Chris Westfall

Chris Westfall

Keynote Speaker: US National Elevator Pitch Champion, Leadership Communication Expert, Business Consultant

Chris Westfall Biography

How's your elevator pitch? Chris Westfall has created multimillion-dollar revenue streams for companies on four continents, with innovative new strategies on leadership communication. As the US National Elevator Pitch Champion, he's helped clients to land on "Shark Tank," "Dragon’s Den," and "Shark Tank - Australia." A consultant to financial leaders and Fortune 100 companies, Westfall has helped entrepreneurs launch a broad array of businesses and successfully re-branded products and services around the globe. Since 2013, he's helped launch over 75 companies, assisting in raising over $350 million in investment capital for startups, including student projects, and coaching teams to victory in prestigious competitions like the Intel Global Capital Conference, the Harvard Executive MBA Pitch Competition, and the Rice Business Plan Competition.

Chris Westfall's clients include major corporations such as HP, Cisco, Salesforce, Unilever, Discover Card, Great American Insurance, and many more. Focused on the leaders of tomorrow, he has worked with numerous universities across North America, such as Texas A&M, The University of Pennsylvania, and The University of Chicago. An award-winning MBA instructor, Westfall has written several books on effective communication and branding, including "BulletProof Branding" (2014), "The NEW Elevator Pitch," and "Leadership Language" (2018).

Originally from Chicago, Chris Westfall currently resides in Houston, TX, with his wife and two daughters. He is an avid supporter of the performing and visual arts and engages actively in his community. His experiences and insights are regularly featured in media outlets such as CNN, ABC NEWS, and in publications like Forbes, making him a recognized authority on business communication and storytelling.

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Chris Westfall Speaking Topics

Finding Easier

Discover how to make tough times easier with guidance from Forbes contributor and author Chris Westfall. Inside the interactive keynote presentation, tailored for your organization, you’ll discover:

  • The way to really improve retention and engagement for your team – and how to communicate (human to human) in the Age of AI
  • Insights into attracting the brightest and best to your organization
  • Self-leadership skills, so that you can access peak performance
  • Beating back burnout to find resilience, resourcefulness – and personal freedom

In this highly interactive keynote, Chris Westfall looks at the nature of self-leadership – so that your team can find new roads to growth. This high-energy event focuses on driving new performance: filled with opportunities for turning reflection into new action. That way, your organization and your team members can go from “How are we gonna get through this?” to “What are we gonna get from this?”

The takeaways here are crystal-clear:

  1. Discover greater resilience
  2. Improve your understanding of what self-leadership looks like – and learn how to demonstrate empathy to your peers
  3. Unpack the power of listening, so that you can make this maxim come to life: none of us is as smart as all of us

This workshop is focused on personal and professional development, for high-growth organizations that understand how a powerful culture grows from the inside out. That’s right: new growth begins one person, and one conversation, at a time.

Here’s the conversation that makes your new goals and objectives easier!

Leadership Language

Find out what you haven’t heard about leadership in this myth-busting journey of new discovery – and new outcomes – for the leaders in your organization. Connect with the only language you need to know in order to change your results. Engaging, personal, and inspiring Leadership Language shows your team how to tap into your leadership potential from the moment Chris Westfall begins speaking.

When you understand Leadership Language, you know how to:

  • Lead your team to greater results, with an unstoppable contagious energy
  • Elevate your customer relationships, and launch ideas with new impact
  • Overcome the challenge of change through greater understanding of how people think, connect, and engage
  • Discover innovation, leadership, and creativity on your own terms – and turn those concepts into a competitive advantage

Leadership Language tackles the number one challenge facing your organization today: effective communication. We’ve got more ways than ever to connect – but are you making the connections that matter?

At the heart of every business issue, every new initiative and every customer service interaction is COMMUNICATION. Are you ready to change the conversation, and change your results?

With Chris Westfall’s keynote, your employees, owners and team members will explore these powerful leadership communication questions:

  • What makes a leader effective, and why?
  • What’s beyond psychology and personality, when it comes to leading others to new results?
  • What’s your vision, and how can you share it in a way that’s compelling, engaging and actionable?
  • Finding lasting motivation: what’s beyond “flow states” and getting “psyched up” that causes behaviors to really change?

Make your organization’s culture your competitive advantage with Leadership Language.

Secrets of the NEW Elevator Pitch

For sales audiences, marketing pros, and branding specialists, it's time to change the conversation and change your results - with guidance from the US National Elevator Pitch Champion.

Can you tell your story in a way that’s concise, clear, and compelling…even if your client decides to take the stairs?

There’s a new way of looking at the perfect “elevator pitch” – and, according to the US National Elevator Pitch Champion, it’s not a pitch at all! Leading clients around the globe to change from a ‘pitch” to a conversation has helped Chris Westfall to launch over four dozen businesses and propel his clients onto television shows like Shark Tank, Dragons Den in Canada, and even Shark Tank – Australia. Interested in creating multi-million-dollar revenues, attracting new customers, and generating world-class customer service? Want to build a better brand? Are you curious to know how to access the lost art of the persuasive conversation - without feeling pushy, sales-y, or fake?

The publisher of seven books, Chris Westfall has helped raise over $400 million in new investment, while launching over five dozen businesses. He’s coached the winners of the Harvard Executive MBA Pitch Competition, the Intel Global Capital Conference, SEC New Ventures, and the Rice Business Plan Competition – the largest and most lucrative competition of its kind in the world. What could your organization discover, in this interactive pitch workshop from one of the world’s top experts on compelling communication?

Takeaways include:

  • Insights into instant interest: how to build rapport without being manipulative
  • What mistakes your team is making, right now, when pitching for new business
  • How to overcome the natural resistance to a “pitch” – and how to create the authentic conversation that replaces it

This interactive keynote can include audience participation – giving your team the chance to be coached by the best of the best! Learn how to grow your business, and why you’ve got to stop “pitching”, with advice from the National Champ!

Chris Westfall Videos

Leadership Communication with Chris Westfall: Keynote Speaker Demo
Here's How to Nail Your Next Elevator Pitch
5:23 Elevator Pitch Essentials with Chris Westfall - Stop Saying "Umm"

How do I book Chris Westfall to speak at my event?

Our experienced booking agents have successfully helped clients around the world secure speakers like Chris Westfall for speaking engagements, personal appearances, product endorsements, or corporate entertainment since 2002. Click the Check Schedule button above and complete the form on this page to check availability for Chris Westfall, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to discuss your upcoming event. One of our experienced agents will be happy to help you get speaking fee information and check availability for Chris Westfall or any other speaker of your choice.

How much does it cost to book Chris Westfall for a speaking engagement?

Speaking fees for Chris Westfall, or any other speakers and celebrities, are determined based on a number of factors and may change without notice. The estimated fees to book Chris Westfall are $10,000 - $20,000 for live events and Below $10,000 for virtual events. For the most current speaking fee to hire Chris Westfall, click the Check Schedule button above and complete the form on this page, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to speak directly with an experienced booking agent.

What topics does Chris Westfall speak about?

Chris Westfall is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as Business, Sales, Business Leadership, Marketing, Networking, Technology, Inspirational, Social Media, Motivational and Strategic Leadership.

Where does Chris Westfall travel from?

Chris Westfall generally travels from Houston, TX, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances.

Who is the agent for Chris Westfall?

AAE Speakers Bureau has successfully secured keynote speakers like Chris Westfall for clients worldwide since 2002. As a full-service speaker booking agency, we have access to virtually any speaker or celebrity in the world. Our agents are happy and able to submit an offer to the speaker or celebrity of your choice, letting you benefit from our reputation and long-standing relationships in the industry. Please click the Check Schedule button above and complete the form on this page including the details of your event, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536, and one of our agents will assist you to book Chris Westfall for your next private or corporate function.

What is a full-service speaker booking agency?

AAE Speakers Bureau is a full-service speaker booking agency, meaning we can completely manage the speaker’s or celebrity’s engagement with your organization from the time of booking your speaker through the event’s completion. We provide all of the services you need to host Chris Westfall or any other speaker of your choice, including offer negotiation, contractual assistance, accounting and billing, and event speaker travel and logistics services. When you book a speaker with us, we manage the process of hosting a speaker for you as an extension of your team. Our goal is to give our clients peace of mind and a best-in-class service experience when booking a speaker with us.

Why is AAE Speakers Bureau different from other booking agencies?

If you’re looking for the best speaker recommendations, paired with a top-notch customer service experience, you’re in the right place. At AAE Speakers Bureau, we exclusively represent the interests of our clients - professional organizations, companies, universities, and associations. We intentionally do not represent the speakers we feature or book. That is so we can present our clients with the broadest and best performing set of speaker options in the market today, and we can make these recommendations without any obligation to promote a specific speaker over another. This is why when our agents suggest a speaker for your event, you can be assured that they are of the highest quality with a history of proven success with our other clients.


Chris Westfall is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics including Business, Sales and Business Leadership. The estimated speaking fee range to book Chris Westfall for live events is $10,000 - $20,000, and for virtual events Below $10,000. Chris Westfall generally travels from Houston, TX, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Candace Reese Walters, Brian Parsley and Nicholas de Wolff. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Chris Westfall for an upcoming event.

Speaker profile last updated by AAE Talent Team on 16/12/2024.

Chris Westfall Speaking Topics

  • Finding Easier

    Discover how to make tough times easier with guidance from Forbes contributor and author Chris Westfall. Inside the interactive keynote presentation, tailored for your organization, you’ll discover:

    • The way to really improve retention and engagement for your team – and how to communicate (human to human) in the Age of AI
    • Insights into attracting the brightest and best to your organization
    • Self-leadership skills, so that you can access peak performance
    • Beating back burnout to find resilience, resourcefulness – and personal freedom

    In this highly interactive keynote, Chris Westfall looks at the nature of self-leadership – so that your team can find new roads to growth. This high-energy event focuses on driving new performance: filled with opportunities for turning reflection into new action. That way, your organization and your team members can go from “How are we gonna get through this?” to “What are we gonna get from this?”

    The takeaways here are crystal-clear:

    1. Discover greater resilience
    2. Improve your understanding of what self-leadership looks like – and learn how to demonstrate empathy to your peers
    3. Unpack the power of listening, so that you can make this maxim come to life: none of us is as smart as all of us

    This workshop is focused on personal and professional development, for high-growth organizations that understand how a powerful culture grows from the inside out. That’s right: new growth begins one person, and one conversation, at a time.

    Here’s the conversation that makes your new goals and objectives easier!

  • Leadership Language

    Find out what you haven’t heard about leadership in this myth-busting journey of new discovery – and new outcomes – for the leaders in your organization. Connect with the only language you need to know in order to change your results. Engaging, personal, and inspiring Leadership Language shows your team how to tap into your leadership potential from the moment Chris Westfall begins speaking.

    When you understand Leadership Language, you know how to:

    • Lead your team to greater results, with an unstoppable contagious energy
    • Elevate your customer relationships, and launch ideas with new impact
    • Overcome the challenge of change through greater understanding of how people think, connect, and engage
    • Discover innovation, leadership, and creativity on your own terms – and turn those concepts into a competitive advantage

    Leadership Language tackles the number one challenge facing your organization today: effective communication. We’ve got more ways than ever to connect – but are you making the connections that matter?

    At the heart of every business issue, every new initiative and every customer service interaction is COMMUNICATION. Are you ready to change the conversation, and change your results?

    With Chris Westfall’s keynote, your employees, owners and team members will explore these powerful leadership communication questions:

    • What makes a leader effective, and why?
    • What’s beyond psychology and personality, when it comes to leading others to new results?
    • What’s your vision, and how can you share it in a way that’s compelling, engaging and actionable?
    • Finding lasting motivation: what’s beyond “flow states” and getting “psyched up” that causes behaviors to really change?

    Make your organization’s culture your competitive advantage with Leadership Language.

  • Secrets of the NEW Elevator Pitch

    For sales audiences, marketing pros, and branding specialists, it's time to change the conversation and change your results - with guidance from the US National Elevator Pitch Champion.

    Can you tell your story in a way that’s concise, clear, and compelling…even if your client decides to take the stairs?

    There’s a new way of looking at the perfect “elevator pitch” – and, according to the US National Elevator Pitch Champion, it’s not a pitch at all! Leading clients around the globe to change from a ‘pitch” to a conversation has helped Chris Westfall to launch over four dozen businesses and propel his clients onto television shows like Shark Tank, Dragons Den in Canada, and even Shark Tank – Australia. Interested in creating multi-million-dollar revenues, attracting new customers, and generating world-class customer service? Want to build a better brand? Are you curious to know how to access the lost art of the persuasive conversation - without feeling pushy, sales-y, or fake?

    The publisher of seven books, Chris Westfall has helped raise over $400 million in new investment, while launching over five dozen businesses. He’s coached the winners of the Harvard Executive MBA Pitch Competition, the Intel Global Capital Conference, SEC New Ventures, and the Rice Business Plan Competition – the largest and most lucrative competition of its kind in the world. What could your organization discover, in this interactive pitch workshop from one of the world’s top experts on compelling communication?

    Takeaways include:

    • Insights into instant interest: how to build rapport without being manipulative
    • What mistakes your team is making, right now, when pitching for new business
    • How to overcome the natural resistance to a “pitch” – and how to create the authentic conversation that replaces it

    This interactive keynote can include audience participation – giving your team the chance to be coached by the best of the best! Learn how to grow your business, and why you’ve got to stop “pitching”, with advice from the National Champ!

Chris Westfall Videos

Leadership Communication with Chris Westfall: Keynote Speaker Demo
Here's How to Nail Your Next Elevator Pitch
5:23 Elevator Pitch Essentials with Chris Westfall - Stop Saying "Umm"
Chris Westfall - National Elevator Pitch Champion - YouTube

Chris Westfall Reviews

  • Chris is one of the most talented individuals that I have had the opportunity to meet with in the marketing industry. He truly is talented but his passion for helping others improve their career path is what sets him apart from other speakers. He brings a sense of self-actualization making individuals dig deep to find who they are, what talents they possess, and how to communicate those talents to other professionals. He has the ability to connect with individuals of all stages of their career growth and can motivate others to connect and network with professionals in their desired field of interest. I was honored and grateful to have to opportunity to meet him and learn successful ways to expand my career even during this challenging economy. He is one of the best speakers I have been able to listen to in years.
    American Marketing Assocation - May 03 2011

  • How do I book Chris Westfall to speak at my event?

    Our experienced booking agents have successfully helped clients around the world secure speakers like Chris Westfall for speaking engagements, personal appearances, product endorsements, or corporate entertainment since 2002. Click the Check Schedule button above and complete the form on this page to check availability for Chris Westfall, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to discuss your upcoming event. One of our experienced agents will be happy to help you get speaking fee information and check availability for Chris Westfall or any other speaker of your choice.
  • How much does it cost to book Chris Westfall for a speaking engagement?

    Speaking fees for Chris Westfall, or any other speakers and celebrities, are determined based on a number of factors and may change without notice. The estimated fees to book Chris Westfall are $10,000 - $20,000 for live events and Below $10,000 for virtual events. For the most current speaking fee to hire Chris Westfall, click the Check Schedule button above and complete the form on this page, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to speak directly with an experienced booking agent.
  • What topics does Chris Westfall speak about?

    Chris Westfall is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as Business, Sales, Business Leadership, Marketing, Networking, Technology, Inspirational, Social Media, Motivational and Strategic Leadership.
  • Where does Chris Westfall travel from?

    Chris Westfall generally travels from Houston, TX, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances.
  • Who is the agent for Chris Westfall?

    AAE Speakers Bureau has successfully secured keynote speakers like Chris Westfall for clients worldwide since 2002. As a full-service speaker booking agency, we have access to virtually any speaker or celebrity in the world. Our agents are happy and able to submit an offer to the speaker or celebrity of your choice, letting you benefit from our reputation and long-standing relationships in the industry. Please click the Check Schedule button above and complete the form on this page including the details of your event, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536, and one of our agents will assist you to book Chris Westfall for your next private or corporate function.
  • What is a full-service speaker booking agency?

    AAE Speakers Bureau is a full-service speaker booking agency, meaning we can completely manage the speaker’s or celebrity’s engagement with your organization from the time of booking your speaker through the event’s completion. We provide all of the services you need to host Chris Westfall or any other speaker of your choice, including offer negotiation, contractual assistance, accounting and billing, and event speaker travel and logistics services. When you book a speaker with us, we manage the process of hosting a speaker for you as an extension of your team. Our goal is to give our clients peace of mind and a best-in-class service experience when booking a speaker with us.
  • Why is AAE Speakers Bureau different from other booking agencies?

    If you’re looking for the best speaker recommendations, paired with a top-notch customer service experience, you’re in the right place. At AAE Speakers Bureau, we exclusively represent the interests of our clients - professional organizations, companies, universities, and associations. We intentionally do not represent the speakers we feature or book. That is so we can present our clients with the broadest and best performing set of speaker options in the market today, and we can make these recommendations without any obligation to promote a specific speaker over another. This is why when our agents suggest a speaker for your event, you can be assured that they are of the highest quality with a history of proven success with our other clients.
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