Episodes

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...

What are the 10 key behaviours that top Leaders in best in class organisations demonstrate? We have talked about leadership on this show many times but I am not sure we have had anyone who has talked to more leaders from the highest performing companies in the world than my guest Adrian Simpson. Adrian has been running study tours and events for almost two decades – featuring some of the world’s most admired and successful companies and leaders including Apple, Google, IKEA, LEGO, NASA and Ritz-...

How empowered are you and your people? During this show we are going to explore empowerment and some of the key elements that can make a difference between success and failure in business and in life. My guest this week is Rob Holcroft, a leadership development coach, author and a qualified teacher with an MA (Education) in Professional Learning specialising in Mentoring and Coaching. He has six books under his belt, including the ac-claimed story of I Can't, and another on the way. Rob even has...

Do you want to embody the principles of success and see extraordinary results as a consequence? If so this show is essential listening. My guests include the legendary Jack Canfield the beloved originator of the Chicken Soup for the Soul®series, who is also affectionately known as America's #1 Success Coach. Also, business pioneer Amanda Brown who has applied the lessons she acquired studying with Jack to create The Leading Ladies Company and TV show. This show is a pleasure for me as the Chicke...

Pinpointing your target market can be a challenge, let alone learning how to master it! I personally invited my guest Paul Charity to join me on this show as I am an impressed recipient of his work. I first found out about Paul when a highly respected industry professional forwarded his newsletter and said 'this is the newsletter you should read'. Paul has not only created the must read newsletter for his sector, he also developed a range of services from sold out Masterclasses and conferences t...

Have you ever convinced yourself that your opportunities are limited when in reality anything is possible! My guest on this show Roger Masterson once believed he was ‘stupid’, How wrong could he be? Today he is a highly successful en-trepreneur and the founder of Celtic Castles, the award winning online castle-booking company, based in the heart of Yorkshire in England. Nobody in the world knows more about staying in castles than Roger! Roger helps business own-ers to think differently and is at...

Would you like to improve the results from your sales Presentations? In this show, I am delighted to welcome Patricia Fripp CSP,CPAE to help us learn the mistakes made in sales presentations and how to avoid them. Also how to improve your conversational presentation outline, the quality of your questions, the power of your client examples and how razor sharp specificity gives you a competitive edge when delivering Sales Presentations. Patricia is an award-winning keynote speaker, sales presentat...

Do you really understand how to make diversity an advantage in your workplace? As my guest Lenora Billings-Harris says 'a diverse workforce can assist organizations in their efforts to penetrate emerging markets, attract and retain the best talent, improve customer relations, and reduce employee complaints and grievances. All of these challenges and opportunities have strong bottom-line implications'. Lenora was named as one of the twenty top influential diversity leaders in the US. Lenora co-au...

Business can be a serious matter, but it shouldn’t be dull! To be successful and to inspire others you need to engage well and discover your inner spark! Jeremy Nicholas is an award winning TV and radio presenter who’s been broadcasting since 1986. He now works as a keynote speaker, compere and speaker coach. Having seen Jeremy in action, I can ensure you he is good! He talks about media matters, attracting free publicity and put-ting humour into your business presentations. He’s the director of...

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 ...