Founder and CEO
Executive Leadership & Life Coach | Curator of Transformational Experiences | Purposeful Travel Advocate | Author
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Christy’s professional education expertise has afforded her the opportunity to work around the world. Since achieving a Masters Degree and Teaching Credentials in Sussex, England, she has created and developed two companies focused on Leadership Development Programs through education and conservation projects overseas.
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She has delivered leadership initiatives internationally to individuals, universities, small companies, and non-profits in the UK, Europe, Cambodia, Thailand, Indonesia, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, South Africa, Canada, the USA, and Australia.
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Through her company, Venture Within, she creates transformational experiences for personal and professional growth. She lives a full and meaningful life while inspiring and enabling others to do the same.
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~ Expert in leadership development amongst professionals
~ 20 years an Educator, CEO of Venture Within, and formerly Co-Founder of EDventure International
~ ICF Accredited Certified Professional Coach
~ Curated strategic leadership workshops catered for traveling professionals, with a focus on personal development and growth.
~ Utilizes cultural immersive experiences as transformative opportunities.
At first she was about 50 meters away from me, but distance did not diminish just how big of a creature I could see she was upon first sight. On a travel adventure myself, the first time I came in close contact with an unchained elephant was not in Thailand, but in Cambodia. Before 2011,…
My very first experience on a sea turtle conservation project was a midnight beach patrol on an incredibly remote islet on the Caribbean in Costa Rica. We were spending a week on a tiny stretch of beach with a scattering of rustic homes along the shore built by local fisherman. This beach was only accessible…
I was motivated to travel and volunteer in Thailand because I’ve been wanting to start travelling more often. After researching everything Venture Within has done and what the program was about, I became very interested and wanted to become a part of it by experiencing it first hand. I wanted to do my part in…
I travelled as a volunteer because I love to volunteer. I love to help others end this a more exciting way to do so. Traveling outside of the country is something that I don’t get to do very often. Getting the chance to help others and see another country is a dream come true. When…
There were many surprising things that I noticed while being on this trip. The whole world is so large but small at the same time. There are so many cultural things that are different here! I have really enjoyed the kindness and generosity of these people here. This house we are in is beautiful and…
The most significant cultural experience I have had so far on this trip has been the monk chat. Before the Monk chat I knew not much about Buddhism or the daily life of a Monk. Learning the guidelines for practicing Buddhism has really inspired me to follow them. Comparing how people in Thailand treat each…
I think my biggest personal challenge while here has been the nightly patrols. After waking up early and working all day in the heat of the sun, you’re exhausted by the time patrol comes around. Not only are you exhausted but your muscles are sore and the difficult hours of patrol throw you off your…
The most cultural experience that has impacted me what when we were at La Iguana Chocolate. I really learned a lot from Jorge and his family. I thought that their farm was a separate business from their lives. The cacao farm IS their life. La Iguana Chocolate has taught me that when you love something,…
So far on this project, I have been challenged by the language barrier between myself and the kiddos and with wanting to control all of the details of how certain tasks get done. However, the chance to work with these kiddos and see the joy and happiness that is brought into their lives by what…
Why travel to a new country to volunteer, I think the better question is why not? There are so many incredible opportunities that accompany the experience of traveling to a new country to volunteer: the opportunity to meet am amazing, new people who can become lifelong friends, the opportunity to learn about a new culture…