Schembra is the bestselling author of “Gratitude and Pasta: The Secret Sauce for Human Connection,” chronicling his adventures as one of the most sought-after dinner hosts in the World. The book was named the #2 book of 2020 to create Human Connection by Forbes.
In 2015, Chris served as the Marketing Manager for Just A Common Soldier, the 2-Time Emmy Award Winning National Tribute Campaign dedicated to Veterans which launched on Memorial Day, 2015 and had received 900,000 shares and 18,200,000 (million) views in the year after launching (as of August 2016). He made his television debut in the Summer of 2014, starring in Bravo TV’s, “The Singles Project”.
Outside of his work in entertainment, Chris is the Founder + Chief Question Asker of 7:47, an advisory firm which helps companies give the GIFT of community and belonging to their VIP clients and partners. Having used their signature pasta sauce to spark over 400,000 relationships around the dinner table, their core hypothesis is that giving gratitude to others is the key to fulfillment, and ultimately good for business.
Currently, 7:47 is leading a year-long study on how gratitude and empathy affect entrepreneurship and the values their companies stand for. Their research revolves around a singular question, “If you could give credit or thanks to one person in your life, that you don’t give enough credit or thanks to, who would that be?”
He’s been selected #5 on the “10 Motivational Speakers that will Rock your next event” by Marketing Insider Group. He was named “Entrepreneur of the Year” by Smart Hustle Magazine, and “People of 2017” by Clientele Luxury Magazine. Recently, he was honored alongside Michael Phelps, Chris Evans, Kid Cudi and several others as “6 Successful Men Smashing the Mental Health Stigma” by Good Men Project.
Chris’ work has been talked about in Forbes, Inc., Entrepreneur, The New York Times, Variety Magazine, Fox News Channel, Psychology Today, Huffington Post, Bravo TV, Newsmax TV, Thrive Global, “Good Morning NY,” and many more.
