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Chris
Brady
Chris Brady
Major
Accomplishments
Chris Brady is founder, CEO, and Creative Director of Life. He also serves as the Executive Publisher of Obstaclés Press and is a
New York Times
bestselling author, speaker, humorist, and businessman. Chris has sold over two million copies of his books in 8 different languages.
Chris has been listed among the
Top 200 Most Influential Authors in the world
.
In 2017, Chris has been recognized among the
Best 25 Management and Leadership Blogs
and as a
Top Business Expert
.
He also made the Likeable Local's
Top 150 Great Marketers to Follow in 2015.
Chris was named one of the The Modern Servant Leader’s
Top Leadership Experts to Follow in 2015.
In May of 2014, Chris was ranked number 39 on
Inc. magazine’s Top 50 Leadership and Management Experts
Chris is also listed among the Top 100 Authors to Follow on Twitter (@RascalTweets).
In 2010, he received the Kettering/GMI Alumni Association Entrepreneurial Achievement Award.
Chris’s
blog
has been included in the
Top-Notch Leadership and Management Blogs
, the
Top 100 Blogs for Executives, Managers, and CEOs
, and the
100 Best Web Resources for Managers
.
Additional
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Interesting Facts About Chris:
He has one of the world’s most unique résumés, including experience with a live bug in his ear, walking through a paned glass window, chickening out from the high dive in elementary school, destroying the class ant farm in third grade, losing a spelling bee on the word use, jackhammering his foot, and more recently, sinking his snowmobile in a lake.
Education:
He earned his bachelor of science degree in mechanical engineering at Kettering University and his master of science degree in manufacturing engineering from Carnegie Mellon University as a General Motors Fellow. And he completed his master’s thesis work at Toyohashi University in Japan.
Family:
Chris and his wife Terri have four children and live in North Carolina.
Charitable Focus:
Chris is a founder and Vice President of
All Grace Outreach
the 501(c)(3) charitable nonprofit organization, which focuses on spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ throughout the world and helping abused, abandoned, and distressed women and children.
Hobbies and Interests:
Chris is an avid motorized adventurer, world traveler, private pilot, community builder, soccer fan, Christian, historian, and dad. If you can’t find Chris speaking to a live audience, in his office writing his books, perusing through a bookstore, playing with his children, cheering on the sideline of a soccer pitch, roaming the hills of Tuscany, or having fun out on the lake, try looking in the following online locations:
Major
Publications
Launching a Leadership Revolution
(coauthored with Orrin Woodward)
Leadership Lessons from the Age of Fighting Sail
PAiLS
,
A Month of Italy
(2013 Gold ADDY winner featured in the movie A Long Way Off)
Rascal
(Gold Medal winner in the 2013 Living Now Evergreen Book Awards)
EDGE
(co-authored with Orrin Woodward)
Leadership and Liberty
(co-authored with Orrin Woodward)
Leadership: Tidbits and Treasures
(co-authored with Orrin Woodward)
Life
(co-authored with Orrin Woodward)
A Month of Italy
Financial Fitness
Beyond Financial Fitness
Social
Media
chrisbrady.com
christopherjamesbrady.com
chrisbrady.typepad.com
chrisbradylife.com
twitter.com/RascalTweets
facebook.com/christopherjamesbrady
facebook.com/RascalNation
linkedin.com/in/cjbrady
youtube.com/user/MrChrisBrady
goodreads.com/chris_brady
pinterest.com/c_brady
plus.google.com/+ChrisBrady
amonthofitaly.com
chrisbrady.typepad.com/rascal
launchingaleadershiprevolution.com
medium.com/@RascalTweets