Thinkbait

Founder | Thinkbait

Vampire Digital

Founder | Authority Marketing & Content Expert

Pinnacle VA

Founder | Remote business support manager

self-employed

Public Service Interpreter for Bristol City Council.

Freelance translator.

Hungarian Translator | Public Service Interpreter

Airbus

Covered various roles throughout my career at Airbus, such as Archivist, Administrator, Secretary / Executive Assistant, Skills & Competence Manager for Materials & Processes Centre of Excellence, & Communications Manager for the Landing Gear department.

Communications Manager | Executive Assistant | Skills & Competence Manager |

iPSL (Intelligent Processing Solutions Limited)

Bank administrator

Kunnsag Media Kht.

Youth programme, News Editorial & Presenting on live TV & Radio

Writer/Journalist for Korosi Lap - regional weekly newspaper.

Journalist, News/Programme Editor & Presenter

Content to die for | Sophisticated copywriting & LinkedIn growth services for Founders & Entrepreneurs | LinkedIn Strategy for personal & business brands | Not a pain in the neck | Founder @ Vampire Digital

For thinkers, for seekers, for anyone feeling the tension of being human in an over-automated world. For those who are tired of noise, shortcuts, and of being spoon-fed content that demands nothing of them…

If you are tired of all the clickbait.
I offer you Thinkbait.

Beyond better content, Thinkbait is a rebellion, a call to think deeper, write truer, and create with intention at a time when speed is worshipped above substance. It’s my answer to a cultural moment that prizes automation over imagination, and optimisation over originality.

Creating the Thinkbait way means choosing depth over dopamine. It means writing that stays with your reader long after they scroll further, and language that refuses to flatten itself for the algorithm.

My work explores what it means to stay human in a system increasingly built to replace human nuance. I write about the philosophical implications of AI, the erosion of creative integrity, and the slow extinction of thought in an age obsessed with efficiency.

I am a Human Intelligence Defender and AI Commentator, speaking on the future of creativity, the ethics of automation, and the irreplaceable intelligence of the human mind.

With over seven years of experience working with global SaaS, B2B, and tech founders, from Harvard and MIT researchers to reality TV personalities, I’ve helped leaders build audiences that think, feel, and follow. My agency, Vampire Digital, is positioned as a deliberate resistance to the AI-content flood: a home for human writing that converts through connection.

Before founding Vampire Digital, I spent twelve years in corporate communications and began my career as a journalist, writing investigative pieces and cultural commentary that demanded rigour, and truth-telling — qualities that now underpin every story my team and I craft for clients.

If you’re seeking a keynote speaker, AI ethics panellist, or media voice who can translate the human condition into intelligent conversation, I’d love to collaborate. As a champion of human thought and creativity, I’m not afraid of voicing my stance, even if that means going against the grain.

And if you’re a founder, investor, or thought leader ready to break out of the content hamster wheel and create something extraordinary, my team and I can help you:

❗️ Command attention in your industry 
❗️ Attract high-value clients while you focus on your business 
❗️ Position yourself as the undisputed authority in your field

Let’s build something that outlives the algorithm. 

👉🏼 https://calendly.com/chat-vampiredigital/20-min-vampire-consult

Zsike Peter 🧛🏻‍♀️

I never understood why getting these right is so hard for you native English speakers, so here you go. 

Just ask the Hungarian with English as her third language. 

If I sound like a snob, I may have earned it. 😘😂

Signed,
The Hungarian who speaks better English than your autocorrect.


📌 Edited to add: the dyslexic amongst you are naturally excused for this abhorrent behaviour.

While I do take my grammar seriously, this fun Sunday post was done in jest - not with the intention of hurting anyone's feelings whose grammar may not always be impeccable. I'm not without fault, that's for sure.

Zsike Peter 🧠

Somewhere between Leeds and Sheffield, I left one of 10 special copies of Thinkbait on a train.

Signed, sealed, and expectantly waiting to be found.

No algorithm chose its reader this time… Chance did.

This is how The Thinkbait Trail begins.

A breadcrumb experiment in attention, one book at a time.

Let’s see how going analog mixes with the digital. 

Will you be the one finding your very own THINKBAIT?

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At 18, I went undercover in a brothel.

Not your average teenage rite of passage.

But speaking with some of those trafficked girls and then writing up that story got me a scholarship to one of Hungary’s top universities.

And more importantly, it taught me something no textbook ever could:
If you follow the crowd, you disappear.

That same mindset landed me my first journalism job, my first TV gig, and now... It’s what makes clients say things like:

“Got my signed contract from your lead this morning!! The first of many I'm sure... superb work team 👏”

“We’re about to close our first deal off the back of your work worth around £15k.”

That’s the power of writing the Thinkbait™️ way.

Not clickbait.
Not regurgitated, recycled, repurposed-for-the-hundredth-time fluff.
But work that stops people mid-scroll. Work that lands.

You don't need to be louder.
Thinkbait content is about being sharper. More real. More memorable. More you.

I’m opening the doors to just two new clients.

If you’ve been meaning to up your content game, build a brand that commands attention, and actually close deals - this is your moment.

Let’s talk... in my DMs.



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💬 Context for the brothel story (yes, really):

I was 18.
I’d applied for a competitive journalism & English double degree scholarship and made it to the final shortlist. For the last round, they asked each of us to write a hard-hitting exposé.

Most people chose school lunches or youth unemployment.

I… snuck into a Hungarian brothel.

I interviewed the women working there, wrote about the conditions, and smuggled the whole thing into the editors the next day.

They gave me the scholarship.
And a job.

I wasn't after sensationalism.... but I wanted to do what no one else dared to do. 

And that’s stayed with me ever since.
Being different is better than being better.

AI won’t save your LinkedIn reach.

The solution might surprise you...

Being human is the answer!
Shocking concept, I know.

But the algorithm still prefers creators who move, speak, engage and show an actual pulse.

Today at 2pm GMT, I’m taking a small group through what really drives visibility on this platform, and why posting more content is the least important part.

If you want your posts to be seen by actual humans, preferably your ideal clients (not bots, not your mum, not your cat), come join us.

Limited seats left.

OH, and if you register, you're in for the raffle to win a signed copy of my limited edition book, THINKBAIT!

Be there, or forever hold your guru growth hacks!

EDIT: you have missed this one, but I'm running another one on 1st December.
Want to join us? https://luma.com/fmy9fao5

That peer-reviewed study from MIT about your brain rotting on ChatGPT is completely wrong.

I know this because I use it all the time, and I’ve 666X’d my output of utter nonsense, and I feel smarter than most of you.

In fact, you too can achieve peak nonsense productivity by buying my exclusive prompt pack, guaranteed to help you post 17 AI-generated thoughts (the leadershipy kind) before breakfast. 

We all know, anecdotal evidence and my personal opinion pulled from the warm depths of my backside are far more trustworthy than peer-reviewed research done by actual scientists.

Comment ‘NONSENSE’ if you want to make money while you sleep, bro.

…

If you’re exhausted by that exact brand of AI-hype nonsense… 

The “steal my three hacks that’ll make you rich overnight” posts, the ghostwritten guru wisdom, the “authentic” carousels written by seven interns and a 50 shades of beige chatbot… then it’s time for something else.

🧠 The Thinkbait Sessions are back. 🧠

Live on Zoom, twice a month.
Low cost.
No filler talk.
No templates.
No upsell in the outro.

Just the exact strategies I use with clients who prefer results over recycled marketing-bro gospel.

What we’ll cover:

❗️Building a relevant audience that cares, not just one that scrolls past
❗️Earning trust before chasing meaningless follower counts
❗️Writing with your unmistakably human voice, not AI with ADHD and delusions of grandeur
❗️Turning attention into clients who want to work with you without turning into a parody of yourself

First live session:

Wednesday 19 November 2025
2:00–3:00 p.m. GMT

Other time zones:

• 9:00–10:00 a.m. ET
• 8:00–9:00 a.m. CT
• 6:00–7:00 a.m. PT
• 3:00–4:00 p.m. CEST
• 4:00–5:00 p.m. EEST

💸 Investment: £50 GBP (~$65 USD)

AND…
Attend and you’ll be entered into a raffle to win a special-edition, hand-signed copy of my book, Thinkbait.

Limited run. High ink. Original content.
No platitudes. No templates. No mercy.

Come for the strategy.
Stay for the relief of never having to touch an ex-Twitterati hustle-broligarch’s template ever again.

📌 Limited to 20 seats only, so we have time for everyone’s questions!

See you live, or forever hold your growth hacks.

Register here: https://luma.com/13setvbs

We’ve been conditioned to value immediacy.

We want the post that goes viral, the spike of engagement, endless likes and reposts.
But short attention isn’t proof of relevance or authority. It’s only proof of appetite.

Compound content, the sort of content people revisit, quote, and even steal from… this is what builds authority.

The returns are slow, but they are cumulative.

Reputation is simply the interest you earn on consistency.

Patience, it turns out, is a better algorithm than any we have yet invented.

Literature raised me gently, then taught me how to kill with a well-placed sentence.

What are you reading this weekend?

YOU + ME
Tomorrow...
I am looking for five participants. Are you in?

EDIT: you have missed this one, but I'm running another one on 1st December.
Want to join us? https://luma.com/fmy9fao5

Ascom Americas

Lead a team responsible for operational workflows, strategic planning, business analytics, and close partnerships with sales, finance, marketing, customer success, product marketing and professional services to increase efficiencies, develop rigorous analytics, develop strategic plans and create growth opportunities.

Initiate and guide transformative projects that improve business visibility and aid growth strategies.

Collaborate with the Head of Sales to refine business analytics, enhancing visibility and forecasting accuracy, achieving a 40% improvement in forecast precision.

Work with senior leadership to pinpoint growth drivers and establish systems, tools, and workflows that more effectively support business operations across the Americas, including a 30% reduction in administrative tasks for teams.

Design a comprehensive enablement program that achieves full participation from all teams.

Senior Director of Operations

The Carpineto Group LLC

Contract Consulting Services, with a focus on healthcare and medical devices, include: 

- Merger and acquisition strategies
- Strategic planning and roadmaps
- Fractional operations for increased operational efficiencies
- Competitive analysis
- Sales operations strategy
- Sales enablement

Founder and Chief Growth Officer

Xperience-U

Contract  Strategic consultant helping bootstrapped company with:

Strategic roadmap development
Operational workflows including better customer onboarding/customer success experience 
Growth and GTM strategy
Account management plan development

Go-to-Market and Strategic Planning Advisor

AposHealth

An FDA-approved medical device startup in the musculoskeletal (MSK) sector. 

Recruited by the CEO for my strategic and operational expertise, as well as my resilient and determined nature, to lead strategic and operational initiatives throughout the company. Additionally, tasked with overseeing go-to-market strategies and growth in the New England region, encompassing sales, business development, and account management.

• Launched a new telehealth service in Massachusetts, boosting revenue by 30% during the pandemic.
• Designed new operational workflows to enhance customer satisfaction.
• Oversaw the implementation of transformative new care models across all markets to increase revenue.
• Achieved a 60% monthly increase in patient sales and market penetration by securing four new client accounts.
• Instituted an incentive program that raised patient volumes from 20 to 75 patients month-over-month.
• Compiled a cross-departmental library of tools and resources for improved data transparency.
• Supervised two clinical and non-clinical staff members.
• Established clinic launch protocols, reducing the go-live time by 25% and accelerating revenue generation.
• Developed a sales enablement program to advance the skills of junior sales team members.

Director Operations, Director New England

Allscripts

An accomplished leader recognized with five internal employee awards for leading sales and marketing tool development, business strategy, and transformative cross-functional initiatives.

• Collaborated with Sales, Product Development, and Marketing to establish the sales process, forecast cadence, sales enablement, and marketing campaign strategies.

• Took charge of the ownership and delivery of sales training on tools, systems, and processes for 200 employees.

• Managed the integration of over ten mergers and acquisitions, encompassing all aspects of change management, training, workflow creation, operational efficiency, and customer success integration.

Key Achievements:

• Created an automated Whitespace application for Sales, Product, and Marketing that identified over $20 million in overlooked pipeline opportunities.

• Implemented a strategic win/loss process that improved RFP success rates by 40%.

• Served as the project manager for a 16-month intensive cross-functional initiative to consolidate two sales systems and processes into one Salesforce.com platform, saving the company over $3 million annually by eliminating redundant tools and processes.

• Formulated a win/loss analysis process to generate data for marketing campaign recommendations, operational spending increases, and sales process modifications.

• Established a quarterly business review process for sales, incorporating customer success feedback, marketing, and leadership insights.

• Enhanced forecast accuracy by 40% through the development of new sales tools and operational efficiencies.

Director Sales Operations

I was recruited to lead the development of new Market Research, Competitive Intelligence, and Product Marketing teams. I was also tasked with overseeing the company-wide strategic planning process, encompassing data analysis, strategic vision and growth, and the voice of sales.

- Established cohesive team processes and culture, and developed a comprehensive library of state-of-the-art market research, interactive data, and competitive intelligence tools that are still utilized today.
- Managed the healthcare analyst relationship program with third-party healthcare analysts, including Gartner and KLAS, to enhance brand recognition in the industry.
- Developed battle cards, win/loss surveys, sales playbooks, and briefing documents for the C-Suite to inform product and strategy decisions, working closely with Marketing, Development, Product Teams, and Sales.

Market Research and Competitive Intelligence Manager

Data-Driven Operations Leader | Digital Healthcare | Strategic Planning | Partnerships | Business Planning And Analysis | Servant Leadership

Passionate leader committed to building and fostering cross-collaboration to enhance operations and strategic planning for the benefit of all.

My focus lies in process improvement, revenue growth, company-wide efficiencies and planning and empowering team members to achieve success.

My experience spans sales, business development, marketing, operations, and strategic planning, providing me with a comprehensive understanding of how each element of the ecosystem works together and separately.

I have a background in healthcare, digital healthcare technology (SaaS), and medical devices, where I lead transformative business initiatives.

I apply my expertise in M&A planning, strategic planning roadmaps, competitive analysis, sales operations strategy, and enablement to bring value to clients, both internally and externally.

My results include:

* Developing a comprehensive enablement plan and revamping the sales and marketing processes and workflows, which led to a 45% improvement in forecasting accuracy.

* Implementing operational workflow changes in marketing, professional services, and sales, saving over 20 hours per week and $500k annually in administrative costs.

* Overseeing the integration of 10 M&A transactions, resulting in annual operational cost savings of over $2M by eliminating redundant processes.

* Introducing a cross-functional tool that identified $20M in overlooked pipeline opportunities.

* Establishing a telehealth care model that increased patient volumes by 30%.

* Creating a sales enablement program that significantly increased revenues at existing client locations.

* Closed 3 new clients contracts and doubled patient volumes in new PT clinics 

My skills include:

Operational Leadership
Business Planning
In-depth knowledge of the Healthcare and Medical Device sectors
Expertise in building Sales/Revenue Operations infrastructure
CRM Implementation
Account Management and Customer Success
M&A management
Project management
Data Analytics/Business Process

I can be reached at sherri.carpineto1@gmail.com

Sherri Carpineto

Don’t work for one company too long. Dont job hop. Don’t be laid off. Don’t have job gaps. Don’t show your gray hairs (yes that’s a thing).  

Don’t ask for remote work or hybrid work and maybe not in-person. At least be willing to work in any part of the world. 

Also only apply online but not easy apply and not on LinkedIn maybe Indeed but company websites.

Network but don’t reach out to recruiters. Maybe hiring managers, but only once a year. 

Write cover letters but complain that they’re useless but also say they’re good. 

ATS isn’t real but it’s also very real.

Oh and forget the green banner on Tuesdays but it’s good on Wednesdays. Or when someone wants to rage bait and get impressions. 

Don’t do projects without pay but also don’t say no because you need a job. 

6 rounds is bad, 5 rounds is borderline, 3.5 rounds is perfect 

This basically sums up the state of job searching these days.

It’s exhausting. Debilitating. Unstable.

And if you’re laid off or looking for a new job, it’s your reality. 

Just never give up on YOU, and control how you show up every day. 

Be a good human

Nothing reminds you that you’re unemployed like Thanksgiving dinner.
The questions.
The side glances.
The “you’ll bounce back” pep talks from someone who’s been at the same job since 2004.

It’s not just the layoff that hurts.
It’s being expected to smile through it.

The truth is, layoffs don’t take holidays.
They follow you to the table.
They sit quietly beside the cranberry sauce.
They echo in every “So what’s next?” from a cousin you haven’t seen in five years.

You don’t need to perform gratitude just because it’s November.
You’re allowed to feel the grief, the fear, the fatigue.

Not everything needs a silver lining.
Not every loss needs to be “a blessing in disguise.”

Sometimes it’s just hard.
And that’s the most honest thing you can bring to the table.

Be a good human

If you are laid off with kids, I’d like to offer help.

If you need some magic and  presents this holiday season we are ready to find ways to support. 

With some wonderful donors (more to come here) and my desire to bring some magic please comment below.

I’ll get to as many as I can.

And if you want to be a helper and donate please comment as well.

Just a gift to LinkedIn community to keep the magic going. We all need it these days. 

No need for embarrassment just pay it forward someday.  We all need to support each other 

Be a good human 

Comment below who we can help and who wants to help. Lists start now. (Can DM too)

PS: I am offering free 15 minute coaching sessions with an emailed plan at the end through the end of the year to those in need — just comment below and I’ll open up as many times as I can in between mom’ing, paid coaching and my busy FT job.  💕

A man commented on my post and told me I’m a “scam” because I coach people in life and careers.

Honestly?
If helping people untangle their burnout, their self-doubt, their Sunday dread, and their “why am I crying in the laundry room again” moments is a scam,  then adulthood is the biggest Ponzi scheme of all time.

You think I’m the threat?
Buddy, have you seen real life?

People are juggling:
	•	jobs that drain them
	•	kids who need something every 4 minutes
	•	aging parents
	•	a sense of purpose that evaporated sometime in 2019
	•	and stress-snacking behind a closed pantry door

But yes.
My 60-minute Zoom calls are apparently the danger.

Meanwhile the internet is like:
Just manifest!
Just be grateful!
Just hustle!
Just take a bubble bath!

Okay, thanks “experts” that fixed absolutely nothing.

Here’s the truth:
People don’t need perfection.
They don’t need toxic positivity.
They don’t need another corporate buzzword.

They need support.
They need direction.
They need someone in their corner when everything feels heavy.
They need a plan, some accountability and to be seen. 

If that makes me a scam?

Then I’m the nicest scammer on LinkedIn.

And at least I’m out here “scamming” people into believing in themselves again.

Be a good human

Here’s the truth no one wants to admit on LinkedIn:

Gratitude isn’t always inspirational.
Sometimes it’s messy, angry, and born from pure survival.

I’m not grateful because “everything happens for a reason.”
(That’s a lie we tell people so they stop talking about their pain.)

I’m grateful because I lived through things I shouldn’t have had to.

The burnout that companies call “a busy season.”
The layoffs that hit people who gave everything.
The pressure to be a perfect parent, perfect employee, perfect human all while running on empty.
The moments I kept working through heartbreak, exhaustion, and fear because life didn’t give me a choice.

I’m not grateful for any of that.
I’m grateful I didn’t let it harden me.
I’m grateful I held onto kindness when the world wasn’t kind back.
I’m grateful I didn’t become bitter, even when I had every reason.

Everyone posts the polished version of gratitude.

Here’s mine:

I’m grateful I didn’t break.
I’m grateful I didn’t quit.
And I’m grateful I don’t pretend the hard parts didn’t happen.

If your gratitude this year feels complicated, uncomfortable, or a little bit angry, 
you’re not alone.

Some of us are saying “thank you”
not because things were easy, 
but because we survived them

Be a good human

Crazy thought here:
You’re allowed to love your job and still count down to Friday like it’s a national holiday.

Both things can be true.
And honestly?
Most weeks… they are.

Be a good human

It’s the holiday season aka the busiest time of year to layoff or fire people. 

Goes to show how humanity is just not a part of the work world for so many. 

So the next time a company says, we’re all family. 

Think if your family would fire you and ruin your holidays (they may ruin your holidays but that’s different!) 

Be a good human

Sometimes you just need to grab what you want and hold on tight… even if others don’t think you should have it..

That’s what Cooper believes anyway. 

We all need a little bit of unapologetic determination and grit in our lives 

Be a good human. Or a good bloodhound.

If you’re willing to donate to laid off parents who need some presents this holiday season please comment 

If you need help with presents please comment and I’ll get back to you for details 

Thanks for giving starts now 

Be a good human

Anyone else still not used to the time change?

Because every day at 4:58 PM my body politely informs me that we’re done here. 

Shut it down. Bedtime. But…….

 My responsibilities are thinking something else. 

I still have emails, homework help, dinner, laundry, and a sudden existential crisis to handle.

This season is exhausting. But at least we’re all delusional together.

Be a good human

If you post an open to work post PLEASE make sure it’s set to allow everyone to comment not just connections. 

I see so many who have it set to connections only (I have done this accidentally) and it can greatly limit your reach.

Oh and use that Open to Work post to let yourself shine. Don’t waste time and space on your previous company 

S - share what you’ve done 

H - Highlight the impact you’ve made with metrics 

I - Invite others to connect and network with you 

N Niche down instead of saying open to anything and everything 

E - Elaborate on what you want, who you are, and why you matter 

SHINE 

Be a good human

Somewhere along the way, women were told that ambition expires once you have kids.

That choosing flexibility means you don’t care about growth.
That wanting a bigger career makes you selfish.
And wanting a slower season makes you “unmotivated.”

I reject all of it.

Working moms are allowed to want more.
More leadership.
More money.
More time.
More joy.
More balance.
More purpose.
More flexibility.
More LIFE.

You’re allowed to want a promotion.
You’re allowed to want to be home for dinner.
You’re allowed to want to build something of your own.
You’re allowed to dream of a different path entirely.

You’re allowed to want BOTH stability and excitement.
Both rest and ambition.
Both motherhood and career growth.

It doesn’t make you less committed.
It doesn’t make you unrealistic.
It doesn’t make you ungrateful.

It makes you honest.

I wish more women heard this:
Wanting more doesn’t mean you’re failing where you are. It means you’re growing.

And we deserve workplaces and lives that let us grow without guilt.

The Good Human Project
“Coaching with a Conscience”

Be a good human

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