Christine K. Clifford, CSP
Humorist, Author, Professional Speaker President/Chief Executive Officer of The Cancer Club.

All of us have read or heard stories about people who turn lemons into lemonade. It isn't often that we get the privilege of meeting such an individual.

Before her bout with breast cancer, Christine Clifford had definitely cracked the "glass ceiling". At the age of 40, she was Senior Executive Vice President for SPAR Marketing Services, an international information and merchandising services firm in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Once the top salesperson in the billion dollar service industry, Christine was responsible for accounts with Kmart, Toys 'R' Us, Procter & Gamble, AT&T, Mattel Toys, and Revlon, among others.

Diagnosed with breast cancer in December of '94, Christine went on to write four award-winning portrayals of her story in her books entitled Not Now.. I'm Having a No Hair Day!, Our Family Has Cancer, Too! written especially for children, Inspiring Breakthrough Secrets to Live Your Dreams, and Cancer Has Its Privileges: Stories of Hope and Laughter. Her book Your Guardian Angel’s Gift has just been released.

Christine is President and Chief Executive Officer of THE CANCER CLUB, a company designed to market humorous and helpful products internationally for people who have cancer.

She has been featured in Better Homes & Gardens, MORE magazine, SELF, American Health, Golf Digest, Today's Christian Woman, as well as The Singapore Women's Weekly and the Hindu in India. Christine appeared on CNN Live as "one of the world's leading authorities on the use of therapeutic humor".

Host of The Christine Clifford Celebrity Golf Invitational, a benefit for breast cancer research, Christine's inaugural event in 1998 raised over $100,000, making it the most successful first-year event in the history of the American Cancer Society.  Christine's total contribution has been over $1,000,000. 

Christine received her CSP designation (Certified Speaking Professional) from the National Speakers Association. Less than 300 people hold the CSP, putting Christine in the top 7% of professional speakers worldwide.

Christine is married to speaker/author Harry Beckwith (Selling the Invisible) and between them, they have six children: Tim, Brooks, Harry, Will, Cole, & Cooper, and a cat Simone. She lives in Minneapolis, MN.