Christy Rutherford

Christy Rutherford

Harvard Business School Alumna

MD, US
Get purposeful leadership insight delivered with wit from a proven leader & Harvard Business School Alumna. Christy will shift your audience's mindset & keep them engaged with actionable takeaways.

With 20+ years of leadership experience and speaking at regional, national and international events, Christy's unique personality will move and persuade any audience to take action to become a greater version of themselves.


With 3.5 years left to retire with a full pension, Christy resigned from a highly successful six-figure career. She shares how people can Live A Life of Total Fulfillment if they make the right decisions and take ACTION. Also, how organizations can create a culture of high performance and loyalty that will ensure the engagement, retention, and promotion of women and minorities.

An author, Christy published five #1 best-selling books on Amazon in eight months.

Christy served over 16 years as an active duty U.S. Coast Guard officer and is the 13th African American woman to achieve the rank of Commander (Lieutenant Colonel equivalent) in the Coast Guard's 225+ year history, where her demographic was .1%.

A Harvard Business School Alumna from the Program for Leadership Development, Christy also earned a Certification in Executive Leadership Coaching from Georgetown University, an MBA and pastry chef diploma.

Among her many professional accomplishments, her national recognition includes Harvard Business School's 2018 Launching New Ventures Pitch Contest Grand Master Champion, Cambridge Who's Who Among Executives and Professionals, Career Communications STEM Technology All-Star and the Edward R. Williams Award for Excellence In Diversity.

With 20+ years of leadership experience and speaking at regional, national and international events, Christy's unique personality will move and persuade any audience to take action to become a greater version of themselves.


With 3.5 years left to retire with a full pension, Christy resigned from a highly successful six-figure career. She shares how people can Live A Life of Total Fulfillment if they make the right decisions and take ACTION. Also, how organizations can create a culture of high performance and loyalty that will ensure the engagement, retention, and promotion of women and minorities.

An author, Christy published five #1 best-selling books on Amazon in eight months.

Christy served over 16 years as an active duty U.S. Coast Guard officer and is the 13th African American woman to achieve the rank of Commander (Lieutenant Colonel equivalent) in the Coast Guard's 225+ year history, where her demographic was .1%.

A Harvard Business School Alumna from the Program for Leadership Development, Christy also earned a Certification in Executive Leadership Coaching from Georgetown University, an MBA and pastry chef diploma.

Among her many professional accomplishments, her national recognition includes Harvard Business School's 2018 Launching New Ventures Pitch Contest Grand Master Champion, Cambridge Who's Who Among Executives and Professionals, Career Communications STEM Technology All-Star and the Edward R. Williams Award for Excellence In Diversity.

3 Keys To Unleashing Your Greatest Potential

Format:  45-60 minute keynote

 

This program is perfect for:
  • Teams struggling to move forward
  • Managers frustrated with underperforming employees
  • Mid-level managers wanting to get to the next level
  • Leaders who feel stuck or stagnant
Christy inspires audiences to take charge of their lives and take action to save themselves. With increased self-confidence, they realize they're highly...
InspirationalAudience ActivityInspirational / Life-changing

When Your Workplace Is Unwelcoming To Women and Minorities

Format:  45-60 minute keynote

This program is perfect for:
  • Women or minorities that want to change careers
  • Women or minorities in majority male-dominated workplaces
  • Women or minorities that feel stuck or stagnant in their careers

Author of the best-selling book "Champions Never Tell," Christy lets women and minorities know they can choose a different path when it comes to dealing with toxic...

Diversity Equity Inclusion (DEI)Audience ActivityEducational / InformativeInspirational / Life-changing

3 Keys to Creating A Pipeline of Qualified Women and Minorities

Format:  45-60 minute keynote

This program is perfect for:
  • Senior management
  • Mid-level managers
  • Organizations that want to change the demographics of leaders in higher levels of leadership 

Organizations lose billions of dollars yearly due to the inability to attract and retain women and minorities. Christy will share the strategies on how to retain women and minorities and ensure their...

Diversity Equity Inclusion (DEI)Audience ActivityEducational / InformativeTechnical / SpecificInspirational / Life-changing

3 Keys to Advance Your Career as A Women or Minority

Format:  45-60 minute keynote

This program is perfect for:
  • Minority managers that want to be promoted
  • Minority or women that feel stuck or stagnant
  • High potential minority or women leaders
  • College students desiring successful careers
  • Senior leaders that desire a pipeline of qualified women and minorities

What does it take to succeed in the workplace and what are the common causes...

LeadershipAudience ActivityEducational / InformativeInspirational / Life-changing

Ensure Your Upward Mobility Through Mentors, Sponsors, and Coaches

Format:  1 day workshop

This program is perfect for:
  • Managers that feel stuck or stagnant
  • Women and minorities that want to get to the next level
  • Mid-level managers desiring promotion
  • High potential leaders

Ninety percent of women who made it to the C-Suite had sponsors, yet, many women and minorities don't understand the need for mentorship and sponsorship AND don't know the difference. In...

LeadershipAudience ActivityEducational / InformativeInspirational / Life-changing

3 Keys To Unleash Your Team's Greatest Potential and Level-Up

Format:  1 day workshop

This program is perfect for:
  • Senior management
  • Managers of underperforming employees
  • Managers of stagnant sales groups
  • Teams struggling with meeting KPI's and forward momentum

How do you refresh a stagnant workplace? What's stopping your leaders from getting to the next level? Having turned around several poor performing...

LeadershipAudience ActivityEducational / InformativeTechnical / SpecificInspirational / Life-changing

Navigating the Minefield of Office Politics to High Achievement

Format:  1 day workshop

This program is perfect for:

  • Managers that feel stuck or stagnant
  • Women and minorities that want to get to the next level
  • Mid-level managers desiring promotion
  • High potential leader
  • College students

Not understanding office politics and unwritten rules derail many women and minorities at the beginning of their career. Having the tools and insight necessary to...

LeadershipAudience ActivityEducational / InformativeInspirational / Life-changingHumorous / Funny