Flip Your Script host, Kristi Piehl, spent 12 years as an Emmy-winning television news reporter, appearing on Good Morning America, CNN and the BBC. In 2008, she was unexpectedly laid off. Kristi was at a crossroads; she could either look for another job in news or she could flip her script. She chose the latter, and in 2010, launched Media Minefield, a one-of-a-kind agency specializing in earned media, crisis communications and Positive Online PresenceSM. The business is Kristi’s “Chapter 2,” and she’s passionate about learning and sharing how others positively flipped the script on their own careers and lives. In addition to being a CEO and a sought-after speaker, Kristi is a champion for entrepreneurs of all genders and ethnicities and family-first work policies. She is also passionate about sharing diverse stories that connect with a wide audience. She was named a Women in Business honoree by the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal and a Women 2 Watch nominee by WPO in 2019. Kristi is also a founding member of DePaul University's Women in Entrepreneurship Institute. Under her leadership, Media Minefield has been recognized multiple times as one of Inc. 5000’s fastest-growing private companies and one of the Twin Cities’ Best Places to Work. Kristi hopes every Flip Your Script story empowers you to believe you are capable of more than you think, to discover motivation, to uncover inspiration and to find the strength to turn the page.