Chris Bashinelli

community speaker

Chris Bashinelli

community speaker

Speaker: Chris Bashinelli

TV Host, Nat Geo Explorer and sought after Speaker

Speech Topics Include:

  • The Power Of Human Connection – Embracing Diversity, Building Stronger Teams
  • Creating A Culture Of Trust & Empathy – The Superpower To True Business Growth
  • Inspirational Leadership – Reignite Employee Inspiration & Bring Your Best Self Everyday
  • The Power Of Mental Wellness – Renew Employee Inspiration, Creating A Healthy Workforce
  • Step Into Your Potential – Change Your Mind, Change Your World
  • Start At Step Z – A Guide To Realizing Our Potential

Chris Bashinelli is an Actor/Activist from Brooklyn, New York, whose TV career spans MTV to The Sopranos. He has traveled from Tanzania to Thailand hosting the internationally recognized TV Series Bridge the Gap TV with speaker Chris Bashinelli (broadcast into 45M homes in 80 markets).

He’s a celebrated Emcee and Guest Speaker for the United Nations, at Jane Goodall’s National Leadership Retreat, and at events in Qatar, Rio de Janeiro, and Abu Dhabi.

After years of reading headlines about world hunger, human suffering and extreme poverty, Chris traveled to Tanzania with a Sony handy cam and came home with a new found meaning for life.

He returned to New York to face tragedy and within two years would bury his father due to cancer. These turbulent times forced Chris to find meaning, and he did so in Bridge the Gap.

He now travels to impoverished areas worldwide to find out first-hand how the other half of the world lives. Chris is the producer and host of Bridge the Gap, an internationally recognized travel series that fosters intercultural dialogue by highlighting stories of everyday life from around the world.

Chris is the founder of the socially-conscious production company, Bridge the Gap TV. He has interviewed everyone from Ben and Jerry to NBA legend Dikembe Mutombo, and has formed partnerships with the world’s leading non-profit organizations, including the Jane Goodall Institute and Do Something.

Chris’ experience is in the world of film, with credits ranging from The Sopranos (HBO), to An Inconvenient Truth Special on MTV. He holds a B.A. in Theatre Arts (Cum Laude) from Marymount Manhattan College. He is an Eagle Scout and a United Nations Guest Speaker. He has spoken at international youth conferences and Emceed in the UN General Assembly Hall with Secretary General Ban Ki-moon.

Chris is determined beyond measure to produce wide-reaching, socially conscious media.



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