Chris Westfall

Chris Westfall is the national elevator pitch champion and grand prize winner of the '118' elevator speech contest. He is an award-winning instructor at a top-15 MBA program, and the original business editor for 12most.com.  He provides keynotes and training seminars on sales strategy, leadership and career planning to Fortune 1000 companies, colleges and non-profit organizations.  Clients include Hewlett-Packard (HP), Lutron, Savant, AVISPL, Southern Methodist University, Every Orphan's Hope, Texas Christian University, Alpha Omicron Pi and the YMCA (to name a few). 

Keynote speaker, entrepreneur, business coach - and national champion. Chris Westfall is dedicated to improving the world, two minutes at a time.  Everyone has a story - what's yours?

With an extensive career in broadcast and public speaking, Chris has been featured on CNN, ABC NEWS, NBC and in the NEW YORK POST, among other media outlets.   He's the author of "Five Great New Elevator Pitches" - helping people to deliver a message that's compelling, authentic and relevant in a Web 2.0 world.

A native of Chicago, Chris lives with his wife and two daughters in Dallas, TX, and is an avid supporter of the performing arts.