Biographical Information about Christine Harvey
BEST SELLING BUSINESS BOOKS
Christine Harvey is the author of SIX best selling business books ... published in 22 languages ...
* "Secrets of the World's Top Sales Performers"...150,000 copies sold, 5 languages
* "Can a Girl Run for President"... Newly Released!
- You Have the Power to Influence the World Around You"
* "Successful Selling"...14 languages
* "Successful Motivation in a Week"...13 languages
* "Public Speaking and Leadership Building"...6 languages
* "Your Pursuit of Profit"...140,000 copies sold, 8 languages
Languages include English, Japanese, French, Dutch, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Spanish, Arabic, Greek, Turkish, Portuguese, Polish, Czech, Thai, Indonesian, Chinese
Christine Harvey is listed in the International Directory of Distinguished Leadership. As an author and businesswoman, she has extensive experience in helping companies reach their corporate goals. Her writing, speaking, training, and television appearances, as well as her experience in corporate management and Board of Directors participation, is invaluable to her client companies. Articles about her have appeared throughout the US, Canada, London, Paris, Sydney, Hong Kong, Singapore and Tokyo.
TELEVISION AND RADIO
Christine Harvey is a TV and radio personality acting in the capacity of host, subject expert, concept creator and producer. Examples are 'The Heart and Soul of Leadership' and 'Power Talk' for American Forces Network and half hour specials for television in Los Angeles. She also hosted a business radio talk show in the Eastern Bloc, and was hailed as the first Westerner to do so. That program aired for three years. She has also written and produced training videos. She has been a featured television guest in North and South America, Europe, Australia, and Asia.
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| Christine on the radio in Prague (1990) immediately after the fall of Communism. | Christine creating a TV special entitled "Heart & Soul of Leadership", filmed in Bosnia. |
She has a weekly radio show which can be accessed by Internet on Sunday afternoons at 2:00 pm US Mountain Time on www.KXCI.org.
MOTIVATIONAL CONFERENCE SPEAKER
Christine Harvey has been invited to address audiences in more than 20 countries. Some of the international examples include:
* IBM in Monte Carlo
* Lloyds Merchant Bank in London
* Sony Consumer Products U.K.
* Toyota Motors in Singapore
* The US Mortgage Brokers Association in Florida
* Association of CPA's in Ohio
* Parliament of the former Czechoslovakia in Prague
* British-American Life Insurance in Singapore
* Russian Business School Association in Moscow
* Youth Exploration Conference in India
* Government Leaders in Malaysia
* Arthur Andersen in the Philippines and Argentina
TRAINING COURSE DESIGN AND DELIVERY
Since 1985 Christine Harvey has designed and delivered training courses in sales, communication, customer service, marketing, management, motivation, and public speaking for Institutes and Corporations world-wide. These include:
* The Institute of Directors, London
* The British Institute of Management
* The Australian Institute of Management
* The Singapore Institute of Management
* The International Management Training Institute in Prague
* Corporations including BMW, Toyota, Hitachi, Sony, plus hundreds of others in virtually all industries.
In 1990, when the Wall of Communism fell, her company was the first training organization to enter the Eastern Bloc using American and European training methods. Over 40,000 executives have been trained there in her course work and methods. It is estimated that over 100,000 people have been trained in her courses worldwide. In addition, she has trained over 200 trainers to deliver her course work using her interactive methods.
NEWSPAPER AND MAGAZINE COMMISSIONS
Christine Harvey has had syndicated articles in the Los Angeles Times and 100 other major newspapers and she has been commissioned to write monthly feature articles on the subjects of sales, customer service and motivation by a number of magazines. These include Computer Weekly, Export Direction and Working Women, plus Toyota and General Motors in house magazines. Commissioning editors often comment on her clarity of writing, and her skill in customizing her material through interviews and research.
BACKGROUND
Christine Harvey started her career as an educator, then she moved quickly into the business world through advertising, and later the computer field. In computer sales, she won the 'Highest Achievement Award' before being promoted to Marketing Manager of two divisions. In 1980 she started her own company, specialising in export consulting and management training with world-wide activities. Her five best selling books reflect the experiences of this training, consulting and business ownership. She now serves on a number of Boards and Councils in various parts of the world.
Mrs. Harvey's time is divided between her Board work, consulting and training, writing, television, radio and public speaking appearances.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS PARTICIPATION
In addition to running her own company, Mrs. Harvey has served on a number of other Boards.
LONDON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE CHAIRMAN
As Chairman of the London Chamber of Commerce West, Christine speaks with Prince Charles during the launch of the Enterprise Agency.
In 1986 she was elected Chairman of one of the London Chambers of Commerce, the first American and first woman to hold that position.
ENTERPRISE / INDUSTRY - EDUCATION / YOUNG ENTERPRISE
While living in England for 14 years, she was also a Member of the Board of an Enterprise Agency which helped new companies come into existence. The Agency was launched by Prince Charles. She has also participated in an Industry - Education Council, as well as a Borough Rates Council, and was on the UK Board of Young Enterprise.
NATIONAL SPEAKERS ASSOCIATION
As an active leader in the National Speakers Association, an organization of 3500 members worldwide, she has been a Founding Benefactor of their International Center, a Council Member for four years and International Editor of the Professional Speaker Magazine. While living in Europe, she was the Founding President of the Speakers Association Paris/Brussels.
TOASTMASTERS INTERNATIONAL
As a member of Toastmaster Clubs in Europe and the US, she has held positions on Boards at the Club and Area levels, and was the Sponsor (founder) of the Toastmasters Capitol Club of Brussels.
ZONTA INTERNATIONAL
She was elected to the 1994-96 Board of Directors of ZONTA International, as International Director. Their 36,000 members in 67 countries engage in notable worldwide service projects. ZONTA was established in 1919 and has United Nations Consultative Status.
As International Director, Christine Harvey makes a presentation to the President of the German Parliament. VENTURE CAPITOL AND BANK BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Mrs. Harvey has served on the Board of Directors of a bank involved in micro-lending. She participated as a member of the Board of a start up Venture Capitol Company in London designed to help the growth of inner city companies.
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E-Mail: ChristineHarvey@ChristineHarvey.com
Web Site: www.ChristineHarvey.com
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