Christopher Lee Nutter is a writer, public speaker and media consultant in New York City. He is also the co-author of Ignite the Genius Within (Dutton, March 2009).

His first story on life inside the closet appeared in Details magazine in 1994. He has since written on cultural trends for The Village Voice, Vibe, The New York Times and New York Magazine; gay issues and politics for The Village Voice and Out; spiritual classes, spiritual teachers and trauma therapy for Time Out New York; and the nature of book publicity for Publisher’s Weekly. He was also a nightlife columnist for HX magazine in New York; a contributor to the grooming section of Cargo magazine; and the first writer to report on the influence of gay culture on straight men in a piece for The Village Voice, with essays and reportage to follow in The Advocate and The Gay and Lesbian Review Worldwide, and interviews on VH-1 and Naked New York.

His consulting business, Nutter Media Insider Solutions, has a client roster that includes Chermayeff & Geismar, the graphic design firm responsible for some of the most famous logos in the world, including those for NBC, PBS, Mobil Oil, Chase Bank, and Barneys New York; Martial Vivot Salon Pour Hommes, named New York magazine’s Best Men Salon in 2009; and Proof Photo, representing some of the most important photographers today, including Mark Seliger and Jason Bell. Chris also teaches classes on PR for Media Bistro. His nation branding slogan for Panama was published in the September issue of Conde Nast Traveler.

Chris speaks around the country on how to create the kind of personal reality your heart desires for organizations such as the NYC Dept. of Health, The Learning Annex, and Equality Alabama.