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Chris Westfall is an American motivational speaker, entrepreneur and author based in Houston, TX, best known as the national elevator pitch champion.〔(Forward by Jeffery Hayzlett ) The New Elevator Pitch, Retrieved July 11, 2015〕 He is the author of ''The NEW Elevator Pitch''〔(''The NEW Elevator Pitch'' ), (2012) ''Marie Street Press'', Retrieved July 8, 2015〕 and ''BulletProof Branding''.〔(Westfall Online Store )(2012) Marie Street Press〕 According to prime time television host Jeffrey W. Hayzlett, Westfall has the best two-minute speech in the USA. In his book, "''The Mirror Test''",〔(The Mirror Test, May 2011 ) The Hazylett Group〕 Hayzlett says that the new elevator speech is 118 seconds long – about the length of the average elevator ride in New York City. Westfall was recognized as the grand prize winner of the elevator pitch competition. Westfall has appeared on CNN, ABC NEWS, NBC-TV, and in media outlets such as U.S. News and World Report.〔(7 Step to Deliver Your Best Elevator Pitch ) ''U.S News and World Report,'' Retrieved July 9, 2015〕 Westfall is the owner of ''Westfall and Associates'', a business consulting and publishing company.〔(Westfall Online ) Official Website〕 He is a featured keynote speaker for Fortune 1000 companies such as Hewlett Packard (HP) and for entrepreneurs, where he aids international sales executives with leadership strategies.〔(Magazine of the Neeley School of Business at Texas Christian University, Spring 2011 ) PDF File - Neeley Official Website〕 In 2011, Westfall was recognized by the Southern Methodist University's Business Leadership Center with the top MBA teaching award; he regularly speaks on leadership, effective communication and sales strategies.〔(Elevator Pitch Artist Chris Westfall Shares Secrets ) Dallas Business Journal, Retrieved July 11, 2015〕〔(Chris Westfall as Speaker at 2014 General Assembly ), General Assembly 2014, Retrieved July 9, 2015〕 Westfall is a former board member for the Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the . Westfall grew up in the Chicago area and graduated from the Chicago Academy for the Arts. He received his undergraduate degree from Southern Methodist University (SMU) in Dallas, TX and earned a Master in Business Administration (MBA) from Texas Christian University (TCU). He has been recognized as the "MBA Communicator of the Year" at the top-ranked U.S. school for developing strong business communication skills (according to the Princeton Review).〔(Neeley School of Business ) See: Neeley School Strengths and Challenges〕 As a business coach and consultant, Westfall has helped his clients land on ''Shark Tank'', ''Dragon's Den'' and ''Shark Tank (Australian TV series)''. A former Fortune 100 sales executive, Westfall was responsible for global branding for TIGI (a division of Unilever) and served in business development, marketing and executive roles in the consumer electronics industry. At StartUp Aggieland at Texas A&M University (an incubator and business accelerator in College Station, Texas), Westfall was the official "pitch coach" for student entrepreneurs.〔(Texas A&M students get a taste of the business world in Shark Frenzy ) ''The Eagle'', Retrieved July 9, 2015〕 Since 2013, his strategies have created multimillion-dollar investments in student businesses at the fourth largest university in the United States. Westfall also serves as the host of Texas A&M's annual pitch competition.〔(Texas A&M Startup Aggilend ) Texas A&M Official Website〕 ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Chris Westfall」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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