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

In today's environment, many people are struggling to find the strength to flourish. My intention with these shows is to invite leading thought leaders who can help us work on our inner strength and also share valuable business content. To achieve more, we have to look inside and become more. John Hotowka is a speaker, humourist and magician. He is also brave in admitting that in 2002, he suffered a serious crisis in self confidence. Today he is bringing practical inspirational thinking combined with humour and magic to audiences around the world. Recently, I saw him steal the show as he educated and entertained some of the top people in the speaking world. I am delighted that he is joining us. On this show we will discuss the key learnings and recommendations that John applied to get him back on his feet. If you want to flourish, join us for what I am sure will be an educational, humourous and magical show!

What is real success? So often people strive for something and when they get there, they realize that they are not as fulfilled as they expected to be. Sometimes this includes something else falling apart like an important relationship or their health. When it comes to business behaviours such as those we see on reality shows like ‘The Apprentice’, there is often a mismatch between the behaviours needed to win and what we would term as some of the real success behaviours. I don't know about you but I often cringe watching it. During this show, we are going to discuss what real success is, based on significant research and define some of the key principles behind it. I am delighted to be doing this with speaker and author Lee Jackson. Having recently watched Lee do a fabulous presentation on success principles and also been very inspired by the way he has chosen lead his life, I thought he would be fabulous guest.

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.

Coaching is widely recognized today as being both an essential leadership and management skill as well as a mechanism for even the highest performers to continually evaluate and improve their own performance. No longer just an essential for great achievement in sport and the arts, coaching skills are essential for anyone to effectively lead and motivate others to achieve more. When it comes to coaching, I know of no one with more experience than Lesley Matile. Lesley has facilitated the training of over 10,000 coaches. During this show, she will tell a few tales from her tough former ‘life in crime’ and her experiences in the corporate world while sharing some of the fundamental techniques and principles that truly make the performance difference. If you are looking for motivational coaching ideas to help you, your family or your clients achieve more, this will be a very valuable show.

Ever experienced a time when life looked great, only for a sudden change to occur and your perspectives were changed forever? For some of our show guests this has involved recovering psychologically and financially from business failure. In April 2006, Peter Roper became a bestselling author. Outwardly life looked fabulous but in just a few short months, through a combination of some poor choices and perhaps bad luck, Peter had to start again from scratch. Turning failure into success he wrote 'Running on Empty' to share his experiences and to donate the profits to a charity close to his heart - 'The Samaritans' . In this show Peter will be brutally honest about the challenges he faced in business, the effect it had and, more crucially, what to do if you face the same situation. He will share the the must know conclusions that he has drawn from his experiences and the Golden Rule he applies to business in this decade.

Your Core Values are at the heart of every decision you ever make, every relationship you encounter and every goal you achieve whether you are consciously aware of it or not. Jo Simpson is a leading authority and inspiration in Values Based Leadership and through the successes she has achieved in her international work with Leaders in Organisations, Business Owners and Individuals, Jo will share with you how living and leading from your core values (your personal motivators) is the key to success in all areas of your life. On this show, Jo will take you on a journey of discovery of why your core values are so vitally important and how when you are aligned with these, true transformation takes place. We will also be discussing what the common problems are when you and/or your company are not in line with your values and what the consequences are of businesses that only pay lip service to their values. To discover what drives your success (or lack of it), tune in, this show is a must.

Starting up a new business for many people is a dream. However, few do it and of those that do many are unsuccessful. However, it is very possible to create your dream and set up a very successful entrepreneurial business during recessionary times with low levels of creativity and risk. Someone who has discovered the success formula from experience is Jim Beach a serial entrepreneur, director of Education for the Entrepreneur School and Founder of International Entrepreneurship. Jim is also co-author of the very successful book and philosophy 'School for Startups'. During this show we will discover the principles. Many of which I can fully relate to in my own entrepreneurial journey. I am therefore delighted to welcome Jim to what will be a very thought provoking show. If you are dreaming of setting up your own business or are on the journey this show is designed to help.

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....

Goal setting can be a life changing practice. My guests for this show are Brian Mayne an inspirational speaker, author, teacher, and creator of the world-leading achievement system ‘Goal Mapping’. From a nomadic fairground childhood with little education and then bankruptcy Brian transformed his life when he discovered goal setting. He is now helping to transform the lives of millions of people with his goal setting systems. In the words of Tony Robbins: Brian is one of the best at helping people create a world-class blueprint for their life, not just goals but sustainable success. His Mapping Systems are a blast and really effective. We will also be joined by Carroll Macey an acclaimed people development coach, consultant and facilitator. Carroll will share how goal setting transformed her life after significant childhood trauma and how it is helping many of her clients. If you want to learn how to set empowering goals that transform your results, then do join us for this live show.

We’ve all been there—at a networking or business event, ready with our business cards in hand. It’s no secret that networking is an essential tool for business, but as most networking experts, including Dr. Ivan Misner, founder and chairman of BNI (Business Networking International) and Andy Lopata (Business Networking Strategist) will tell you, meeting new people is only half the battle. “Networking is simple, but it’s not easy,” explains Ivan, “Contrary to popular belief, it takes more than an elevator pitch and a business card. Successful networking is about cultivating and maintaining strong relationships, and the courting begins the first time you meet a potential business partner.” As Andy says the real power comes from people who know, like and trust you. This show will help you to understand the art of networking and converting into quality referrals. We are so fortunate to have two of the world's top experts on this show so don't miss it!

Over this series there have been many wonderful guests, topics and insights. As this is the last live show until the new series commences in January, I thought we should take stock and summarize some of the valuable wisdom from our guests and topics so far. As the only person present for all shows has been me, I decided to put myself on the receiving end for a change. I have therefore invited a friend, colleague and wonderful representative from his generation as a guest interviewer. At only 30, Stuart Powell has established his own successful training and development business and is an exceptional speaker. One experience I knew he hadn’t had was interviewing on the radio. With Stuart’s ‘can do’ attitude this is about to change! Do join us to hear perspectives on some of the valuable wisdom from the first ‘Be More. Achieve More’ series and how these ideas have helped me during my own entrepreneurial journey.

Resilience is a key component for successfully navigating the peaks and troughs of business. On this show we have someone who has experienced uncommon extremes in his own journey. Acclaimed author, Milos Stankovic was an officer in Britain’s elite forces. With a background in linguistics and psychological operations (PsyOps) he spent the war in Bosnia bridging cultural divides between the warring factions and the UN. In dealing with the Bosnian Serbs he helped negotiate ceasefires, the release of hostages and was heavily involved in Schindler’s List, a covert operation to save stricken families in Sarajevo. At journey's end he was decorated by the Queen for his work in Bosnia. A year later he was falsely accused of spying and arrested. His career and reputation in tatters, he began a ten-year fight back to clear his name. Resilience was the critical component of victory. Founder of the Braveheart charity, he now applies his experience and expertise in PsyOps to branding businesses.

Over this series there have been many wonderful guests, topics and insights. As this is the last live show until the new series commences in January, I thought we should take stock and summarize some of the valuable wisdom from our guests and topics so far. As the only person present for all shows has been me, I decided to put myself on the receiving end for a change. I have therefore invited a friend, colleague and wonderful representative from his generation as a guest interviewer. At only 30, Stuart Powell has established his own successful training and development business and is an exceptional speaker. One experience I knew he hadn’t had was interviewing on the radio. With Stuart’s ‘can do’ attitude this is about to change! Do join us to hear perspectives on some of the valuable wisdom from the first ‘Be More. Achieve More’ series and how these ideas have helped me during my own entrepreneurial journey.

Resilience is a key component for successfully navigating the peaks and troughs of business. On this show we have someone who has experienced uncommon extremes in his own journey. Acclaimed author, Milos Stankovic was an officer in Britain’s elite forces. With a background in linguistics and psychological operations (PsyOps) he spent the war in Bosnia bridging cultural divides between the warring factions and the UN. In dealing with the Bosnian Serbs he helped negotiate ceasefires, the release of hostages and was heavily involved in Schindler’s List, a covert operation to save stricken families in Sarajevo. At journey's end he was decorated by the Queen for his work in Bosnia. A year later he was falsely accused of spying and arrested. His career and reputation in tatters, he began a ten-year fight back to clear his name. Resilience was the critical component of victory. Founder of the Braveheart charity, he now applies his experience and expertise in PsyOps to branding businesses.

We have all been part of teams that have been successful, and some that have simply not worked. Why is it that some teams achieve great things, yet others show such promise and end in failure? It has been said that no one achieves anything of great significance purely on their own, so it is clear that teams are essential to success. During this show we are going to really explore how to achieve high performance within a team, with someone who knows first hand. Kathy Tracey has experienced significant team success in her sporting endeavours, representing New Zealand in the national Kayak team and then claiming both a world record and world first by rowing across the Atlantic in a women's 4's crew. She is also a business owner and an expert in organizational management and leadership development. If you want to hear more about developing successful teams and the impact that Kathy, enduring 12 days of continuous sea sickness, had on the crew, then do join the show.

We’ve all been there—at a networking or business event, ready with our business cards in hand. It’s no secret that networking is an essential tool for business, but as most networking experts, including Dr. Ivan Misner, founder and chairman of BNI (Business Networking International) and Andy Lopata (Business Networking Strategist) will tell you, meeting new people is only half the battle. “Networking is simple, but it’s not easy,” explains Ivan, “Contrary to popular belief, it takes more than an elevator pitch and a business card. Successful networking is about cultivating and maintaining strong relationships, and the courting begins the first time you meet a potential business partner.” As Andy says the real power comes from people who know, like and trust you. This show will help you to understand the art of networking and converting into quality referrals. We are so fortunate to have two of the world's top experts on this show so don't miss it!

It is amazing how much more we can achieve when we become more efficient. A key characteristic of very successful people is that they have learned to do well some of the things that less successful people just don't like doing. Efficiency is one of those things. By improving our efficiency and giving it focus with the help of self discipline and proven techniques we can achieve so much more. As someone who is always working on turning personal chaos into order meeting the guest on this show Mike Pagan was a turning point. Mike is one of Europe's leading speakers and authors on efficiency and productivity. On this show we will discuss not only the negative costs of not improving our efficiency but more importantly HOW to improve your efficiency and achieve so much more. If you think you could be more efficient this is a Must listen to show.

Building exceptional customer relationships can mean the difference between a business which prospers and one that simply gets by. Avoiding promiscuous customer behaviour by building meaningful relationships will encourage long-term brand fidelity. Angi Egan, consultant, speaker and author of Romancing the Customer™ says 'this encourages a more considered, seductive approach rather than the costly one-night stand. It takes time to build brand equity and the ‘romancing’ is what we need to do brilliantly in terms of service excellence and client care'. Angi is looking forward to sharing these secrets including educating the less romantic amongst us (like your show host) to ensure we remain relevant, captivating and as Angi would put it 'totally desirable'. If you are sceptical you should see Angi’s client list, which includes some of the biggest and most exclusive global retail brands. Listen and who knows, it might not just be your customers who find you more desirable!

How do you grow your business when everything around you is in a state of flux? How can you achieve clarity of vision and purpose when the marketplace for your goods or services is so unpredictable? Judy Piatkus is a successful entrepreneur who reinvented her independent book publishing company on four occasions to suit the changing times. She learned how to spot new trends before they happened, how to make difficult decisions, how to initiate change in her company and, most importantly, how to keep her staff happy and motivated so that they were always ready to explore new directions. Join us to learn about the core principles of growing a great business, making good profits and having fun along the way.

As you've probably already noticed, having good intentions is not good enough. To achieve great results, you must follow through. Unfortunately, however, following through is much easier said than done. Dr Steve Levinson, who may be the world's leading authority on following through, shares his surprising discovery about the root cause of poor follow through. He not only explains why even the most highly motivated people often fail to do what they intend to do, he offers bold new strategies for transforming your good intentions into great results. A clinical psychologist, inventor, author and entrepreneur who's not afraid to speak very directly, he will challenge the way you think about and treat your own good intentions. Host Chris Cooper, who has personally benefitted immensely from Steve’s provocative book, ‘Following Through,’ is especially excited about calling attention to this missing but critical piece of the success puzzle.