Journalist FAQ
Journalist FAQ
For media inquiries, please contact Carolyn on speakout@brightgreentalent.com or 415.391.0729.
1. Who's behind Bright Green Talent?
Check out full bios and our team here. Have a wander through our story here, it's rather a gooden!
2. What's so "Bright Green" about you?
- We're environmentalists first. Each of us was an active greenie prior to joining Bright Green Talent. Our knowledge of a broad range of environmental issues allows us to communicate well with our candidates and to accurately gauge their familiarity with the environmental sector.
- We talk to green companies and jobseekers every day, and have a finger on the pulse of trends across the green sector.
- We walk the talk. We employ sustainable office practices, use videoconferencing instead of flights whenever possible and subsidize public transport for all our employees. We plant a tree for each placement we make.
- We have lots more to say on this. Feel free to ask!
3. I'm a journalist, blogger, or other media member. Do you guys give interviews or write articles?
Sure do! We've been featured in a number of places -- have a look at our news page
4. Do you do speaking engagements? What can you talk about?
Paul, Tom and Nick have all spoken in various different settings, including:
- Net Impact
- INFORUM (at the San Francisco Commonwealth Club)
- Stanford, Harvard, Yale, MIT, Tufts, Oxford, Edinburgh, London Business School, Berkeley
- Green conferences
- Government (Burr, No 11 Downing St)
- TV - Fox News, BBC
We can talk about a wide range of issues, including but not limited to:
- Green labor market ('green-collar) jobs
- Green strategies for talent retention and engagement
- Hot green sectors
- What we're seeing in the market
- How to position yourself for a green career
- How to transition into a green career
- ... the list goes on.
6) I want to blog for you. How do I get in the door?
Contact Carolyn on speakout@brightgreentalent.com, with a short writing sample and bio.