CHRIS LIPP trains thousands of individuals through his corporate workshops to promote change and rise up the corporate ranks. He regularly coaches entrepreneurs worldwide. His pitch formula is the de facto standard for pitching starups, and he has helped secure hundreds of millions of dollars in venture capital.
CHRIS spent the last fifteen years studying power and persuasion. Grounded in over 500 research studies on psychology, his work focuses on how to effect change. He is the author of two books (Magnetic: How Great Leaders Persuade and Inspire, and The Startup Pitch: A Proven Formula to Win Funding) on persuasion that move beyond the abstract art of communication into modern-day science and application. He co-founded Stanford Leaders in Communication, a program that supports Stanford students in using these skills to effect change at local and statewide policy levels.
CHRIS holds a Master's degree in Social Psychology. He lectures at Rice University in both the Business and Engineering Schools. As a long-time meditator, he spends one month of every year in a silent retreat.
CHRIS' communication career arose out of his experience at the Stanford Toastmasters Club in California.
JESSE SCINTO, DTM, is a Fulbright Scholar and Deputy Director of Columbia University's Strategic Communication program.
JESSE is the founder/CEO of Public Sphere, a leadership communication firm. He is dedicated to helping people master the art of public speaking. He has appeared on Bloomberg TV, and his work has been featured in Fast Company, Forbes, and the Stanford Social Innovation Review.
JESSE belongs to Greenspeakers Club in New York City and is a regular contributor to Toastmaster magazine.
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JESSE previously worked in advertising (Ogilvy & Mather, FCB) and was a professional sax player, touring with well-known blues artists and performing at the New Orleans Jazz Fest and Chicago Blues Festival.
JESSE holds his M.S. from Columbia University, and his B.A. from University of Chicago.