Christopher Cost

Christopher Cost

OK, US

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Motivate and energize your group or team to bring their truest selves with lessons from a proudly out LGBTQ+ mentor, business technology strategist, entrepreneur, and transformational leader.

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If humans have superpowers, Christopher's are critically thinking creative solutions and connecting with people. Christopher brings a charged charisma that dynamically connects him with his audience, enabling his story to resonate with them on a personal level. A devoted life partner, extrovert, entrepreneur, and a proudly out member of the LGBTQ+ community, Christopher is known for expressing his authentic self in every facet of his life and career. Often described as very self-aware, intrinsically motivated, and empathetic, Christopher inspires others to be their truest, best self.

As an entrepreneur, thought leader, and speaker with more than two decades of experience in business management and technology strategy and more than three decades of advocacy in diversity, equity, and inclusion, Christopher has interacted with or presented to tens of thousands of individuals from front line workers all the way up to corporate executives and state government leaders. He is the transformational leader that incorporates authentic leadership, inclusive leadership, and servant leadership into every engagement. Christopher has a personal and professional story to tell, and it never fails to captivate and move his audience. Targeting audiences ranging from high school seniors in underprivileged communities and underserved schools to young at heart, post-career seniors, from students to seasoned professionals, and from laborers to entrepreneurs, Christopher knows how to identify his audience and dynamically react to their needs to maximize the impact of the experience the meeting/event organizer intends. 

If humans have superpowers, Christopher's are critically thinking creative solutions and connecting with people. Christopher brings a charged charisma that dynamically connects him with his audience, enabling his story to resonate with them on a personal level. A devoted life partner, extrovert, entrepreneur, and a proudly out member of the LGBTQ+ community, Christopher is known for expressing his authentic self in every facet of his life and career. Often described as very self-aware, intrinsically motivated, and empathetic, Christopher inspires others to be their truest, best self.

As an entrepreneur, thought leader, and speaker with more than two decades of experience in business management and technology strategy and more than three decades of advocacy in diversity, equity, and inclusion, Christopher has interacted with or presented to tens of thousands of individuals from front line workers all the way up to corporate executives and state government leaders. He is the transformational leader that incorporates authentic leadership, inclusive leadership, and servant leadership into every engagement. Christopher has a personal and professional story to tell, and it never fails to captivate and move his audience. Targeting audiences ranging from high school seniors in underprivileged communities and underserved schools to young at heart, post-career seniors, from students to seasoned professionals, and from laborers to entrepreneurs, Christopher knows how to identify his audience and dynamically react to their needs to maximize the impact of the experience the meeting/event organizer intends. 

People are primary, Business binds us together, Technology is just a tool

People are at the front, center, and back of our businesses. People are tasked with the jobs that make us money, process our money, and make our money go further. Even in heavily automated warehouses, there is some component of people powering that success. Why are our people resources not always the first thing on our minds when we make business decisions?

Technology is just a tool that should be doing precisely as it is instructed. It is supposed to enable our people to do their jobs...

TechnologyAudience ActivityEducational / InformativeTechnical / Specific

Authentic Self

Format: Available as a ​45 - 60 minute keynote or 15-20 minute presentation plus audience/attendee participation for up to 2 hour breakoutThis program is perfect for:
  • ​Personal Development Conferences
  • D&I/DEI Events or Training
  • Corporate or Shareholder Meetings
  • Business meetings or events looking to empower their employees individually and as team
  • Academic and educational institutions looking to help...
Image / Self-EsteemAudience ActivityInspirational / Life-changingHumorous / Funny

Don't let others define YOUR success

We are each responsible for our own happiness and how we measure our own success is by asking ourselves "what will it take for ME to achieve a state of happiness?"

Actionable items or lessons learned:

1. Define your own success around what makes you happy. Don't ignore what others expect of you and don't disregard the potential they see in you. But, do put it in perspective and don't let someone else's measure of success define your...

Image / Self-EsteemAudience ActivityEducational / InformativeInspirational / Life-changingHumorous / Funny

Laying the Foundation for a Culture of Belonging

Format: ​45-60 minute plenary speech or 30-minute breakout session

 

This program is targeted at:
  • ​business owners, executive management, department heads, and human resources
  • organizations that want to implement a top-down change of corporate culture
  • alliances and organizations that provide thought leadership and change maker events to business owners, CEO's, and Board...
Corporate CultureEducational / InformativeInspirational / Life-changing

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Christopher is an amazing speaker: he is a visionary who uses real life stories and makes every topic highly engaging. He can relate to any audience, from senior execs to a junior attendee. Christopher is highly eloquent and on a very high demand as a speaker within the Microsoft community. I love involving him in most of the events I run as he always adds value and makes them memorable.

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"Great webinar today Christopher Cost. Looking forward to you speaking again tomorrow!