Christopher V. Flett (Ghost CEO)
Christopher is an author, speaker, educator, and instigator of the new model of business. He is the founder of the Ghost CEO program and has travelled the world speaking to women’s groups, working with Fortune 500 companies, and coaching small business owners on how to grow their businesses sustainably and successfully in the global marketplace. He splits his time between overseeing venture capital opportunities, speaking to companies and business groups around the globe, and working with a limited client base that he coaches one-on-one.
His areas of expertise include:
Business Development
Gender Relations in the Workplace
Negotiations
Strategic Partnerships
Marketing and Niche Market Development
Specialized Curriculum Development
Sales Systems
Licensing and other Advanced Profit Models
Presentation Skills
A serial entrepreneur, he has successfully launched eleven companies and has sold to major corporations that he built from scratch. Not one to sugar coat business topics, he is a popular guest in the media including: The Today Show, Fox Business Network, CNBC, and others. His work has been featured in Entrepreneur Magazine, the New York Times, the Washington Post, USA Today, the Guardian, the Globe & Mail, the National Post, and various other national and international papers.
His first book, What Men Don’t Tell Women About Business (Wiley & Sons, 2007) was a runaway success and has led him to being called the “Shock Jock of Business Management” by BusinessWeek magazine. He has a loyal following of professional women that appreciate his honesty, directness, and focus on levelling the playing field for professional women. He has presented this topic alone to over 350 women’s groups across North American and Western Europe.
Christopher has worked with thousands of female professionals and entrepreneurs across North America and Europe. He has also worked with companies such as: Intel, Hitachi, RBC Dominion Securities, Key Bank, HP, Volkswagen, HSBC, Corel, Price Waterhouse, Deloitte, Frost Bank, and other leaders from the global business community.