late 30s when she was forced to step outside of her comfort zone and set some pretty lofty goals as she suddenly found herself a single parent with six young children.
Jean entered the workforce with nothing more than a high school diploma and worked her way from stay-at-home mother living in a California mountain community to Vice President of Communications for Atlas Network, a Washington DC-based international organization.
Jean is a "nothing is impossible" personality; she's been hired, fired (and sometimes tired), but through everything, Jean's success has depended on her dilegence and attitude. She stays positive, pays attention, reaches out, and connects the dots.
Jean has experienced more of the dark side of life than she ever expected.
With six children, five stepchildren, and 20 grandchildren in a combined family with her husband Hal Krisle, Jean has experienced the highs and the lows of parenthood. Her family has been affected by addiction on many levels.
It's not difficult for Jean to instantly flash back to dark alleys, bright flashing lights, suicide notes, room searches, weapons confiscation, and finally, thankfully, the evolution from sorrow, to fear, to hope, followed by hard work and a commitment to life in recovery. Gratitude is an important tenet of Jean's life. Teaching, helping, and talking with people is one way she can give back.
Today Jean will tell you many of her heroes are the family members, friends and colleagues in recovery who every single day choose to take responsibility for their lives and their choices.
A captivating yet approachable speaker, Jean's presentation style is best described as dynamic and conversational: both riveting and engaging.
Her life experiences fold into her presentation seamlessly and illustrate key skills needed to buoy up your attitude when you are facing challenges, communicate effectively with colleagues, friends and family, and set achievable goals to achieve and maintain success.
Focusing on communication, optimism, leadership, and excellence in life and work, Jean's lifetime of expertise and experience makes her a well-liked and effective speaker with the ability to capture the attention of the most unwilling participant and engage audiences beyond their expectations. Jean believes without reservation everyone can be a leader and everyone can improve communication.
She's spent her adult life learning from the experts, reading, listening, studying and modeling behaviors and attitudes that uplift, support, and promote real communication and positivity. She's culled those bits and pieces of solid wisdom into her presentations, absolute in her knowledge and resolution that effective communication is the key to success.
Jean engages her audience immediately with her candor, enthusiasm and dynamic delivery. She weaves audience participation, humor, and personal stories into her message and effortlessly drives home critical points without unnecessary repetition or drama.
Jean's favorite review from a past speaking engagement: "Can't we just hire her and keep her around all the time?"
Often staying involved long after her presentation to meet and greet and continue the conversation, Jean believes her responsibility to an audience only begins on the stage. An invitation-only FB page allows audience members to stay connected and receive answers to questions following Jean's presentation.
COACHING: When 1:1 with a business leader or consulting with corporate teams, Jean's goal is to listen first, talk last. By doing this she can most effectively help her client strengthen basic leadership skills, clarify communication methodology, determine effective actions, recognize expectations and anticipated results, put a positive spin on everything, and envision what the future will be.
Please reach out to determine how Jean can help you create more effective communications, build positivity, and reach your goals! #LetsTalk
When your conversations must be engaging, your connections valuable, and your collaborations effective, Jean Krisle can help!
Driven to improve communication in our sound bite world, silo-stymied companies and splintered families, Jean is passionate about the pivotal significance of three underused communication skills: CONVERSATION, CONNECTION & COLLABORATION.
A successful business owner for more than a decade, Jean's proudest achievement- 10,000 Beds, Inc., a 501c3 nonprofit organization- was born out of a realization that with empty beds in addiction treatment centers throughout the United States, and at the same time people without resources wanting and needing treatment, there was a critical equation in need of an immediate solution. So she connected the dots!
10,000 Beds was born from the very skills Jean teaches in her seminars today – CONVERSATION, CONNECTION & COLLABORATION.
The unique model of reaching directly to treatment centers for scholarships, instead of raising funds through private donors to pay treatment centers for "scholarships", has resulted in more than $1,000,000 in awarded scholarships through 10,000 Beds in 2016. The fast-growing organization is on target to double this achievement in 2017.
Jean's life has been an ongoing model of anything is possible. She was in her late 30s when she was forced to step outside of her comfort zone and set some pretty lofty goals as she suddenly found herself a single parent with six young children.
Jean entered the workforce with nothing more than a high school diploma and worked her way from stay-at-home mother living in a California mountain community to Vice President of Communications for Atlas Network, a Washington DC-based international organization.
Jean is a "nothing is impossible" personality; she's been hired, fired (and sometimes tired), but through everything, Jean's success has depended on her dilegence and attitude. She stays positive, pays attention, reaches out, and connects the dots.
Jean has experienced more of the dark side of life than she ever expected.
With six children, five stepchildren, and 20 grandchildren in a combined family with her husband Hal Krisle, Jean has experienced the highs and the lows of parenthood. Her family has been affected by addiction on many levels.
It's not difficult for Jean to instantly flash back to dark alleys, bright flashing lights, suicide notes, room searches, weapons confiscation, and finally, thankfully, the evolution from sorrow, to fear, to hope, followed by hard work and a commitment to life in recovery. Gratitude is an important tenet of Jean's life. Teaching, helping, and talking with people is one way she can give back.
Today Jean will tell you many of her heroes are the family members, friends and colleagues in recovery who every single day choose to take responsibility for their lives and their choices.
A captivating yet approachable speaker, Jean's presentation style is best described as dynamic and conversational: both riveting and engaging.
Her life experiences fold into her presentation seamlessly and illustrate key skills needed to buoy up your attitude when you are facing challenges, communicate effectively with colleagues, friends and family, and set achievable goals to achieve and maintain success.
Focusing on communication, optimism, leadership, and excellence in life and work, Jean's lifetime of expertise and experience makes her a well-liked and effective speaker with the ability to capture the attention of the most unwilling participant and engage audiences beyond their expectations. Jean believes without reservation everyone can be a leader and everyone can improve communication.
She's spent her adult life learning from the experts, reading, listening, studying and modeling behaviors and attitudes that uplift, support, and promote real communication and positivity. She's culled those bits and pieces of solid wisdom into her presentations, absolute in her knowledge and resolution that effective communication is the key to success.
Jean engages her audience immediately with her candor, enthusiasm and dynamic delivery. She weaves audience participation, humor, and personal stories into her message and effortlessly drives home critical points without unnecessary repetition or drama.
Jean's favorite review from a past speaking engagement: "Can't we just hire her and keep her around all the time?"
Often staying involved long after her presentation to meet and greet and continue the conversation, Jean believes her responsibility to an audience only begins on the stage. An invitation-only FB page allows audience members to stay connected and receive answers to questions following Jean's presentation.
COACHING: When 1:1 with a business leader or consulting with corporate teams, Jean's goal is to listen first, talk last. By doing this she can most effectively help her client strengthen basic leadership skills, clarify communication methodology, determine effective actions, recognize expectations and anticipated results, put a positive spin on everything, and envision what the future will be.
Please reach out to determine how Jean can help you create more effective communications, build positivity, and reach your goals! #LetsTalk
COMMUNICATION In The 21st Century
Sometimes 140 characters is enough. How do you communicate? In lecture form, by text, or maybe you remember how to pick up the phone and call someone.
Do you strive to be a great leader? Do you have the skills you need to be a strong leader? Jean believes there is a leader in everyone. In this fast-paced program, Jean will guide participants through a series of exercises to help them identify and strengthen...
CONNECTION: It's Not Always Who You Know, It's Who You Know Who Knows You Know Who
Networking was the buzzword of the 2000s. Everyone was networking and some even connected. Wait, what's the difference between networking and connecting? There's a lot of difference, and in this fun, interactive training, Jean will help you understand the critical difference between the two.
As a fundraiser, Jean would tell her clients it was all about "connecting the dots", and as a successful entrepreneur, CEO and small business woman, she has found the same to be...
CONVERSATION: The (Almost) Lost Art
When was the last time you had a real conversation? According to the dictionary, a conversation is the informal exchange of ideas by spoken words. SPOKEN words.
We have all been well-schooled in email etiquette, and texting has become the shorthand of the 21st century, but what about speaking with one another...do we even remember how to converse effectively?
If you feel uncomfortable reaching out to touch someone by making a phone call,...
COLLABORATION: Is It All It's Cracked Up To Be?
Collaborate to your heart's content is my staff's mantra. I WANT them to collaborate. I DON'T want them to sit behind their laptops working alone. But is there a downside to collaboration? Recent studies suggest there is.
The idea that you or anyone has a perfect idea that is SO perfect it does not need another set of eyes, or additional input is, well, a bit short-sighted, leaning to narcissistic, and...
THE GRAY MILE: A Story of Addiction (and the nonprofit that is changing lives as a result)
Addiction runs rampant in the workplace. More than 15 million employees in the United States are heavy drinkers. Employees who drink a lot are often absent from work, suffer from various health problems, and are at a greater risk of harming themselves and others.
And it isn't just alcoholics who can generate problems in the workplace. Research has shown that the majority of alcohol-related work-performance problems are associated with nondependent drinkers who may occasionally drink...
