Christine Armstrong is an author and consultant who is devoted to helping others understand the new world of work using evidence-backed research and is currently using her expertise in consulting at the company she founded – Armstrong & Partners. Christine is exploring everything in the future of work from the global cost-of-living crisis to the supply chain crisis to hybrid working. Christine ensures she keeps ahead of the trend and constantly reviews new practices to ensure that during her keynote speeches, she is delivering the latest consultant advice.
Having studied Politics at the University of York, in 1996 Christine became a Senior Associate at APCO Worldwide where she was responsible for Government Relations and PR for FedEx, Eli Lilly, nightclubs and restaurants. She then went on to become the Director at BBDO Worldwide; this role took Christine across the Atlantic where she gained much exposure to different cultures, undoubtedly contributing to her excellent consulting services and implementation of tailored strategies for a wide variety of companies. After having her second baby in 2011, Christine decided she no longer wanted to work in the corporate world and began interviewing women who had managed to balance their careers alongside having a baby. She became an early supporter of hybrid working long before Covid.
In 2013 Christine then became the co-founder of Jericho Chambers – a hybrid Change Management, Communications and Management Consultancy firm which allowed Christine to balance her career whilst having a young child. Since this radical change in Christine’s life, she has become successful researcher and consultant in the future of work and how culture can be improved to suit all employees from different backgrounds. Determined to widen her reach, Christine released her book ‘The Mother of All Jobs: How to Have Children and a Career and Stay Sane(ish)’. Her book received numerous positive reviews from the likes of The Daily Telegraph and Good Housekeeping, and was a finalist in the 2019 Business Book Awards. Besides her book, Christine has also been on the front page of The Sunday Times Magazine and has been a Columnist for Grazia UK.
With over 20 years of knowledge in advertising, PR & research agencies, Christine has a wealth of knowledge to share with her audiences and her enthusiastic and informative speeches make her highly sought-after as a speaker. Christine covers topics such as the implications which come with hybrid working: diversity and inclusion, and how the cost of living crisis is going to affect employers and its teams. With all her theories being evidence-based, there is no doubt what Christine teaches will impact your organisation, book Christine Armstrong today if you want to know what the future of work holds.
