Chris James

Social sales secrets for coaches + freelancers. My DM game is appalling 😬

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We help small business owners win more clients using organic content.

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Just over 4 years ago this business was a twinkle in my eye…

3 years ago we held our first event

This week was C2C Live #7 and as usual it was amazing (+ a bit emotional)

Loads of our clients in a room together + an all-client + team speaker line-up.

Thanks for taking the trip → I’m glad it was valuable!

Another thank you to the amazing speakers: (especially Fern and Sandie who flew in from NYC and Denmark)

And of course the team who I’m grateful to have on my side every day… Katie Viktoria 

Even though they gang up on me. 

Now I’m gonna eat pizza and sleeeeeep 🍕…

Next one’s in September - wanna come? DM me CLIVE to find out how.

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Just because someone’s post has lots of likes doesn’t mean they’re good. 

Remember - The Cheeky Girls got to number 1. 

(Here they are years later 👇🏻)

Manchester, get READY. 

Today’s the day the C2C team + clients come together to make some big in-person moves. 

Every single event without exception has been amazing. 

Wanna know why? 

Most event organisers make you sit + listen to a load of uninspiring speakers. 

You go away tired instead of motivated. 

But we only let people speak if it’ll help our clients take action. 

So we bought in these LEGENDS: 

🇺🇸 Fern Chan bringing the New York State of Mind
🇩🇰 Sandie Taulo Essemann flying in from Denmark
🇬🇧 Connor Clayton from, somewhere up north
🇪🇸 Viktoria Jancurova from Malaga

Some weirdo called Katie Skelton who supports Southampton.

And a normal guy called me from... my road.

Can't wait to see everyone.

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📌 You’re too late to join us this time but if you could do with a super simple plan to reach that ever illusive £8.3333333k/mo - come to my free workshop.

It's 2 weeks today.

Grab a ticket here: https://lnkd.in/exdg7Xs9

Just read a post from someone…

‘If you call me mate, I’ll never buy from you’

Here’s my perspective…

If I can’t call you mate, don’t ever buy from me

Glad we cleared that up mate 🤣

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If you don’t mind me calling you mate... 

I’m running a workshop on 27th March you might like. 

Get your ticket for '6 Figure Simplicity' here: https://lnkd.in/exdg7Xs9

If I see another

“You don’t have an X problem”

“You have a Y problem”

Then you’re gonna have a “one less follower” problem

👀 Everyone was staring at me in the supermarket car park.

Don’t worry… I was fully clothed this time.

I walked out of the shop pushing a trolley with 20 cases of Liquid Death.

That’s 240 cans of water.

They’re usually £18 a case but they were reduced to £1.

And before you roll your eyes at me for buying water in a can…

…it’s not because I’m “too good” for tap water. My body IS a temple but the temple’s been…well used.

I bought 240 cans of water because when I know they’re in the fridge, I actually drink water.

When I don’t I forget, get dehydrated and the temple gets even more neglected.

I say this ALL the time to our clients inside C2C:

Create the systems, environment + conditions that will make it more likely you’ll succeed.

Want more clients? 
Create systems + workflows that mean you know what you have to do every day. 

Want consistent income? 
Build habits that make it not just possible, but almost IMpossible to win.

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You can keep telling yourself you’re gonna do the right things more consistently. Or you can put actual mechanisms in place to make it more likely.

Ask yourself now - what are you winging and what are you doing intentionally?

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❤️ PS - Free workshop on Friday 27th.  It's gonna be a banger.
Head here to grab your ticket: Chris James

Soon enough, ChatGPT will replace your coaching business.

Unless you do this... 

I've been quietly building something for 4 years that makes me look like a genius on every client call.

It's a stupid-simple system that turns everything I know into something I can pull from instantly - for calls, content, materials... 

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By the way, I post content like this all the time.
Follow me here for more 👉🏻 Chris James

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If you don't start building a moat around your business, AI will ruin you. 

Because this is no longer a game of who has the most information...

EVERYONE has information.

And the coaches who survive won't be the ones with the most knowledge.

They'll be the ones who've turned their knowledge into a system.

This system is the reason I can work a few hrs a day + still out-deliver coaches grinding 60-hour weeks.

It's the reason my client Emma netted £25,000 last month.

And it's the exact thing that will make you IMPOSSIBLE to replace.

The coaches who thrive in the AI era won’t be the ones who know the most. They’ll be the ones who’ve systemised what they know.

Watch the video below.

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📌 You can grab my free Hybrid Delivery training here: https://lnkd.in/e8etV5WM

Or if you'd like to work with me directly to help you install it... 
Click here → https://lnkd.in/e47zPYn8

Apparently this is abnormal…. 

I don’t wash my face. 

Water, moisturiser, maybe a bit of beard cream if I’m feeling fancy. 

Job done. 

Tell me about your skincare routine. 

JOKING don’t, I don’t care…

tell me what other people tell you you’re abnormal for doing or not doing instead. 

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P.S. When I’m not not washing my face, I help coaches + consultants get clients. Head to my featured section for some brand new free training 👀

Cristiano Ronaldo misses 85% of the time 🚫

Yet here you are… sh-tting yourself when you only get 4 likes.

Let me spell it out ↴

Ronaldo’s one of the greatest footballers of all time.
But his shot-to-goal “conversion rate” is only 15%.

That means he misses 85% of the time.

And you know what he does?

HE KEEPS SHOOTING 🥅

Because he knows it’s not about perfection.

Perfection can’t be reached.
It’s about persistence.

Now, let’s zoom out for a second…

One post flopping doesn’t matter.

Neither does one going viral.

What actually matters is this golden question:

Are you taking enough shots?
Or overthinking every f-cking move?

Every flop is feedback.

So stop crying over 4 likes.

And keep shooting.

Please.

As Wayne Gretzky said: You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.

Studeo

If you’re reading this, you might be: 

- Struggling to attract the right clients and customers
- Finding yourself constantly comparing your business to others in your industry
- Feeling like your business growth is stagnating

Wishful thinking won't help you turn those into a successful brand. 

I do that for you through brand strategy that will:

→ Clarify what you stand for in a way that will convert customers into action
→ Attract qualified leads and clients who recognise themselves in your message
→ Scale your company with an improved team performance and culture

I offer packages to suit your immediate concerns or long-term challenges, ranging from on-demand brand consultations to turn-key solutions in under 6 weeks.

Need to (re)position your brand?
Need a great brand refresh or redesign? 
Need to run a workshop that will align your team? 

Send me a DM and let's chat.

Or just schedule an initial intro: https://calendly.com/studeo/intro

Speak soon!

Founder & Creative Director

Freelance

Art Direction/Design

Brio Group

As a Creative Director at Brio Group I have had the honour to be able to work with some exciting and varied new businesses and brands, as well as many established businesses looking to reposition and rebrand. In addition to overseeing all creative work of the studio and producing extensive branding systems aimed at creating behaviour change,  I am also involved in naming and tagline creation; branding workshops and logotype design; brand guideline creation, graphic design and rollout of marketing materials; mapping of user experience journeys; digital strategy and website design; development and execution of internal studio processes.

Creative Director

• Leading and generating innovative thinking for digital projects;
• Designing for digital platforms;
• Providing strategy and developing content plans for social media;
• Integrating campaigns across multiple channels: print, press, DM, digital;
• Overseeing rollout of creative across various integrated platforms and mediums;

Art Director | Digital Primary

Website Blue

• Delivering creative projects to an exceptional standard of craftsmanship.
• Providing detailed project estimates and quotes to project and sales managers.
• Creation of detailed specifications documents for internal staff and external suppliers.
• Advisory role in kick off meetings with clients and the brainstorming phase.
• Mentoring and contributing to the professional development of junior team members technical and creative development.
• Managing junior team members time and work load.
• Providing training and contributing to knowledge share discussions.
• Presenting work to clients as well as internal departments.
• Assisting project managers with the recruitment of freelance resources and suppliers, screening & interviewing potential candidates.
• Assisting project managers with reviewing work in other departments and providing quality control throughout a creative project.

Design Lead | Project Management

Design of websites, logotype & corporate identity design, brand creation and design of print materials; direction and mentorship of junior colleagues; project management and client liaison; customer relations.

Senior Designer

Label Power Pty Ltd

Creating and setting up artwork for labels for digital and offset labels. Managing and ordering printer dies and plates for production. Overlooking printing processes and ensuring final artwork produced to specs. Direct client communication and management.

Graphic Designer

Incurable Brand Strategist, Namer, Designer, Tinkerer

Thanks for stopping by my profile, here's my TL;DR story:

I transform brands into unicorns in a sea of sameness. My work includes brand strategy and design projects that elevated more than a hundred brands. From startups like Console to twenty-five-year-mainstays like Kids With Cancer Foundation. Main strengths: strategy, design, and web. Want to e-meet over coffee? I'm always up for connecting and exploring new opportunities.

The full version:

Branding done right isn't just about logos and colours. I specialise in solving brand strategy challenges for any business that wants to make a real impact. Whether you’re just starting or evolving, I can help you (re)launch or (re)brand the right way.

In my past life, I managed web teams. They called me the translator. 

With the uncanny ability to communicate the requirements from visuals to functionality and vice versa, when others failed. 

Today, I use my multilingual skills in strategy, design, creativity, branding, and web to translate your passion and your drive into building something impactful, captivating and meaningful.

In my 20+ years as a branding professional I've worked with startups as well as large multinationals like Talemm (Telecomm), Moore Stephens Australia (Accounting), QTAC (Education), Queensland Urban Utilities (Water supply), Brisbane City Council (Government), Thynne+Macartney (Law), Vision Australia (Accessibility), Ambrose Advisory (Financial), Console (Proptech), Truefitt & Hill (Lifestyle), Kids With Cancer Foundation (Non-for-profit), Seasons Living (Aged Care), just to name a few.

Most recent case studies can be found @ studeo.com.au/work/

If you're interested in working together please always feel free to reach out. 

You can start in one of two ways: 1) schedule a free consultation if you're not sure what needs solving, how to solve it, or if I'm best suited to help; 2) access immediate, real-time analysis and recommendations to a specific roadblock with a Strategy Power Hour call. 

I respect your time, and I expect the same in return. I'm the kind of guy who will take your business as seriously as you do, almost as if I owned a stake in your company.

Ready to get started? Let's go!

Cheerio,
Ilya

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