Christina Talks Podcast

Christina has been working in a marketing role with recruiters with businesses since 2013, and she has found time and time again that clients, before coming to her, have been ripped off. In this episode, Christina talks about the misconceptions around cost, automation and technology in marketing services and what can be done to challenge this. KEY TAKEAWAYS Part of the problem is people often have...

“If you’re not growing your dying, you’ve got life in you, you’ve got soul in you, who says you can’t take over the world” Jessen James gained financial freedom at just 31 and was a millionaire 2 years later. Listen in to this episode to hear Jessen and Christina delve deep into Jessen’s journey to entrepreneurship, why he has such passion for people and how we all have the capability to create im...

Christina wanted to speak to you all and own up to something. When it comes to bullying, Christina is worried that in the past she may have sometimes been part of the problem. Listen in to find out why and what changes she is making to be actively anti-bullying.  KEY TAKEAWAYS In the online world we have a lot of trolls, haters etc and it makes people frightened of putting themselves out there. Th...

James Ellis produces an astounding amount of valuable content around marketing and recruitment, specialising in employer branding. In this episode, Christina talks with James about the journey of employer branding, why it’s so important, and what we can all learn from it.   KEY TAKEAWAYS James recognised that most marketing it is the same: recognise your market, understand what you offer, figure o...

Vulnerability isn't something that is talked about enough in business, but in this episode, Christina opens up about a recent example of her vulnerability when attending an Empire Builders event. She explains how it made her feel, how she found strength in it and demonstrates how it can create space to grow and develop yourself as well as help those around you. KEY TAKEAWAYS Expert empires are an...

One year on from the creation of the Christina Talks Podcast, Christina reflects on the past year; what she has learnt, the highs, the challenges as well as her favourite guests! KEY TAKEAWAYS -Christina really has to manage herself to ensure she remains consistent in podcasting, there have been times where she has had to miss a couple of episodes but generally she has managed to keep on top of it...

Christina has been asked many times if a personal brand is needed. Being asked this can be irritating simply because it isn’t a choice; everyone has their own personal brand. However, the choice you make is whether you are going to leverage it and put the work in to make it work for you.   KEY TAKEAWAYS For some people having a personal brand works. It can depend a lot on personality and what you...

In this episode, Christina speaks to Phil Burgess. Phil has been working in the I.T industry for 27 years, has a keen interest in personal development, business acquisition and runs his own successful podcast the I.T Career Energizer!   Sign Up For Jessens' Webinar Here: https://bit.ly/jessenct   KEY TAKEAWAYS The speed and range of change in the technology world since Phil started his career has...

When you are creating a business, people will tell you that you need to think about your ‘mission’, ‘your why’ and your values’. This was trickier for Christina as she came into her business as an employee and then took the business over. Green Umbrella definitely have shared values but they have never been written down so Christina wanted to take some time to share her process in thinking and def...

In this episode, Christina is joined by property investor, coach, speaker and fellow podcaster Toni Gargan!   A few episodes back Christina talked about how there are not enough female speakers on the circuit and so she wanted to have this discussion with Toni and share their thoughts, and ideas, with you all on the Christina Talks podcast!   Sign Up For Jessens' Webinar Here: https://bit.ly/jesse...

Social media is always changing, but so are we. Habits and behaviours change all the time so we must embrace and adapt with them.   In this episode Christina shares a talk she recently did at the UK Recruiter Tech Event. It doesn’t matter If you are in recruitment or not, these 5 things still apply and social media will not be successful and work in the ways you want it to without them.   Sign Up...

  Today Christina talks with Thom Luter, who runs the Progressive Podcast Agency. Thom has been working with hosts and producing podcasts for more than 5 years now and there’s nothing he doesn’t know about podcasting!   They discuss all things podcasting and Thom gives his insight into the industry, including current trends, the many benefits of podcasting and tech too! An incredibly informative e...

There has been a lot of noise and complaints surrounding LinkedIn and the new limitations they have brought in. Christina wants to turn this on its head, explain why this is actually a positive thing and will create authenticity and also what you can now do instead of your old LinkedIn tactics.   Sign Up For Jessens' Webinar Here: https://bit.ly/jessenct   KEY TAKEAWAYS People use software on link...

Content Warning: Graphic descriptions of severe life changing injuries.   In this episode, Christina speaks in depth with Mark Ormrod. Christina first came across Mark in a Clubhouse room when he was talking about mindset, she found herself believing in and agreeing with a lot of what he was saying. Christina then got into contact with him and asked if he would come onto the Christina Talks podcas...

A while ago Christina had an idea of running an event for recruiters and marketing and as a creative and business owner she finds it incredibly difficult to forget about the many great concepts and ideas she comes up with so had to make it happen! She wanted to create something a bit quirky that would appeal to event marketers and would take them through everything they need to know in one afterno...

  It will soon be the two year anniversary of when Christina took over her marketing agency, Green Umbrella. It’s difficult for her not to reflect and think about all that has happened these past two years and so today she opens up about her experiences and what her aims for the future are as well as assessing where they are as a business after this first quarter of the year.   Sign Up For Jessens...

  Today roles are reversed and Christina is interviewed by Julia Kermode. Christina talks about some top level social media marketing strategies and tips for new business owners in this shorter but impactful episode.   Sign Up For Jessens' Webinar Here: https://bit.ly/jessenct   KEY TAKEAWAYS   In the modern world marketing is about enabling conversations to happen and this is what Christina’s fir...

Today Christina focuses on clubhouse and marketing. Clubhouse is a new social media platform and it has created a lot of fear of missing out as it is invite only and just on ios. It’s a real time, audio only experience that you can dive in and out of. Listen in to todays episode to find out more about clubhouse and how you can integrate it into your social media and marketing strategies.   Sign Up...

Today is a slightly different episode, Christina talks to a really good friend of hers, Ray Kobeissi.   When Christina first heard Ray’s story of why she started her business and why she does what she does, it truly shook her to the core. So today she wanted Ray to share that story with you all!  Listen in today to hear Ray’s journey to becoming a men’s mental health advocate and how that also led...

Someone Christina is connected with businesswise posted on social media around a speaker line-up. The speaker line-up was ‘stale, male and pale’. Christina couldn’t get this situation out of her head so wanted to relay her thoughts to you all on her podcast.   Sign Up For Jessens' Webinar Here: https://bit.ly/jessenct   KEY TAKEAWAYS Christina hopes to ask this person she is talking about onto the...

Over the last few weeks there has been a lot of news stories around investing, stocks, the Robin Hood app and Redditors. Christina wouldn’t ordinarily delve into the world of ‘newsjacking topical’ subjects, but she happens to know Ian Cairns! Ian is extremely knowledgeable in these areas and so Christina wanted to interview him to share his thoughts with you all.   Disclaimer: The content within t...

DESCRIPTION   In this episode, Christina talks about structure. Christina loves a spreadsheet and is quite systematic and believes structure is everything. Creating structure allows you to organise your thoughts and get from A-B without it being a painful process.   Sign Up For Jessens' Webinar Here: https://bit.ly/jessenct   KEY TAKEAWAYS Christina talks and works with structure in her work and i...

It’s incredible how much your world can grow even when you are in a situation where you can’t go out and see people like you normally would. Christina ‘met’ Cheryl Peel in lockdown and today they talk about life events, coaching and all about accountability.   Sign Up For Jessens' Webinar Here: https://bit.ly/jessenct   KEY TAKEAWAYS Cheryl is a coach who supports people who have been challenged b...

In this episode, Christina talks and reflects about being called an influencer within the marketing world.   Sign Up For Jessens' Webinar Here: https://bit.ly/jessenct   KEY TAKEAWAYS Christina being called as an influencer has been a little bit of an in joke in the home! In all seriousness though, Christina wants to be a thought leader and the ‘go to’ person for her market when it comes to her pr...

  In this episode Christina talks to Jamie York, a serial entrepreneur and mentor. They talk about marketing, mind-set, money and more. Listen in for a conversation full of tips, strategies and little bit of banter!   Sign Up For Jessens' Webinar Here: https://bit.ly/jessenct   KEY TAKEAWAYS Jamie has been in business for a decade, most of his current businesses are in property. The property educa...