Episodes

Engaging people to buy into and deliver change can be one of the most challenging tasks you face, yet it is a role that is crucial to the success of your business. Jonathan Wygant is the CEO and founder of BigSpeak, Inc. one of the largest business-oriented speakers bureaus in North America focused on serving the Fortune 1000 and multinational companies worldwide. Drawing upon 30+ years of hands-on business experience Jona-than has not only engaged and delivered significant change but has also a...

Would you like to get even better at communicating over the telephone? Anthony Stears, AKA ‘The Telephone Assassin’ is on a mission to get businesses talking again and to stop people from hiding behind their emails and social media! On this week’s show, Anthony will help us to learn the importance of telephone etiquette, how to perfect our telephone pitch, the 3 groups of people you should be targeting as well as why a structure is better than a script. All of these enabling you to take control ...

So how do you create awesome performance when your budgets are being severely cut? During this show I will be talking to a true innovator in the Public Sector who will demonstrate how it is possible to inspire awesome performance in your organization even within a back drop of funding cuts. Leatham is Assistant Director for Human Resources for East Sussex County Council delivering services to over 15,000 employees. As we will discover, he became a world champion ball room dancer at the age of 8!...

We've always heard Work hard, watch your numbers & you’ll be a successful manager”. But is that actually the way to get to the top? Expert David Long says that if you follow that advice you’ll get fired! David Long is Founder/CEO of MyEmployees, a 25 year-old firm in the Top 1% Worldwide in the Employee Engagement and Recognition industry. His firm specialises in helping managers build stronger, more engaging relationships with their team members, while linking the rewards and recognition progra...

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 ...

Are you wishing to advance your career? Or help others advance? Perhaps you have children or family members who could benefit from some words of wisdom? During this show I will be discussing career success with my guest Hilary Wilson who is an international keynote speaker, trainer and mentor. She also founded Wilson Associates Limited, the UK based development consultancy in 1989. During this time Hilary has worked with over 65 FTSE 100 companies, designed and delivered some 3750 bespoke career...

We all know it’s imperative for our business to keep employees motivated and inspired. Without it, our business faces diminishing morale and productivity. Shawn Casemore has spent nearly two decades in leadership roles in Operations, Business Improvement & Supply Chain Management with a variety of organizations. He now runs his own company helping business owners and executives to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of their business. If you own a business, or are in charge of a team, this ...

Building great relationships is essential if you want to achieve significant business success. The ability to flourish in a room of people, turn strangers into friends and secure those initial meetings faster are learnable skills that can make a big difference to your business. This week’s guest, Matt Bird, will explain how to build those critical relationships! Matt is an inter-national keynote speaker and business relationship consultant whose programmes are re-knowned for creating lasting cha...

Are you looking to make a greater impact in business and life? If so there are few people better to make you sit up and listen with their compelling and exciting philosophy than my guest on this show Nigel Risner. During this interview we will be discussing some of the key principles of his very successful book ‘The IMPACT Code’. Nigel is a respected author, television presenter and a prolific speaker, and is one of only six speakers in the UK to have been awarded the highly prestigious PSAE (pr...

How well do you speak under pressure? What if it was easier - What if you knew the secrets of the World Champion Speakers? On August 25th, out of 25,000 contestants from 14 countries, Darren LaCroix was crowned the 2001 World Champion of Public speaking. As a result of winning Darren has presented to Toast-masters in Malaysia, Taiwan, and Oman, and has left his day job of 11 years to pursue keynote speaking and coaching full time. On this content-rich show, Darren shares his tips & techniques so...

Miguel Dean has had an extraordinary life journey. Homeless for 7 years and an addict, he was inspired to change by the love for his son. 18 years later and he is now an expert at facilitating behavioural change having helped hundreds of homeless adults and business executives to also transform their lives. Miguel joins us on Be More. Achieve this week to talk us through the 7 Stepping Stones to success in life and business, the simple changes you can make to avoid similar happening to you, and ...

With advances in neuroscience, technology, globalization and shifts in attitudes the way we sell must move with the times. During this show we will look at how you need to adapt your traditional selling approach, how to get your non sales teams to also sell for you and look at key areas to improve your on-line sales presence. My guest, Frank Furness CSP is an international Sales & Technology Speaker and Social Media Presenter and has worked in 53 countries. Not only has he been inducted into the...

These really are the most exciting times for business! Nothing is a given anymore. Technology is moving at an incredible speed & the winners are keeping it simple – because it is! Business is simple. Somebody wants to buy. Somebody has something to sell. Maybe somebody has to make something. That’s all business is…simple. I'm delighted to welcome The CEO Expert Roger Harrop back onto the show this week as he talks us through his new book ‘WIN! How to succeed in the new game of business.’ Roger i...

Friday the 13th (the date this show goes live), is well known for its screams!!! But how will you scream attention and stand out this year?? I wanted to start this new year and second show series with a fresh injection of ideas and energy. As standing out it so important to success, I decided to invite international marketing expert Geoff Ramm to share his take on ‘Amazing Marketing’. As someone who also really stands out from the crowd, I am delighted that he is joining us. This show will take ...

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 ...

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 beautifu...

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 ...

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 benef...

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 S...

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 feelin...

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 behaviou...

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...

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 Pres...

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 a...