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

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.

Bad Powerpoint (and boring presentations) are everywhere! It appears that they have almost become the norm and in many cases people are oblivious to it. It doesn’t have to be that way. Bad presentations are very costly. They can cost money, jobs and reputations, don’t let your slides ruin your pitch! Having myself facilitated a large tender on behalf of a client to find an architectural firm to support a major project we kicked one supplier out at the very start of the process due to amongst other factors a poor presentation. Yet they were the biggest company in the pitch and should have known better! So if you want your presentations to stand out join me with my guest Lee Jackson. Lee Jackson is an international speaker, Powerpoint Surgeon, presentation coach and author of seven books including Powerpoint Surgery. If you want to gain the powerpoint edge this show is a must.

We are without doubt in a connection economy and it is the small things that make an enormous difference as to whether people trust you, connect and will engage with you. According to my guest we must ask the question - is my next action going to build a relationship by earning trust or is it going to burn it? During this show, I will be talking to Paul Dunn a 3-time TEDx speaker based in Singapore. Paul is a Senior Fellow in one of the World’s Leading Think Tanks and holds a Lifetime Service Award to the Accounting Profession in the UK. Paul recently featured in Forbes Magazine alongside Sir Richard Branson in a global piece on ‘disrupters’ in business. His book, The Firm of the Future, is regarded as a breakthrough book for professional knowledge firms. He is Chairman of the revolutionary B1G1: Business for Good, a company that’s already enabled businesses to create almost 50 Million giving impacts around the world. Join us if you care about building business and changing lives.

Would you like to be more productive? To organise yourself and your business to get the best results possible? Do you want to really serve those you work for? If so it makes sense to understand how the organ that drives it all actually works. Maybe you have heard about Neuroscience? But perhaps felt a little unsure about the practical applications? My guest Amy Brann bridges the gap between cutting edge neuroscientific research and organisations who can use it. Leaving UCL medical school to pursue a Coaching career she became fascinated by what the brain can teach us to help transform thinking & performance. Participating in over 12,000 hours of Coaching all over the world. Her company, Synaptic Potential, partners with the Wales Centre for Behaviour Change to deliver cutting edge training. She is the author of ‘Make Your Brain Work’ and ‘Neuroscience for Coaches’ both published by Kogan Page. Join us for a fascinating, valuable and brain friendly show.

Talent and technical expertise will only take your career so far. Corporate Executive Presence (CEP) takes you to the top! Call it executive swagger, corporate charisma, personal impact or professional gravitas; your career and leadership success depends on your ability to influence others, radiate confidence and exert authority. Thankfully, much of this is coachable, and CEP expert Rob Brown is joining me to show us how! From powerful first impressions to ongoing popularity and credibility, great leaders and executives get this stuff right. When you do, you’ll gain more respect and buy-in for your ideas and opinions, raise your personal share price, favourably influence your stakeholders and shareholders, become a more valuable and coveted person, enhance your company’s reputation and build deeper, more profitable relationships. Join me with Rob Brown to discuss the common traits of people with CEP, his CEP framework with 12 critical elements and strategies for building your CEP.

Ever wondered what it must be like to fly a fast jet in a combat situation? Think about fast jets and my mind immediately takes me to the film ‘Top Gun’ and I have always been intrigued to understand more about this challenging and dangerous endeavour . When life is on the line, pilots must be rigorously trained and exercises carefully planned and evaluated. There is much we can learn in business from such careful strategy, training, planning and debriefing. My guest for this show is Mandy Hickson. Mandy fought hard to achieve her ambition to be a Royal Air Force pilot. She was only the second woman to fly a Tornado GR4, completing three tours of duty and 45 missions over Iraq. Today, Mandy shares the strategies, tactics and behaviours adopted for high stake missions for the benefit of today’s business leaders. Join us for an interview that will help us to take our businesses higher and faster!

Would you like to know more about Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP) and how it could help you to become more successful with your work? Having studied NLP myself to Master Practitioner level, I found it provided a very helpful selection of tools for all aspects of working with people. My guest is Jeremy Lazarus whose latest book 'NLP for Business Success' is a highly practical guide to using NLP to significantly improve your results at work. Whether you want to be a better leader, manager, negotiator, salesperson or decision maker there are techniques that can help you to boost your career, as well as the performance of colleagues and your organization. Jeremy is an Executive Coach and a Certified Master Trainer of NLP. His clients include blue chips, SMEs, and elite athletes, including the Great Britain pistol shooting team. He is a guest lecturer at two UK universities, and has authored four best-selling books. Join us for a very practical interview on NLP for business success.

Do you want more media coverage for your business? Or want to know how to best get your message across through media? During this show we will be discussing how to attract media interest and the key do’s and don’ts of communicating via newspapers, magazines, websites, radio and on TV. My guest for this show is media and presentation coach, broadcast journalist and award winning international speaker Michael Dodd. Michael speaks and trains across six continents helping leaders and other professionals to get their message across - through the media and face to face. He runs master classes boosting communications skills for diplomats from UK Trade and Investment in British embassies, consulates and high commissions around the world. He also works with frontline United Nations officials to help them convey the right messages when being interviewed in the world’s trouble spots. Join us for a fascinating and content rich show that could make a world of difference to your business results.