Blogs, Pods and Quotes

Hi. I'm James Ellis, the employer brand nerd.

I've been helping companies of every shape and size understand their own employer brand and how to leverage it to attract and retain great talent.

These are places I've spoken and written over the years.

Enjoy!

May 4, 2022

Chad & Cheese Podcast - Recruitment Marketing: You Know You Want It

Employment branding is hotter than ever. However, as our special guest James Ellis, host of The Talent Cast podcast and senior manager at Recursion says, "We're all just figuring it out as we go along."

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April 12, 2022

Employer Brand Manifesto (2022)

Employer branding isn’t the new kid in town anymore. After hype and promise, we’re in danger of being relegated to a party trick TA does when it runs out of ideas. But you and I know that employer branding is magic. It is the catalyst for changing the way companies think about their people.

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December 3, 2021

The Shape of Work Podcast - James Ellis on Employer Branding

On this episode of The Shape of Work podcast, our guest is James Ellis or should we call him 'Alton Brown of Employer Branding'? In this wit, energy, and humour-filled conversation we discuss Employer branding: what, how, and everything in between.

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November 22, 2021

Talent Blazers Podcast - James Ellis on why honesty and imperfect video content is an employer branding game changer

''We can't all be the best place to work, but be the best place for whom and in what way? The future is completing that sentence. When you're honest, candidates are forced to be honest too.''

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November 12, 2021

Talking narcissistic brands with James Ellis

Why do brands talk about themselves more than they think about their customers or candidates? It’s an important question, especially for the employer branding world.

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November 2, 2021

Employer Branding: Thinking Quality Over Quantity in Recruiting

What does good employer branding look like? And what can great employer branding do for your recruitment outcomes?

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November 2, 2021

Best Practice in Employer Branding and Recruitment Marketing

Before falling in love with the art and craft of employer branding he was a digital marketer with 15 years experience in how audiences think and behave online. Since then, he has taken those skills to become one of employer branding’s leading voices and practitioners.

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September 27, 2021

Christina Talks Podcast with Christina Robinson

In this episode, Christina talks with James about the journey of employer branding, why it’s so important, and what we can all learn from it.

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August 31, 2021

Best Practices Are for Suckers

When I say something is a “best practice,” what do you think I mean?

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August 9, 2021

Why Leaders Must Understand the Importance of #EmployerBranding

Over the last 12 years, thanks to social media, I have had the privilege of meeting a myriad of amazing marketing, branding, customer experience, leadership, and social media experts. One of these experts is James Ellis from Chicago.

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December 28, 2020

How to Think About Your EVP

EVPs can be incredibly powerful, but only if you actually understand what they are.

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December 14, 2020

Recruitment Flex Podcast

Elena Valentine and I talk to Shelley and Serge on the recruitment Flex podcast

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Hi. I'm James Ellis.

Having spent the better part of a decade developing employer brands and EVPs for Groupon, Roku, Enova, Recursion, Telecare, TradeShift, Gearset, CreditShop, and others, I focus exclusively on helping companies build and activate their employer brand so that they can compete (and win) against much larger companies. How? By creating and growing the next generation of employer brand leaders, managers, and specialists.

That's why Google calls me the employer brand nerd.

Employer Brand Labs, LLC

EBL is dedicated to bringing the power and value of employer branding to every single company, regardless of size, industry, or region.

You can be an employer not just of "choice," but of desire.

If you're ready to start attracting great talent to you instead of chasing it, reach out.
Contact:
James Ellis [LinkedIn]
[employerbrandnerd@gmail.com]
421 W Melrose St
Chicago, IL 60657