Christopher Mengel

How I add Value

Business owners and talent leaders engage me to implement new initiatives, develop new strategies for growth, carry out organizational and cultural change, and transform marketing and talent acquisition.

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Talent Engine

We’ll modernize and operationalize in talent acquisition. Then, we’ll get the right people on board.

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Marketing Engine

We’ll get marketing to work as it should. Then, we’ll strive to meet your business goals.

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Turnarounds

We’ll diagnose issues holding back your business. Then, we’ll reset your approach and adapt to change.

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About Me

Managing Partner and Founder of TalentSum LLC | Entrepreneur, Strategic/Creative Talent Acquisition Leader, Interim CMO

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Recent Blog Posts

How To Reset at Work – Here’s What I Do When Life Is Stressful Or All Seems Lost

Over the years, I’ve tried to come up with a “formula” for making positive, incremental, and sustainable improvements to the way I work when I’m stuck – and increasingly, I’m learning to trust the following concepts or ideas: Whenever I actively “practice on my craft” – and to me this means forcefully stepping away from Read more about How To Reset at Work – Here’s What I Do When Life Is Stressful Or All Seems Lost[…]

Launch New Infusion Therapy Clinic + Interim CMO

Recently, the founding team of a newly funded venture – a Houston-based, infusion therapy clinic – engaged me to help them develop the business and establish a new brand and digital presence. Read more about Launch New Infusion Therapy Clinic + Interim CMO

New Strategic Talent Acquisition Program

Recently, I was asked by a leading technology client to launch a brand new strategic talent acquisition program so they could expand past their initial wave of employees. Read more about New Strategic Talent Acquisition Program

2018 Talent Acquisition Landscape Study is Underway

I’m super excited to announce that our 2018 Talent Acquisition Landscape Study has begun. Launched on November 7th, it will run through December 31, 2018. Read more about 2018 Talent Acquisition Landscape Study is Underway

Recent Talent Attraction Survey Design Project

One of my clients – a large manufacturing firm, with thousands of employees in multiple offices across the United States and abroad – came to the conclusion Read more about Recent Talent Attraction Survey Design Project

A Word About Channel Investments and Closed Loop Marketing

A “closed loop” in marketing is created when we launch and track the effectiveness of a marketing campaign and then use the data and information gathered during the exercise to improve the effort the next time. Read more about A Word About Channel Investments and Closed Loop Marketing

Entrepreneurial Lessons Learned The Hard Way

Below is my list of entrepreneurial lessons learned the hard way. Some cost me money and others cost me time. All of them cost me something. Here they are in no particular order: Read more about Entrepreneurial Lessons Learned The Hard Way

Content Hack – Use AIDA to Improve Your Content Strategy

Want to dramatically improve visibility and engagement – and even increase your ability to generate leads? Here’s an approach I like that works very well if used correctly…

The Marketing Assessment Every Business Owner Needs

Most business owners know the right kind of marketing can help to grow their business. But what’s the right kind of marketing? To find out, begin with a marketing assessment.

Useful Employer Brand Tips for Chief Marketing Officers

Your employer brand is a sum of your company’s image and reputation in the market. It also includes every human association, feeling, and perception combined. Read more about Useful Employer Brand Tips for Chief Marketing Officers

Recent Interim CMO and Content Marketing Project

Recently, I was asked by a repeat client – a middle-market, professional services firm – to tackle multiple issues related to business structure, branding, Read more about Recent Interim CMO and Content Marketing Project

How to Keep a Healthy Perspective in Business

In 2012, the team that launched Instagram sold to Facebook for over $1B. It took them only a few short years to achieve this incredible success. Others, like me, are barely able to get their company off the ground in that amount of time. Business is not fair. It can be downright fickle and hard. Read more about How to Keep a Healthy Perspective in Business[…]