Built by a CRNA who has lived every part of this journey.
Becoming a CRNA requires more than hard workβit requires the right mentor. Dr. Christian Tekwe combines clinical experience, leadership, and a proven methodology to help ICU nurses prepare with confidence, clarity, and purpose.
Committees don't admit checklists. They admit people. After 15 years in the OR and a decade of mentoring nurses through this process, I can tell you β the gap is almost never clinical. It's identity..
β Dr. Christian Tekwe, PhD, CRNA
Meet Dr. Christian Tekwe
Dr. Christian Tekwe is a practicing Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, PhD, and U.S. Army veteran with over 15 years of active operating room experience. He graduated from Drexel University in 2011 with a Master of Science in Nursing in Nurse Anesthesiology and earned his PhD in Organizational Development and Leadership with a focus on innovation and entrepreneurship from the University of the Rockies in 2020.
He is the founder of ThriveXL 360 and the creator of the TheReadyCRNA platform β a preparation system built specifically for ICU nurses who are serious about becoming CRNAs. He is also the author of the forthcoming book Who Becomes a CRNA β A Tale of Two Brains: The Illustrated Manual for Your ICU-to-CRNA Professional Transition
Why Learn From Dr. Christian Tekwe?
Co-architect of a mentorship model that graduated nearly 100 CRNAs over 10 years through the Association of Cameroonian Nurse Anesthetists in America β proof of concept before this platform had a name.
15 years of active operating room practice β the methodology inside this platform is tested and applied daily in the same environment it prepares candidates for.
Stress-inoculated by U.S. Army training β the resilience framework taught here was built from surviving high-pressure environments, not studying them from the outside.
PhD in Organizational Development and Leadership β the academic architecture that turns 15 years of lived clinical experience into a teachable, repeatable methodology.
12+ ICU nurses personally coached into CRNA programs and President of ACNAA for the 2023β2025 term β Coaching, leadership, and mentorship that extends well beyond this platform.
Why Theready CRNA Exists
Dr. Tekwe built TheReadyCRNA because he kept watching capable nurses get passed over β not because they weren't ready, but because they didn't know how to show it. This platform exists to close that gap.
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