November 13, 2025
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November 13, 2025

The Succession Story That
Happened Without Warning

The Succession Story That Happened
Without Warning

What happens when you suddenly inherit a business and a legacy overnight? For most leaders, succession is something planned and mapped out over years with advisors, timelines, and transitions. But not every handoff comes with this much warning.

BAU - Christine Rogers - November 13, 2025

What to Expect:

In this heartfelt Business as “Un”usual session, Christine Rogers, CEO of M3 Learning, shares how she stepped into ownership just days after the passing of founder and sales icon Skip Miller. What followed was a crash course in legacy, reinvention, and the human side of business continuity.

What You’ll Learn:

  • Learn how one business leader navigated an unexpected transition with grace and preparedness
  • Gain insight into honoring a legacy while evolving it
  • Reflect on redefining growth in moments of personal and professional change

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Meet the Guest Speaker & Host

Guest

Christine Rogers
Chief Executive Officer
M3 Learning

After a dozen years in sales and executive leadership driving revenue in startup organizations, Christine took over her long-time mentor, Skip Miller’s successful training company,…

After a dozen years in sales and executive leadership driving revenue in startup organizations, Christine took over her long-time mentor, Skip Miller’s successful training company, M3 Learning, after his passing. During her years of building and growing sales organizations in all stages and of all sizes, one thing was consistent: teaching sales professionals to sell consultatively is the key to growth in any industry, in any stage of company, for small businesses or the Fortune 500. In every company she joined, the M3 Learning methodology, ProActive Selling, proved to be a practical and impactful consultative selling approach. It seamlessly enhanced existing processes or stood strong on its own. By introducing the tools and holding teams accountable for using them, the results were clear—showing up in the numbers within just a few months. Every. Single. Time.
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Host

Kathy Steele
Chief Executive Officer
Red Caffeine

Kathy Steele is a visionary leader and entrepreneur with over thirty years of corporate strategy, branding, marketing, and technology expertise. As an operating executive, consultant,…

Kathy Steele is a visionary leader and entrepreneur with over thirty years of corporate strategy, branding, marketing, and technology expertise. As an operating executive, consultant, founder, and board member, she advises executives on innovative growth, brand, and talent management strategies that drive shareholder value while protecting reputational risk and improving customer and employee engagement. Currently, Kathy is the CEO of Red Caffeine, a growth consultancy that builds Grow-to-Market™ strategies for mid-market companies in the manufacturing, technology, professional services, and education sectors with combined revenues exceeding 4 billion. She has advised executives on developing and promoting first-mover technologies, positioning and launching new products and services, changing brand perception to aid business turnaround, and helping organizations with their human capital strategies. Kathy has successfully guided management of a crafting product from idea to acquisition by the largest strategic player in the space, a technology product launch campaign that led to 80% revenue growth, more than doubling their business, and an award-winning repositioning strategy that reached a global audience, changed negative market perception and drove new customer acquisition.
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