Episodes

Few businesses achieve significant growth without help from a business mentor or mentors. This interview is for anyone seeking to understand what business mentors know about business growth or anyone keen to be of greater service as a business mentor. My guest Richard Pitt has had an extensive background in the insurance industry and today leads the largest network of independent insurance brokers in the UK. As a business mentor who has run small business he knows that setting up and running you...

Imagine having the privilege to host 250 hours of unique interviews with high performing business, thought leaders and high achievers from around the world. Would you have some valuable messages to share? With occasional repeat shows ‘The Business Elevation Show’ has now aired an incredible 300 times including 250 completely unique shows! During this show Chris Cooper will be interviewed by Marketing and Communications expert Tracey Wright. She will be exploring the key messages and thoughts abo...

Do you offer a range of different products and services? If so do you manage them very effectively as business units and customise them to satisfy your customer needs? During this interview, I will be talking to two Category Management and Marketing experts Mike Dickson and Lynne Prescott. Mike has a wealth of experience across brand, commercial leadership & shopper marketing, having worked for major Fast Moving Consumer Good (FMCG) clients in a variety of senior roles. 7 years ago he co-founded...

Would you like to win more business? Are you letting countless opportunities pass you by due to a fear of being too pushy? Whether you are a sales person or in a non-sales role, we all have to sell. During this interview, I will be talking with Phil M Jones, best-selling author, multiple award-winner and one of the most sought after speakers and sales trainers. From training more than two million people worldwide to coaching some of the biggest brands in the world, Phil’s mission to “teach the w...

Most leaders recognize that without a sustainable planet we are setting up future generations to fail. Some say the world is on a knife edge. However, how do you contribute to this essential global issue when you have short term business improvement and growth or even political votes on your mind? On this show, I am delighted to welcome Steve Gray the Chief Executive of Earthwatch in the UK, Europe & Middle East. Also, Stuart Pickles ex Chief Financial Officer of Fosters and now a Leadership Dev...

If you own or run a business then you know that to drive business growth you need to attract, keep and engage more customers. Every day your customers are faced with more and more choices which means that every day those same customers need to reminded Why You? Why should they do – or continue to do – business with You? Five-time award winning business owner and member of the Canadian Speaking Hall of Fame, Toni Newman is passionate about helping you get more of the results that you want in your...

What can we learn about leadership from elephants, leopards and lions and their parallels to the business world? I am delighted to welcome on to this week’s show Kerstin Plehwe, an entrepreneur, speaker & bestselling author born in Munich, Germany. Kerstin is an international business expert and thought leader who has worked with top politicians, Olympic athletes & corporate executives. Her busy life as a keynote speaker, company owner & philanthropist has brought her to more than 25 countries i...

How do you build engagement for major and potentially contentious projects such that they offer a win win for all parties? Then how do you take that project and ensure it is delivered on time in full? My guest Kevin Routledge, blends an extensive senior engineering and business leadership background with a passion for Basketball. During this interview, we will focus on how Kevin’s lessons from his extensive career involving major build projects have brought enormous value to his local community ...

Over time, every executive reaches a point when their performance suffers and failure persists. Very few understand why or how to prevent it. This week's guest, Lolly Daskal, is one of the most sought-after executive leadership coaches in the world. Her extensive cross-cultural expertise spans 14 countries, six languages and hundreds of companies. As founder and CEO of Lead From Within, her proprietary leadership program is engineered to be a catalyst for leaders who want to enhance performance ...

What can we learn about elevating our businesses from the Business of Sport? During this show, I am delighted to be talking to Wasim Khan MBE the CEO of Leicestershire County Cricket Club who was the first British born Pakistani to become a professional cricketer in England. We will learn how Wasim, who from humble beginnings (he carved his first cricket bat from a fence panel) became not only a professional cricketer, but also a businessman humbled with a special award and private dinner with Q...

How do you build a really engaging company that stands out from the competition? During this interview, author of Strategy on a Page, renowned global entrepreneur and speaker, Deri Llewellyn-Davies, will turn the table on show host Chris Cooper by interviewing him on ‘The Magic of Engagement’. This time Chris will be in the hot seat as we explore what is engagement, why is it so essential today, how do we measure it, what are the key components and ideas companies at the fore-front of engagement...

Amidst the deluge of advice for business people, there lies an overlooked tool, a key to thriving in today’s fast-paced, unpredictable environment: improvisation! Bob Kulhan is the Founder, President & CEO of Business Improv®, a world-class leader in creating experiential training & development programs for corporations of all scopes & sizes. Kulhan serves as an Adjunct Professor at the Duke University Fuqua School of Business & Columbia Business School at Columbia University & teaches regularly...

How do leaders expand their capacity and consciousness to play their role in dealing with complex changes that are impacting our planet’s future? Simon is Co-Managing Partner of Leaders’ Quest based in London. He works with global companies and institutions to make the transformational change required to meet today’s challenges. Simon has been a serial entrepreneur, building companies in Europe, the US and Canada. He joined an Amazonian exploration, spending four years doing scientific research ...

When we reach the end of our lives and we look back, will we be able to say that we have given it everything? Have we lived a life of real meaning and depth? Craig Goldblatt, an Inspirational Speaker with 15 years experience has spoken at over 600 keynote presentations around the world and is fast becoming a global entity in his own right. He challenges and inspires audiences through his Inspired Seminars to be their very best and to understand that who they are is enough. Craig is also founder ...

The landscape is littered with the corpses of great products and strong companies that died because of bad marketing. Why do so many fail so miserably at differentiation? Why do high-priced ad agencies and marketing firms keep spitting out stupid campaigns? One of the most in-demand Business Marketing/Branding Keynote Speakers in the world today, David Avrin, CSP is known as The Visibility Coach. With a surprisingly irreverent and entertaining style, David delivers a profoundly insightful and ha...

What often sets successful people apart is their willingness to do things most of us fear. What’s more, we have the false notion that successful people like to do these things, when the truth is that successful people have simply found their own way to do them. Andy Molinsky is a Professor at Brandeis University’s International Business School helps people develop the insights and courage necessary to act outside their personal and cultural comfort zones when doing important, but challenging, ta...

So how do you build a successful company in Africa while contributing to the development of this beautiful and diverse content? While in Kenya last year, I met an inspirational business leader called Laila Macharia. A Stanford and Cornell law graduate, Laila left behind an exciting life in New York city to make a difference in Kenya, the country of her birth. She has since created and supported businesses across the region, from housing development to her current interest, a creative media and t...

It is getting harder and harder everyday to rise above the crowd and get your message heard, understood, and acted upon. So how can you create dynamic and visually compelling presentations to exponentially increase the emotional impact and retention of the message you wish to convey? Known as The French Voice of Paramount Pictures in Canada Nabil Doss is a seasoned speaker and an expert in Influential Communication who scripted, voiced, directed, and produced hundreds of Hollywood blockbuster tr...

How can you seek the inspiration you need to create compelling uniqueness in your business? Mark Levy finds that inspiration through intelligent creative techniques and visits to the most unlikely of places. Whether you are looking to tell your business story in a compelling way, seek a new compellling book title or hooks for a new sales campaign, then listening to this interview could make all the difference. Mark Levy is the founder of Levy Innovation LLC a positioning firm that helps consulta...

2016 was a year full of huge changes, with Brexit in the UK and the shock presidential outcome in the United States. So how can we navigate our businesses in these uncharted waters in 2017 and beyond? Having studied Economics at Sussex and London Universities, Mark is now Head of Economics for HSBC’s commercial bank-ing business in the UK. He is responsible for advising the Bank in the UK and its business customers on developments in the British and global economies. In order to ensure that HSBC...

Are you in the business of educating others? Perhaps you are a trainer, coach or subject expert and want to have a great impact. If so, on this show we will discuss how to create online programmes that take skills to the next level, while delivering you a healthy revenue stream. My guest Danny Iny is the founder of Mirasee, host of the Business Reimagined podcast, bestselling author of multiple books including Engagement from Scratch! and The Audience Revolution, and creator of the acclaimed Aud...

Ever questioned the authenticity of sales? Would you like to generate more sales the trusted way? My guest Nicci Bonfanti helps put the soul back into selling. She helps female business owners, in particular, find their Inner Sales Superhero so they can find their own way of selling with authenticity, integrity and alignment. Through her own company, Trusted Sales Dynamics, Nicci has helped hundreds of business owners through applying her 5 principles for Trusted Selling. During her 15 year care...

At some point, in both our professional and personal lives, we will be faced with possible changes and challenges. How can we navigate through these? Joy Marsden says we need to Keep Stepping! Joy has over 20 years business experience in technical textile design, Marketing, Customer Service and Area Sales Management working with blue chip companies including Marks and Spencer, Mars, Next PLC and Avon Cosmetics. Today as an influential change advocate, Joy works internationally in both the public...

Are you really harnessing the power of imagery in your business? Today about 90 percent of everything shared online is visual—selfies, GIFs, smartphone videos, and more. This explosion of communication through pictures isn’t a millennial-driven fad; it’s as natural as those lines first drawn by cavemen, Just turbo-charged by the latest technology. Dan Roam is the author of the international bestseller The Back of the Napkin, the most popular visual-thinking business book of all time. Dan is the ...