The Business Elevation Show With Chris Cooper - Be More. Achieve More

Building great relationships is essential if you want to achieve significant business success. The ability to flourish in a room of people, turn strangers into friends and secure those initial meetings faster are learnable skills that can make a big difference to your business. This week’s guest, Matt Bird, will explain how to build those critical relationships! Matt is an inter-national keynote speaker and business relationship consultant whose programmes are re-knowned for creating lasting change. He has worked with organisations such as the BBC, Home Office, Santander and The Royal British Legion. He is the author of the book ‘Relationology: 101 Secrets to grow your business through the power of relationships'. Join us to discover the art of ‘Relationology’ and to acquire some fabulous ideas from a man whose charitable work has even received commendations from successive British Governments and Prime Ministers!

Are you looking to make a greater impact in business and life? If so there are few people better to make you sit up and listen with their compelling and exciting philosophy than my guest on this show Nigel Risner. During this interview we will be discussing some of the key principles of his very successful book ‘The IMPACT Code’. Nigel is a respected author, television presenter and a prolific speaker, and is one of only six speakers in the UK to have been awarded the highly prestigious PSAE (professional speaking award of excellence) from the Professional Speaking Association. Listen to this show and with Nigel’s help, learn to crack THE IMPACT CODE and the world could, quite literally, be yours!

How well do you speak under pressure? What if it was easier - What if you knew the secrets of the World Champion Speakers? On August 25th, out of 25,000 contestants from 14 countries, Darren LaCroix was crowned the 2001 World Champion of Public speaking. As a result of winning Darren has presented to Toast-masters in Malaysia, Taiwan, and Oman, and has left his day job of 11 years to pursue keynote speaking and coaching full time. On this content-rich show, Darren shares his tips & techniques so you will walk away with specific strategies that you can use in your very next speech!

Miguel Dean has had an extraordinary life journey. Homeless for 7 years and an addict, he was inspired to change by the love for his son. 18 years later and he is now an expert at facilitating behavioural change having helped hundreds of homeless adults and business executives to also transform their lives. Miguel joins us on Be More. Achieve this week to talk us through the 7 Stepping Stones to success in life and business, the simple changes you can make to avoid similar happening to you, and how to become the best version of yourself you can be. Do tune in for what will be a moving and hugely inspiring show!

With advances in neuroscience, technology, globalization and shifts in attitudes the way we sell must move with the times. During this show we will look at how you need to adapt your traditional selling approach, how to get your non sales teams to also sell for you and look at key areas to improve your on-line sales presence. My guest, Frank Furness CSP is an international Sales & Technology Speaker and Social Media Presenter and has worked in 53 countries. Not only has he been inducted into the ‘Speaker Hall of Fame’, he has guested on many radio and TV shows and his You Tube channel is watched by millions. He has an Internet Marketing business with 72 websites marketing various products. ‘Walking with Tigers – Success Secrets of the World’s Top Business Leaders’ and ‘How to Find New Business and Clients’ are also International best sellers. The first show I did with Frank remains one of my favourites this will be another show not to miss!

These really are the most exciting times for business! Nothing is a given anymore. Technology is moving at an incredible speed & the winners are keeping it simple – because it is! Business is simple. Somebody wants to buy. Somebody has something to sell. Maybe somebody has to make something. That’s all business is…simple. I'm delighted to welcome The CEO Expert Roger Harrop back onto the show this week as he talks us through his new book ‘WIN! How to succeed in the new game of business.’ Roger is an international business growth speaker, who has worked with over 20,000CEOs, business leaders and others in 40 countries have achieved transformational change through his thought-provoking, entertaining talks laced with real-life stories & humour. Join us for this show as Roger explores what excuses you might be making and what you are allowing to get in the way of your business winning the game and growing to become number one.

Friday the 13th (the date this show goes live), is well known for its screams!!! But how will you scream attention and stand out this year?? I wanted to start this new year and second show series with a fresh injection of ideas and energy. As standing out it so important to success, I decided to invite international marketing expert Geoff Ramm to share his take on ‘Amazing Marketing’. As someone who also really stands out from the crowd, I am delighted that he is joining us. This show will take you on a worldwide tour of some of the businesses and entrepreneurs that really stand out in the marketplace. But forget about needing a huge budget. These ideas will not break your marketing piggy bank! Keynote Marketing Speaker and creator of ‘Observational Marketing’ Geoff Ramm will reveal an amazing selection of ideas and stories that scream attention....

Did you know that charismatic people are more successful, happier and healthier? Have you ever wondered what it is and how you can develop your own charisma? Whatever your views prepare to hear a rather controversial perspective from Nikki Owen, Charisma Expert who adopts an ‘alternative’ perspective to enhancing authentic charisma. Harvard Business Review and University of Lausanne research shows that charisma boosts leadership performance by 60%. Charisma is seen as an intangible concept that often attracts a negative reaction in the world of business. There is a stereotypical image that a charismatic individual is a confident extrovert with a big personality. Even if charisma can be taught (and many research papers indicate that it can’t) the question is; how important is charisma for leaders, entrepreneurs, emerging talent and high potentials? Join us on this show to find out the difference Charisma your natural charisma.

We have had some incredible guests and stories on this show. This show in particular has true meaning to me. About 6 years ago, I watched an incredible DVD called ‘Mastery’ which included the story of Paul Reed Smith and how his dreams of making a guitar for Carlos Santana had turned into a reality. Today PRS Guitars in my mind have become an iconic brand. Go to any guitar show and guitarists are buzzing with excitement around the PRS stand. The story inspired me so much that I bought a beautiful PRS Custom 24 guitar and became committed to really learn how to play. Initially, I didn’t feel worthy to have such a guitar today I have even experienced a standing ovation. I regularly talk about my guitar, include images of it in my keynote speeches and mention how the values and the journey of PRS guitars so inspired me. Join this show to find out how PRS Guitars went from a dream to an exceptional business and how you can do the same with your business with President of PRS Guitars Jack Higginbotham.

You came into this world bursting with wonder, imagination, curiosity, the urge to be creative and, as any crawling wanna-walk baby will show you, you were born with unflinching and boundless ambition. But now as an adult are you thinking big enough to fulfill that ambition? On this show we will explore the habits of Thinking Bigger with author and entrepreneur Richard Newton. Richard is a co-founder of OP3Nvoice, a tech company making extraordinary things possible with video and audio. Richard was also once a business journalist for various Sunday newspapers in London. Having criticised from the sidelines he decided to move to the doing-business end. He launched his first start up around the turn of the millennium. Since then he has been establishing and working with technology start ups as co-founder or mentor. His first book, Stop Talking Start Doing - A kick in the pants in six parts was the #1 business book in WHSmith for over 56 weeks and has been published in 12 languages.

Would you like to learn more about “how” to effectively get your 'desired' information out there and into the press. I will be talking with Shannon Burnett-Gronich the creator of MEDIA MAGIC who helps ordinary people communicate effectively to become highly regarded “Experts” in their field. Shannon says every day people can learn the key to proper press release creation, creating “Promotional Buzz,” and writing a Power Biography that proves extraordinary. I am sure many of us could really benefit from understanding how to make the media listen. Shannon Burnett-Gronich is known as the owner of a “Million Dollar Rolodex” and the Author of “MEDIA MAGIC: Instantly Get Radio, TV, Print, and Inter-net Press to Give you Limitless Publicity.” Shannon has successfully attained over $3.1 MILLION DOL-LARS in free Publicity for her clients catapulting some into celebrity-and all others into their own Pub-lic Relations experts. Join us for some high value!

Being on TV, radio and in the theatre is a challenging profession. Anyone who stands in front of audiences with their work (or fears the prospect) will appreciate that it requires some great skills and a thick skin! As does choosing a different career path and re-inventing yourself. During this show, I will be talking with Deborah McAndrew a former TV star who in her acting career worked extensively in television, radio and theatre. She is best known for her role as Angie Freeman in Coronation Street, in the 1990s. Deborah has since published many plays and has recently founded Claybody Theatre Company. She is also a guest lecturer in Playwriting, Documentary Theatre and Acting at Staffordshire University in the UK. Join us for what will be a fascinating and unique show on Be More. Achieve More. Unique includes the little known fact that Debbie is not only a childhood friend but in fact see us together and you might even spot a family resemblance!

Would you like to put off 70 percent of the normal problems of ageing such as weakness, sore joints, bad balance - and eliminate 50 percent of serious illness and injury? In fact become functionally younger every year for the next 3 to 5 years, and continue to live with newfound vitality and pleasure? I bought Younger Next Year after listening to a Chris Crowley interview and I would describe it as a landmark moment in my life. Once I started putting the lessons into action I was not only feeling the results others were complimenting me on them. Chris Crowley is the New York Times bestselling co-author with leading NY internist Henry S. Lodge M.D. of the Younger Next Year books which have sold well over a million copies and been translated into 20 languages. They have been described as ‘The Boomers’ Bible’ and ‘The Best thing Ever Written’ about fitness and wellness. Join me for what could be a landmark moment in your life and business as you consider how to be younger next year.

Addiction impacts many. Not only the individual but also employers, relatives, friends, public service and healthcare professionals who feel or deal with the consequences. Dr Robert Lefever graduated from Cambridge University and as a family doctor created the first rehab in the world to treat addictive behaviour and - non medicinally - underlying anxiety and depression. With 120 staff he treated over 5,000 inpatients. His inspiration being that he had had to deal with his own addictive behaviour. Today he works on his own as a counsellor and encourages individuals and companies to look at the consequences of their behaviour and gain insight into the causes within themselves. He has lectured and run seminars all over the world, especially in the USA and written 23 books on various aspects of addictive and compulsive behaviour. He is a regular speaker and broadcaster on radio and television. Join us to learn the wisdom from a world expert in behavioural change.

When it comes to financial and relationship success, negotiation is a skill that can help you thrive through greater sales (and personal income) and reduced costs. Many people get it wrong. I therefore needed a leading expert who could share with us the skills and secrets of great negotiation. I am delighted to welcome master negotiator and President of the Professional Speaking Association in the United Kingdom - Derek Arden, to Be More. Achieve More. During the show, we will discuss the impact of negotiating professionally to enhance your business and personal skills and relationships. We will share the essential disciplines that you must acquire to negotiate effectively. Also how to build your negotiating confidence and the 5 mistakes many people make that you absolutely must avoid. This show will be a must for business people who want to up their results, profits and negotiating confidence! Listen with a notepad as this show could bring you serious value.

Ever wondered what life must be like establishing and leading your own charity? My guest Will Travers OBE is an internationally renowned wildlife expert who has dedicated his life to wildlife issues, since he lived in Kenya while his parents, Virginia McKenna and Bill Travers, made the film Born Free (1966). In 1984, he co-founded the wildlife charity now known as The Born Free Foundation, which works to stop individual wild animal suffering and protect threatened species worldwide. Will is President of Born Free and President of the Species Survival Network (SSN), an international coalition of over 100 organizations committed to the promotion, enhancement and enforcement of the Convention on International Trade in Endan-gered Species. Join us to learn from lessons acquired while leading a high profile charity and the conservation issues that we should all be caring about today.

Do you have your own information products? Would you like to know how to effectively create and sell them on-line? My guest Peter Thomson is one of the UK's leading strategists on business and personal growth. Having been personally inspired over many years by his monthly 'Achievers Edge' series it is an absolute privilege to interview the man I learned from for so long. Starting in 1972 he built 3 successful companies – selling the last to a public company, for £4.2M enabling him to retire at age 42. Since then Peter has concentrated on sharing his proven methods for business and personal success via audio and video programmes, books, seminars and conference speeches. With over 100 audio and 100 video programmes written and recorded he is Nightingale Conant's leading UK author. Today, Peter helps his clients to write, create and market their own information products. Join us to find out how you can create your own products and share more of your authentic messages with more people.

Why is it that some organisations have rapidly left conventional businesses in their wake? My guest on this show endorses the massive role played by creative thinking. But would you know how to effectively use creative thinking techniques to put you on the leading edge of the innovation curve? During this show we are going to look at creative thinking and techniques that achieve exceptional solutions. Dr David Hall has a passion for business transformation and founded The Ideas Centre. As a former CEO of HFL Sport Science Ltd he led the business to become one of the Times top 100 Best Companies to Work For. Creativity, innovation, and a pursuit of the perfect culture provide a common thread throughout his career to date. He has won the E-on Award as the “UK’s Most Energetic Boss”, become a visiting University Professor in Business Creativity and has his own on-line TV show called Connexions. Join us for a thought provoking and results transforming show.

Exercising and getting into shape is something many of us put off until ‘tomorrow’. But have you ever stopped to really think about how your health could be affecting your business? Not only this - fail to look after yourself now and you could find that your later career or retirement are even shorter or less enjoyable than you anticipat-ed! My guest Tim Bean is a leading Longevity Specialist, Transformational & After-Dinner Speaker & co founder of The Institute of Physique Management, a private practice that takes individuals, prominent business-people and celebrities through customised physique, weight-loss, lifestyle & wellness management programmes via The Hard Edge™ . During this show Tim will explain the importance of fitness for business success and share some fantastic ideas about how to get your mind, body and business into better shape!

Klout is a website and mobile app that uses social media analytics to rank its users according to online social influence via the Klout Score. If you want to know how influential you are via social media then klout is becoming the standard of measurement. So much so that hotels and airlines are now beginning to check your klout score to help determine the level of 'special service' they should offer you. Terry Brock a friend of this show has co-written a new book ‘Klout Matters - How to Engage Customers, Build Your Digital Influence, and – Raise Your Klout Score for Success! On this show he will explain the specific actions we should take to enhance our Klout scores. Also, how we can enhance not only our Klout scores, but our influence and bottom line. Join us for what I am sure will be an incredibly informative show with Terry Brock the global expert to listen to first when it comes to understanding marketing technology.