Chris is glad to work individually with each meeting planner to ensure that all expectations are exceeded and that no detail is overlooked.  Meeting planners should contact Chris (Speaker@summit-team.com) for a list of outstanding references.  If there is a unique element to your event, then please let us know but here are a few items that most meeting planners find helpful:

 

 

Duration            Chris's keynote presentations are tailored to the timeframe of your individual event and generally extend for 60 minutes. However, time permitting, 75 minutes is preferred by both Chris and his audiences.  If necessary, the presentation can be scaled back for a 45 minute period.

Where the schedule allows, following the keynote, Chris likes to allow for at least 15 minutes after the session to meet with those in the audience with questions or their own stories to share.

 

Apart from his time on stage, Chris is happy to support the event with any social or other interactions such as dinners or group activities.  Chris will do everything within his ability to contribute to the success of your event, every time.

 

Introduction:         (The following introduction is a suggested draft only. It may be used in its entirety or parts thereof. If further information is required to assist in writing an introduction customized for your organization, please contact us by email. It may also be helpful to visit the Biography section for further details.)


The phone rings and life changes forever.  Our speaker today knows what it is like to face adversity, change and crisis.  He also knows what it means to move forward through those challenges with passion and purpose.  It is not a journey any of us would want to take but it is an experience that all of us can take something from and today Christopher Novak is here to share those valuable insights with us. 

 

Chris’s professional background includes director of human resources at Cornell University and human resources manager for Syracuse China Company.  He is a successful entrepreneur whose company, The Summit Team, specializes in leadership development and executive coaching.  In addition to his first book, Conquering Adversity, which has more than 50,000 copies in print and has become a trusted resource to hundreds of organizations; Chris is the author of two other books, Lead Like a Pirate, and, 4 Circles of Good Business.   He has a bachelor’s degree in aeronautics-mathematics from Miami University and a master’s degree in business management from the State University of New York.

 

Please join me in welcoming Chris here today to share his powerful message about the hero inside each of us.

 

Travel:                    Air Travel
Chris is glad to travel coach class but appreciates an unrestricted ticket in the event unanticipated changes are required (air travel has become a very uncertain proposition at times).  Ground transportation between the airport and event site is appreciated.


Lodging Requirements
Usually one overnight stay at the event site is required the night before his presentation (non-smoking room please).

 

Ground Transportation

If air travel is not required, Chris appreciates the planning team’s choice of a rental car or mileage reimbursement between his home and the event location.

 

Technical

Support:

      • Chris is a very animated speaker and usually stands at the forefront of the stage facing the audience directly while moving frequently (no podium please).
      • A cordless lavaliere (lapel) microphone.
      • Chris runs a Power Point presentation from his laptop so a data video projector with cables, a projection screen and a small table with power cords is necessary. 
      • Any video photography, audio recording or other electronic capture of Chris’s presentation must be approved by Chris in advance; please email Chris if this is requested.  If approved, a copy of any photographs, audio or video taken is requested.
      • A small bottle of room temperature water (no ice) is appreciated.

Fees:                       Contact Chris for information on his speaking fees.  Please indicate if you are a non-profit, government or education organization.  Email Chris at info@summit-team.com.

 

Photos:                  Photographs are available for use in your marketing and promotional material and are located at the “Photos” tab.

 

Additional:            Chris will gladly further contribute to your event in any way that he can.  Following his presentation, people often like to socialize with Chris, ask questions, share their own experiences and get to know him better.  He will gladly partake in group meals or other such activities.  Due to Chris's busy travel schedule it is advisable to coordinate any additional activities in advance.

 

Book signings are a popular request and one that Chris is glad to accommodate when arrangements are made in advance.  If you would like Chris to be available for this activity, please let him know at the time of booking.

                           
                                                                                                                 photo: Paula Hamada Summit