Consulting 

​   Workplace Alert:  Connection is Serious Stuff

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• “The average American spends about 2.5 times more time connected with media than engaged with the real world.” -- Untethered, by Sini Ninkovic

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• “U.S. adults spend 11 hours and 27 minutes, per day, connected to media.” -- Neilson Research, 2019  (In 2020, during Covid, Neilson Research reported an increase of 1 hour per day.) 

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• The Untold Side of Remote Working:  Isolation & Lack of Career Progression":  "Why would IBM, who gained nearly $2 billion selling off their office real estate after implementing remote working, bring their workers back to the office? Why would Google, who boasts one of the world’s most progressive work cultures, adamantly reject telecommuting? -- Forbes, 9/27/21

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• Silicon Valley Companies are Rethinking In-Office Perks for a Post-Pandemic Era:  "Now, as the pandemic has forced these same companies to work from home and rethink their in-office culture, some will have to rethink their perks strategy as well. And that might have all sorts of repercussions, good or bad." -- Fortune, 7/3/20

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• The New Silicon Valley Perks:  Child Care, Financial Planning and Therapy:  "Instead of using food and foosball tables to keep workers at the office as long as possible, tech companies now seek to offer benefits for work-life balance…  Facebook, Inc… said in May that it expects much of its workforce to remain remote on a permanent basis…" -- The Wall Street Journal, 1/29/21

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• Loneliness:  Social Connection Boost Health, Even When Your Isolated: "A revealing sociological study showed that the modal number of close confidantes (i.e., people with whom one feels comfortable sharing a personal problem) Americans claimed to have in 1985 was only three. In 2004, it dropped to one, with 25% of Americans saying that they have no one to confide in. This survey suggests that one in four people that we meet may have no one they call a close friend!"  -- Psychology Today, 3/23/21​

SSR Pro & Christine 

In today's increasingly disconnected world, developing EQ has become a priority for personal and professional success at any level.  

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As a connector of ideas, initiatives and individuals, Christine Leuthold brings her experience, relationships and her relationship-based approach to clients to build power skills for more authentic connection and community.

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An adept strategist and masterful connector, she makes it look easy as she guides the cultivation of genuine relationships among senior leadership teams, staff , customers and other stakeholders across industries, functions and sectors.  

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With a career in luxury branding, messaging, programming and corporate social responsibility, she has developed a unique approach to expand brand cultures in ways that are personally and professionally rewarding for all involved.

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After decades of experience in the corporate, non-profit, private and start-up sectors, Christine brings three highly-tuned ingredients to her clients: 

• a relationship-based approach for business development

• a way of simplifying complex ideas

• the ability to identify connections between disparate elements for what she calls, the ripple

This winning combination is what sets her apart. 

Clients & Collaborations

• Corporate:  Ralph Lauren Corporation (NY), Hermès (NY/ATL), Little Pink Book/Pink Magazine (ATL), The Perrier Group (NY), Appletiser (ATL), Douglas-Elliman Knight-Frank (NY), Sotheby’s International Realty (NY), Bank of America (NY)

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• Private:  Campaign for Peace and Reconciliation (NY/LA), Wellness Within Your Walls (ATL), Women in Film & Television (ATL), Earth Artists Studios (ATL), Real World Explorations (SRQ), Kensington & Chelsea Women’s Club (LON)

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• Non-Profit:  SCAD/Savannah College of Art & Design (SAV, ATLl), Esalen Institute (CA), South African National Congress / Nelson Mandela / Robert DeNiro (NY), Center for Civil & Human Rights (ATL), The United Way (ATL), Communities in Schools (CIS, ATL), Atlanta History Center (ATL), Margaret Mitchell House, (ATL) Lincoln Center Imagination Conversations (SRQ), Film Forum (NY), The Museum of American Folk Art (NY), NY Special Olympics, The Georgetown University Lombardi Cancer Center (DC), The Wilson Center (DC)

Languages & Studies

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• Georgetown University, B.S. Chinese & Business (DC)

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• Shanghai University, International Business College (China)

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• National Institute for Oriental Languages & Civilizations, INALCO (Paris)

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• Taipei Language Institute (Taiwan)

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• Alliance Française (Paris)

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• SCAD, Ruskin Society/Advisory Board & Instructor (Savannah / ATL)

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• Atlanta College of Art, Certification in Interior Design & Instructor

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