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Christina’s Personal Mission Statement

To help as many people as possible in my lifetime to discover and maintain the strongest versions of themselves and those around them

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Meet Christina Martin

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Christina was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes (T1D) when she was 13 years old and it has been the catalyst for her career and health advocacy work!

She is currently a professional dancer, an accredited personal trainer with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Kinesiology, the founder and Executive Director of the non-profit, Type Zero Foundation, and a motivational speaker.

In 2019, she became the first female with T1D to compete on NBC’s hit show, American Ninja Warrior, as a way to bring more awareness to diabetes and the mission of her nonprofit - creating a safe space for everyday support. Christina now speaks on stages to help kids, adults, and businesses to take life changing steps and be the strongest versions of themselves.

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Keynote Topics

3 Reasons to book Christina

Collaborative Event Partner

Christina understands the challenges of event planning and will meet with you for a Event Strategy and Prep Call, send materials with promptness, and assist with audience engagement or Day-Of obstacles as needed.

Engaging

Christina uses dance and personal, emotional storytelling to relate to audiences, help them visualize incorporating lessons taught at your event into their own life experiences, and give them an event they’ll want to tell people about afterward!

Relevant

Christina customizes every keynote to match your company’s values, event goals, and vibe you want to set. You’re not booking a passive speaker; you’re booking a passionate speaker who cares about your brand and will represent it proudly.

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Testimonials

  • “We loved the activity and the team did communicate well afterwards! They also seemed to be happier and talked more. So I think it worked and they feel like we cared about their feelings and had their interests at heart."

    Suzanne Beacham,

    Seminole County Sheriff

  • “Christina did an incredible job speaking! Thank you to her for sharing her story and connecting in a meaningful way with all our guests."

    Lauren Shields

    Associate Executive Director, Breakthrough T1D

  • “Thank you to Christina so much for being a part of [the Black History Month Webinar] and sharing her story!! My coworkers that were there loved it. Everyone at my job was so impressed with her and they were hype to find out she was on American Ninja Warrior."

    Eriel Brown

    Community Outreach, Savvy Cooperative

Most Popular Topics

  • The biggest minority group isn’t actually what we think. The biggest minority group we have is people who are actually, whole heartedly, happy with what they do every day and inspire others to do the same. In this talk, Christina uses speaking, the art of dance, and music to help audience members unlock their personal Step One in finding purpose, perspective, and ways to change the world within the work they do and lives they currently lead. The ultimate goal of this talk is to help each person apply strategies to be and help others to be the strongest versions of themselves.

    Christina helps people to:

    1. Understand how to better accommodate mental health and disability challenges in the workplace

    2. Unlock 3 realistic and actionable steps to better handle adverse challenges audience members are facing

    3. Discover their ‘why’ and improve productivity, their personal and professional relationships, and themselves

  • More than ever before, there is a stifling level of mistrust between individuals and companies, health care professionals, and insurance companies. On top of that, so many professionals are experiencing burnout and are not actually whole heartedly happy with the work they do each day. In this talk, Christina uses her experience from a patient perspective to address the issue she calls the “trust gap”. The ultimate goal of this talk is to help organizations, healthcare professionals, and their patients to work together as a team, leading to deeper connections with the people they serve, improving health outcomes, improving team culture, and utilizing tools to solve challenges in today’s world.

    Christina helps teams to:

    1. Gain a different perspective around the patient chronic illness experience

    2. Learn relevant and useful ways to increase organization-to-consumer trust  

    3. Discover their ‘why’ and improve their relationships with other members of their team and themselves

    4. Implement realistic and actionable steps to overcome today’s relevant challenges

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2 Ways to book Christina

  • Send us a message letting us know your event needs. We look forward to discussing how Christina can help it be successful!

    speaking@christinamartin.org

  • Answer some quick questions so Christina’s team has everything needed to move the process forward.

    http://christinamartin.org/contact

✺ Frequently asked questions ✺

  • The people booking Christina are high schools, universities, corporate event planners, and conference organizers who are serious about growth and development. Organizations that are passionate about healthy leadership, boosted morale, personal growth, and health/disability accessibility enjoy and repeatedly benefit from partnering with Christina for their events.

  • Yes! Christina treats each keynote as a meaningful conversation between humans and she adapts it to fit your audience. Once she begins dancing as well, she can connect in a deeper way that words simply cannot.

  • As we all know, changing behavior can’t be achieved in one afternoon. Christina always says that lasting change is made in partnership between her with the expertise, and the person wanting the change with them knowing themselves best. She uses real life examples, realistic action steps, and the future that everyone at the event wants to help jumpstart lasting change.

  • For one, Christina dances on stage! Furthermore, rather than focusing on hustle culture, past success to motivate, and black and white motivation, Christina focuses on collaboration, helping people visualize success, and beginning that process of change during the keynote experience. Her goal is to create ethical lasting change on a population-wide level and she’s always engaged in continuing education and compiling feedback from her clients to do that well.

  • Christina is a personal trainer and the founder and executive director of diabetes support nonprofit, Type Zero Foundation. She also dances professionally and teaches dance to children in her spare time. Public speaking is her ultimate passion, where she can empower people on a population-wide scale. Christina has a Bachelor of Science degree in Kinesiology and lives every day with type 1 diabetes.

  • Yes, after all, virtual = accessibility! Christina provides your event with live chat moderation, a prep tech rehearsal, as well as a professional sound and visual set ups for virtual events.

  • Once you’ve completed your personal phone call with Christina, you can pay the fee upfront, or 50% now and the remaining 50% the day before the event. Whatever is easier for you! This helps Christina to dedicate resources in giving your audience the most impactful experience possible.

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Success is still possible; the path just might look a little different than you thought.”

-Christina Martin

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Christina Martin and fellow speaker sitting on stage during a panel discussion with Breakthrough T1D, with a backdrop that includes partially visible text related to type 1 diabetes awareness or research.
Christina Martin, with curly hair giving a keynote speech into a microphone at an indoor event with black curtains and seated audience members in the background.
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Christina Martin on American Ninja Warrior stage in a blue outfit with a loincloth style skirt and matching top, standing with arms raised against a colorful background that has the text 'CHRISTINA MARTIN' and bright stage lighting at Universal Kids.
A group of volunteers wearing blue Type Zero Foundation shirts, participating in a diabetes walk outdoors. Some are standing on stage, smiling, raising hands, and engaging with the crowd. Palm trees and clear blue sky are in the background.
Christina Martin and her best friend hugging on stage, one holding a microphone and a piece of paper, smiling and sharing a heartfelt moment.