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

Is judging human behaviour based upon demographics dead? My guest David Allison realised that people simply don’t act their age anymore; the wealthy often prefer to shop in Walmart, and you might have more behaviourally in common with someone of a completely ethnic background, age, or nation than your peer group. David is a human values expert, global researcher, and best-selling author, who is focused on changing the way we understand ourselves, the people around us, and those we hope to engage with in our work. He is the founder of the Valuegraphics Project, the first global inventory of core human values. He has made values into a measurable business metric; a new kind of insight that helps organizations succeed in today’s Values Economy. David speaks internationally and helps big brands connect with people by honoring their values. During this interview we will explore David’s latest book ‘The Death of Demographics: Valuegraphic Marketing for a Values-Driven World’. Join us for a conversation that may hel

With so many people being classified today as neurodivergent, our awareness and understanding is rising. Yet common beliefs still exist that not fitting into a so called ‘norm’ is an affliction rather than potentially a real strength. Why is it that so many successful people in life are neurodivergent? Yet 40% of the prison population in the UK have also been identified as neurodivergent? Is the system putting many at a great disadvantage and are we missing talent that could elevate our business and society? Following our recent interview with Paul Graham, Managing Director of Britvic I wanted to explore this hugely important subject further. I am delighted to introduce you to Charlotte Valeur, a former Investment Banker and FTSE Chair and Non-Executive Director, whose board-level experience spans a host of sectors and industries. Charlotte’s experience also includes the highly prestigious role of Chair of the Institute of Directors (IOD). a recognised international authority and professor in corporate govern

How do you best navigate your career or the complex relationship between individuals and the workplace, today? My guest Tessa White, known as the Job Doctor, exploded on social media with her expertise on careers and how to navigate the complicated relationship between individuals and the workplace in late 2020, after 20 years leading human resources functions within the Fortune 50 to fast growth start-ups. With more than one million followers on social media she was recognised on USA Today’s list as one of the top speakers to watch in 2022. Her book, The Unspoken Truths for Career Success, was released in February, and her podcast, The Job Doctor is In, is available on Spotify and Apple. Join us as we discuss how to navigate the Unspoken Truths for Career Success.

Chris Cooper created and has hosted the Business Elevation Show on Voice America since September 2011. This week he celebrates 500 episodes of one of the longest running and most internationally accessed business radio shows in the world. His extensive archive represents the thoughts and wisdom of an enormous cast of exceptional guests. In this special edition, Chris will be interviewed by several of those guests and good friends about his experiences and wisdom from his extensive journey and why elevating who you are being and what you are doing is more important than ever today. Also, inspired by a special invitation only event with 75 former guests this week. Guest interviewers are former guests and members of Chris’ ‘Elevation Collective’ Elisabet Vinberg Hearn, Swedish best-selling author and international business consultant. Hilary Wilson, an executive coach whose work with many of the world’s biggest companies has become a best kept secret and John Jennings an expert in employee engagement and culture

According to my guest this week, being happy at work is an inside job. So how do you help every employee to lift their energy and in turn lift the energy of the entire company? I am excited about this interview as this topic is so close to my own heart and experiences in elevating company culture. In fact, I would say that this is the number one secret ingredient! My guest Rebecca Ahmed is the perfect person to explore this. Rebecca is an award-winning speaker, business consultant, and an Energy Leadership Index™ Master Practitioner (ELI-MP), which is an exclusive training in human energy and how we can experience, express, and expand it in ourselves and others. Rebecca advises companies on creating a motivational workplace culture by bringing teams together and leveraging their energies for personal and professional growth. Join us as we discuss her upcoming book Energy at Work: Reinvigorating Strategies to Transform Yourself and Your Workplace.

As a leader how do you embrace neurodiversity in your workplace? Or as an employee, do you feel the psychological safety to be open about your own neurodiversity? My guest Paul Graham has been the Great Britain Managing Director of soft drinks company, Britvic since July 2013. With over 25 years’ experience working with major FMCG companies, Graham leads the business in identifying the right trends and consumer insight to create a broad and relevant soft drinks portfolio that is fit for purpose today and in the years to come. With his own personal experiences of negotiating neurodiversity, Paul has learned to embrace it and care about developing a culture that creates the psychological safety to be open to and embrace it within the Britvic culture. Join us as we explore neurodiversity in the workplace and why you too should embrace it as an employer and/or employee.

Would you like to unlock your inner ability to be well? My guest, Dr Jeff Crippen, is a chiropractor, nutritionist, and coach. At age 6 he began suffering from migraines. For the next seven years, his headaches continued to worsen despite the best medical care he and his family could find. At his lowest point, Jeff had a debilitating headache that lasted – without a day of relief – for over two years. At age 13, he found the powerful combination of chiropractic and individualised nutritional care. By combining these two powerful forces, he was able to unlock his own ability to heal. For the last decade, Jeff has helped clients both through chiropractic care and nutrition at his Wellness clinic in Saint Jo, Texas as well as through individualised mindset coaching with the Advanced Coaching & Leadership Center. Join us as we discuss the lessons from Jeff’s story and his new book Timeless Youth – The Five Truths of Transformational Wellness and Holistic Healing.

Have you considered franchising your business or buying into a franchise? Would you know how to start and do this effectively? My guest, David Weaver, got his first taste of business ownership by watching both parents build and operate successful businesses. His career allowed him to develop unique skills and expertise in sales, project management, operations, and finance. One of his most valuable career stops spanned over six years and included analysing and underwriting franchise systems to establish the “right fit” between the franchisor, franchisee, and finance company. He has owned or been a partner in seven different businesses. In addition to managing his current FranChoice consulting practice, David and his wife invest in franchises and real estate assets. Join us as we explore how franchising can bring you financial freedom and the top tips and lessons that can help you to do this very successfully.

Why do people do what they do even when what they do does not make sense? My guest, Dov Baron, explains that the answer lies within our emotional source code. We run our lives based upon our own private subjective logic which becomes our filter for our reality. Any emotional source code blind spots can cause havoc in our lives and businesses. Dov is the founder and CEO of Dov Baron International. He is a preeminent expert in helping leaders create life-and-work meaning. His models and strategies of the Emotional Source Code and the Anatomy of Meaning are used by leaders in business and government worldwide. Dov has been named a Top 30 Global Leadership Guru five times and an Inc. Magazine Top Leadership Speaker twice. He has written for or been interviewed by many media outlets and is the author of several books, including “One Red Thread: How to Find the Purpose Already Woven into Your Life,” and “Fiercely Loyal.:How High Performing Companies Develop and Retain Top Talent.” Both were bestsellers on Amazon. J

Are you planning to write a non-fiction book? If so, how do you ensure it will attract agents and publishers as well as become an excellent client generator? My guest and friend Wendy Keller the founder of Keller Media is an award-winning former journalist, a respected literary agent, an author, speaker, and acclaimed book marketing consultant. She has personally taught over 20,000 authors how to get published; and over 8,500 people how to get started as paid, professional speakers. Wendy herself is the author of 31 traditionally published books under 9 pseudonyms and 11 self-published books. She has been a featured guest on 53 television programs and a guest on over 500 radio shows. Join us as explore how to plan and turn your book into a client generator. Wendy is also the creator and host of the highly acclaimed bookproposalwork-shop.com as well as kellermedia.com.

How do you build a successful family business and maintain a warm and loving family? My guest, Thomas M. Hubler, has over 35 years of experience of working with families. In his early career he was a marriage and family therapist and, after receiving a Bush Fellowship in 1977, pioneered the concept of succession planning in family-owned businesses. Today, the Hubler firm helps families develop a shared vision for the family and for the business; identify individual talents; tackle unspoken issues; and create individual and organizational strategies to ensure a personally and financially rewarding business. Also, a family culture of gratitude, philanthropy and living purposeful lives. Hubler is a founding member of the Family Firm Institute (FFI) in Boston, a professional organization serving the needs of family-owned businesses. He is a Fellow in FFI and a widely quoted expert on family business issues. He served for 25 years as a member of the editorial board of the Family Business Review. He has authored ar

As remote working becomes the norm rather than exception for many businesses, what is the best way to negotiate this pivotal time in the history of work? My guest Julia Hobsbawm is the award-winning writer, speaker, consultant and Bloomberg commentator and columnist about the future of work. The author of the acclaimed book The Nowhere Office: Reinventing Work and the Workplace of the Future, She was a founder of the US-led Workforce Institute, was Chair of the inaugural UK Demos Workshift Commission, and now co-hosts the popular podcast The Nowhere Office. Julia is the author of six books including the award-winning The Simplicity Principle and Fully Connected: Social Health in an Age of Overload. An acclaimed entrepreneur who founded the networks and podcast business Editorial Intelligence, Julia was awarded an OBE in the late Queen Elizabeth II’s Birthday Honours List in 2015 for ‘Services to Business’. She regularly consultants for and speaks to corporations, government and changemakers around the world.

There is an Art to holding Virtual Events and making them really successful. So how do you do it? My guest Liam Austin, is the co-founder of Entrepreneurs HQ and a virtual event strategist, having launched over 15 virtual summits, dozens of quick workshops, and many more online events. He has hosted over 400 speakers whilst educating 100,000+ business owners through his programs. Liam is also the creator of the Million Dollar Virtual Summit Program, where he partners with select clients to generate seven figure returns, Join us this week as Liam shares his inside knowledge on the steps to getting the most out of your virtual events and making them really successful.

Are you exploring your limits in the pursuit of something you truly believe in? My guest Sharon Jessop has not only completed the most consecutive half marathons for a female (102) she has also completed 4 extreme running expeditions since 2017. Passionate about rhinos, I will interview Sharon as she nears the finish line after a three-month bid to run through 24 rhino bearing game reserves in South Africa to highlight and support rhino conservation. Sharon is a rhino conservationist, adventurer, expeditioner, conservation community activist, SA tourism advocate and storyteller. Guinness World Record holder and ultra-distance athlete. Join us to hear the inspirational wisdom attained during a free-spirited life of sporting achievement, conservation and activism.

Flying a multi-million-pound fighter jet in hostile territory is not an everyday career and it comes with a high degree of pressure and responsibility. After last week’s interview with former lieutenant general of the US Army, Jeff Buchanan, we keep a military theme by catching up with Mandy Hickson, who joined the Royal Air Force in 1994 and flew the Tornado GR4 on the front line. Mandy operated in hostile environments, including patrolling the ‘No Fly’ zone over Iraq. Since leaving the RAF she retrained as a facilitator and coach in human performance factors. Mandy is a highly demanded speaker and has been invited to share her insights with some of the most successful organizations across the world where she describes the strategies & behaviours that can be adopted when the stakes are at their highest. Today we will discuss her recently launched bestselling book, ‘An Officer, not a gentleman’, her inspirational journey to become a pioneering female fighter pilot and insights that can help us to navigate

Our world is becoming increasingly “VUCA”—volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous -- every day. The leaders who understand and prepare for changes in their environment and who fight to learn will be the ones who excel, while those who ignore these evolutions are doomed to mediocrity or failure. So, are you ready to excel? My guest Jeff Buchanan as a lieutenant general, commanded the US Army North (Fifth Army), and after a 37-year Army career, retired from active duty in September 2019. He expertly led both Soldiers and civilians in complex combat and humanitarian operations all around the world. Jeff has appeared on numerous national and inter-national television shows on all the major US networks (CNN, FOX, NBC, ABC, CBS, PBS, CSPAN). He has been interviewed and quoted in more than 50 newspapers including the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, the Chicago Tribune, the LA Times, and USA Today. AP, AFP, Reuters, the BBC, and Al Jazeera have all sought his expertise and quoted him

Do you ever feel that you could contribute in a bigger more heroic way and then have lots of reasons and internal noise that hold you back? During this conversation with my guest and friend Nick Haines, we will discuss the common blocks that hold people back from using their superpowers for good and explain how to overcome them. Nick is an entrepreneur, international speaker, strategist, author, and teacher in Chinese Energetics. He has spent all his adult life practically applying the wisdom of Chinese philosophy within health, personal development, business, leadership, relationships, and international change. Nick has always considered physical, mental, and spiritual health and wellbeing as a cornerstone of personal and international change. He now proudly heads up the Five Institute. Join us as we help you to overcome the mental blocks that could deny the world the benefits of your superpowers.

Often the decision between a customer choosing you over someone like you, is your ability to know exactly what to say, when to say it, and how to make it count. I am delighted to welcome back Phil M. Jones who has trained more than two million people across five continents and over 50 countries in the lost art of spoken communication. During this interview we will discuss ‘Exactly What to Say’ and the tactics you need to get more of what you want. Phil M Jones is a master of influence and persuasion – the author of the best-selling “Exactly” Book Series with over 1 million copies sold – and producer of the “Most Listened To” non-fiction Audiobook of all time.To date, more than 800 different industries, across 59 countries and 5 continents have benefitted from his input. Join us for another content rich and elevating conversation that can help you to make your words count and possibly even change the world.

Are you considering the disruption in the world right now and wondering how you can contribute to meaningful change? My guest Stuart Pickles has been a much-admired client and friend for almost a decade. Stuart created a very successful coaching practice with a core premise of consistently increasing the level of meaningful contribution he makes to the world. With this proactive approach, Stuart has become an inspirational agent for change. Today, he is increasingly active in the coaching and leadership of environmental sustainability, playing a leadership role in the Climate Coaching Alliance (www.climatecoachingalliance.org) and as a non-exec of Sarsen Light (www.sarsen.com), delivered projects across the globe with Leaders Quest (leadersquest.org). With his own company Aim Higher Leadership (www.aimhigherleadership.com) he is undertaking pioneering sustainable leadership development programmes with companies including Laing O’Rourke Construction. He also writes and speaks on social and environmental activi

How do you keep your business focused and successfully arrive at a perfect exit? Whether that be business sale or enough funds to keep you comfortable for your next venture or retirement? My guest, Bryan Wright, founded Yellowyoyo with his wife Amanda in 1998 and the company specialises in business and brand transformation and growth with a special emphasis on futures. As Director of strategy and legacy, Bryan is an expert in driving futures and strategy support and helps business towards their perfect exit. With 43 years of international experience working with brands in all commercial sectors he has completed work for brands on every continent across the globe. Join us as we discuss how you lead a business to a perfect end game.