After meeting at a charity event Christina has invited retired professional rugby player and Public Speaker George Chuter onto the podcast. It was during their conversation at the event Christina realised George had a wealth of wisdom, knowledge and skills relevant to business.
Christina and George talk about George's career, the importance of strategy and instincts in decision making as well as why relationships and teamwork are essential to success.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
BEST MOMENTS
15:40 - “The sort of things that are almost natural to sports people in general, but in my experience rugby in particular, are [also] priceless commodities when you get into a world of business”
33:45 - “If you want to be successful for a sustainable period of time you've got to work on your weaknesses”
34:32 - “Having a growth mindset, having the mindset of an elite performer because actually we’re not focusing on the fact we didn't succeed in that moment, we’re focusing on what we do to make sure we do it next time”
38.21 “I wasn't the best player by any means, certainly not the best athlete or anything like that but I had a bit of resolve and a bit of grit about me. Better players than me fell by the wayside and I ended up making a career out of it”
43:17 “Good teams contain good people, simple as that”
VALUABLE RESOURCES
https://www.green-umbrella.biz/how-to-launch-anything-using-social-media/
ABOUT THE HOST
Christina has been working with SME’s since 2013 to launch, develop and perfect their online presence. In 2019 Christina made the move from employee to business owner of a successful digital marketing agency focused on educating business owners in the use of
social media. Christina is driven by the fact that in today’s world, it doesn’t
matter how big or small your marketing budget is, you can be a major player.
For small businesses, the tools are just as accessible – you just need to know
how to use them!