Christy Tonge

Christy is Producer & Host of Leaders Get Real, a Podcast featuring best-selling authors & authentic leaders who are using their influence for good (www.LeadersGetReal.com). Christy is a strategically oriented, high-energy, and thoughtful Executive Coach, Culture Strategist, Consultant & Speaker. She offers extensive experience in Leadership & Change, Teams, building Conscious Culture, DEIB, Authentic Leadership Communication, Executive Presence & EQ. Christy is passionate about partnering with organizations to reinvent leadership and build purposeful, inclusive company culture --which produces joy, innovation, and high-performing results! CHRISTY'S CLIENTS INCLUDE: eBay, Facebook, LinkedIn, Dropbox, Visa, Lucasfilm, Yahoo, Disney, Brocade, Gilead, Salesforce, Charles Schwab & Dolby PROJECTS/EDUCATION Christy served as Product Manager at the global consulting firm, GP Strategies, and Director of Product Development and Sr Consultant with the Tom Peters Company. She has partnered with the following bestselling authors and led the design of products & tools based on their books: - Jim Kouzes & Barry Posner - The Leadership Challenge™ and Credibility™ - Tom Peters - Service with Soul™, based on several books by Tom - Terry Pearce - Leading Out Loud™ - Pearce and former Charles Schwab CEO David Pottruck - Clicks and Mortar: Passion Driven Growth in an Internet Driven World. Christy is also a certified TILT ™ Practitioner. Education: BA, MA, Stanford University Christy believes that taking one’s leadership to the next level is an “inside out” process. Her work with leaders is both reflective and results-oriented. She challenges leaders using candor and her experience working with leading Authors and a wide range of corporate execs & non-profit leaders. Christy has extensive global experience and enjoyed a half year world service adventure with her family with extended stays in India, Africa & Latin America. Christy is energized by helping leaders combine character strengths, competence and personal connection for greater impact.