Chris Obst

As the Principal of Jump, Chris has been helping CEO’s and executive managers for over ten years, to increase their effectiveness and achieve business results while also gaining personal rewards.

Chris challenges leaders to better manage their people, and their energy. That’s what sets him apart. Chris is a straight talking, performance-focused coach. He coaches managers and executives at top companies in Canada, the US and Europe including high potential leaders at Microsoft.

His powerful keynotes and workshops inspire high performers to take their game to the next level. And he writes extensively about managing people and managing energy in the Jump Management Blog and for corporate and trade magazines.

Chris’s talent for motivating high-performing teams earned the National Post “Canada’s 50 Best Managed Private Companies” Award for a company he co-founded and managed.

In addition to his 20 years of practical management and sales experience, Chris studied Marketing and Management at the University of British Columbia. He has also studied human behaviour, team coaching and physiology, and is certified to administer a variety of psychometric tests and competency-based assessments. Chris is a certified personal trainer.

Chris finds it especially rewarding to work one on one with leaders, inspiring them and designing strategies to be fully engaged at work and at home while enhancing their focus on their own health and vitality.

Chris practices what he preaches and feels fortunate to enjoy a full and busy life with his wife and two school aged children. Chris is passionate about great food, playing outside (mountain biking, hiking, skiing) and learning new things, including yoga. He was recently elected President of Athletics for Kids, a Canadian charity that makes organized sports more accessible to financially disadvantaged children.

Specialties: Management coaching, human energy management, keynote speaking, workshop facilitation, conflict management, collaboratiion strategies, team productivity, inspiration, 5 Dysfunctions of a Team, personal branding, MBTI, helping executive teams get "real" with each other.