Christine Marsh is a renowned transformation catalyst, global keynote speaker, author, and working model with two active contracts at the age of 85. Christine is rewriting the rules on ageing, leadership and transformation, utilising over 25 years of corporate experience in learning and development in blue-chip organisations.
In 1990, Christine founded Prime Objective, an organisational transformation consultancy. She has helped guide multiple FTSE 100 businesses and international companies through a variety of high-stakes transitions, using her expertise in conflict resolution and sustainable change management to create successful outcomes. Christine has also held senior management roles in the national retail sector, helping teams with their operations and learning and development. With leadership roles at the International Society for Performance Improvement and the International Federation of Training and Development Organisations, Christine’s global impact in organisational transformation is ever-present.
Outside of her professional career, Christine is a published author. Her book ‘Flashpoint Transformation: Life's Choices – Ready to Jump or Waiting to be Pushed?’ dives into actionable transformation frameworks that CEOs and executives can readily apply to their businesses. She is also a former BBC external speaker on change management, having developed the SELF model (Situations, Emotions, Logic, and Focus) to aid leaders in navigating complex situations with clarity by revealing facts and creating practical pathways.
Her signature keynote, ‘Life is a Box of Matches’, has engaged with a wide range of audiences, from professional summits, CEO forums, and global conferences. Through features in The Telegraph and Women’s Business Magazine, Christine embodies her own philosophy – transformation is possible at any stage of life. As a speaker, she is bursting with wisdom, passion and knowledge, and is the perfect addition to a multitude of events looking for transformative keynotes and workshops.
Books
Flashpoint Transformation: Life's Choices – Ready to Jump or Waiting to be Pushed?
Christine Marsh's official speaking topics are listed below:
Life is a Box of Matches
- Using the powerful metaphor of matches and fire, Christine reveals how leaders can transform potential crisis moments into catalysts for breakthrough. Drawing from corporate transformations, international consulting, and personal reinventions, she demonstrates how friction creates the spark needed for change – when handled correctly
AGELESS WISDOM: Thriving Beyond Stereotypes in Work and Life
- At 85, Christine dismantles ageist assumptions with evidence from her own life: signing modelling contracts, running an active consultancy, and continuously reinventing herself. This keynote challenges organisations to leverage
multigenerational talent and inspires individuals to reject limiting beliefs about age and capability
THE SELF MODEL: Clarity in Complex Decision-Making
- Christine's proprietary framework for navigating life's critical choices combines emotional intelligence with strategic thinking. The SELF Model (Situations, Emotions, Logic, Focus) provides leaders and teams with a repeatable process for making high-stakes decisions under pressure
READY TO JUMP OR WAITING TO BE PUSHED? Mastering the Art of Proactive Change
- Most people wait until circumstances force change upon them. This session explores how to recognise when it's time to jump – and develop the courage to leap. Drawing from Christine's transition from corporate security to entrepreneurship at 50, and subsequent reinventions, audiences gain frameworks for proactive transformation.
FROM FLASHPOINT TO FLASH FORWARD: Leading Teams Through Disruption
- Based on Christine's international consulting work helping teams navigate mergers, restructures, and cultural clashes, this workshop provides leaders with practical tools for guiding teams through turbulent periods while maintaining performance and morale.
CROSS-CULTURAL WISDOM: Connecting Across Differences
- From her military childhood across continents to facilitating change in organisations from Bahrain to Siberia, Christine shares the universal principles that enable connection across cultural, generational, and ideological divides. This session reveals how to find common ground when differences seem insurmountable.
THE RESILIENCE ADVANTAGE: Building Unshakeable Inner Strength
- Drawing from personal adversity (losing her husband, relocating from a 30-year family home, and navigating corporate redundancy at 50) and professional challenges, Christine reveals how to develop the resilience that enables recovery from setbacks and continued growth through difficulties.
CREATING ALLIES NOT OPPONENTS: The Art of Sustainable Conflict Resolution
- Christine's reputation was built on resolving "impossible" conflicts in organisations. This workshop reveals her methodology for transforming adversarial relationships into collaborative partnerships, particularly valuable during mergers, leadership transitions, and cultural change initiatives.
THE POWER OF YES: Living Fully at Every Stage
- Christine's "Yes" philosophy has enabled her to swim with dolphins in Hawaii, trek to the Mongolian border, sign modelling contracts at 84, and continuously expand her life rather than contract it. This keynote inspires audiences to approach opportunities with openness, transforming fear into curiosity.
FLASHPOINT TRANSFORMATION FOR WOMEN: Breaking Free from Limiting Narratives
- Addressing the unique challenges women face navigating career transitions, ageism, and societal expectations, Christine shares how she broke through barriers as a female leader in male-dominated industries and continues defying stereotypes as an 85-year-old model and international speaker.
- 2025 – Featured in Women’s Business Magazine
- 2025 – Featured in The Telegraph
- 2024 – Silversea Cruise Speaker
- 2023 – Published ‘Flashpoint Transformation: Life's Choices – Ready to Jump or
- Waiting to be Pushed?’
- 2011 – Board Member & Membership Committee Chair, International Federation of Training and Development Organisations
- 2003 – Board Member, International Society for Performance Improvement
- 1990 – Founder, Prime Objectives
How to hire Christine Marsh
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