Christie Sterns
M.H.Sc. CTDP
ON, CANADAAfter struggling for years to train her two golden retrievers, Chater & CeeJay (Chater Junior), and then waking one morning to find that they had chewed every single one of her shoes, Christie decided that it might be easier to work with people.
Beginning with a few training programs delivered to sales representatives, Christie founded Training Makes Cents Inc. in 1989. Since then, she and her team of talented trainers and program designers have created and conducted sales, communication skills, and management training programs with over 120 different companies.
With a degree from Ryerson University, and five years experience as a clinical dietitian, Christie completed a Master of Health Science degree in Nutrition and Adult Education from the University of Toronto. She then joined Boehringer Ingelheim (Canada) Ltd. as the Manager of Sales Training & Development. She also has her Certified Training & Development Professional (CTDP) designation from the Canadian Society for Training and Development.
Christie is the author of 425 Seriously Fun Ways to Enhance Learning and Make it Stick! and co-author of the book Prescription for Success - Building Relationships in the Pharmaceutical and Biotech Industries. She is also the creator of the popular Seriously Fun Training Tips newsletter and numerous magazine articles for the pharmaceutical industry.
After struggling for years to train her two golden retrievers, Chater & CeeJay (Chater Junior), and then waking one morning to find that they had chewed every single one of her shoes, Christie decided that it might be easier to work with people.
Beginning with a few training programs delivered to sales representatives, Christie founded Training Makes Cents Inc. in 1989. Since then, she and her team of talented trainers and program designers have created and conducted sales, communication skills, and management training programs with over 120 different companies.
With a degree from Ryerson University, and five years experience as a clinical dietitian, Christie completed a Master of Health Science degree in Nutrition and Adult Education from the University of Toronto. She then joined Boehringer Ingelheim (Canada) Ltd. as the Manager of Sales Training & Development. She also has her Certified Training & Development Professional (CTDP) designation from the Canadian Society for Training and Development.
Christie is the author of 425 Seriously Fun Ways to Enhance Learning and Make it Stick! and co-author of the book Prescription for Success - Building Relationships in the Pharmaceutical and Biotech Industries. She is also the creator of the popular Seriously Fun Training Tips newsletter and numerous magazine articles for the pharmaceutical industry.
