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  • Women & Money: How Do You Negotiate & Navigate Your Worth?
    Know Your Worth & Ask For It: The Real Reason Women Are Still Underpaid | Reinventing Rumbley We are finally asking for the raise. And we are still being told no 38% more than our male counterparts. ๐Ÿ‘‡ This episode is one Christina has been wanting to do for a while โ€” because she got asked to name her own compensation package recently and went full deer in headlights. Called three male friends just to figure out how to negotiate for herself. And she has led 250 employees, sold companies, and built a career most people would kill for. If it can happen to her, it can happen to any of us. In this honest, real, and occasionally hilarious episode Christina covers: Why women went from 52 cents to the dollar in 1953 to 82.5 cents today โ€” and why full pay equality isn't projected until 2152 Why the problem is no longer that we don't ask โ€” it's that we ask and still get told no The 38% stat that should make every employer in the room uncomfortable Why women often walk in aiming lower before anyone even offers them less The fear of being called pushy โ€” and why that fear is costing us real money What it's actually like to sit across from someone who has your financial future in their hands (spoiler: poopy pants France is real ๐Ÿ˜‚) How your money mindset was shaped before you ever earned your first dollar โ€” and why understanding that changes everything Why calling three male peers to figure out how to negotiate for yourself is actually a genius move The $100K to $250K salary range gap in the same role โ€” and why nobody tells you what your counterpart is making Why financial transparency in relationships matters โ€” 37% of marriages end because of financial strain and most of the time it's because they're not talking The one thing Christina wants every woman to walk away with: nobody is going to fight harder for you than you And a little celebration โ€” past 5,000 subscribers! ๐ŸŽ‰ This one is for every woman who has ever soft-pedaled her rate, shrunk her ask, or felt her voice crack a little when it was time to say the number. You are not alone and this conversation needed to happen. ๐Ÿค ๐Ÿ“ฉ Email Christina: [email protected] ๐Ÿ”” Subscribe โ€” new episodes every Wednesday โญ Leave a 5-star review โ€” it genuinely helps more than you know ๐Ÿ‘‡ Drop a comment: What's your money story? How were you raised to think about it? Christina wants to hear everything. ๐Ÿ””๐ƒ๐จ๐ง'๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐ž๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐›๐ฌ๐œ๐ซ๐ข๐›๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐œ๐ก๐š๐ง๐ง๐ž๐ฅ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ž ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ. https://www.youtube.com/@ReinventingRumbley?sub_confirmation=1 ๐Ÿ”— Stay Connected With Me. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Reinventing-Rumbley/61582519707845/ Instagram: http://instagram.com/reinventingrumbley/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@reinventingrumbley ๐Ÿ“ฉ Got a story about reinvention? Weโ€™d love to hear it, email us at: [email protected]

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    26 min
  • Reinvention Closet: What Hat are you Wearing?

    What's In Your Reinvention Closet? Finding Your Next Chapter When You're Stuck In The In-Between | Reinventing Rumbley


    You're not lost. You're just between hats. ๐Ÿ‘‡


    In this honest, funny, and genuinely helpful episode, Christina introduces a concept that might be the most useful framework for anyone stuck in a reinvention right now โ€” the Reinvention Closet.


    What's in yours? And when's the last time you even opened it?


    Christina is living this in real time at 52 โ€” morphing into someone new while still being herself, trying on different hats, self-appointing herself president of her husband's interior design firm, spending five hours on a psychological thriller she's never told anyone about, and putting grocery shopping in her calendar because one task now feels like climbing Kilimanjaro when she used to knock out a hundred before noon.


    Sound familiar? Yeah. You're not alone.


    In this episode Christina covers:


    The Reinvention Closet concept: what hats do you have that used to fit, still fit, or never fit โ€” and which ones are just collecting dust?

    Midlife grief โ€” what Leanne Kreischer calls the mourning that comes with changing into someone new while still being yourself

    Why the in-between isn't actually a problem. It might just be the process

    What it's like to go from leading 250 employees and murdering 100-item to-do lists daily to putting grocery shopping in your calendar as a blocked event

    Why tasks feel impossible without a North Star โ€” and what happens to your brain when purpose disappears

    Christina's secret psychological thriller she spent a whole weekend on โ€” that nobody knew about until right now

    Self-appointing yourself president of Stratton Design Group and why her husband said yes immediately ๐Ÿ˜‚

    The High Point furniture market trip that lit a fire under her because it proved she's still absolutely in her element

    Dog trainer? That hat ain't gonna hunt. ๐Ÿพ

    Abstract art, a dot on the wall, and having the audacity to think you could do that

    What feeds your soul? What skill are you NOT using right now that might be sitting right there in that closet?

    Why this podcast is still the most therapeutic thing Christina does โ€” and why she doesn't even watch the edits back


    This one is for every person sitting in the middle of what's next โ€” not fully defined yet, not fully done with what was โ€” wondering what hat fits now. ๐Ÿค


    ๐Ÿ“ฉ Email Christina: [email protected]

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    ๐Ÿ‘‡ Drop a comment: What's in YOUR reinvention closet right now? What hat are you thinking about trying on? Christina wants to know.


    ๐Ÿ””๐ƒ๐จ๐ง'๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐ž๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐›๐ฌ๐œ๐ซ๐ข๐›๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐œ๐ก๐š๐ง๐ง๐ž๐ฅ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ž ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ.

    https://www.youtube.com/@ReinventingRumbley?sub_confirmation=1


    ๐Ÿ”— Stay Connected With Me.


    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Reinventing-Rumbley/61582519707845/

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    TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@reinventingrumbley


    ๐Ÿ“ฉ Got a story about reinvention? Weโ€™d love to hear it, email us at: [email protected]

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    25 min
  • Not So Deep Thoughts: The Reinvention Tax & the Toll it Takes

    ๐Ÿ˜ฉ The Reinvention Tax Nobody Talks About | Brain Fog, Closet Chaos & Washing Your Hair | Not So Deep Thoughts


    Nobody warned me that reinvention would cost this much. And I'm not just talking about money.


    Welcome to the reinvention tax โ€” the thing happening to Christina right now at 52 that she is finally naming out loud so you know you are not alone.


    In this short, funny, painfully real episode of Not So Deep Thoughts, Christina breaks down what the reinvention tax actually looks like when you're in the middle of it โ€” and it is not cute, it is not linear, and it absolutely involves putting "wash hair" in your calendar.


    This episode covers:


    The financial reinvention tax: new headshots, a resume she didn't have, a brand deck, a website, a wardrobe overhaul โ€” all at once

    The mental reinvention tax: going from running 250 employees and murdering 150-item to-do lists to being completely overwhelmed by a grocery store trip

    Why the bank, the car wash, and a PO box stop feel like full-on crises right now

    Doug asking her to make two stops โ€” and her woofing at him like a dog

    The calendar that currently includes: shower, wash hair, cut husband's fruit, and go to Walmart

    The closet audit that took four hours and involved 52 pairs of black pants in sizes 4 through 16

    The Clothes Mentor disaster where four giant contractor bags of corporate clothing โ€” including an Hermรจs scarf and Givenchy pieces โ€” got rejected and she walked out with $8.47 for three sun hats ๐Ÿ˜‚

    The feeling of loser-ness that creeps in when you were once unstoppable and now simple tasks feel enormous

    The only antidote Christina has found: grace, breathing through it, and letting the overwhelming things sit where they need to sit

    Tank. Hot spot. You'll understand when you watch it. ๐Ÿพ


    This is for every person in the middle of becoming someone new who has ever felt like they used to be capable of everything and now can barely get through Tuesday. You are not broken. You're just paying the tax. ๐Ÿค


    ๐Ÿ“ฉ Email Christina: [email protected]

    ๐Ÿ”” Subscribe โ€” new episodes every Wednesday

    โญ Leave a 5-star review โ€” it helps more than you know

    ๐Ÿ‘‡ Drop a comment: What's YOUR reinvention tax right now? The financial kind or the mental kind? Christina needs to know she's not alone


    ๐Ÿ””๐ƒ๐จ๐ง'๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐ž๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐›๐ฌ๐œ๐ซ๐ข๐›๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐œ๐ก๐š๐ง๐ง๐ž๐ฅ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ž ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ.

    https://www.youtube.com/@ReinventingRumbley?sub_confirmation=1


    ๐Ÿ”— Stay Connected With Me.


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    ๐Ÿ“ฉ Got a story about reinvention? Weโ€™d love to hear it, email us at: [email protected]

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    10 min
  • Career Burn Out: How to Recognize and Deal with it

    Burnout, Boredom, or Bad Season? How to Tell the Difference & What to Do About It | Reinventing Rumbley


    77% of professionals have experienced burnout. The World Health Organization made it official in 2019. And it is the number one reason founders exit their own companies. ๐Ÿ‘‡


    But here's the question nobody is asking clearly enough โ€”


    Is it actually burnout? Or is it boredom? Or is it just a really bad season?


    Because the answer changes everything about what you do next.


    In this honest, practical, and deeply personal episode, Christina breaks down what she calls the Three B's โ€” and why confusing them can lead to the worst business decisions of your life. Putting a band-aid on an amputated leg is not a strategy. And if you're in burnout mode, you need to know it.


    Christina covers:


    The Three B's framework: Burnout, Boredom, and Bad Season โ€” and why they look and feel so similar but require completely different responses

    The four telltale signs you are actually burned out: exhaustion sleep can't cure, cynicism toward things you used to love, working more but producing less, and resentment slowly creeping into everything

    Why burnout is not a personal failure โ€” it's an official occupational phenomenon and 77% of professionals have been there

    Why boredom is the silent Achilles heel of entrepreneurs โ€” and how it can trick you into making decisions that blow up your business

    What a bad season actually looks like โ€” and how Hurricane Helene wiped out Asheville's tourism, nearly destroyed Christina's 20-year spa business, and is still being felt almost two years later

    The tipping point question every business owner eventually has to answer: put up or shut up, reinvent, reinvest, pivot, or get out

    Why running the scenarios is Christina's go-to move โ€” and how it works whether you're an entrepreneur, a corporate executive, or managing a team of one

    The Let Them theory (Mel Robbins) and why allowing people to show you who they are is one of the most freeing things you can do in business and in life

    Book recommendation: Burnout by Emily and Amelia Nagoski โ€” for anyone teetering on the edge and not sure which B they're in

    Christina's self-appointed role as fractional president of her husband Doug's interior design firm โ€” and why strengthening a strength beats trying to fix a weakness every single time


    This episode is for every entrepreneur, founder, corporate leader, or human being who has ever woken up and wondered โ€” wait, is this burnout? Or am I just bored? Or is this just life being life right now? ๐Ÿค


    You are not alone. Christina is in the middle of it too. And that's exactly why this conversation needed to happen.


    ๐Ÿ“ฉ Email Christina: [email protected]

    ๐Ÿ”” Subscribe โ€” new episodes every Wednesday

    โญ Leave a 5-star review โ€” it genuinely helps more than you know

    ๐Ÿ‘‡ Drop a comment: Are you burned out, bored, or in a bad season right now? Be honest. Christina wants to know โ€” and she's not judging.


    ๐Ÿ””๐ƒ๐จ๐ง'๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐ž๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐›๐ฌ๐œ๐ซ๐ข๐›๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐œ๐ก๐š๐ง๐ง๐ž๐ฅ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ž ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ.

    https://www.youtube.com/@ReinventingRumbley?sub_confirmation=1


    ๐Ÿ”— Stay Connected With Me.


    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Reinventing-Rumbley/61582519707845/

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    ๐Ÿ“ฉ Got a story about reinvention? Weโ€™d love to hear it, email us at: [email protected]



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    28 min
  • Being an Empath as a Leader in Business: Who is in the Empath Club?

    Welcome to the Empath Club: Is Being an Empath Your Superpower or Your Kryptonite? | Reinventing Rumbley


    Do you cry at Budweiser Super Bowl commercials? Do strangers tell you their entire life story in a grocery line within 1.2 seconds of meeting you? Do you feel other people's emotions like they're actually happening to you? ๐Ÿ‘‡


    Welcome to the Empath Club. Pull up a chair. Christina has been saving you a seat.


    In this deeply personal and surprisingly funny episode, Christina opens up about what it's actually like being an empath โ€” from crying at gospel hymns as a two-year-old to being a complete wreck watching Yellowstone, to being the only person in her house reaching for tissues while her husband and daughter stare at her like she's lost her mind.


    Christina breaks down:


    What being an empath actually means and why it's not an official clinical term but is extremely well-documented

    The surprising stat: 1 in 5 people show empathic traits โ€” and what that means for how we navigate a world full of strong feelings

    Mirror neurons โ€” the brain cells that make empaths literally feel other people's emotions as if they're their own

    The difference between an empath and an HSP (Highly Sensitive Person) โ€” and why Christina is both

    The telltale signs: crying at commercials and weddings, strangers telling you their whole life in the checkout line, saying yes when you desperately want to say no

    Why empaths are natural targets for energy vampires โ€” and how to protect yourself

    The sound bathing event in Asheville where Christina spent the entire time doing standup comedy in her head and waiting for someone to fart ๐Ÿ˜‚

    Why empaths are some of the most powerful leaders in the room โ€” and why that same gift can make them the most exhausted ones

    The danger of empathy without boundaries โ€” and the difference between feeling with your team and taking on their problems as your own

    The most important lesson Christina has learned: regulate first, respond second

    Why suppressed emotion leaks out sideways โ€” and what decompression actually looks like in practice

    The closing truth that hit different: the most powerful empathetic leaders aren't the ones who feel the most. They're the ones who feel deeply and stay grounded.


    This one is for every person who has ever been told they are too sensitive, too emotional, too much โ€” and is ready to understand why that might be the most powerful thing about them. ๐Ÿค


    ๐Ÿ“ฉ Email Christina: [email protected]

    ๐Ÿ”” Subscribe โ€” new episodes every Wednesday

    โญ Leave a 5-star review โ€” it genuinely helps more than you know

    ๐Ÿ‘‡ Drop a comment: Are you an empath? Do you cry at commercials? Tell Christina she's not alone. She needs it.


    ๐Ÿ””๐ƒ๐จ๐ง'๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐ž๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐›๐ฌ๐œ๐ซ๐ข๐›๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐œ๐ก๐š๐ง๐ง๐ž๐ฅ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ž ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ.

    https://www.youtube.com/@ReinventingRumbley?sub_confirmation=1


    ๐Ÿ”— Stay Connected With Me.


    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Reinventing-Rumbley/61582519707845/

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    ๐Ÿ“ฉ Got a story about reinvention? Weโ€™d love to hear it, email us at: [email protected]

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    30 min
  • Not So Deep Thoughts: What Happened to Customer Service?

    Where Did Customer Service Go?! | Target, Phone Holds & The Mm-Hmm Generation | Not So Deep Thoughts


    An hour and forty minutes on hold. A Target employee fixing candles who definitely did not want to be bothered. And the most unsatisfying mm-hmm in retail history. ๐Ÿ‘‡


    In this episode of Not So Deep Thoughts, Christina goes fully in on the thing that is driving all of us absolutely crazy โ€” the complete and total disappearance of customer service as we knew it.


    Christina worked customer service. Glamour Shots. The mall. Waitressing in LA for years. She knows what it looks like when someone actually tries. And what she's experiencing out here in 2025? Is not that.


    This episode covers:


    The phone hold loop from actual hell โ€” the song you now hate, the hang-up after an hour and forty minutes, and the murderous rage that follows

    Finally getting a real human on the phone only to immediately become the worst version of yourself โ€” and hating yourself for it

    The cancellation call that refuses to let you cancel โ€” "May I place you on a brief hold?" "No you cannot." ...click.

    The Target incident: a three-pronged item, a candle-fixing employee who definitely said no twice, and Christina's owner-operator brain taking over

    "Why don't we use it until your battery dies? What do you say?"

    The mm-hmm heard round the world

    Why whoever is on the other side of the counter these days is watching a show in their earbud while taking your order

    The Gen X customer service standard nobody is meeting anymore

    And the most important not-so-deep thought of all: she won't even remember this conversation. So who's more bothered? ๐Ÿค”


    Short. Funny. Painfully relatable. And Tank-free this week. ๐Ÿพ


    ๐Ÿ“ฉ Email Christina: [email protected]

    ๐Ÿ”” Subscribe โ€” new episodes every Wednesday

    โญ Leave a 5-star review โ€” it genuinely helps more than you know

    ๐Ÿ‘‡ Drop a comment: What's your worst customer service story? Christina needs the validation immediately.


    ๐Ÿ””๐ƒ๐จ๐ง'๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐ž๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐›๐ฌ๐œ๐ซ๐ข๐›๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐œ๐ก๐š๐ง๐ง๐ž๐ฅ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ž ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ.

    https://www.youtube.com/@ReinventingRumbley?sub_confirmation=1


    ๐Ÿ”— Stay Connected With Me.


    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Reinventing-Rumbley/61582519707845/

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    ๐Ÿ“ฉ Got a story about reinvention? Weโ€™d love to hear it, email us at: [email protected]



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    7 min
  • Understanding AI with Aaron Dean | Part 2

    AI, Rest, and the Silver Tsunami: What Happens to Business in the Next 5 Years | Aaron Dean Pt. 2 | Reinventing Rumbley


    AI is not just a productivity tool. It might actually be a tool for rest. And nobody is talking about that. ๐Ÿ‘‡

    In Part 2 of this conversation with Aaron Dean, AI consultant and machine learning expert, Christina and Aaron go deeper into the most human side of artificial intelligence โ€” and the most practical advice for entrepreneurs who want to actually use it without going broke buying 47 different subscriptions.

    If you haven't watched Part 1 yet, go start there first โ€” this episode builds directly on it.

    In this episode Christina and Aaron cover:


    Why AI is particularly powerful for people managing chronic illness, autoimmune conditions, or just low energy days โ€” and how Aaron uses it to match his productivity to his energy after his ulcerative colitis diagnosis in 2010

    Why AI might be the most underrated tool for women's health โ€” running lab results, mammograms, and medical records through AI as a second or third opinion

    The folder structure system that Aaron calls the single best place for any small business to start with AI (and why it's not as technical as it sounds)

    The difference between Claude Projects and using AI within a coding environment โ€” explained simply for non-techies

    What AI tools are actually worth the money in 2026 and what Christina finally had to stop buying

    Why YouTube and finding the right person to learn from might be the best bang for your buck โ€” no $500 course required

    AI and creativity: would Christina have used AI as a songwriter? The "when to hold them and when to fold them" conversation

    The data center environmental debate โ€” and why Aaron says raging against AI might not be the most useful response

    Deep fakes, bad actors, and why guardrails matter

    The silver tsunami: 11,000 baby boomers retiring every single day โ€” and what that means for the businesses they own

    Why private equity is swooping in โ€” and why ESOP employee ownership might be the most interesting alternative

    What Christina wishes she had done before selling her own companies

    What the next five years of AI actually looks like for businesses that adopt it โ€” and the ones that don't

    And a message to everyone who is anti-AI: put your bare feet on the ground, take a breath, and remember you are human


    This episode ends with one of the most grounding moments we've had on this show. And a standing invitation to sweet tea in Asheville. ๐Ÿต


    ๐Ÿ“ฉ Email Christina: [email protected]

    ๐Ÿ”” Subscribe โ€” new episodes every Wednesday

    โญ Leave a 5-star review โ€” it genuinely helps more than you know

    ๐Ÿ‘‡ Drop a comment: Are you on the AI train or still standing on the platform? Christina wants to know where you're at.


    ๐Ÿ””๐ƒ๐จ๐ง'๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐ž๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐›๐ฌ๐œ๐ซ๐ข๐›๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐œ๐ก๐š๐ง๐ง๐ž๐ฅ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ž ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ.

    https://www.youtube.com/@ReinventingRumbley?sub_confirmation=1


    ๐Ÿ”— Stay Connected With Me.


    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Reinventing-Rumbley/61582519707845/

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    ๐Ÿ“ฉ Got a story about reinvention? Weโ€™d love to hear it, email us at: [email protected]

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    31 min
  • Understanding AI with Aaron Dean | Part 1

    From Woodstock to AI Expert: Reinventing Your Career in the Age of Artificial Intelligence | Aaron Dean | Reinventing Rumbley Pt. 1


    What does a kid from Woodstock who studied Arabic, worked in trades, and almost got blown off a roof doing solar panels have to do with AI? Everything. ๐Ÿ‘‡


    This week Christina sits down with Aaron Dean โ€” AI consultant, machine learning expert, and one of the most genuinely fascinating reinventionists to ever sit across from this microphone. Aaron's path to becoming an AI expert was anything but linear โ€” and that's exactly what makes this conversation so good.


    From nearly falling off a roof to a skydiving epiphany that changed everything, from discovering that math could be used to tell stories to running his entire business through Claude from the command line โ€” Aaron is the real deal. And he breaks it all down in plain English.


    In Part 1, Christina and Aaron dig into:


    Aaron's wild reinvention story: trades work, Arabic studies, a skydiving moment that rewired his brain, and how a bad concussion in Jamaica led him to entrepreneurship

    How he went from machine learning before it was called AI to becoming a full AI consultant

    What most people get completely wrong about AI right now

    The difference between regular AI and agentic AI โ€” explained so simply even Christina got it ("it doesn't just give you the recipe, it makes the cake")

    What MCP servers are and why they're a game changer for entrepreneurs

    How Aaron runs invoicing, client management, and his entire business through Claude โ€” and walks away to get lunch while it works

    Why work-life balance is becoming AI and human balance โ€” and what that means for your career

    Christina's own AI journey โ€” from using folders and projects in Claude to introducing people around her to the tools

    The AI bubble question: is it coming? Aaron weighs in honestly

    Why human stories are still essential โ€” someone has to tell AI what to feel because it never will

    Christina's daughter Avery โ€” a SCAD animation grad who calls AI "the devil" โ€” and how Aaron responds to the naysayers


    This one is for every entrepreneur, career reinventor, and woman over 50 who has wondered where they fit in a world being reshaped by artificial intelligence. Spoiler: you fit right in the middle of it. ๐Ÿ’ช


    Part 2 drops next week โ€” naysayers, utopia vs. doom, and everything in between.


    ๐Ÿ“ฉ Share your AI story: [email protected]

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    ๐Ÿ‘‡ Drop a comment: Are you using AI in your business or life right now? What's working and what isn't? Christina wants to hear it all.


    ๐Ÿ””๐ƒ๐จ๐ง'๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐ž๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐›๐ฌ๐œ๐ซ๐ข๐›๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐œ๐ก๐š๐ง๐ง๐ž๐ฅ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ž ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ.

    https://www.youtube.com/@ReinventingRumbley?sub_confirmation=1


    ๐Ÿ”— Stay Connected With Me.


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    ๐Ÿ“ฉ Got a story about reinvention? Weโ€™d love to hear it, email us at: [email protected]



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    35 min
  • AI EQ: What are you doing to prepare for AI?

    The One Thing AI Can Never Replace (And Women Already Have It) | Emotional Intelligence & The Future of Work | Reinventing Rumbley


    AI cannot simulate a hug. It can show you what a hug looks like. But it cannot feel someone's heartbeat when it holds you. ๐Ÿ‘‡


    And that right there might be the most important thing you hear this year.


    In this episode, Christina Rumbley tackles one of the most urgent conversations happening right now โ€” what AI is coming for, what it will never be able to replace, and why the thing women have been told is a weakness their entire lives might actually be their greatest competitive advantage in the age of artificial intelligence.


    The skill AI desperately needs and cannot replicate? Emotional intelligence. And your girl has had it all along. ๐Ÿ’ช


    Christina breaks down:


    Why emotional intelligence is AI's biggest blind spot and kryptonite

    How women outscored men in 11 out of 12 EQ competencies across a study of 500,000 people (TalentSmart)

    Why 90% of high performing leaders have higher EQ than IQ

    The Psychology Today May 2026 finding: AI expands intelligence but cannot replace empathy or connection

    Why the owner of NVIDIA said he would choose AI proficiency over a college degree every single time โ€” and what that means for your career right now

    The 26% projected growth in demand for emotional and social skills by 2030

    Why 75% of employers say they are more likely to promote employees with strong emotional intelligence

    How AI responds to patterns but not to people โ€” and why that gap is your opportunity

    What human centered leadership actually means and why it's having a massive resurgence

    Why she spent her whole career being told she was too emotional โ€” and why she's finally having the last laugh

    The difference between AI generating comfort language and a human actually meaning it

    Why she strongly advises against using AI as a therapist โ€” and the data privacy concerns nobody is talking about

    What Gen X has that younger generations are just now learning to value

    How to position yourself RIGHT NOW so AI makes you more powerful instead of replacing you


    Plus the stats that will genuinely change how you think about your own value in the workplace. And the lip gloss moment at the end that AI absolutely cannot compete with. ๐Ÿ’„๐Ÿ˜‚


    This episode is for every woman who has ever been told she was too sensitive, too emotional, or too much โ€” and is ready to find out why that might be exactly what the future needs. ๐Ÿค


    ๐Ÿ“ฉ Email Christina: [email protected]

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    ๐Ÿ‘‡ Drop a comment: Are you the emotional one in the room? The one who cries at commercials? Good. Christina wants to hear from you.


    ๐Ÿ””๐ƒ๐จ๐ง'๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐ž๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐›๐ฌ๐œ๐ซ๐ข๐›๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐œ๐ก๐š๐ง๐ง๐ž๐ฅ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ž ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ.

    https://www.youtube.com/@ReinventingRumbley?sub_confirmation=1


    ๐Ÿ”— Stay Connected With Me.


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    ๐Ÿ“ฉ Got a story about reinvention? Weโ€™d love to hear it, email us at: [email protected]

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    39 min
  • Not So Deep Thoughts: Noone Talks About the 50's

    ๐Ÿคซ What Nobody Tells You About Your 50s | Not So Deep Thoughts | Reinventing Rumbley

    Everyone wants to talk about the 40s. The 40s are the new 20s! The 40s are everything!

    But the 50s? Crickets. ๐Ÿ‘‡

    Christina Rumbley is here to change that. Because nobody is talking about what actually happens in your 50s and honestly somebody needs to.

    In this episode of Not So Deep Thoughts, Christina gets hilariously real about the things that just quietly happen when you cross into your 50s that nobody warned you about. Not one person. Not your mom, not your doctor, not your friends.

    Including:


    Why she stopped wearing makeup and her husband's reaction to it

    The 5:30 PM dinner situation and early bird special energy that just arrives uninvited

    Ordering off the 55 and up menu and nobody asking for ID โ€” not even a courtesy check

    Being horizontal by 8:30 PM, lights out by 8:45, completely numb in front of the TV and loving every single second of it

    The laundry list that has to be done before bedtime โ€” cats fed, dog fed, dog peed, dog pooped, husband snoring

    The moment she realized her world had gotten considerably... smaller

    The analogy she uses to describe how small โ€” which is gross, accurate, and she does not care because she is over 50 ๐Ÿ˜‚


    This one is short, real, and will make you feel completely seen if you are anywhere near this chapter of life. ๐ŸŽ™๏ธ


    ๐Ÿ“ฉ Email Christina: [email protected]

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    โญ Leave a 5-star review โ€” it genuinely helps more than you know

    ๐Ÿ‘‡ Drop a comment: What's the thing nobody warned you about your 50s? Christina needs to know immediately.


    ๐Ÿ””๐ƒ๐จ๐ง'๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐ž๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐›๐ฌ๐œ๐ซ๐ข๐›๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐œ๐ก๐š๐ง๐ง๐ž๐ฅ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ž ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ.

    https://www.youtube.com/@ReinventingRumbley?sub_confirmation=1


    ๐Ÿ”— Stay Connected With Me.


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    4 min

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Reinventing Rumbley Inappropriately Appropriate is a real, raw, and refreshingly funny podcast and YouTube series hosted by Christina Rumbley a multi-exit entrepreneur, former pop star,โ€ฆ