Dr. Christiane Schroeter

About

Meet Dr. Christiane

TEDx Speaker·Leadership Strategist·Professor·Bestselling Author

pronounced [kris-tee-AH-nuh]

Dr. Christiane

The Researcher Behind the Keynotes

Where peer-reviewed science meets the stage.

For 20+ years I’ve stood in front of rooms of every kind, from lecture halls to boardrooms to global conference stages, and taught more than 10,000 professionals and students how to turn big ideas into clear, doable steps.

My work blends rigorous behavioral research with something rarer on a keynote stage: tools an audience can actually use on Monday morning.

Small steps. Real progress. Results that feel like you.

The Journey

How It All Started

The Big Leap
1999
The Big Leap
Moved from Germany to the U.S. on a Fulbright Scholarship. A new life, and full permission to start over. It is where I learned how clarity, structure, and self-trust change everything.
Degrees and Deeper Questions
2005
Degrees and Deeper Questions
Earned a Ph.D. in Health Economics and studied what actually drives behavior change. It is not force. It is structure that fits.
Where Theory Met Reality
2012
Where Theory Met Reality
While teaching and raising a family, I saw how even the best strategies crumble without space to breathe. That moment shaped Petite Practice®, a way to grow that honors your energy, your season, and your pace.
The Mic Goes On
2023
The Mic Goes On
Launched the Happy Healthy Hustle podcast, now ranked in the global top 1%, and wrote three books to help people get unstuck, get visible, and move forward with structure.
Walking the Talk
Today
Walking the Talk
Helping leaders and entrepreneurs get clear, visible, and confident without burning out. Because clarity is not a one-time win. It is a practice.
10,000+
Professionals
Taught
Top 1%
Global
Podcast
5
Countries
Spoken In
700+
Five-Star
Reviews

What I Believe

The Idea That Changes Everything

You don’t need to do more. You need a system that makes your expertise clear and your next step obvious.

Petite Practice® is my framework for exactly that: turning big goals into small, repeatable actions that work with how the brain actually makes decisions, not against it. It is the throughline in every keynote I give, and the philosophy behind 20+ years of research and three books.

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★★★★★

We selected Christiane as our TEDx kick-off talk. Top-notch. Consummate professional. She reflects the TED ethos: ideas change everything.

Jen Oliver
Jen Oliver
Executive Producer, TEDxFolsom

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