How far out should we book?

Most in-person dates are set six to twelve weeks ahead. Virtual can move faster.

Will he tailor the talk to our event?

Yes. Every booking includes a pre-call, and the talk is built for your room.

Where does he travel from?

Texas, and he speaks nationwide.

How good is the virtual setup?

Broadcast quality. Twelve years on national television shows.

Who qualifies for the faith and education rate?

Schools, universities, churches, and registered nonprofits.

Speaking

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A keynote your team repeats a year later, not a talk they forget by lunch.

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“His theme of “holding the rope for each other” struck a powerful chord. That message has had a lasting impact on our organization and is now one of the three core pillars guiding our 2026 strategic plan.”

Austen Powell, Vice President of Strategic Operations, Civitas Senior Living

The signature keynotes

Rope-Holders

Who is holding your rope?

Picture yourself hanging off a cliff by a rope, a thousand feet of rock below you, one person on the other end. Who do you want it to be, and what are they made of? That question, handed to Chris by his high school coach, is the whole talk. It sorts the people holding the rope from the people only ranking each other.

What the room leaves withA shared picture they will still be using next quarter. Civitas made it a pillar of their 2026 strategic plan.

45 to 60 minutes, expandable to a workshop. For every audience.

AI Readiness Is a Leadership Problem

AI will not take over the world. The people who know how to use it will.

As machines take over the execution, the scarce thing is no longer skill. It is judgment, character, and the willingness to serve the person next to you. AI readiness is a leadership question, not a software project.

What the room leaves withLess fear of the wave, and a plan for the human things it cannot copy that a CEO and a frontline manager can both act on.

45 to 60 minutes. For corporate teams, executives, and conferences.

The Untapped Bench

The best leaders you will ever hire already think like an athlete.

Athletes are one of the most overlooked sources of leadership talent in the workforce. This talk shows a room how to spot the instincts, hire for them, and build them in people who never played a down. It is the idea that became AmplifyU.

What the room leaves withA practical way to develop the leaders already on their bench.

45 to 60 minutes. For universities, athletic departments, talent and culture teams, and operators.

The full catalog

Nine keynotes. One idea.

Grouped the way a planner shops. Every talk is built for your room on a pre-call.

Leadership as service

Rope-Holders, the signature, who is holding your rope.
What You Are Willing to Carry, leadership told through the soldiers' Bible collection.
How Values Will Save America's Leadership, from the 2025 TEDx.

The AI era and the human edge

AI Readiness Is a Leadership Problem, AI will not take over the world, the people who know how to use it will.

Teams, talent, and the athlete's edge

The Untapped Bench, the leadership talent hiding in plain sight.
The Championship Business Team, how a locker room becomes a company.
The Day You Get Cut, adversity, reinvention, and what you are made of.

The trades and the operator

Red, White and Blue Collar, leadership in the essential businesses nobody romanticizes and everybody depends on.

History and leadership

The Past Is a Playbook, the leaders who came before us already faced your hardest calls, and their wins and failures are a plan for the decisions ahead.

Formats and fees

Virtual 1:1, 60 minutes
Instant booking
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$1,500
Virtual keynote or fireside, 60 minutes
Instant booking
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$7,500
In-person keynote
By inquiry
from $15,000
Half-day workshop
By inquiry
$25,000
Faith, education, and nonprofit, in person
A values rate, not a discount
$7,500

Chris keeps one door priced so that a school, a church, or a nonprofit is never turned away by the number.

Booking terms

Virtual sessions are paid in full at booking. After payment, we coordinate the date and time that fits your event, and you get a confirmation by email.

Reschedule for free, or cancel for a full refund, within 7 days of booking. After 7 days, the payment is not refundable but carries in full to a new date within 12 months of the initial booking.

In-person dates are booked by inquiry and held with a deposit on a signed agreement.

What it is like to work with him

Before the event, we get on a call so the talk is built for your room and not pulled off a shelf. Chris shows up early, and stays late. Bulk copies of the books are available for attendees on request. He is based in Texas and speaks nationwide.

“There are a lot of gifted speakers that can command an audience and convey a powerful message, but the difference with Chris is that he not only talks the talk, but he has walked the walk. Many of our team is still talking about his challenge to fight for one another and be a “Team of Ropeholders” that can accomplish anything.”

Adam L. Feriend, Owner and Chief Operating Officer, JRJ Construction

Everything your committee needs, in one PDF.

The bio, the keynotes, the fees, the proof, and the credentials, ready to forward.

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