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

Do you ever present or speak to an audience? Or maybe you avoid the opportunity altogether! Or do you wish when you do, you could deliver with greater confidence? If yes, don't worry, you’re not alone as most people experience anxiety before a public speech. If you do speak regularly, then you will probably agree there is always more to learn. On this show we are going to discuss presenting confidently with two of the world's most qualified professional speakers. Alan Stevens was listed by the independent newspaper as one of the top 10 UK media experts and is also the most qualified professional speaker in Europe. Paul Du Toit became South Africa's first certified speaking professional in 24 years. If you listen to the show on Customer Service you will see where his thought leadership lies. On this show we will be talking about how to confidently approach and deliver a great presentation or speech. Do join us for a very insightful show with two world class guests.

Are you fully unlocking the potential in yourself, your team and your organization? On this show, I am delighted to welcome a guest who has spent many years traveling the world, helping the boards and senior teams of some of the planets most iconic brands and renowned agencies to realize the potential in their brands, leaders and culture. Helen Urwin could be described as a best kept secret choosing (until now) to do business quietly, while carving out a reputation with a select and extremely influential global audience. I have known Helen for 20 years and over that time have looked to her as a personal mentor. She is someone I have the highest respect for, whose business XanobiaTM is flourishing and whose profile will rise rapidly as she begins to shares her unconventional wisdom more publicly. I am absolutely delighted that Helen has agreed to join the show and share with us the mindset and philosophy that is Full Potential Branding. Expect an inspiring, content rich show.

Success can be measured in many different ways, including: Money, possessions, relationships, family and health. How we view Success, and more importantly, how we pursue it, has significant implications in our lives. Success can be a lifelong quest or a bitter disappointment. What’s worse, you may already be successful and not even know it! Attaining success requires understanding how to set goals, as well as how to handle obstacles, setbacks and sometimes even failure. We have discussed success on a number of occasions on this show and each guest brings new fascinating insights. Our guest on this show is Max Bolka, author of Success is a State of Mind, co-authored with Les Brown, Mark Victor Hansen and Deepak Chopra. He is also one of the stars of the new film, “The Keeper of The Keys.” He joins a host of experts including Jack Canfield, Marci Shimoff and Dr. John Gray, in this entertaining and inspiring film. Join us for some great wisdom and insight into the success mindset.

Are you looking to reach new heights of achievement and wondering how to get the best out of yourself and others on your journey? Or perhaps you have already achieved everything you set out to do and are wondering what comes next? Cathy O’Dowd is the first woman ever to climb Mount Everest from both North and South sides and therefore knows more about reaching new heights of achievement than almost any other. With a desire to achieve more she continues to find new ways to challenge herself both physically and mentally, whether planning a new adventure or sharing her fascinating experiences as an internationally acclaimed speaker and author. It is therefore a great pleasure to be talking to Cathy live from Andorra in the Pyrenees about how and why we should be reaching out for new challenges. She will also share her experiences about getting the best from people, while operating under acute pressure. Do join us for what will be an incredible show.

I was once working as a sales manager and the largest opportunity in my region was tied up in a long term contract. However, I met and kept offering advice to the contract owner, expecting nothing in return. One day a call came in. 'Chris our supplier has gone bust - come in now'. I was 300 km away heading in the opposite direction! When I arrived my heart completely sank - my main rival was already there, however, they were walking towards me. 'Take a good look at this man, you could learn a lot from him' and he asked her to leave. I had inadvertently established 'trusted advisor status' and that year it won me a fabulous sales award. Such an important topic meant I wanted a leading global expert to do it justice. Bob Nicols Jr is that person and he will show us how to consciously and consistently achieve trusted advisor status and transform our sales results. Whether you are a one person business or a large sales organization, apply Bob's wisdom and be more to achieve more.

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.

We have been privileged to have many exceptional performers on this show and I am always fascinated to understand how they achieved their results. The guest on this show, to the amazement of his colleagues, increased his sales performance by ten times. He had hit upon a formula that helped him to rapidly and consistently raise his results through what he describes as the power of TrueSelf and the utilization of Standards instead of goals. As a consequence, Derek Mills is now being asked to share his learning in a movie, write books and speak at venues around the world. So what did he do and how did he do it? This show will answer those questions and include some different controversial views on subjects like ‘goal setting’. Listen in if you are wishing to achieve exceptional business results and seeking new inspiration.

Do you ever get frustrated when you receive poor customers service? Or even better delighted, when customer service exceeds your expectations. How much more likely are you to use, recommend or even pay more for products or services when service is exceptional? However, do you regularly take the time to hold up a mirror in front of yourself and/or your business and challenge the level of service you provide? In an age when there are often multiple alternatives to your products and services, customer service is a key differential. On this show I am delighted to have a leading light in the world of customer service live from South Africa. Paul Du Toit is renowned throughout South Africa for his sell out mind blowing customer service seminars. If customer service is important to your customers you must listen to this show!

A wonderful mentor, once shared with me the concept of understanding personal flow and the importance of developing your business strategy around this. She said there was a brilliant system we must use. One short test, an excellent debrief and some reflection and I had acquired what I needed. The outcome for me was ‘Be More. Achieve More’. Without this, the brand or my show would not exist. Over the last few years, I have shared this system with many of my corporate and 'Be More. Achieve More' clients and the results have been phenomenal. It is probably the most insightful system for transforming performance available. I am therefore delighted to welcome Michelle Clarke to the show. Michelle has an amazing CV and has been heavily involved in the creation and leading of ‘Talent Dynamics’ the new organizational version of the more entrepreneurial focused ‘Wealth Dynamics’, I first applied. If you are interested in raising personal, team, or organizational performance listen carefully.

Is your business flourishing or struggling? Perhaps you are just steadily performing and all is just fine, if not earth shatteringly amazing? Whatever your status, do you know the basic fundamental formula that drives sustained success for your company? Do you have a simple and straightforward way of both describing and measuring that formula? In this episode Matt Crabtree will discuss with Chris Cooper the no-nonsense basics that he believes drive the success of any business in any economy and how by employing these tactics his international consulting business has grown by an average of over 40% per year in the last 8-years. Listen in to get practical tips that you will want to start using straight after the show.

It has been said that no one ever achieved anything of great significance on their own. To achieve great success today you must collaborate with other people. As a mediator and international speaker in high demand, Jane Gunn says: ‘You need to create strong collaborative relationships with everyone who helps you to develop and keep your business on track. Also, you must seek out new opportunities to collaborate to take your business to the next level'. While collaborating though (and I write from experience), it is so easy for things to go wrong and quickly become emotionally draining and financially expensive. We should also remember that collaboration is essential for successful personal relationships. This is why Jane's book has the title 'Bedlam in the Boardroom and Boredom in the Bedroom'. On this show, we will discuss with a leading expert how to avoid the pitfalls and ensure collaborations add value, keep you ahead of the game, feeling energized and with money in your pocket!

The amount of change impacting business today would in the 1980‘s have seemed unbelievable. As we move through the 21st century predictions are that this rate of change will continue to accelerate and we will get busier and busier. So as business people what should we be doing right now and how should we be doing it so that we can benefit rather than fall victim to this phenomena? On this show, I will be speaking to two leading international experts dialing in from South Africa. Geoff Ramm the highly acclaimed international marketing speaker who gained fabulous feedback when he joined the show in January to talk about 'Amazing Marketing'. Also, Michael Jackson one of the world's leading thought leaders on business change, speaking annually at around 150 conferences and seminars around the globe to audiences ranging from factory workers to heads of state. This will be a fascinating show. Listen in and equip yourself to thrive during the 21st century rollercoaster ride

As a business owner, I often struggle with the dilemma of how to effectively and authentically develop relationships with social media. Last year, I met Terry Brock who seemed to have more answers than anyone I had ever met on the subject. He shared in a very powerful, clear, fun and high value way solutions to overcome this dilemma. It was, therefore, no surprise when I found out that he was a highly trusted advisor to some of the biggest technology companies on the planet. I left the presentation with some significant takeouts that are not only helping me with social media but also be more effective in the way I personally operate. I am, therefore, very grateful to him for his advice and excited about having him as a guest on this show. Listen and you will gain a step by step methodology for using your social media time effectively and gain some great tips on technology, that if applied, will really help you to achieve more in your businesses and personal effectiveness.

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.