Christine Cashen
A hilarious speaker on sparking innovative ideas to handle conflict, reduce stress and energize employees.
Certified Speaking Professional (CSP)
Speaker Hall of Fame (CPAE)
Christine Cashen doesn’t just take the stage. She takes over the room.
For more than two decades, this Hall of Fame speaker has helped audiences turn everyday chaos into moments of clarity, comedy, and real connection. Her not-so-secret sauce? A quick wit, practical wisdom, and an uncanny ability to say exactly what people need to hear before they even realize they need it.
Christine is a Certified Speaking Professional, a Certified Virtual Presenter, and one of the few speakers inducted into the prestigious Speaker Hall of Fame (CPAE). Translation: she knows how to create meaningful experiences whether she’s live on stage or on screen, and she leaves people better than she found them.
She is the author of two award winning books, The Good Stuff and It’s YOUR Business, filled with relatable stories, useful ideas, and humor that sticks. Christine speaks with no slides and no fluff; just memorable takeaways delivered with heart and a whole lot of laughs. She holds degrees in Communication and Adult Education and earned an honorary doctorate from Central Michigan University. Fire Up Chips.
Before becoming a full-time keynote speaker, Christine spent years working in college admissions, corporate training, and radio broadcasting. Those experiences taught her how to connect quickly, read a room, and keep people engaged in real time. Turns out keeping teenagers, new hires, and radio listeners engaged is great preparation for any audience.
Christine is also a cancer survivor, a mom who loves fiercely and laughs often, and wife to a man she affectionately calls her hottie engineer. Her keynotes bring high energy, genuine connection, and a rare mix of depth and fun that stays with audiences long after the applause fades.
HOW TO PEOPLE: CREATING REAL CONNECTION IN AN AI WORLD
We are surrounded by communication and still starving for connection. This highly interactive keynote helps teams reconnect, rebuild authentic culture, and remember how to actually PEOPLE again in a high-tech world, including those working hybrid or remote.
Christine helps audiences feel comfortable starting conversations that go somewhere. She shares simple, practical tools, including her favorite “three door” opening question, a choose your own adventure style approach that instantly makes conversations more natural, more interesting, and far more meaningful than small talk about the weather.
Through participation, humor, and real-world examples, Christine actively engages the audience with surprisingly fun conversation tools that boost engagement, strengthen belonging, and support retention. She introduces her idea of “Chatfishing”, when technology starts speaking for us instead of supporting us, and shows how to use modern tools without losing personality, presence, or trust. Technology helps us work faster. These skills help us work better together.
HOW TO STAY INSPIRED WHEN YOU ARE SO DARN TIRED!
Everyone is tired. Not just physically tired, but mentally tired, emotionally tired, and decision fatigued. Motivation feels harder to access, stress feels constant, and even the things we care about can start to feel heavy. Some people feel overloaded. Others feel disengaged. Many feel both at the same time.
In this energizing and deeply relatable keynote, Christine helps audiences understand what is really draining their energy and what restores it. This is not about pushing harder, fixing everything, or pretending burnout does not exist. It is about learning how to work, lead, and live with more clarity, intention, and sustainable energy.
With humor, honesty, and real-world insight, Christine shares practical ways to shift perspective, interrupt stress patterns, and use levity as a leadership advantage. Participants are reminded that while they cannot control everything around them, they do have more influence over their mindset, emotional state, and energy than they realize.
This keynote resonates with leaders and teams navigating constant change, high expectations, and full lives. It helps people reconnect to purpose, rebuild momentum, and show up more fully, even on demanding days.
HARMONY IN THE HUSTLE: MASTERING CONFLICT RESOLUTION AND TEAM BUILDING
Conflict is not the problem. Avoiding it is. In fast-paced, high-pressure workplaces, tension is inevitable. Different personalities, competing priorities, and constant demands can turn small issues into ongoing frustration. Most people do not dislike conflict. They simply do not feel confident navigating it or knowing what to say in the moment.
In this practical and engaging keynote, Christine helps teams approach conflict and communication with clarity and confidence. Participants learn how to understand different personality styles, communicate more effectively, and find the right words when conversations feel uncomfortable or high stakes.
With humor, insight, and real-world examples, Christine shows how misunderstandings happen and how to address them before they escalate. Teams gain tools to speak up, listen better, and work through challenges without damaging trust or relationships.
This program is not about avoiding conflict or smoothing things over. It is about building the confidence and skills to handle tough conversations and move forward together.
Teams leave better equipped to navigate difficult conversations, strengthen collaboration, and create a culture where issues are addressed openly and respectfully.
BRAIN HURRICANE: A STORM OF IDEAS, CONNECTION, AND COLLABORATION
When teams feel stuck, stressed, or stale, they do not need another meeting. They need momentum.
Brain Hurricane is a high-energy, interactive session designed to help teams break out of old thinking, reconnect with one another, and generate fresh ideas together. This program shakes off mental clutter, lowers stress, and creates the conditions for creativity and collaboration to thrive.
With humor, movement, and simple but powerful tools, Christine guides teams through a fast-paced experience that sparks innovation and strengthens connection. Participants explore new ways to think, solve problems, and build on one another’s ideas, instead of working in silos or defaulting to the usual voices in the room.
Whether a team is facing lingering challenges, launching a new initiative, or looking to reset energy and morale, Brain Hurricane helps people think more clearly, collaborate more naturally, and leaves them aligned and energized.
You were able to connect with people in our field from 2 months to 35 years of experience… WOW!
Texas Christian University Residential Services
We hosted our Annual Pink Ribbon Luncheon and Christine Cashen was our speaker for the event. We have been blessed with great speakers over the years, but Christine took it to a whole new level! Her genuine love for people was evident in the way that she interacted with our guests. She took time to get to know our community and she truly connected with us. She was HILARIOUS, uplifting and motivational! We left our time together feeling very inspired and less tired…and that’s an accomplishment!
Community Development Officer, High Point Regional Health Foundation
You have to be one of the most dynamic and passionate speakers we have ever seen. We had over 1,000 participants raving about you! Everyone was talking about how inspired they were and what a memorable experience you provided for them. You were titled "the bomb" because you blew everyone away…you were the "star" of the show!
Director, University of Texas Medical Branch
Bravo! We wanted a speaker to close our general session who would leave our group charged-up, motivated and excited for their achievements. And that's exactly what you did! In addition, you stole the show. I can't thank you enough for giving us more than we expected. Every single person in the room was mesmerized by your presentation. Nobody wanted it to end. It was a meeting planner's dream.
LOMA AVP, Meetings & Conventions
We had an amazing time with Christine. Attendees pushed their time to get to flights to watch her to the end. We have been getting great feedback and she received a standing ovation. That is not typical for our closers... I asked her how we would top her!
Elizabeth Maddox, Director, Conference and Event Services, ASCE
The absolute enjoyment evidenced by the audience was the best I've seen in my 11 years attending this conference, or in any other conference. She finished the 90-minute address…and no one was ready to leave.
President, Michigan Association of Collegiate Registrars & Admissions Officers
I would highly recommend Christine to anyone interested in putting together a well thought out presentation. Her presentations are first rate and right on target. This was one decision that we did not regret in the least. She is still being talked about!
Manager, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Christine Cashen delivered an outstanding presentation that combined humor with practical wisdom. Her engaging style and relatable content had the audience laughing while learning, with many calling her "the best of the best." The talk was packed with "concrete actions you can take with you," and attendees repeatedly expressed excitement about implementing her ideas in their districts. Her positive energy and "good vibe" created an atmosphere that was both "inspiring" and "thought-provoking.
WSPA
The Good Stuff
It's Your Business
