I'm Christine.

I grew up in a small town in Alberta, the youngest of five girls. My Dad died in a plane crash when I was three. Still, I had a happy childhood with a big extended family, and my Mom and I became very close.

When I was seventeen I moved to Toronto to go to Ryerson, which had more students than my hometown had people! It was a huge change, and at first I was so scared I washed my clothes in the sink in my residence room rather than go up 17 floors to the laundry room.

But in time I got used to it and came to thrive in my program. I loved the big city! After graduating I went into marketing, where I held senior leadership roles over a 20 year career. Needing a change, I started my own business, and began a decade of entrepreneurship.

Running your own business is like walking through fire, all your illusions about yourself get burned away. You are tested to your limits almost daily. After a number of years, I found myself stuck, burned out, and overwhelmed. I couldn’t see a way forward.

And so I started what I call “the work”. I got a coach, started taking courses and reading everything I could to better understand how “mindset” develops, impacts us, and how to change it.

In doing that work, I realized I wasn’t happy in my business, so I sold it. And I’ve never been happier.

I live in Scarborough with my husband and two dogs. Today I am content, alive and grounded.

You can get here too.

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Book me as a guest on your podcast.

I’m a former founder who built and sold a CPG business, and now work with entrepreneurs on the part no one really talks about, how your mindset shapes every decision you make along the way. I speak about the full journey: starting and growing a business, what it actually takes to scale, and the identity shift that comes with an exit, when the thing you built is no longer yours and you’re left figuring out who you are without it.

My conversations are honest, practical, and grounded in real experience, giving founders both the strategy and the self-awareness they need to move forward with clarity.

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From Preserves to Profits: A Founder’s Journey with Christine Manning

We Aren’t Doing This for You (Host)

Meditate with me.

Meditation has been a daily practice for me for over a year, and the shift in how I think, focus, and respond to challenges has been profound. It’s not about escaping your mind or even quieting it down, it’s about learning how to be with it in a different way.

The meditations you’ll find here are the same kind of practices I use myself and share with my clients; simple, practical, and designed to help you slow down, reset, and reconnect to a clearer, more grounded way of moving through your life and business. Enjoy.

Curious what it would be like to work together?

Start with a free clarity call and we can talk about what feels stuck and what kind of support would help most.