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Kristin Arnold helps leaders and their teams create the best solution that everyone can get behind, be excited about, and act upon quickly.
She is an expert on team process – how groups of people get from one point to a desired outcome by doing their best thinking, coming to an understanding of what needs to be done, and agreeing on how and when to do it. All done in a short amount of time.
Kristin has the depth and breadth of experience in working across multiple sectors and industries. Over the past 30 years, she have worked with leaders and their teams in all 18 identified sectors of the US economy and 147 different industries ranging from manufacturing and mining to financial services and the arts and everything in between. She has spoken to over 250 organizations in a dozen countries around the world such as the Million Dollar Roundtable, Mercedes Benz (USA and Canada), Chief Executive Group, Lockheed Martin, Caterpillar, Johnson & Johnson, just to name a few. She has worked with over 16,000 leaders and 450 distinct teams delivering practical, real-world insights, tools, and techniques to help their teams to be extraordinary.
As a high-stakes meeting facilitator, keynote speaker, and professional panel moderator, Kristin has the depth and breadth of experience in working across multiple sectors and industries. Over the past 30 years, she has worked with leaders and their teams in all 18 identified sectors of the US economy and 147 different industries ranging from manufacturing and mining to financial services and the arts and everything in between. She has spoken to over 250 organizations in a dozen countries around the world such as the Million Dollar Roundtable, Mercedes Benz (USA and Canada), Lockheed Martin, Caterpillar, Johnson & Johnson, just to name a few. She has worked with over 16,000 leaders and 450 distinct teams delivering practical, real-world insights, tools, and techniques to help their teams to be extraordinary.
As one of the first female graduates of the United States Coast Guard Academy and the first woman stationed onboard an ocean-going buoy tender, Kristin learned early on about working with others. In 1990, she became one of the first Coast Guard facilitators – and made every mistake one could! Frustrated, she avidly researched this nascent skill called “facilitation” and found herself training a cadre of internal facilitators. By 1992, companies were asking her to teach their people how to facilitate and lead teams! Since then, she has been sharing her concrete approach to leading teams with a treasure trove of practical concepts, tools, and techniques her clients can apply immediately to see positive sustainable results.
Kristin’s passion for leading teams is reflected in her writing, speaking, facilitation, and consulting. She is an award-winning author, newspaper columnist, and contributing author to 27 other team-based books such as The IAF Handbook of Group Facilitation. Her latest book, Powerful Panels: A Step-By-Step Guide to Moderating Lively and Informative Panel Discussions was published in November 2013.
Featured in numerous publications such as The New York Times, USA Today, Selling Power, Kristin knows what it takes to lead, facilitate, and participate on high-performing teams. She was on the board and President of the National Speakers Association of the United States (2010-2011). She also served as President of the Downtown Hampton (Virginia) Development Partnership (2001-2), a nonprofit business organization attributed to turning Downtown Hampton from a quaint, sleepy town to a thriving entertainment, retail and residential center. She retired from the USCG Reserves in 2002 as a Lieutenant Commander.
Kristin lives in Scottsdale, Arizona and Prince Edward Island, Canada on a never-ending search for the perfect vodka dirty martini!
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Kristin Arnold has earned three certifications within her core competencies and was inducted into the CPAE Speaker Hall of Fame in 2023:
Kristin is also certified to administer several assessment tools that assist people in determining their thinking styles, personality preferences, and management effectiveness:
As an active member of her community, Kristin has received the following awards:
That’s a great question! Check out these eight reasons!
As a high-stakes meeting facilitator, keynote speaker, and professional panel moderator, Kristin has the depth and breadth of experience in working across multiple sectors and industries. Over the past 30 years, she has worked with leaders and their teams in all 18 identified sectors of the US economy and 147 different industries ranging from manufacturing and mining to financial services and the arts and everything in between. She has spoken to over 250 organizations in a dozen countries around the world such as the Million Dollar Roundtable, Mercedes Benz (USA and Canada), Lockheed Martin, Caterpillar, Johnson & Johnson, just to name a few. She has worked with over 16,000 leaders and 450 distinct teams delivering practical, real-world insights, tools, and techniques to help their teams to be extraordinary.
As one of the first female graduates of the United States Coast Guard Academy and the first woman stationed onboard an ocean-going buoy tender, Kristin learned early on about working with others. In 1990, she became one of the first Coast Guard facilitators – and made every mistake one could! Frustrated, she avidly researched this nascent skill called “facilitation” and found herself training a cadre of internal facilitators. By 1992, companies were asking her to teach their people how to facilitate and lead teams! Since then, she has been sharing her concrete approach to leading teams with a treasure trove of practical concepts, tools, and techniques her clients can apply immediately to see positive sustainable results.
Kristin’s passion for leading teams is reflected in her writing, speaking, facilitation, and consulting. She is an award-winning author, newspaper columnist, and contributing author to 27 other team-based books such as The IAF Handbook of Group Facilitation. Her latest book, Powerful Panels: A Step-By-Step Guide to Moderating Lively and Informative Panel Discussions was published in November 2013.
Featured in numerous publications such as The New York Times, USA Today, Selling Power, Kristin knows what it takes to lead, facilitate, and participate on high-performing teams. She was on the board and President of the National Speakers Association of the United States (2010-2011). She also served as President of the Downtown Hampton (Virginia) Development Partnership (2001-2), a nonprofit business organization attributed to turning Downtown Hampton from a quaint, sleepy town to a thriving entertainment, retail and residential center. She retired from the USCG Reserves in 2002 as a Lieutenant Commander.
Kristin lives in Scottsdale, Arizona and Prince Edward Island, Canada on a never-ending search for the perfect vodka dirty martini!
Download Kristin’s Printable Bio
Kristin Arnold has earned three certifications within her core competencies and was inducted into the CPAE Speaker Hall of Fame in 2023:
Kristin is also certified to administer several assessment tools that assist people in determining their thinking styles, personality preferences, and management effectiveness:
As an active member of her community, Kristin has received the following awards:
That’s a great question! Check out these eight reasons!
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