Episodes

Resilience is a key component for successfully navigating the peaks and troughs of business. On this show we have someone who has experienced uncommon extremes in his own journey. Acclaimed author, Milos Stankovic was an officer in Britain’s elite forces. With a background in linguistics and psychological operations (PsyOps) he spent the war in Bosnia bridging cultural divides between the warring factions and the UN. In dealing with the Bosnian Serbs he helped negotiate ceasefires, the release o...

Over this series there have been many wonderful guests, topics and insights. As this is the last live show until the new series commences in January, I thought we should take stock and summarize some of the valuable wisdom from our guests and topics so far. As the only person present for all shows has been me, I decided to put myself on the receiving end for a change. I have therefore invited a friend, colleague and wonderful representative from his generation as a guest interviewer. At only 30,...

Resilience is a key component for successfully navigating the peaks and troughs of business. On this show we have someone who has experienced uncommon extremes in his own journey. Acclaimed author, Milos Stankovic was an officer in Britain’s elite forces. With a background in linguistics and psychological operations (PsyOps) he spent the war in Bosnia bridging cultural divides between the warring factions and the UN. In dealing with the Bosnian Serbs he helped negotiate ceasefires, the release o...

We have all been part of teams that have been successful, and some that have simply not worked. Why is it that some teams achieve great things, yet others show such promise and end in failure? It has been said that no one achieves anything of great significance purely on their own, so it is clear that teams are essential to success. During this show we are going to really explore how to achieve high performance within a team, with someone who knows first hand. Kathy Tracey has experienced signif...

We’ve all been there—at a networking or business event, ready with our business cards in hand. It’s no secret that networking is an essential tool for business, but as most networking experts, including Dr. Ivan Misner, founder and chairman of BNI (Business Networking International) and Andy Lopata (Business Networking Strategist) will tell you, meeting new people is only half the battle. “Networking is simple, but it’s not easy,” explains Ivan, “Contrary to popular belief, it takes more than an...

It is amazing how much more we can achieve when we become more efficient. A key characteristic of very successful people is that they have learned to do well some of the things that less successful people just don't like doing. Efficiency is one of those things. By improving our efficiency and giving it focus with the help of self discipline and proven techniques we can achieve so much more. As someone who is always working on turning personal chaos into order meeting the guest on this show Mike...

Building exceptional customer relationships can mean the difference between a business which prospers and one that simply gets by. Avoiding promiscuous customer behaviour by building meaningful relationships will encourage long-term brand fidelity. Angi Egan, consultant, speaker and author of Romancing the Customer™ says 'this encourages a more considered, seductive approach rather than the costly one-night stand. It takes time to build brand equity and the ‘romancing’ is what we need to do bril...

How do you grow your business when everything around you is in a state of flux? How can you achieve clarity of vision and purpose when the marketplace for your goods or services is so unpredictable? Judy Piatkus is a successful entrepreneur who reinvented her independent book publishing company on four occasions to suit the changing times. She learned how to spot new trends before they happened, how to make difficult decisions, how to initiate change in her company and, most importantly, how to ...

As you've probably already noticed, having good intentions is not good enough. To achieve great results, you must follow through. Unfortunately, however, following through is much easier said than done. Dr Steve Levinson, who may be the world's leading authority on following through, shares his surprising discovery about the root cause of poor follow through. He not only explains why even the most highly motivated people often fail to do what they intend to do, he offers bold new strategies for ...

We have all been part of teams that have been successful, and some that have simply not worked. Why is it that some teams achieve great things, yet others show such promise and end in failure? It has been said that no one achieves anything of great significance purely on their own, so it is clear that teams are essential to success. During this show we are going to really explore how to achieve high performance within a team, with someone who knows first hand. Kathy Tracey has experienced signif...

Have you ever struggled to take the next step in a task because you felt that you were out of your safety (comfort) zone? Having the personal courage to take action can be very challenging when you fear the unknown. However, sometimes we don’t put our next steps into perspective. Nigel Vardy’s story can help. Nigel is a mountaineer, motivational speaker and author. One who suffered severe frostbite whilst climbing on Mt McKinley in Alaska, which led to the full amputation of the toes on both of ...

We have all seen them…., those people out there that seem to just let challenges brush off them, make decisions with certainty and most of the time seem to be the right ones, … the ones who seem really “nice” people yet have an inner strength at their core that you just know drives everything they do, and how they do it. PURPOSE ! ……. The title says it all. When most people assume that it is money, power and things that they hunt, the truth can be found when we bother to first truly understand o...

Sometimes we might feel that we have to be everything to everyone. However, our real power often lies in being true to ourselves, being more authentic and more unique. On this show, Ayd Instone, a successful author, branding consultant, musician and widely acclaimed speaker will be sharing his take on the importance of ‘Uniqueness’. We'll hear how leveraging his own uniqueness was the key to his own considerable success and how you can apply the same strategies. As a person he appears quietly sp...

Goal setting can be a life changing practice. My guests for this show are Brian Mayne an inspirational speaker, author, teacher, and creator of the world-leading achievement system ‘Goal Mapping’. From a nomadic fairground childhood with little education and then bankruptcy Brian transformed his life when he discovered goal setting. He is now helping to transform the lives of millions of people with his goal setting systems. In the words of Tony Robbins: “Brian is one of the best at helping peop...

My guest on this second show is John E. Regan - a professional Actor, Director, Keynote speaker, Musician, Film maker, Screen acting coach and author. Brought up in bombed out London during the second world war, John went from rags to success by following his passions and learning how to visualize his desired outcomes. With John’s expertise and life journey examples, we will explore the importance and techniques of vision and visualization in achieving greater results in life and business.

Welcome to Be More. Achieve More - Inspiration for the Entrepreneurial Mind. My guest on this first show is the incredible Mette Bloch - speaker, TV presenter, author, comic and twice World Champion single skulls rowing gold medal winner. We will briefly introduce this new show and then focus our attention on chatting with Mette to understand how we can develop our thinking to achieve greater success in our ventures.