Crystal Washington

Technology Futurist, Strategist and Author

Topics: Technology, Branding & Marketing, Sales, Inspirational & Motivational, Black History Month, Business, Entrepreneur, Strategy, Futurist, Innovation, STEM, Media

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Biography

Crystal Washington works with organizations that want to leverage technology to increase profits and productivity. Technology includes social media, apps, smartphones, and the web. Hired by companies including Google, Microsoft, and GE, companies in North America, Africa and Europe book Crystal Washington when they want their teams to take action online.

Infusing humor, Crystal is known for her ability to take complex technology topics and make them easy to understand and accessible for everyday professionals and small business owners, across generations. Whether talking about her crazy technology missteps or how to combine online with offline customer interactions to build relationships, audiences relate to her practical, non-tech jargon approach to using tech to make us all more efficient, effective, and connected. At the end of each program, attendees walk away with items they can immediately implement.

Crystal has appeared in numerous publications including Entrepreneur, Bloomberg Businessweek, and Forbes and is regularly called on by major television networks as a tech expert. Crystal is the author of the books One Tech Action and The Social Media Why.

Prior to becoming a professional speaker, Crystal owned a successful social media consulting firm. Before that, she worked in revenue management and corporate sales where she managed several fortune 500 accounts and repeatedly broke company sales records in her early 20s. She is a member of the National Speakers Association and is a Certified Speaking Professional. Crystal is also a certified futurist who is a member of the Association of Professional Futurists and the World Future Society.

Outside of speaking, Crystal considers herself to be a fun-loving nerd and travel fanatic. You might find her reading a book, enjoying a West African dance class, or cuddling up with an alligator in the middle of the Amazon Rainforest.

Crystal resides in Houston, TX with her husband CJ and their plant named Dog.

Videos

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Harness Generative AI like ChatGPT for Enhanced Performance

(Highly Customized to Industries and Job Functions)

The future of generative artificial intelligence is here, and you don't have to look far to see it. Technologies like ChatGPT are quickly becoming the most effective and efficient way for busy business professionals to increase profits and productivity. But if you're not using it, your competitors certainly will. In this keynote, Crystal Washington will share her insights on how you can use this cutting-edge technology to drive performance and take business to the next level.

Attendees will leave knowing:

What generative AI is and is not; its limitations and best applications

How tools like ChatGPT will impact your industry

How to develop strategies for integrating ChatGPT into existing systems to supersize your results

Best practices and ethical considerations for leveraging ChatGPT in business applications

Futureproof Yourself: Innovate &Thrive in Times of Uncertainty:

The new normal of consistent change is leaving leaders concerned about being left behind. Instead of implementing half-baked, panic-driven ideas...it’s time to identify the Easter eggs the future has left for us. In this talk, technology futurist Crystal Washington will show you and your team how to innovate, thrive and enjoy the ride.

In this session, you will:

Understand the gifts the future really has to offer, allowing you to shape and manipulate for your ultimate outcomes.

Identify the most under-utilized Easter eggs of innovation...which you already have in your basket.

Create a framework to future-proof your career and organization...and avoid getting scrambled.

The Future is NOW: Technology &Trends That Will Revolutionize:

Are you ready for what lies ahead? Stop shaking the Magic 8-Ball and get ‘Crystal’ clear on the future of your industry. In this high-energy session, technology futurist Crystal
Washington will show you exciting, practical ways that technology will rock your world over the next ten years. Best of all, she’ll deliver her discussion in PLAIN English. Hey Alexa and Siri, no need to translate!

In this session, you will:

Identify buzz-worthy human behavior that impacts how organizations innovate

Discover the Top-five technologies that could interrupt or revolutionize your industry

Walk away with the ability to trigger new tactics while staying ahead of the trends!

The Future of Work is Here:

Constant tech innovations, Gen Z entering the ranks, and a changing global marketplace were already radically redefining the face of the workplace. Then 2020 came to town and
flipped the script upside-down. Technology strategist and futurist Crystal Washington show leaders how they can keep an eye on the horizon, enabling them to not only survive, but thrive, as waves of change approach.

In this session, you will:

Identify the significant ways in which technology is re-programming us all.

Discover the Top Ten Trends that will impact you, your workplace and your industry

Uncover tips and tactics for increasing efficiency while improving performance...even when talent is lacking and supply chains are slacking

NextGen Relationships for Sales: Technology &Tactics for Business Growth:

Customers are stressed. Prospects are overwhelmed...and you’re trying to nurture relationships in a hybrid world. In this talk, technology futurist Crystal Washington infuses her
award-winning sales experience with today’s technology trends to teach innovative ways to sow seeds that will grow a garden packed with potential in a matter of months.

In this session you will:

Understand the Dos and Don’ts of reaching out to clients whose pressure valves are primed to POP

Identify strategies to rock your personal brand on-line

Learn creative ways to go from Standard-issue to Superhero in the minds of your clients, in times of trouble

Discover and engage tech tools to rocket your clients, partner and prospects from “What now?” to “WOW!”

Testimonials

I just returned from a 3 day conference in Chicago attending social media training seminars and I learned more from you in 1/2 hour than 72 hours there. Easy to understand, implement, manage, and great tips to grow my business. And, you are so bright and lively! Thanks!

– UBS Presentation Attendee & Business Owner

Crystal recently presented to a group of Hanley Wood's top customers on top social media strategies and opportunities. Crystal's style is incredibly dynamic and energetic but her most powerful skill is her ability to create meaningful conversation. Within 2-3 minutes of the presentation beginning she had the room buzzing, asking questions and taking notes. Top 5 industry presenters I've seen in 20 years.

– Dave Colford / Chief Revenue Officer - Hanley Wood

As a speaker and a marketing strategist, I personally believe that the style and substance of your content was as savvy as it was intriguing… On behalf of the people of the Republic of Ghana and the whole of Africa, thank you for a memorable experience.

– Benjamin Gregory Aggrey / CEO - Effusion Motivate

You were so funny and engaging…many of our members commented on how this was the best seminar we have ever held!

– Melissa Clemente / Manager of Membership Services - Long Island CVB

I got a better idea of how I should be using social media more effectively in Crystal's sixty minute presentation than all the time spent over the past two years with other speakers. Her knowledge, enthusiasm, clarity and concise message was energizing.

– Mark Kovich / Vice President of Sales & Marketing - American Woodmark

Our digital team attended Crystal's workshop on Social Media at an NNPA convention. We immediately went to work on a new Social Media strategy for PhillyTrib.com based on what we heard from Crystal's workshop—After 8-months of activity, we've organically quadrupled our Followers on Twitter and our Likes on Facebook. The Philadelphia Tribune at PhillyTrib.com has reported a 61% increase in average unique visits per month, and a 41% increase in average total page views per month. Now, that's value!

– Todd Edwards - Digital Project Manager - Philadelphia Tribune