Chris Scappatura

Presented by Contagious Enthusiasm

President of 
Contagious Enthusiasm Inc.

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Meet Chris Scappatura

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Dental Bio

Chris lives life with an enthusiasm that can only be described as contagious. This year, Chris is celebrating 25 years in the dental industry and 40 years as an entrepreneur. Along the way, Chris has developed businesses in the service, sales, retail, entertainment and manufacturing industries.

In the early 1990s, Chris began sharing his knowledge and experiences through workshops and seminars that included topics on business start-ups and growth, leadership, marketing and personal development.

In 1995, Chris had the wonderful opportunity to work alongside his wife in a family dental practice; gaining dental knowledge from the dentists who happened to be his brother-and-sister-in-law. His duties included receptionist, office manager, treatment coordinator, chairside assistant, and marketing.

By the late '90s, Chris devoted his skills to developing business management systems for the dental industry. He has helped many dental practitioners and their staff, across North America, implement lasting solutions with his ability to "get-to-the-root of a problem". With the advent of online learning, Chris has been able to expand his reach with webinars, virtual meetings, and his company's online learning portal to help many more offices optimize their culture and environment while helping individuals elevate their personal lives.

Due to the overwhelming success of his business management systems, Chris began conducting seminars, workshops, and webinars on practice management and personal development; pinpointing ways to improve the overall office environment. Topics include "Elements of a Great Office" and “Deal with the People Who Want to Be Dealt With”.

In recent years, Chris has developed new topics that reflect his passion for living life with contagious enthusiasm. Topics include “Waking Up on the Wrong Side of the Bed”, “After Me, You Come First”, and his newest topic “Harmony” which incorporates Chris' internationally ranked a cappella quartet, Supertonic, in an edutaining look at leadership and communication in the office environment.

Chris will have your attendees laughing and learning with his energetic style and humorous presentations, it is a learning experience you are sure to remember!

Corporate Bio

Chris lives life in general with an enthusiasm that can only be described as contagious. He has enjoyed an entrepreneurial lifestyle for 40 years, developing businesses in the service, sales, online marketing, retail, entertainment, and manufacturing industries.

On his eighteenth birthday, Chris set out on his first “official” business venture. With the money he received for his birthday, Chris purchased jeans to sell at his college. Before long, Chris was selling dozens of jeans a week to students from his locker. Once he completed college, Chris opened his first retail store. With one successful business going, Chris’s entrepreneurial spirit hit a feverish pace, he opened several services and product-based businesses including a sporting goods store, a lawn cutting service, screen printing service, a team outfitter store, bingo hall, and a skateboard shop.

In the early ‘90s, Chris was recognized by his community and local college for his achievements as a successful young entrepreneur. His desire to grow lead Chris to a career in Real Estate, where he consistently ranked at the top of sales in the company.

One faithful night, one call changed Chris’s life completely. An opportunity to work with his brother-in-law in a new business venture would see Chris sell off his businesses, close his real estate sale service and move his family as they headed off on a new adventure. With the family relocated, Chris worked alongside his wife in the family dental practice gaining dental knowledge from his in-laws who were the dentists.  

A few months later, Chris also accepted a position as a trainer for their national dental software company. He logged thousands of hours training techniques to offices on how to create a more prosperous efficient work environment. The software company noticed Chris’s keen sales skills and moved him to a regional sales position, eventually promoting him to their national account manager. A lifelong learner, Chris studied the art of sales by attending seminars, private coaching, masterminds, and of course, creating an extensive resource library. The results were astounding – in his last 10 years with the software company, Chris’s close-ratio exceeded 80%.

A year later, Chris’s entrepreneurial mind took flight again, he began developing business management systems for the dental industry. He helped many dental practitioners and their staff, across North America, implement lasting solutions with his ability to "get-to-the-root of a problem".

Due to the overwhelming success with his sales and business management systems, Chris began conducting seminars and workshops across North America on business culture, relationships, and personal development; pinpointing ways to improve the overall office environment. Topics include "Waking Up on the Wrong Side of the Bed?" and "Elements for a Great Office Meeting". Chris continues to develop new topics that reflect his passion for living life with contagious enthusiasm including, “After Me, You Come First”, and his newest topic “Happiness is in the Details”. His programs help create a positive environment, which ultimately transfers into providing clients with a 5-star experience.

With the advent of online learning, Chris has been able to expand his reach with webinars, virtual meetings, and his company's online learning portal to help many more offices optimize their culture and environment while helping individuals elevate their personal lives.

Chris continues to attend a diverse group of seminars and mastermind communities, both as a participant and facilitator. His role as a facilitator allows Chris to share, with the members, his 40 years of experience on topics such as entrepreneurial mindset, sales positioning, relationships, and communications.

Chris will have your attendees  laughing and learning with his energetic style and humorous presentations, it’s a contagious enthusiasm learning experience your group is sure to remember for years to come!

More about Chris...

Family First

The main motivation in Chris' life is his family. A devote husband and father, he loves to hang out with them every chance he gets or have a celebration for any reason at all. 

Chris has been married to his beautiful wife Elisabeth for over 35 years. They met way back in college over 40 years ago!

He is the very proud father and friend to his children Julia and Eric and son-in-law Yasir. 

Research and Development

For over 2 years Chris has been studying under Dr. Sharief Ibrahim, the most highly qualified Functional and Medical Doctor in the UK. Together they co-found SMART Intrinsic Health Alliance (SIHA) and have developed a number of health related programs.  

Helping children around the world 

After a chance meeting in London on a business trip, Chris began to collaborating with Richard Swift, president of Swift Developments.  Their entire team has development a program to help parents teach their children positive, critical, logical and creative thinking skills. 

Build Your Smile Dental Foundation

The Build Your Smile Dental Foundation (BYSDF) was Established in 2018 and has grown immensely to become an internationally recognized dental foundation. The BYSDF is based on the principle that dental care is a basic human right and that it should not be a luxury service afforded only to a select few. This mission has seen our team form partnerships globally – locally in Toronto and internationally in Costa Rica, Uganda, Mexico, and parts of the United States.

Causes Chris Supports

Sing Canada Harmony

Building a better Canada through the lifelong benefits of a cappella harmony singing

Harmony Foundation International

To connect people through charitable giving to enrich lives through singing.

Daily Bread Food Bank


The Daily Bread Food Bank is a non-denominational Canadian charity organisation that strives to end hunger in urban communities. 

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Chris Scappatura

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