About the Author

Her experience taught her how to market and sell products, services, and herself. Now, Christine Clifford shares that message with others. Christine Clifford definitely cracked the glass ceiling. By age 40 she was Senior Executive Vice President for The SPAR Group, an international merchandising and information services firm in New York.

As the top salesperson in the multibillion-dollar retail services industry for more than eight years, Christine's accounts included Kmart, Toys ‘R’ Us, Target, AT&T, Mattel Toys, and Revlon. Taking her company from a million dollar per year loss to more than $54 million in sales, Christine signed the largest contract in the industry's history with Procter & Gamble, doubling the size of her company overnight.

Diagnosed with breast cancer in 1994, Christine wrote eight award-winning, humorous portrayals of her story in books titled 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; Cancer Has Its Privileges: Stories of Hope & Laughter; and Your Guardian Angel's Gift. Her two newest books are Laugh 'Til It Heals: Notes from the World's Funniest Cancer Mailbox and The Clue Phone's Ringing . . . It's for You! Healing Humor for Women Divorcing.

You, Inc.: The Art of Selling Yourself was released March 2007 by Warner Books and was named a “Notable Book of 2007” by the American Booksellers Association. Christine is also featured in ...

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