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christina joy

The Leader's Confidante

Founder & CEO, KNOWN/TEDx Speaker/Brand & Business Mentor/Leadership & Communication Advisor

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For world changers
who were meant to be Known.

Meet Christina Joy Whittaker

Bible. Business. Branding.

Strategy for leaders carrying vision too important to stay unclear.

Christina Joy Whittaker is the Founder & CEO of KNOWN — a TEDx speaker, strategic advisor, and trusted confidante to leaders in faith and business.

She is a practitioner first — a businesswoman who helps leaders translate ideas into empires. An academic, too: a guest lecturer at the University of Southern California, where she created the school's premier graduate course on career and leadership development. And a devout believer and family woman, anchored in community service and the people she loves.

She is the person leaders call when the vision is real, the stakes are high, and the next season requires more than inspiration. It requires language people can understand, strategy people can follow, alignment people can feel — and a trusted partner who can help carry the weight of what comes next.

She helps leaders clarify what they are building, communicate why it matters, and create the structure to move it forward with confidence, conviction, and measurable momentum.

Trusted by the leaders others look to for direction.

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$10M+
Client-generated
income
500K+
Professionals &
leaders trained
1,000+
Women
coached
50+
Corporate
partners
Global
TEDx &
int'l stages

Founder & CEO of KNOWN/TEDx Speaker/International Speaker

Trusted in the Boardroom, the Pulpit & the Rooms Where Decisions Are Made

Her work has supported leaders, organizations, and brands across corporate, entrepreneurial, and faith-based spaces — from global stages and Fortune-level strategy environments to ministry leadership rooms.

The Leader's Confidante

For leaders building movements worth knowing.

The idea is there. The calling is there. The opportunity is there. But the message is scattered. The strategy is stretched. The team is not fully aligned. And the next move feels too important to make without clarity.

That is where Christina comes in. As a strategic advisor, communicator, and truth-teller, she partners with leaders in defining seasons — growth, transition, expansion, reinvention, organizational change, brand repositioning, new initiatives, and moments when the message must carry farther than it ever has.

She helps leaders name what matters, sharpen what they mean, organize what they see, and build the bridge between divine assignment and disciplined execution.

Where Faith, Business & Branding Meet

Christina is a rare mix of strategy, vision, and execution — the one you call when you need the right answer, right now.

She has stood in some of the most coveted corporate rooms in the country — advising organizations, executives, and teams on leadership, communication, brand strategy, and visibility. She has also worked deeply in faith-rooted spaces, helping senior pastors, church boards, and ministry teams clarify vision, strengthen engagement, and move people toward shared goals.

Both worlds are asking the same question: how do we carry a vision people can understand, believe, fund, follow, and build?

Global StagesKeynotes across the U.S. & abroad
TEDxIdeas worth spreading
Corporate PartnersInside the world's leading brands
Work With Christina

Strategic advisor, executive coaching, consulting — for high-caliber clients.

Her work is best suited for leaders in a defining season — launching, scaling, repositioning, communicating change, building a platform, or aligning people around what comes next. She partners with a limited number of leaders, organizations, churches, and teams through high-touch advisory, strategy, and consulting engagements.

01

Vision Strategy & Execution

For leaders who see what's next but need the language, structure, roadmap, and rhythm to move it forward.

02

Executive Coaching & Private Advisory

Confidential thought partnership for CEOs, senior pastors, founders, and public-facing leaders navigating high-stakes seasons.

03

Personal Branding & Thought Leadership

Strategic positioning for leaders ready to be known for their ideas, frameworks, expertise, and message.

04

Organizational Branding & Narrative

Messaging and brand strategy for companies, churches, and movements in growth, transition, or repositioning.

05

Communication & Change Management

Strategic communication support for teams, congregations, boards, and stakeholders navigating change.

06

Business Monetization & Scaling

Offer strategy, revenue pathways, expertise packaging, and growth planning for leaders ready to scale with substance and intention.

Who She Serves

Reverence and rigor, in both rooms.

For Faith Leaders

Senior Pastors, Church Boards & Ministry Teams

Helping ministry leaders communicate vision in ways that increase clarity, trust, engagement, generosity, and momentum — honoring the spiritual weight of the assignment while building the strategy to carry it well.

  • Vision campaigns & leadership alignment
  • Congregational engagement
  • Budget & generosity communication
  • New ministry initiatives
  • Retreats & planning sessions
  • Change communication & growth strategy
For Business Leaders

Executives, Founders & Entrepreneurs

Turning expertise into authority, ideas into strategy, and visibility into measurable growth — especially valuable for leaders becoming more visible, leading through transition, scaling, or repositioning a brand.

  • Executive visibility & brand repositioning
  • Career growth for corporate professionals
  • Strategic planning & team alignment
  • Thought leadership development
  • Monetization & offer strategy
  • Communication strategy
Executives & C-SuiteFounders & EntrepreneursCorporate Professionals Senior PastorsChurch & Nonprofit BoardsConsultants & Speakers Public-Facing VoicesLeaders in Transition
About Christina

A career that looked successful from the outside — and carried a deeper question inside.

Before founding KNOWN, Christina built a career across Big Four consulting, entertainment, and Fortune 100 strategy — from Deloitte to Sony Pictures, The Walt Disney Company, and national consulting roles serving clients including Vanity Fair and the NBA.

But success was never the full story. After an unexpected layoff at the height of her career, she rebuilt from vision, voice, faith, and strategy. That rebuilding became the foundation for the work she does today: helping leaders turn calling into clarity, expertise into authority, and vision into movement.

She knows what it means to carry something before the world can see it clearly — and how to help leaders give language, structure, and strategy to what they've been trying to build all along.

She helps leaders say what they've been trying to say — and build what they've been trying to see.

The Outcome

What leaders walk away with.

Trusted by Organizations That Expect Excellence

Invited into rooms where the message has to land.

From corporate teams to premium client experiences, her work is described as transformational, practical, engaging, and immediately relevant to high-caliber leaders.

★★★★★

"Christina was our frontrunner, and she did not disappoint. Her session was both transformational and informative — our team left grateful for the partnership."

The NBA

★★★★★

"We chose Christina out of a competitive field because of the quality of her content. She exceeded our expectations — we're already bringing her back for our other talent accelerators."

Voya Financial

★★★★★

"We were thrilled to partner with Christina. She delivered practical strategy for our leaders and fit our audience perfectly — she knew how to speak to our high-caliber clientele."

Porsche

★★★★★

"She literally saved the day. We've invited Christina to speak to both our teams and our clients — and each time she is engaging and enlightening."

WeWork

Let's Begin

You have the vision. Let's make it known.

Christina partners with a limited number of leaders, organizations, churches, and teams each year. Start the conversation by sharing where you are, what you're carrying, and what needs to become clear this season.

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