Full Biography

Christy Renee Stehle is an award-winning hospitality professional, leadership trainer, and professional speaker you seek out when your teams need to improve energetic presence and storytelling so they can pull people in, build rapport, and shine as unforgettable leaders in their industries. 

With 10+ years' extensive experience in content marketing focusing on storytelling, strategic engagement, and marketplace presence, she has proven expertise in developing strong, cohesive brands, orchestrating successful large-scale projects with cross-functional teams, and delivering magnetic presentations.

Christy currently serves on the Board of Directors for National Speakers Association's award-winning Elite GA chapter as Director of Content Strategy and is a communication consultant for enterprise brands such as Bridgenext Digital Consultancy and Saia LTL Freight, developing nuanced brand voice and story guidelines that unify distinct verticals under a single brand identity, capturing and elevating the marketplace presence of each brand acquired. This involved conducting stakeholder interviews across organizations, directing communication/UX across 24 landing pages, and building and presenting highly detailed and dynamic strategic messaging documents. 

Previously, Christy held roles like Creative Director and Senior Copywriter for the global digital marketing agency Definition 6, and was recognized as an integral piece in strengthening client relationships and increasing ad spend with clients like American Heart Association, Chick-Fil-A, Claire’s, Saia, TruStile, Amdro, and more. This involved managing large campaigns to increase marketplace presence for 12+ accounts daily with communication projects ranging from national broadcast to scriptwriting and paid digital. She was responsible for mentoring and directing staff in an extremely high-pressured environment under tight deadlines. 

As a tourism writer and photographer, Christy orchestrated the logistics for company travel across 35 different countries in 4 years of living abroad. She is active in her local community and is a volunteer emcee and venue sponsorship coordinator for the Atlanta chapter of the global event series Creative Mornings.

Christy holds a Bachelor of Science in Interior Design & Architecture (Hospitality Design) from the CIDA-accredited Georgia Southern University and studied business & marketing on 3 global Mindvalley campuses in Barcelona, Tallinn, and Pula.