“Work can (and should) be a nourishing and enriching life experience. I’ve devoted my career to helping others achieve success and fulfillment in theirs.”
CHRISSY SCIVICQUE, PMP, PCM
Founder, Eat Your Career
About the Business
Eat Your Career is your resource for professional development and career advancement advice. We provide professional development training and resources to help you conquer career complacency & find fulfillment at work.
What Does Eat Your Career Mean?
Here’s the idea: We believe work can be a nourishing, enriching life experience. We love helping professionals figure out what that means for them (because it’s different for everyone) and how to achieve it. If that sounds interesting, you can learn more by reading these two articles on the topic (some of the first articles ever published on this website way back in 2010!):
You can also check out the video below to learn more.
About Chrissy Scivicque, PMP, PCM
Author, International Speaker & Trainer
Eat Your Career is owned and operated by Chrissy Scivicque, PMP, PCM.
Chrissy is an in-demand professional development presenter and trainer. She is the creator of the ELEVATE Admins program, an elite training program for administrative support professionals, and the founder of the Career Success Library, an on-demand learning center with a community of 500+ career-minded professionals.
As a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) and Professional Career Manager (PCM), Chrissy brings a unique perspective to the world of professional development. She works with individuals and teams, providing education, support, and inspiration to help elevate workplace performance and increase career satisfaction.
Learn more about Chrissy’s credentials, career highlights and more below.
Credentials
Chrissy is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) and certified Professional Career Manager (PCM). She also holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration from Sonoma State University in California and is an ATD certified trainer.
A passionate lifelong learner, Chrissy has received training and earned certification in a wide variety of additional disciplines, including life coaching, copywriting, and nutrition.
Prior to her work in the professional development field, Chrissy worked in banking and financial services (management and administration). She is a proud former executive assistant and continues to have a deep admiration and appreciation for all support roles.
Career Highlights
The following is an abbreviated list of some of Chrissy’s proudest professional achievements:
- In 2006, built and grew a successful blog, The Executive Assistant’s Toolbox, while working as an EA
- In 2008, sold EA Toolbox to OfficeArrow, a start-up company building an online community for office professionals
- In 2009, started Eat Your Career
- From 2012 to 2014, served as on-air Career Expert for Denver’s Good Day Colorado morning show
- From 2010 to 2014, served as a contributing Career Expert for U.S. News & World Report
- From 2011 to 206, wrote over 100 articles for the Ivy Exec Executive Insights Blog
- In 2016, authored 2 of 4 modules in the PACE Certification and became lead trainer for the program
- In 2016, served as emcee of the Administrative Professionals Conference (APC) with over 1600 attendees
- In 2016, published first book, The Proactive Professional
- In 2019, published second book, The Invisibility Cure
- In 2021, published third book, ELEVATE Admins
- In 2021, served as the final judge for the 3M Admin of the Year Award
- Creator of The Career Success Library, featuring hundreds of resources and more than 500 members
Books
Chrissy has written 3 books, all of which are available on Amazon:
Clients
As a coach, Chrissy has helped hundreds of professionals to find greater fulfillment at work and navigate career transitions.
As a trainer, Chrissy has developed and delivered programs for teams within some of the world’s most reputable organizations, including (but not limited to):
| Accenture | Amazon | AZ Dept. of Fish & Game |
| Ball Aerospace | Capital One | GA Power |
| Genessee Intermediate School District | GlaxoSmithKline | GoDaddy |
| Grainger | Hewlett-Packard | Microsoft |
| Northrop Grumman | Procter & Gamble | Sandia National Laboratory |
| Turner Broadcasting | UC Health | Vanderbilt University Medical Center |
This is an abbreviated list that is updated from time to time.
Conferences
Chrissy presents at numerous industry conferences and events each year. The following is an abbreviated list of events where Chrissy has presented:
- Administrative Professionals Conference (APC)—2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
- International Association of Administrative Professionals (IAAP) Annual Summit—2019
- Office Dynamics Conference for Administrative Excellence—2016, 2019, 2021
- APP2P (Accounts Payable Professionals) Conference—2020, 2021
This is an abbreviated list that is updated from time to time.
Personal Fun Facts
- Chrissy has lived in Denver, CO since 2011. She is originally from California and spent a brief few years in Atlanta, GA.
- Chrissy is a step-mom to 2 beautiful young women she has had the honor of helping raise since 2014.
- Chrissy is a proud fur-mama too! She has two very cantankerous cats (Oliver and Cleo), and she misses her beautiful dog (Mollie) who is waiting for her at the rainbow bridge.
- Chrissy is an avid yoga practioner, but she’s not annoying about it.
Testimonials
“Feedback from our participants was highly positive and reflected Chrissy’s understanding of the Executive Admin role and its importance to organizational success. Chrissy meets participants where they are and helps them make progress in their journey together..”
“It was hands down one of the best training days EVER and the team immediately started putting their learnings to work. Huge results in the short two weeks since our training and these results will permeate and improve our operations tremendously in the long run. Chrissy did an amazing job delivering the concepts at an easy to follow, easy to follow “up” level and we are forever in her debt!”
“Chrissy has a unique ability to inspire, engage and motivate audiences of all ages and backgrounds. She provides quality information and fresh ideas in an entertaining, fast-paced format. I never hesitate to attend a presentation offered by Chrissy because I know the time will be well-spent, and the audience will walk away better informed. I am happy to recommend her to anyone looking for a professional, well-rounded speaker.”
“I was thrilled when Chrissy was hired by my company to be at our 2012 Administrative Summit. Chrissy received rave reviews as someone that kept your attention, gave practical ideas to put to use right away and someone that you could ‘relate to.’ Thank you, Chrissy, for your outstanding work for Administrative Assistants and the Administrative Career.”
“Chrissy is such a treat to work with; I just adore her! She’s smart, professional, funny and she’s always prepared. Chrissy delivers excellent content and relates well the administrative professional audience. She’s got stories, facts and steadfast ways to improve in your profession right now. Chrissy is always well worth the investment!”
“Chrissy’s monthly webinars consistently yield high-value, helpful and on-point modern date material that energizes me in my job. Each month’s material is chock-full of helpful resources that go beyond ordinary and do the heavy lifting for me. Chrissy is down to earth, spunky and upbeat. Best of all, her strategies and advice ACTUALLY WORK!”
“The training is excellent. Chrissy knows her subject matter well and communicates it in a very effective manner. I highly recommend this to anyone who is interested in sound professional development. What I have learned since joining has been very valuable and helped me to keep a positive outlook. I can put everything I have learned so far to good use especially in relationship to developing my goals for my career.”