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

Are you engaging your customers, employees, and suppliers with heartfelt communication that makes them compelled to do business with you? Or give their very best when working for you? My guest Sandie Sedgbeer is a professional journalist, author, and Talk TV/Radio host who worked in the ultra-competitive world of British Newspapers and magazines and has interviewed everyone from movie and music stars to leading scientists, politicians, authors, filmmakers, and new thought teachers. As a publishing/media/resonance marketing specialist she advises authors, teachers, speakers, corporations, and individuals on how to apply the science of resonance to their business and personal communications. She is a 13-times judge for The Independent Book Publisher’s Association (IBPA) annual Benjamin Franklin award. She is also the founder of The No BS Spiritual Book Club. www.sedgbeer.com. Join us as we explore the power of adding more spirit into your company to deliver powerful resonance, meaning, connection, value and res

Following the pandemic an unprecedented level of workers resigned with many moving into new roles and often within the same industry. In the over 50’s more chose to simply retire. So how do you deal with this and the implications as employers and employees? Also what would people focused consultants like Kate and I recommend? Kate Thomas has spent over 20 years consulting to organisations regarding talent-centric strategies, leadership effectiveness and organisational development. Her career has spanned multiple geographies and sectors, spending significant time sup-porting organisations undergoing transformation. Kate came highly recommended to me, and I am therefore looking forward to discussing with her how to increase loyalty to reduce the impact and also benefit in these unpredictable times.

How do you best create a vision and plan for your business future? Also. how do you best consider philanthropy in that process? My guest Matthew Manos is the founder of verynice, a design strategy practice that gives half of its work away for free to nonprofit organizations. verynice’s clientele includes Apple, Google, UNICEF, NASA and the American Heart Association. Manos also currently serves as chair of Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti’s Creative Advisory Board. Matthew was called “crazy or genius” by Forbes and named one of seven millennials changing the world by the Huffington Post. Join us as we explore how Matthew advises his very impressive clients about developing their vision and planning for the future. Also, we will learn from Matthew’s very philanthropic way of doing great business.

Are you passionate about averting climate catastrophe and biodiversity loss, and wondering how to best champion regenerative practices in your business? Are you concerned about the mental health crisis amongst young people, and how to bring more humanity into an increasingly dark world through your work? My guest Tom Eddington has spent the past three decades in business as a consultant, educator, entrepreneur, and strategic advisor. He is a student and teacher of board, leadership, and organisation effectiveness – focusing on how they grow, achieve, and sustain effectiveness while remaining stewards for their stakeholders. Tom has sought out opportunities to teach and work in the private, public, academic, and non-profit sectors and has worked with Board Members and senior executives at hundreds of organisations. He has been an adjunct professor in the City University (London) M.B.A. program and a guest lecturer in several other MBA programs in the U.S.A. Tom has founded and co-founded multiple organisations

Do you hold your nerve, or do you surrender and change direction? Corey Blake is the founder of Round Table Companies, and Round Table Storytelling Academy which supports teaching a broader audience to unearth their own heroic nature through storytelling. Corey was a professional commercial and television actor in Los Angeles, starring in commercials for more than a dozen Fortune 100 brands, including a spot named one of the 50 greatest Super Bowl commercials of all time. His work has earned many awards and millions of views on youtube. Corey has been quoted and/or featured in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Forbes, Wired, and Barron’s, and contributed to FastCompany, CEO World Magazine, Thrive, and Forbes. Join us as we discuss the art of surrender and whether it is wise to stay the course or change direction with one of my favourite guests and story tellers Corey Blake.

How do we avoid misunderstanding each other in today’s multi-cultural world? Not only is this an issue with greater between countries but also at home as the world’s populations intermingle. In the state of California, where my guest Michael Landers presently resides, there are 35 recognised nationalities, speaking more than 55 languages. Opportunities for misunderstanding or building better intercultural relationships abound. Michael Landers, M.A. is the founder and president of Culture Crossing, Inc., a global consulting company dedicated to finding innovative solutions for groups and individuals working in the multicultural marketplace. Over the past 20 years, his workshops, seminars and speaking events have drawn more than 100,000+ people on five continents. Although American, Michael was raised in Colombia, Brazil, and the Dominican Republic. Fluent in Spanish and Brazilian Portuguese, proficient in Japanese and Italian, he is the author of the best-selling book, Culture Crossing, the essential primer to

There is much research to conclude that most people across the globe are good, kind, and trustworthy. Wherever I have travelled I have found this to be true. However, if you watch or read the media regularly you could easily become less trusting and more cynical and believe that trust and morals are in freefall. So, what should we trust and how can we contribute to a world with more trust through our own behaviour? Mark Given is the founder of the Trust Based Philosophy and the Trust Based Academy, an organization dedicated to improving the lives of 100 million people worldwide. In the last 17 years, Mark has delivered solutions driven keynote addresses and breakout session programs at more than 1200 events both live and virtual and been a guest authority on many national and international podcasts. He is also a multiple author on trust. Having found Mark to be a very insightful and engaging guest I wanted to address this issue with him. How do we personally send positive ripples of trust that not only elevat

Viktor Frankl’s classic ‘Mans Search for Meaning’ focused on love, hope, responsibility, inner freedom, and the beauty found in both nature and art to overcome the most harrowing of experiences. Having endured the pandemic, and now in a rapidly changing world where we often don’t know what to believe, his messages are as valuable as ever. It is in this search for meaning that businesses leaders must change their ways if they are to attract, build and retain highly motivated and loyal employees and suppliers. In return contributing to a better world whilst delivering great financial results. My guest, Blair Singer, is the founder and CEO of the Blair Singer Training Academy, and author of four best-selling books. Blair is an in-demand international public speaker. With teachings spanning 25 countries on five continents, he’s helped hundreds of thousands of individuals and businesses experience unparalleled growth, return on investment and overall happiness. Join us as we discuss Blair’s perspectives on a more

What do you need to consider if you wish to attract venture capital to grow your startup in today’s unqiue global business climate? Jennifer Jordan has spent her career helping entrepreneurs and investors build valuable enterprises and is someone I personally admire for her great wisdom and guidance.. She has extensive experience leading multiple investments across many business sectors. Jennifer has been a Managing Director at Techstars for Barclays’ New York Accelerator and Female Founders First program. As a VC and Vice President of MassVentures, she led the firm’s investments in Ginkgo Bioworks (synthetic biology), ClearGov (data transparency), Spiro.ai (ML and AI that lets salespeople sell), MachineMetrics (industrial IoT for advanced manufacturing), and FairMarkIT (digital procurement). Jennifer is currently a Venture Capital Partner for iGlobe Partners helping unearth, invest and grow startups into Global Leaders. If you are considering setting up a new business or wish to grow a successful venture the

The world and our species are at a critical turning point, and it is down to us as consumers to ensure major businesses change their way of doing business in order to put people and the planet first. The business shareholder primacy model and leadership behaviours must change. Sales Leadership expert Lisa Earle McLeod created the “Noble Purpose” concept and strategy after her research revealed that organizations driven by a Noble Purpose outperformed the market by over 350%. Her bestselling book ‘Selling with Noble Purpose’ has been a game changer across the globe and her expertise has been showcased on the NBC Nightly News, the Today Show, Oprah.com and Good Morning America. A sought-after keynote speaker and author of 4 bestselling books in 4 genres, leadership, sales, personal development and a collection of humour essays. Join us as we discuss our roles as consumers, employees, and leaders in helping business become noble in their people and planet focus and help us shift to a more positive trajectory.

How much more adventure could you add to your life and also the lives of those you connect with? Neil Laughton is a former Royal Marine Commando, helicopter pilot and Special Forces Officer. He is an award-winning entrepreneur and the founding director of the OPL Group (which was sold to a FTSE100), the Penny Farthing Club and Floating Developments – a new concept in luxury floating homes. A life-long adventurer, Neil has organised and led more than 75 expeditions on 7 continents, by land, sea and air and has multiple world records. He summited Mt Everest with Bear Grylls, was the first person to circumnavigate mainland Britain & Ireland on a jet-ski and he piloted the world’s first road legal flying car on a 10,000 km journey from London to Timbuktu including a traverse of the Sahara Desert. Join us to be inspired by Neil’s amazing adventures and positive mindset whilst also considering how you can add more adventure into your own life.

Mark Levy interviewed me recently about ‘keeping your head when others are losing theirs’ and although a great privilege, I needed to turn the tables on Mark as he is one of the smartest people I know! Mark explained to me that he was giving a big talk on ‘Relevancy’ and during 11 years of the show, it was clear to me that this was a great unexplored topic! So what are the different forms of relevancy and how do you ensure when speaking to others, selling or marketing to them that you truly understand what is relevant to them? Such that you get into their mindset? Mark is a brilliant conversationalist, consultant to global brands, iconic TV shows and individuals like Simon Sinek. He has written for the New York Times, is a multiple author, Hall of Fame Consultant, educator and speaker. He also creates magic tricks and shows including co-creating ‘Chamber Magic’ that has run for over two decades and is New York’s highest rated live-show, even higher on TripAdvisor than Hamilton. Join us as we explore Mark’s un

Do your passions and talents balance perfectly with what the world needs and is prepared to pay for? My guest and good friend Jane Hansom epitomises this state of balance beautifully as summarised in the Japanese concept of Ikigai. So how do you make this happen for you or is this just an unreachable dream? In this interview, we will look at how one step at a time Jane’s life and career in London as a busy marketeer became entwined with a passion for long distance triathlon. Nudged reluctantly into entering the London marathon at age 40, over the next 10 years Jane became a world name on the Ironman and Triathlon stage both as an elite competitor and as a business leader. Today, Jane not only sits on the board of the Triathlon Industry Association and The Professional Triathletes Organisation advising government sporting bodies and developing triathlon into a major global sporting series she also now lives in one of the most stunning locations in the world. Join us and consider how you might transition your l

A key premise of this show is that business can be a force for good. I am therefore always keen to interview fascinating guests who demonstrate the power of putting more heart and consciousness into the business world. My guest this week, Andrew Thornton, is an entrepreneur, speaker, author, advisor and coach to business leaders who see that businesses can be a force for good in society. Along with his partner Eudora, he developed the heart way of doing business in his award-winning London supermarket Thornton’s Budgens. Together they founded Heart in Business, whose purpose is to ‘uncover the authentic leader in us all, trusting that profit will follow’. Join us as we explore the lessons and learnings from Andrew’s experience and his book co-written with Eudora Pascall, ‘Putting The Heart Back Into Business – How to place people, planet, and purpose at the core of what you do’.

What truly is winning? Do you still win if you come second in the world, or have you lost? What if you come last or experience a business failure though learn lessons that last a lifetime? Is that a loss or winning in disguise? My guest Dr Cath Bishop is an Olympian, former diplomat, business coach and consultant, and author of ‘The Long Win’, listed in the FT’s Top 10 Business Books 2020. She competed in rowing at 3 Olympic Games, winning World Championships gold in 2003 and Olympic silver in Athens 2004. As a diplomat for the British Foreign Office for 12 years, Cath specialized in policy and negotiations on conflict issues, with postings to Bosnia and Iraq. Cath now works as a leadership consultant, executive coach, facilitator, and author. On this episode of The Business Elevation Show, we’ll discuss the lessons from Cath’s first book ‘The Long Win: the search for a better way to succeed’ described by the Financial Times as ‘a deep and rewarding exploration of human motivation in sport, politics, business

How do you transform your message, offer and model so that you win more clients? I am delighted to welcome back one of my favourite past guests, Dan Kuschell, to the show. Dan describes himself as a Husband, Dad, Serial Entrepreneur, Angel Investor, and Business Growth Specialist. He helps Founders, CEOs and Business Owners (maybe like you) connect the dots, see the blind-spots, and get unstuck ,with his unique Direct Response BrandingTM Methodology by helping you perfect your message, offer, and model so you get more clients daily and have a bigger impact, reach, and contribution. He’s started 11+ companies, coached over 5,000 founders, CEOs, and business owners from over 180 niche industries, 11+ countries, and had many high profile clients and partners. Join us as we explore the changes you may need to make to your message, offer and model to win more clients.

Are you a business owner, sales executive, leader or professional with the desire to create a rapid and sustained increase in their sales, without having to invest a significant amount time or money to do so? If so join us as I talk to sales expert and key note speaker Shawn Casemore, Shawn is the author of The Unstoppable Organization (2017) and his latest book “The Unstoppable Sales Machine” is set to release in August 2022. I first interviewed Shawn back in 2014 and was astonished at the speed that he had built his consultancy business. When most new consultants are taking years to build their practices, Shawn was up and running with multiple clients within just a few weeks. His response to me was ‘well I made a list of all the people I knew including my parents and rang everyone of them in the first month’. Today as a sales expert he teaches his clients techniques to achieve rapid growth like this with spectacular results. So after 8 years, I felt it was about time I invited Shawn on to the show again to

How do you keep your head when others may be losing theirs? I am delighted to have the fascinating Mark Levy on the show again. However, surprised at how he used his sleight of hand mastery to magically turn the tables on me – ‘Chris, we could talk about my experiences, however what everyone needs right now is to understand how you have remained calm in the storm following two failed major surgeries this year’. Mark is a brilliant conversationalist, consultant to global brands, iconic TV shows and individuals like Simon Sinek. He has written for the New York Times, is a multiple author, Hall of Fame Consultant, educator and speaker. He also creates magic tricks and shows including co-creating ‘Chamber Magic’ that has run for over two decades and is New York’s highest rated live-show, even higher on TripAdvisor than Hamilton. So join us as we explore my (Chris Cooper) elevatory health experiences (with Mark leading the interviewing), as well as Mark’s wisdom in keeping your head whilst others may be losing the

Are you holding on to pre-existing beliefs that may be holding back your business, clients or work progress following the current post covid lockdown? My guest, Libby Wagner decided a sabbatical was needed to get her own thoughts in order. With an unsettling world of political division, unsettling media reporting and economic turmoil , Libby wanted to challenge her own thinking and get closer to the truth. This took the form of a solo grand adventure across the United States by Campervan to reflect, write and connect with normal people and discover what was really going on and where beliefs need to shift. Libby is the author of Amazon Best-Seller, The Influencing Option: The Art of Building a Profit Culture in Business and What Will You Do With Your 90,000 Hours? The Boardroom Poet’s Thoughts on Work and three collections of poems. She works with executives to create dramatic, memorable impacts, so they confidently lead their organizations on adventures towards innovative horizons. Her revised thinking is now

Getting things done is a superpower that for most of us requires learning and disciplined practice. What is more when you do you also need the ability to keep moving forward when life’s road blocks throw you off track. For example, I have had an unusually disrupted and unexpected start to my own year with two major surgeries. As I am now getting well again and feel ready to get back firing on all cylinders the timing for this conversation is simply perfect. My guest is my good friend Dr. Steven Levinson the clinical psychologist, author and inventor who has devoted so much of his career to helping people follow through on their own good intentions whilst navigating life’s obstacles. Back in 2015, we co-authored ‘The Power To Get Things Done (Whether You Feel Like It Or Not)’ which was published by Perigee (Penguin Random House New York). Through the book we helped thousands of people to develop this usually untaught discipline. Join us as I catch up with Steve and we revisit lessons from the book and reflecti