Episodes

Often the decision between a customer choosing you over someone like you, is your ability to know exactly what to say, when to say it, and how to make it count. I am delighted to welcome back Phil M. Jones who has trained more than two million people across five continents and over 50 countries in the lost art of spoken communication. During this interview we will discuss ‘Exactly What to Say’ and the tactics you need to get more of what you want. Phil M Jones is a master of influence and persua...

Are you considering the disruption in the world right now and wondering how you can contribute to meaningful change? My guest Stuart Pickles has been a much-admired client and friend for almost a decade. Stuart created a very successful coaching practice with a core premise of consistently increasing the level of meaningful contribution he makes to the world. With this proactive approach, Stuart has become an inspirational agent for change. Today, he is increasingly active in the coaching and le...

How do you keep your business focused and successfully arrive at a perfect exit? Whether that be business sale or enough funds to keep you comfortable for your next venture or retirement? My guest, Bryan Wright, founded Yellowyoyo with his wife Amanda in 1998 and the company specialises in business and brand transformation and growth with a special emphasis on futures. As Director of strategy and legacy, Bryan is an expert in driving futures and strategy support and helps business towards their ...

Are you engaging your customers, employees, and suppliers with heartfelt communication that makes them compelled to do business with you? Or give their very best when working for you? My guest Sandie Sedgbeer is a professional journalist, author, and Talk TV/Radio host who worked in the ultra-competitive world of British Newspapers and magazines and has interviewed everyone from movie and music stars to leading scientists, politicians, authors, filmmakers, and new thought teachers. As a publishi...

Following the pandemic an unprecedented level of workers resigned with many moving into new roles and often within the same industry. In the over 50’s more chose to simply retire. So how do you deal with this and the implications as employers and employees? Also what would people focused consultants like Kate and I recommend? Kate Thomas has spent over 20 years consulting to organisations regarding talent-centric strategies, leadership effectiveness and organisational development. Her career has...

How do you best create a vision and plan for your business future? Also. how do you best consider philanthropy in that process? My guest Matthew Manos is the founder of verynice, a design strategy practice that gives half of its work away for free to nonprofit organizations. verynice’s clientele includes Apple, Google, UNICEF, NASA and the American Heart Association. Manos also currently serves as chair of Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti’s Creative Advisory Board. Matthew was called “crazy or ge...

Are you passionate about averting climate catastrophe and biodiversity loss, and wondering how to best champion regenerative practices in your business? Are you concerned about the mental health crisis amongst young people, and how to bring more humanity into an increasingly dark world through your work? My guest Tom Eddington has spent the past three decades in business as a consultant, educator, entrepreneur, and strategic advisor. He is a student and teacher of board, leadership, and organisa...

Do you hold your nerve, or do you surrender and change direction? Corey Blake is the founder of Round Table Companies, and Round Table Storytelling Academy which supports teaching a broader audience to unearth their own heroic nature through storytelling. Corey was a professional commercial and television actor in Los Angeles, starring in commercials for more than a dozen Fortune 100 brands, including a spot named one of the 50 greatest Super Bowl commercials of all time. His work has earned man...

How do we avoid misunderstanding each other in today’s multi-cultural world? Not only is this an issue with greater between countries but also at home as the world’s populations intermingle. In the state of California, where my guest Michael Landers presently resides, there are 35 recognised nationalities, speaking more than 55 languages. Opportunities for misunderstanding or building better intercultural relationships abound. Michael Landers, M.A. is the founder and president of Culture Crossin...

There is much research to conclude that most people across the globe are good, kind, and trustworthy. Wherever I have travelled I have found this to be true. However, if you watch or read the media regularly you could easily become less trusting and more cynical and believe that trust and morals are in freefall. So, what should we trust and how can we contribute to a world with more trust through our own behaviour? Mark Given is the founder of the Trust Based Philosophy and the Trust Based Acade...

Viktor Frankl’s classic ‘Mans Search for Meaning’ focused on love, hope, responsibility, inner freedom, and the beauty found in both nature and art to overcome the most harrowing of experiences. Having endured the pandemic, and now in a rapidly changing world where we often don’t know what to believe, his messages are as valuable as ever. It is in this search for meaning that businesses leaders must change their ways if they are to attract, build and retain highly motivated and loyal employees a...

What do you need to consider if you wish to attract venture capital to grow your startup in today’s unqiue global business climate? Jennifer Jordan has spent her career helping entrepreneurs and investors build valuable enterprises and is someone I personally admire for her great wisdom and guidance.. She has extensive experience leading multiple investments across many business sectors. Jennifer has been a Managing Director at Techstars for Barclays’ New York Accelerator and Female Founders Fir...

The world and our species are at a critical turning point, and it is down to us as consumers to ensure major businesses change their way of doing business in order to put people and the planet first. The business shareholder primacy model and leadership behaviours must change. Sales Leadership expert Lisa Earle McLeod created the “Noble Purpose” concept and strategy after her research revealed that organizations driven by a Noble Purpose outperformed the market by over 350%. Her bestselling book...

How much more adventure could you add to your life and also the lives of those you connect with? Neil Laughton is a former Royal Marine Commando, helicopter pilot and Special Forces Officer. He is an award-winning entrepreneur and the founding director of the OPL Group (which was sold to a FTSE100), the Penny Farthing Club and Floating Developments – a new concept in luxury floating homes. A life-long adventurer, Neil has organised and led more than 75 expeditions on 7 continents, by land, sea a...

Mark Levy interviewed me recently about ‘keeping your head when others are losing theirs’ and although a great privilege, I needed to turn the tables on Mark as he is one of the smartest people I know! Mark explained to me that he was giving a big talk on ‘Relevancy’ and during 11 years of the show, it was clear to me that this was a great unexplored topic! So what are the different forms of relevancy and how do you ensure when speaking to others, selling or marketing to them that you truly unde...

Do your passions and talents balance perfectly with what the world needs and is prepared to pay for? My guest and good friend Jane Hansom epitomises this state of balance beautifully as summarised in the Japanese concept of Ikigai. So how do you make this happen for you or is this just an unreachable dream? In this interview, we will look at how one step at a time Jane’s life and career in London as a busy marketeer became entwined with a passion for long distance triathlon. Nudged reluctantly i...

A key premise of this show is that business can be a force for good. I am therefore always keen to interview fascinating guests who demonstrate the power of putting more heart and consciousness into the business world. My guest this week, Andrew Thornton, is an entrepreneur, speaker, author, advisor and coach to business leaders who see that businesses can be a force for good in society. Along with his partner Eudora, he developed the heart way of doing business in his award-winning London super...

What truly is winning? Do you still win if you come second in the world, or have you lost? What if you come last or experience a business failure though learn lessons that last a lifetime? Is that a loss or winning in disguise? My guest Dr Cath Bishop is an Olympian, former diplomat, business coach and consultant, and author of ‘The Long Win’, listed in the FT’s Top 10 Business Books 2020. She competed in rowing at 3 Olympic Games, winning World Championships gold in 2003 and Olympic silver in A...

How do you transform your message, offer and model so that you win more clients? I am delighted to welcome back one of my favourite past guests, Dan Kuschell, to the show. Dan describes himself as a Husband, Dad, Serial Entrepreneur, Angel Investor, and Business Growth Specialist. He helps Founders, CEOs and Business Owners (maybe like you) connect the dots, see the blind-spots, and get unstuck ,with his unique Direct Response BrandingTM Methodology by helping you perfect your message, offer, an...

Are you a business owner, sales executive, leader or professional with the desire to create a rapid and sustained increase in their sales, without having to invest a significant amount time or money to do so? If so join us as I talk to sales expert and key note speaker Shawn Casemore, Shawn is the author of The Unstoppable Organization (2017) and his latest book “The Unstoppable Sales Machine” is set to release in August 2022. I first interviewed Shawn back in 2014 and was astonished at the spee...

How do you keep your head when others may be losing theirs? I am delighted to have the fascinating Mark Levy on the show again. However, surprised at how he used his sleight of hand mastery to magically turn the tables on me – ‘Chris, we could talk about my experiences, however what everyone needs right now is to understand how you have remained calm in the storm following two failed major surgeries this year’. Mark is a brilliant conversationalist, consultant to global brands, iconic TV shows a...

Are you holding on to pre-existing beliefs that may be holding back your business, clients or work progress following the current post covid lockdown? My guest, Libby Wagner decided a sabbatical was needed to get her own thoughts in order. With an unsettling world of political division, unsettling media reporting and economic turmoil , Libby wanted to challenge her own thinking and get closer to the truth. This took the form of a solo grand adventure across the United States by Campervan to refl...

Getting things done is a superpower that for most of us requires learning and disciplined practice. What is more when you do you also need the ability to keep moving forward when life’s road blocks throw you off track. For example, I have had an unusually disrupted and unexpected start to my own year with two major surgeries. As I am now getting well again and feel ready to get back firing on all cylinders the timing for this conversation is simply perfect. My guest is my good friend Dr. Steven ...

Do you want to be a leader that makes a meaningful difference, who opposes injustice and strives to make the world a better place? Are you looking for a more compassionate, caring, loving and servant led way to lead? This week I’m delighted to welcome back inspirational leader Paul Hargreaves who is also a B Corp Ambassador who inspires businesses to make a positive impact on the world. Paul’s main role is as CEO of Cotswold Fayre, a rapidly growing speciality food and drink wholesale business s...