Chris Widener (born 18 April 1966) is an American author and motivational speaker.

[5] Widener started American Community Business Network, a publishing company later known as Made for Success, in the early 1990s.

He co-authored the 2005 book Twelve Pillars with motivational speaker Jim Rohn.

[citation needed] Widener hosted several programs for The Success Training Network,[6][better source needed] which was a web television site for marketing and motivational content.

Widener ran a campaign as a Republican for Senate in 2010 in Washington State,[2] which was halted before the primaries.