Chris Tuff

National Bestselling Author | Keynote Speaker | Consultant and Catalyst to CEO’s | Digital Innovation and Transformation

BIO

Chris Tuff is a bestselling author and sought-after keynote speaker who has presented to Fortune 100 companies including Nike, Home Depot, and Verizon. A pioneer in social media marketing, he was one of the first to work directly with Facebook on advertising.

His first book, The Millennial Whisperer—a USA Today bestseller—sparked a global movement by helping leaders connect with younger employees through empathy and authentic relationships.

To expand his impact beyond the workplace, Chris wrote Save Your Asks, a guide to authentic sales and networking. The book features insights from top leaders and entrepreneurs, with practical advice and humor to help readers avoid becoming "askholes" and master techniques like “shawshanking.”

A Vanderbilt graduate, Chris lives in Atlanta with his wife and two daughters. He’s passionate about kiteboarding, travel, and collecting Air Jordans.

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The Power of Genunie Connection

In today’s noisy, fast-paced world of business, building real human connection is your biggest competitive advantage. This keynote breaks down how fostering authentic relationships—across teams, across generations, and across the sales funnel—can 3x your conversion, supercharge your culture, and drive topline growth. Blending practical insights with a proven, profit-driven playbook, Chris shows leaders how to ditch transactional tactics, unlock team potential, and create workplaces people never want to leave.

Key Takeaways:

Build and sustain a culture employees crave – one rooted in trust, purpose, and authentic leadership
Increase recruitment and retention by understanding what drives a multigenerational workforce
Learn to identify pain points and connect with prospects in a way that dramatically boosts conversion
Shift from transactional networking to building genuine, lifelong relationships
Arm your sales team and leadership with actionable strategies that directly impact topline ROI
Bring energy, fulfillment, and fun back into how you lead, sell, and grow your business

TESTIMONIALS

Chris’s presentation to our global team at Meta was inspiring and timely. Chris brings a high level of energy and passion to the room. His message about human connection and building authentic relationships really resonated with our business leaders.

JD Doughney IV, Director, Global Client Lead – Meta

Chris puts on a show, captivating participants with a pragmatic and simple approach to learning from real life/work situations. At the end, the take home value is delivered into a framework that is actionable for driving business. This is not a ‘sit and listen’ type of event; it will get you thinking, taking notes, and wanting to go back to your world and start executing!

Luciano MacAgno, VP Delta

I spent a career building professional success because I was taught that was what you needed to do before you could pursue the personal fulfillment that you really wanted. Chris showed me that you could actually bring the two together and that the glue is authentic human connection. In the year since I first heard Chris speak and walk through what that process looks like, my professional life and personal life have grown in ways I could have never expected. The ROI is virtually incalculable.

Tim Carroll, Microsoft

Everyone thoroughly enjoyed learning from Chris! The attendees stayed engaged and were constantly taking notes. This was not the traditional keynote! The message was very different and more refreshing than anything we had heard. The mix of focus on culture and practical skills for improvement were given with a felt authenticity. People stopped me in the office days following the event to tell me they felt “energized” and “refreshed”. Chris not only gave us tangible examples, but he gave us specific ways to implement them based on our business model. This was much more helpful than the typical theory-based information we usually get from keynotes. The pace of the presentation was excellent, and his slides were simple, clean, and easy to digest. The Q&A following the session was the most engaging one I have experienced. If anyone needs a referral for Chris, call me, and I will share more about the experience with our team.

Cesar Wurn, VP Commercial & Revenue Management CMH at InterContinental Hotels Group

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