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

If you think the last 10 years have been disruptive then are you prepared for the big financial and economic changes that might impact your life and business in the next 10? My guest Neil McCoy-Ward is the Group CEO of the Forward Thinking Group UK who has spent his life since travelling the globe for answers. His career has taken him from highly decorated soldier to an experienced CEO, Investor, financial forecaster, housing market expert and Best-Selling Author. Neil is most well known for his expertise and controversial content in the Finance, Investment & Housing Markets. This work leading to a large social following of over 285K people for his accurate forecasts, which have beaten even the largest data and research company forecasts. I believe there is so much we can learn from Neil’s life story, dedication to research and unusually accurate predictions when it comes to effectively preparing ourselves for the future ahead. Join us as Neil opens our eyes to the new tomorrow.

Chris Cooper created and has hosted the Business Elevation show on Voice America for 10 years with the intention of helping over a million entrepreneurs and business people to elevate their thinking and business approach. The show has become one of the longest running and most internationally accessed on the Voice America network with over 425 unique hours of content and an audience in over 50 countries. The extensive archive represents the thoughts and wisdom of an enormous cast of exceptional guests. In this special edition, Chris will be interviewed by a collective of those guests and now good friends to extract his experiences and wisdom from an extensive journey: World class Marketing authority and author Steven Morris from San Diego. Global leadership expert, strategist and coach Gene Early from Virginia. Elizabet Vinberg Hearn, Swedish best selling author and international business consultant. Hilary Wilson, a UK executive coach whose work with many of the world’s biggest companies has become a best ke

As billions are lost by businesses operating like a leaky bucket how much opportunity could you be materialising if you closed the leaks in yours? My guest Howard Shore is the founder and CEO of Activate Group Inc., a bestselling author and serial entrepreneur specializing in liberating C-Suite teams from the barriers holding them back personally and professionally. His clients work in family-owned, multi-national, public, and private companies ranging from $1 million to over $1 billion in annual revenue. As a member of the National Speakers Association (NSA) his talks cover employee empowerment, cash flow enhancement, human capital management, entrepreneurial freedom, and business growth. Join us we explore how to identify and plug the leaks in your business enabling you to realise greater opportunity and success.

How do you leverage the smartest minds in your company such that they also become your best leaders? My guest Christian Espinosa is an entrepreneur, a cybersecurity engineer, a certified high-performance coach, a professor, and a lover of heavy metal music and spicy food. He’s also an Air Force veteran and Ironman triathlete. We will discuss the lesson’s from Christian’s best-selling book, The Smartest Person in the Room including why a high IQ is a lost superpower when effective communication, true intelligence, and self-confidence are not embraced. We will also explore his seven-step methodology to help leaders develop their teams’ technical minds so they become better humans and strong leaders. If you have an interest in elevating your leadership or the people within your company then this is the episode for you!

What is really going on in the backdrop of global business, finance and competition today? Last year I interviewed Winston Ma, who co-authored The Hunt for Unicorns: How Sovereign Funds are Reshaping Investment in the Digital Economy with today’s guest, Paul Downs. One of the most fascinating interviews of 2020, I was delighted to have the opportunity to interview Paul to deepen our understanding of what is driving the digital economy and global dominance today. Paul practiced international law for more than four decades, most recently as a partner at Hogan Lovells in New York, where he co-founded the Sovereign Investor Practice and initiated its annual Sovereign Investor Conference. He has represented sovereign investors transacting in assets globally. He is a current or past director of international companies and not-for-profit organizations, including International House, New York, The Council for the United States and Italy, and the China US Business Alliance. Join us for the second insightful instalment

Are you consistently meeting enough people to effectively elevate your business or career? My guest Pat Hedley is an investor, advisor and the author of Meet 100 People. Inspired by the experiences of thousands of people she has interacted with over her own thirty-year career. Pat wrote Meet 100 People to encourage us all to proactively, and consistently meet people in person or by video. As the founder and CEO of The Path Ahead, Pat identifies high growth companies in which she invests and takes on either formal or informal advisory roles. Pat spent 30 years with global growth investor, General Atlantic, most recently as managing director. She began her career as a consultant with Bain & Company, is a graduate of Dartmouth College and holds an MBA from the Harvard Business School. Join us as we explore Pat’s insightful wisdom around the art of building great new relationships to accelerate your business or career.

Would you like to double your sales in 90 days? My guest Simon Severino helps business owners do just that. His purpose in life is helping entrepreneurs realise their dreams. After 17 years of strategy execution experience from NY to Sydney, he created the Strategy Sprints® Method, a practical method to run an agile and resilient company. He is a growth advisor to Consilience Ventures in London and member of the global educator network of Duke Corporate Education. Simon is the founder of Strategy Sprints, a global team of certified Strategy Sprint Coaches helping business owners double their revenue in 90 days. Join us as we explore how you can literally transform your business fortunes at high speed.

How often as leaders and managers are we caught out when making assumptions about the needs and desires of our employees? My guest this week, Paul Burton, is an entrepreneur whose passion is having a positive impact on people. He has taken his 30 years’ of experience in turning around business performance to create a disruptive personal and professional development platform with data-driven insights facilitating meaningful change called Pobi and C-Coach. In the early 2000s, Paul turned around an underperforming franchise of Abbey Bank which was bought by Santander after multi-year performance excellence. He then went on to AXA where he developed and led a culture-change program with 3000+ employees. It led to a double-digit growth, improved customer and employee satisfaction rates year on year in a declining market. Paul has gone on to support many businesses to turn around their successes. Join us as we discuss the assumptions you might be making about your employees at your peril.

An effective network is essential to the efficient and profitable running of any organization. Not only this, they have completely transformed communication and business across the globe. My guest Peter Goodman is co-founder and CEO of Aventus a cloud based Platform that enables MGAs, brokers and insurers to create a seam-less buying experience for their insurance products. Peter started his journey with a law degree and the world at his feet. Over-trading in his first business led to debt yet Peter went on to set up several other companies, including Brighter Option, a social advertising platform. The sale of Brighter Option to Buddy Media in 2012 and then subsequently Salesforce for around $730m gave Peter a depth of knowledge in growing a company to success. Today, Peter has multiple business interests through his own vehicle Grow Bag Capital, and is also a very passionate golfer. Join us as we discuss what we all good business people should know about networks.

How present are you? One of the most important skills in business and life in my opinion is presence. According to my guests Michael Landers and Tim Dukes, presence enhances your creativity, productivity and performance on every front. 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 multi-cultural marketplace. His workshops, seminars and speaking events have drawn more than 70,000+ people on five continents. Timothy Dukes, Ph.D. is a veteran psychotherapist, leadership advisor, author and father. He consults in a variety of institutional settings, working with established business leaders, political visionaries and emerging innovators. Together they have co-written a new book ‘Present Company’ to focus on this essential skill. Join us with your presence for this highly anticipated interview on one of my favourite elevation topics with two fascinating thought leaders!

Retaining great employees is a challenge for many organizations and particularly young talent that can be more transient. Clint Pulver is a professional keynote speaker, author, musician, pilot, and workforce expert. Known as the leading authority on employee retention, Clint has transformed how corporations like Keller Williams, AT&T, and Hewlett Packard create lasting loyalty through his work and research as the Undercover Millennial. He has been featured by Business Q Magazine as a “Top 40 Under 40,” and, as a professional drummer, he has appeared in feature films and on America’s Got Talent. In 2020, Clint won an Emmy Award for his short film ‘Be a Mr. Jensen’, which tells the story of how a single moment in time—and one particular mentor— can change the course of a life. Join us for an engaging insight into how to retain your employees with the inspiring and multi-talented Clint Pulver.

How do you become so highly referable that you become as popular as a Broadway show? My guest Michael Roderick is the CEO of Small Pond Enterprises which helps thoughtful givers become thought leaders by making their brands referable, their messaging memorable, and their ideas unforgettable. His frameworks have been featured in Forbes and Business Insider and many popular podcasts. Michael is also the host of the pod-cast Access to Anyone. Michael began his career in education teaching High School English before breaking into the world of Broadway producing. He made this transition in less than two years prompting colleagues to ask him how he did it. This led to Michael creating a series of experiential workshops to study the dynamics be-hind relationship building and messaging. He also founded a popular conference for Connectors called ConnectorCo and Relationship Adventure Day, a networking event combined with a scavenger hunt set in New York City. Join us as we explore how to elevate your referability.

How do you navigate this strange new business world when dynamics such as hybrid working and the need to embrace diversity have shifted the leadership landscape? My guests this week, Carroll Macey, Sebastian Fox and Bob Shearer are all part of Team Coaching Studio and are all highly experienced team coaching experts who are not only masters of their craft in supporting leaders and teams in the workplace they also bring their own unique experiences of adapting to unusual levels of personal change. From personally adapting to new personal landscapes in Burma, China and dealing with traumatic personal diversity issues, expect an interview with wisdom, practical ideas and stories that can help you and your teams adapt to thrive in this hybrid diverse new world.

How do we empower leaders to build a better tomorrow? My guest Lara Stein understands this challenge as well as anyone as the Chairman and Founder of Boma Global. Lara was the founder of the TEDx program at TED, and grew it into a global movement with more than 15,000 events and more than 1 billion video views. Through her work with TEDx, Lara learned the innovation power of local communities, and how to harness this power. She also learned how to build a massive volunteer network and how to sustain it long term. After leaving TED, she joined Singularity University, to build a decentralized network of country partners and take them global. Now, she has joined forces with dozens of country, corporate and community partners with an intimate understanding and appreciation of the power of large-scale, decentralized networks. Join us as we explore and learn from Lara’s incredible insight drawn from extensive experience of empowering leaders and engaging communities to build the most incredible momentum for a bette

How do you smash through perceived career glass ceilings and, if you are a woman, achieve this in male dominated workplaces? Jackie Chappell had a successful career in the rail industry, where she rose from a part-time employee selling tickets to become the Chief Executive of the Industry’s Training and Competence Company, making her the first ever female CEO in the industry’s history. Jackie led the company to achieve tremendous industry and government recognition, in particular National Training Organisation status, and phenomenal growth during her seven years at the helm. Following this career, Jackie created her own company; The Ironing Lady and its sister company The Cleaning Ladies, which in the last twelve years have developed a reputation for quality and innovation and achieved considerable growth despite the recent recession. Jackie now has a busy speaking career, addressing Business Expos, start-ups, the Aspire Entrepreneur Academy and many others. Join us as we discuss ideas and life lessons that m

How to become the best version of yourself is a life changing question that has the power to literally transform your life experience. I am therefore delighted to be welcoming someone who came very highly recommended as an authority on the subject: Ceil Stanford describes herself as a coach, leader, business owner, entrepreneur, investor, mom and nana. Ceil is a leader who teaches applicable and revolutionary processes for personal and professional development, helping others to develop their “inner champions. In 2004, she started at the company she now owns and runs as the president of Advanced Coaching and Leadership Center. How to discover and be your great self is a lifelong journey and as I know from my own experiences of striving for this, discovering and allowing your great self to unfold has the power to completely transform and elevate your life and business success. Do join us for another great conversation with life and business elevating potential on the Business Elevation Show.

Are you a man experiencing challenges? Well I guess to some extent that is most of us males from time to time! My guest Mark Sephton in his soon to be released third book ‘Mark of a Man’ provides a blue print to help men navigate challenges such as divorce, mental health issues and life’s downs. A mentor to entrepreneurs his mission to help others has seen him break into global markets while working with startups and millionaire entrepreneurs around the world. Mark’s love for entrepreneurship has been expressed through serving as TV host of the show “One More Round.” Mark is a regular contributor to Entrepreneur Magazine, ambassador and new podcast host for Brainz Magazine and a speaker for corporate events, entrepreneurship summits, and major conferences worldwide. If you are a man experiencing challenges, or help men through your work, then join us for some vulnerable personal story telling and valuable strategies to help men get back up on their feet by dealing with their emotions.

How do you play the game of business in the right way and win? My guest Arnon Barnes is a master entrepreneurial coach and peak performance trainer. He has developed signature mentoring programs that help both aspiring entrepreneurs as well as established and seasoned ones build insanely successful businesses and become even more successful in both business and life. Arnon is a Serial Entrepreneur, Peak Performance Trainer, International Speaker and one of Europe’s Leading and most Exciting Business Mentors. He has successfully trained and mentored over 40,000 people in many different arenas of business from over 52 different countries including South Africa, Switzerland, Denmark, England, Germany, the Netherlands, Israel and Australia to name a few. Join us on the Business Elevation Show as we discuss the important lessons Arnon has learned during his career as a business owner and master entrepreneur that can help you to win the game of business.

Recently, I had the most fascinating conversation with my guest Jennifer Jordan who opened my eyes as to why data is so important when it comes to improving the world from trust and transparency to Artificial Intelligence. Jennifer, helps entrepreneurs and investors build valuable enterprises. She cold called asset managers and launched the first internet coverage at a Pacific Northwest investment bank, managed investor relations for a publicly traded software company, and invested in early-stage technology companies for the state of Massachusetts. Jennifer serves as a Managing Director at Techstars for Barclays’ New York Accelerator and Female Founders First program. Join us as we discuss how data is being used for a better world, why you should take data seriously and how ventures such as Barclays Techstars are backing causes that improve the world.

If you are honest with yourself, are you truly making your money work for you? Marcus de Maria is a very well-respected wealth educator, trader, investor and entrepreneur who transformed his £100,000 debt in to financial freedom using a proven formula for financial wealth. Marcus’s passion is helping others around the world to achieve financial independence for themselves and their families so that no one has to live a life worrying about money. Marcus has been trading & investing for over 21 years and used this experience in cryptocurrency to build up a small fortune. He is now teaching others to do the same – and the results have been truly spectacular, creating life-changing wealth for members of Your Crypto Club. Join us as we explore how you can over time transform your financial wealth.