Chris Schembra

Chris Schembra is the Wall Street Journal bestselling author of *Gratitude Through Hard Times* and *Gratitude and Pasta.* USA Today calls him their "Gratitude Guru", he's a Founding Member of Rolling Stone Magazine's Culture Council, and he sits on the Executive Board at Fast Company Magazine. He is the Founder and Chief Question Asker of the 7:47 Gratitude Experience™ — an evidence-based framework used to strengthen client and team relationships in profound ways. He's used the principles of gratitude to spark over 500,000 relationships within the workplace. As a Viral Marketer, his gratitude campaign giving tribute and thanks to Veterans earned over 36 million views, 1.2 million shares, and 2 Emmy Awards. His direct work has been talked about in The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Forbes, Inc, Entrepreneur, Bravo TV, Fox News Channel, Variety, and hundreds of other media outlets. He regularly lectures at top-tier companies and institutions like Microsoft, Google, IBM, Dell, Citi, the US Navy, Air Force, and Harvard University.