Helping Business Owners Make Work Feel More Like Play!
Hi, I’m Christi! I'm a business coach, strategist, and speaker who believes that your business should support your life, not consume it.
After burning out in my own entrepreneurial journey, I realized that hustle culture wasn’t the answer. Now, I help creative and neurodivergent entrepreneurs build businesses rooted in clarity, ease, and joy.
My talks blend playful strategy with self-leadership, offering audiences the tools (and the permission) to slow down, trust themselves, and create sustainable success on their terms.
past speaking events:
Other Appearances:
The Conquer Summit | Creative Marketing Summit | Rising Tide Society | Shine ShEO Academy
Build a Business that Feels Good to Run!
My mission is to help service-based entrepreneurs create aligned strategies, sustainable systems, and self-care routines that fuel their creativity and their income without sacrificing their mental health. I believe success flows from self-love and self-love flows from alignment. Let's inspire your audience with a talk to help them build a business that lights them up, fuels their unique brains, and gives them the freedom to thrive in their own way.
Build a Business that Feels Good to Run!
My mission is to help service-based entrepreneurs create aligned strategies, sustainable systems, and self-care routines that fuel their creativity and their income without sacrificing their mental health. I believe success flows from self-love and self-love flows from alignment. Let's co-create a business that lights you up, attracts the right clients, and gives you the freedom to thrive.
MY SIGNATURE TALKS
I'd love to speak on one of the below topics at your event! I'm happy to make it tailor-made to your audience. Or, we can chat about preparing a custom talk for your event! My number one goal is that attendees feel seen and leave with practical next steps to take action on making their business feel easier.
TAKE BACK YOUR TIME: BURNOUT-PROOF YOUR BUSINESS BY FOCUSING ON WHAT MATTERS
In this talk, I’ll guide attendees in identifying the work that lights them up, setting effective boundaries, and developing strategies to protect their time and energy so they can thrive without burning out.
Attendees will learn how to:
- Identify what is worth spending their time on & what isn't so work feels easier
- Recognize mindset traps and time leaks that keep them overwhelmed
- Set empowering boundaries that safeguard their energy and focus
Perfect for: Creative entrepreneurs, service providers, and educators who want to transition from 1:1 work to scalable offers while feeling overwhelmed by client demands and the pressure to overdeliver.
Breaking Up with Hustle Culture: How to Set Boundaries, Prioritize Rest, and Still Get Results
Attendees will walk away with:
- A redefined vision of success that prioritizes both wellbeing and growth
- Practical strategies for setting boundaries with clients, time, and energy
- A simple process for designing a sustainable weekly schedule that honors their energy
Perfect for: Creative entrepreneurs, freelancers, and small business teams who are ready to ditch burnout and build a business that feels good and works long-term.
I believe success shouldn't come at the expense of your mental health.
WATCH ME SPEAK
- Jen Vazquez; host of Creative Marketing Summit
"Christi is a standout speaker every single time she joins our Creative Live Summit. She brings such a positive, empathetic energy and always delivers content that’s not only inspiring but deeply authentic and actionable. Our attendees walk away feeling seen, supported, and ready to take action. Each time Christi speaks, she delivers incredible value with clarity, intention, and heart. She’s warm, confident, and relatable—everything you want in a speaker. She connects with the audience in a genuine way that keeps them engaged from beginning to end.
Christi is a standout speaker. She delivers incredible value with clarity, intention, and heart.
Many of our attendees were eager to connect with her one on one.
"Christi was excellent to work with as a speaker at our small business conference. Her energy was contagious and many of our attendees were eager to connect with her one on one during the event for deeper conversations."
- Danielle Kaminski, host of The Makers & Shakers Small Business Conference
THIS ADHD GIRLIE LOVES A GOOD PODCAST!
I've hosted over 175 episodes of The Dream Biz Podcast and have also been a guest on several podcasts. I love bringing honest conversations about entrepreneurship to listeners everywhere. My podcast chats will be relatable, practical, and honest. I'd love to be a guest on your podcast!
podcast topics:
Breaking Up with Hustle Culture: What My Mental Health Crisis Taught Me About Sustainable Success
Motivation & Executive Function: 7 Ways to Work With Your Brain, Not Against It
Reclaim Joy in 10 Minutes or Less: Small Steps for a Brighter Business Day
Burnout-Proof Your Business with Boundaries that Support Your Time, Energy & Your Best Work
The System for Guardrailing Your Day (When Your Brain Won't Do It for You)
What if your calendar wasn’t just for managing time, but for protecting your energy? I sat down with Julie Fried on The System for Everything Podcast to explore how she structures her days to support her ADHD brain and build a life-first business.
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From Burnout to Brilliance
In this vulnerable episode, I chatted Praise Santos McKenna on The Branding Your Business Podcast to share my journey from passionate photographer to burned-out OBM and creative agency owner and how I found my way back to joy. We talked about recovery, playfulness, community, and building a business that supports your creativity and well-being.
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Working With Your Brain, Not Against It
I joined John Mansfield on The Wisdom in the Tangents Podcast to talk about how understanding your brain and working with it, not against it, can change everything. We explored what it means to build a business that fits your unique wiring and how I help neurodivergent creatives find aligned, sustainable ways to work.
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3 Ways to Make Your Next Launch More Fun
In this episode, I chatted with Quianna on Quianna Marie Weekly about how to make your launch go from stressful and tiring to FUN and easy! I shared my top 3 ways to make your launch feel like a PARTY! I shared my top tips for the tech, timeline, and checkpoints needed to make your next launch feel like a party.
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How to Avoid Goal Setting Mistakes
There's setting goals and then there's setting the *right* goals in your business. In this episode, I sat down with Katrina Widener on the Badass Business Squad Podcast to discuss the five most common goal setting mistakes entrepreneurs make — and how to avoid them. You'll learn practical steps to apply today!
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Scaling and Outsourcing for Creative Enturepreneurs
In this episode, I sat down with Halle Heather to chat about how to identify what tasks to outsource and the key steps to scale your business. We talked about business strategy plus practical advice on growing your email list, conducting market research, and executing successful launches.
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FEATURED INTERVIEWS:
"Loved how Christi made a stressful business strategy feel more like a party! Everything about launching can feel daunting with so many moving parts. Christi helped my audience create a game plan for future launches to not only increase the bottom line, but to learn and track stats that really matter along the way! It was relatable, engaging and easy to listen to, like we’re just business besties chatting over coffee or on a hot girl walk!"
- Quianna Marie, Host of Quianna Marie Weekly
"Christi was an absolutely gracious guest. She brought not only kindness and warmth to the conversation but also shared truly actionable tips that our audience could implement right away. Her insights were clear, practical, and delivered in such a thoughtful way. She has a natural gift for making complex ideas feel simple and doable. She strikes the perfect balance between being informative and approachable, which makes her incredibly easy to listen to. Her ability to connect through real, relatable stories makes the audience feel seen and supported."
- Jen Vazquez, Host of Marketing Strategy Academy Podcast
Book Me to Speak!
Whether you're hosting a conference, workshop, podcast, or team retreat, I bring grounded, actionable insights that empower entrepreneurs to lead with clarity, protect their energy, and grow sustainably. Let’s create an unforgettable experience that leaves your audience inspired and equipped to build a business that actually feels good. Contact me today to chat about booking me to speak at your event!
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