leadership consulting to scale your business, train your employees and inspire your teams

High-performing teams are built by modern leaders that put people first. But in today’s high-pressure, rapidly changing workplace, even the best leaders struggle without the right tools, communication, and habits to consistently bring out the best in themselves and their teams.

That’s where I come in.

As a #1 bestselling author, leadership consultant, and globally recognized expert on emotional intelligence, I partner with CEOs, HR executives, and leadership teams to build the skills, culture, and behaviors that define high-performing organizations. My work is grounded in 20-plus years of real-world business experience. I've worked with the best leaders and teams in the world. I know what it takes to help your team perform at their best. My proven consulting methodology has helped thousands of leaders and teams thrive. Contact me to learn how I will help you build a high-performing team that loves working with each other.

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Every organization is unique. Every leadership team has different strengths, challenges, and goals. That’s why I don’t offer a one-size-fits-all program. Everything I do is custom-designed for your organization.

Emotional Intelligence for Modern Leaders© is the program that has helped thousands of employees become true leaders who build high-performing teams. This is a hands-on consulting engagement that integrates emotional intelligence into the DNA of your organization’s leadership culture. Working closely with your executive team, HR leadership and employees, I help equip your leaders with the skills they need to perform at their best. Here's what to expect:

  • Phase 1: Organizational health assessment, C-level interviews and a proprietary 360° EQ evaluation of your leadership team.
  • Phase 2: Christopher builds out a library of custom leadership content in modules. This includes videos, training documents, custom workshops, team-building sessions, hands-on coaching and ongoing leadership development to meet your every need.
  • Phase 3: The delivery of a custom Leadership Playbook and long-term sustainability planning and coaching to achieve your goals.

Christopher consults and coaches to meet your organization exactly where it's at, helping you achieve goals and address leadership challenges. Just like your relationship with your team members is a partnership, so is mine with your employees. Together, we will produce results that outlast the length of our engagement.

The Results That Matter Most to Your Organization

  • Stronger manager effectiveness: leaders who know how to coach, deliver meaningful feedback, and hold their teams accountable with empathy.
  • Better communication and alignment: a consistent leadership language and culture of candor that eliminates silos and drives strategic focus from the C-suite to the front line.
  • Higher engagement and retention: when leaders lead with emotional intelligence, employees feel seen, valued, and motivated to deliver their best work every day.
  • Improved organizational culture and trust: a foundation of psychological safety, genuine camaraderie, and collaborative energy that makes your organization a place where top talent wants to stay.
  • A practical, enduring leadership playbook: not a binder that collects dust, but a living framework your leaders use to make decisions, develop people, and sustain culture long after our engagement ends.
  • Empathy and human connection at scale: a revitalized sense of purpose, and improved relationships across your organization that directly impacts morale, performance, and customer experience.

Championship Leadership Inc. has helped thousands of executives and leaders transform their organizations. Here's what some of them have to say: 

"Christopher is a leadership consultant and executive coach who became a trusted thought partner during my leadership transition at WME. He's truly supported my leadership growth and given me incredible guidance to help me scale our team. He’s challenged me to think strategically and understand how to create leadership accountability with empathy. Highly recommend working with him!"

— Richard Weitz, Co-Chairman, William Morris Endeavor (WME)

“Christopher has been a fantastic resource for our team for over one year now. He’s transformed the way we communicate with each other, and as a result, how we get work done. He's provided ALL of us with invaluable feedback and guidance that have helped us to lead at our best and come together as one unified team. Don't think twice- hire him and watch your organization grow in leaps and bounds.”

— Senior Vice President of Operations

“Christopher came in and immediately identifed several issues that our team was having in how we were communicating and relating to one another. He pointed out how it was preventing us from achieving our team goals. What we've been able to accomplish during a huge period of change has been remarkable- but we wouldn't be where we are today without his guidance and help."

— Chief Technology Officer, Fortune 500 Manufacturing company

“Christopher helped lead our sales team through one of the most significant growth periods in our company's history. It started with his program, Emotional Intelligence for Modern Leaders, which completely revolutionized our sales operation. He got us to understand that connection and growth begins with us. The tools he's given us have changed the way we see ourselves, and how our customers see us. Hire him.”

— Senior Sales Leader, Fortune 500 Organization

“Our consulting engagement with Christopher led to a renewed focus on putting our people first and creating a culture that all of us love being a part of. The time he's spent with us has truly been above and beyond anything written in a contract. Christopher has helped us to significantly increase profits, expand our footprint nationally and build partnerships that will take our organization well into the future."

— Chief Executive Officer, National Organization