Episodes

Stop hiding behind your screens and engage with your prospects! This is the message of my guest John Blaskey. John is an expert at helping clients to generate millions of pounds through face to face marketing. Having hired John to help me with a strategy for a recent event I am excited about introducing you to a man with an enormous amount of experience and talent in the face to face marketing field. John is the go to expert for many global multinationals, national trade organisations, not-for-p...

So what has poetry, music and art got to do with leadership and engagement? In this very unique interview including a live musical performance, I will be talking to Libby Wagner who is a poet, teacher, writer and speaker. A trusted advisor for presidents, CEOs and executive directors, and whose work has shaped the cultures of numerous Fortune 500 clients. Owen Ó Súilleabháin a singer and composer from Ireland who has collaborated with Riverdance composer Bill Whelan, violinist Nigel Kennedy, act...

Considering launching a big project? Feel slightly overwhelmed? In 2013, previous London Skolars Rugby director, Mark Croston, was one of the two founding members of World Dodgeball’s governing body, leading the incorporation process and development of the association as the Official World Governing Body, with recognition from the International Olympic Committee, Sport Accord/GAISF and each of the 68 member nations Government departments. So how did they go about achieving this, and what importa...

Ask yourself how many potential star employees walk away from your business after just 3 months? How many of your employees are unmotivated when they come to work? How does that affect the service your customers receive? I will be talking to friend of the Business Elevation show David Long Founder/CEO of MyEmployees, a firm that operates in the Top 1% Worldwide in the Employee Engagement and Recognition industry about how he recommends you build engagement. For 30 years his company have helped m...

There never seem to be enough hours in the day to take care of daily business and work towards your goals, let alone your life goals! The busier you are, the more you need a compass to keep you on track. You lead and manage others, but now it′s time to lead yourself! Robert Craven is one of the UK’s leading speakers on the subject of growing businesses. He is Google Partner’s go-to speaker for growing digital agencies. Adam Harris works with CEOs and senior managers providing training, coaching ...

Creating emotional connections with your brand is an essential part of many organizations marketing plans. Selecting brand ambassadors can be a powerful strategy but there are risks to getting it right. Jane Hansom is a marketeer with over 25 years experience of creating integrated global brand marketing campaigns across media channels from TV and print to digital and social media. She set up Sponge Marketing in 2005 to focus on delivering creative marketing, PR and brand entertainment experienc...

Do you lead or manage people? If so an essential part of your role will be to raise performance by releasing the full potential of your team. During this interview we are going to learn precisely how to do this. Peter Milligan is a professional speaker, business psychologist and highly experienced business coach with 25 years of international experience developing business leaders and teams. After moving from Australia to the UK in 2000, Peter became a director of Europe's largest executive coac...

Negotiation is an essential business skill; but do you really know how to do it really well? International keynote conference speaker, facilitator, MC and trainer, bestselling author Derek Arden has worked in 27 countries, with 5 business schools and has been a visiting lecturer at the Henley Business School for 12 years. His latest book ‘Win Win - How to get a winning result from persuasive negotiating’ has sold over 5000 copies in 14 countries. In 2016 Derek was voted the Number 1 speaker in t...

Connecting with others is an essential part of business and is an important element to success. Yet it can also be one of the hardest things to do! So what are the key connection mastery skills and how do we implement them? Judy Robinett is a business thought leader who has been profiled in The Street, Vogue, CBS, NBC, Forbes, The Washington Post & Bloomberg Businessweek, as well as author of “How to Be a Power Connector:The 5-50-150 Rule”. On this week’s show we will discuss how ‘How to Be a Po...

Ever feel more challenged dealing with your kids than you do by employees and clients at work? Being a parent can seem like a hard job when the world of work is also demanding. As parents we are constantly reminded about our behaviour and need for patience. Skills that are also valuable back into the work place! Also from our kids we are reminded of the value of creativity, energy, playfulness and enthusiasm. My guests this week com-bine fatherhood with busy work lives. Caspar Craven, is a highl...

It has often been said that you should follow your passion and then make a living out of it. However, there are also arguments that this isn't always wise! Having a regular job with a regular income may offer you and your family more security. The world is also littered with failed business stories. Do you stay or do you go for it? My guest Shirin Shabestari, grew up hiking Iran’s beautiful mountains with her dad as a young girl. She later moved abroad and did her studies and started a family bu...

Introverts aren't comfortable with traditional tactics like aggressively pushing a product or talking over a customer's objections. However, sales is a skill anyone can learn and master--and introverts are especially good at it once they learn how to leverage their natural strengths. Called “the real deal” by Forbes, Matthew Pollard, CSP, is an inter-nationally-recognized authority in differentiation, niche marketing, and sales systemization. His Rapid Growth strategies have resulted in five mul...

Effectively navigating change is today an essential skill for all leaders, employees and consultants. Gone are the days when employees can resist change. Instead we must embrace it, strategise and implement well. So how do we most effectively navigate it and what are the key pitfalls to be mindful of? Whether you are an internal employee or an external consultant, leading and managing change requires great consultancy skills to achieve success. During this show Chris Cooper will share from over ...

Do you have the courage to change or help others to change? At 15, Karlyn Pipes was a Junior National swimming champion and destined for greatness. However, she slipped into a dark pattern of alcohol abuse. Despite having amazing athletic skills, she hit rock bottom at age 31. It was then that she turned her life around by returning to the one thing that had created both the pain and pleasure in her life...the water. Today, Karlyn is one of the most accomplished competitive swimmers in the world...

On the 8th May 2009 Mick Dawson and Chris Martin set off from Choshi in Japan to row 7,000 miles across the North Pacific to San Francisco. Crossing the North Pacific in an open rowing boat was one of the world’s great firsts and, after two failed attempts he was determined to make it. Storms, fatigue, equipment failure, intense hunger and lack of water were just some of the challenges. Facing near certain death they eventually reached the iconic span of San Francisco’s Golden Gate bridge after ...

The one question on the lips of so many business leaders and owners today is - How do I attract and retain productive talent? I am delighted to introduce you to the man who can help. Stefan Wissenbach is very passionate about the impact of engagement on businesses. He is founder of Engagementmultiplier.com - a business transformation program that delivers insight and data enabling business owners to make smart decisions and efficiently transform their companies. Stefan has enabled business owner...

Would you like to make a real difference in the world? My guest Anita DeFranz was named by Newsweek as ‘One of the 150 Women Who Shake the World’ by French Magazine Le’Equipe as one of ’10 Women Who Changed Sport’ and The Sporting News as ‘One of The 100 Most Powerful People In Sport’. In 1976, Anita DeFrantz captained the U.S. women’s rowing team and won a bronze medal at the Montreal Olympic Games. Coming from a long tradition of fighting for equality and justice her story is an extremely fasc...

Now that 75 percent of screen time is spent on connected devices, digital strategies have moved front and centre of most marketing plans. But what if that’s not enough? What if most people ignore company messages? Geoffrey Colon is a compelling voice at the intersection of marketing, tech, and popular culture. DJ, data punk, podcaster and author, Geoffrey is a Communications Designer at Microsoft in Redmond, WA. Colon has spent 20 years in various marketing ca-pacities working for and with sever...

We often talk about sales on this show. However, if you want to increase profit you also need to consider your costs. My guest Jeremy Bowley has a passion for procurement and has been responsible for delivering procurement process improvement into many successful companies. An experienced Chief Procurement Officer with a strong track record in property, food & drinks, facilities management & indirect spend, Jeremy has worked with over 50 companies over the past 14 years, delivering significant v...

Winston Churchill once said “Of all the talents bestowed upon men, none is so precious as the gift of oratory. He who enjoys it wields the power more durable than that of a great king...“. As an executive, are you making the most of your speaking skills? Steve Trister has been a public speaking & communication skills coach since 2007. Using his skills as a former professional comedy actor he is able to transfer the tools and techniques of stage and screen, into a tangible method for business pro...

Your business relies on you for its survival, and its life-blood is sales. Building a robust platform is the most effective and sustainable way to attract prospects and convert them into customers. Literary agent and expert platform consultant Wendy Keller won her first district-wide writing award in 4th grade and decided to become a writer. She became an award-winning journalist, working for other newspapers, magazines, and even PRNewswire. By age 26, when her first book released, she had alrea...

Are you a freelancer and want to find higher paying projects, while working less? An with less stress? My guest on this show is Matt Inglot the creator of FreelanceTransformation.com who helps freelance designers, developers, marketers and consultants to win clients and build a dream lifestyle through freelancing. Matt's expertise comes from running a web agency for 11 years, which he transformed from a traditional bricks and mortar office and 80 hour work week to significantly less work and far...

Do you ever get stopped when trying to get the things you want to done? My guest and good friend Mette Bloch was able to apply strategies to control her behaviour and win two World Championship gold medals in single sculls rowing, progressing from eighth in the world to first. Mette is an entrepreneur and well known television presenter, speaker, the author of four books and writer for magazines and newspapers. She loves a challenge and in November 2010 wrote, produced and performed a solo comed...

High Performing Teams make the difference between success and failure. They make the difference between whether a company can adapt to the many threats, opportunities and challenges in today's modern world. During this interview host Chris Cooper will be interviewed by, and in deep discussion with employee engagement, leadership and team development expert John Jennings. Chris Cooper has over 25 years experience leading and developing UK and international teams. As the host of the Business Eleva...