The Business Elevation Show With Chris Cooper - Be More. Achieve More

According to Daniel Wood there are 25 ways to raise capital for your business projects or financial investments. So what are they and when is it sensible to borrow funds? Daniel started out as a property investor, investing from his home country in Sweden into the United Kingdom. Over time he and his wife Gisela were able to build a property portfolio that allowed them to leave their jobs. Since they have gone on to found the Swedish Wealth Institute and Momentum Property Education where they support investors and entrepreneurs by introducing them to some of the top experts in the industry. Daniel has personally raised over 20 Million GBP for Property Investments and helped facilitate property deals on three continents. If you are considering raising funds, or interested in learning more about risk listen to this interview with someone I have known for a number of years and trust to give exceptional guidance.

How do you access your own Everyday Peace to empower you, to not only feel calm and whole during today’s unsettled times, but also to create the life you’ve always dreamed of? My guest Dr. Dravon James is the founder of Everyday Peace. An author & motivational speaker, Dravon’s goal is to educate, empower & inspire others to build the life of their dreams no matter what shows up in their lives- good, bad, or otherwise. Her journey began in poverty on the South Side of Chicago through to becoming a successful pharmacist, a motivational speaker, the author of Freedom is Your Birthright and an actress whose career credits include a recurring role on HBO’s acclaimed “The Wire”. Join us as we discuss how to access the foundational cornerstone of building the life you have dreamed whilst also dealing effectively with today’s turmoil and chaos.

We are living in a momentous period of history with great divides in ideology, high anxiety and isolation as our homes, families, networks, and livelihoods are disrupted by the global pandemic. There is a need for positive leadership to end prejudice, rebuild economics and personal and planetary wellbeing, creating unification and utilising technology and wisdom to resolve the many issues we face. Rarely in most of our lifetimes has there been a greater need for positive high integrity leadership. Join us as I talk to Dr. Karen Y. Wilson-Starks the President and CEO of TRANSLEADERSHIP, INC. and host of the podcast, The Voice of Leadership and TV show Dr. Karen Speaks Leadership. Author of Lead Yourself First. With more than 30 years of experience as a trusted advisor, former Army officer and psychologist Karen and I will explore the call for positive leadership and how we can all play our part in rebuilding a better future.

During this interview we will discuss why you must design your marketing like a bucket and how to turn high quality leads generated into high quality business. Barnaby Wynter has spent his whole career dedicated to making sense of how marketing impacts your business. He founded The Brand Bucket Company in 2010 to extend his impact on corporates to start-ups. Having owned a Top 200 integrated London advertising agency for 10 years, Barnaby led a team to develop a foundation system for marketing your business. Over 7 years, The Brand Bucket Programme was refined as it was applied to over 570 brands worldwide. Today, Barnaby provides the expertise from 30 years of experience, to enable businesses to become a go to brand in their market. Join us as we learn how to best market your business to generate quality leads and turn them into quality business.

Are you facing or fearing unexpected career change and disruption during these unprecedented times? Or are people asking you for your advice and you want more resources to help them? Join Maggie Craddock and I as we discuss the key questions and the mindset needed to effectively navigate sudden waves of financial stress, management shakes ups and downsizing. Maggie is President and CEO of Workplace Relationships and is a veteran executive coach known for her work with Fortune 500 CEOs and senior management. She has been featured on CNBC, ABC News, and National Public Radio, and has written a wide range of nationally syndicated articles on emotional agility in the workplace and her methodology has been discussed in publications ranging from the Harvard Business Review to Oprah Magazine. For anyone feeling that they might be heading towards an impending iceberg then this interview is designed to help you (with our compliments).

Having a team in the background to help you with time consuming tasks can make the difference between business success and failure. With more and more people now working from home, it has perhaps never been a better time to work with or even become a virtual assistant! This week’s guest Michele Ibbs originally trained as a nurse before moving into a very successful career in medical sales. In 2000 Michele joined her husband in his business in the steel industry and over the following seven years they took the business from a £360k a year business to a group of businesses turning over £1.6M, unfortunately after seven years the couple split. Armed with the knowledge of sales and setting up businesses, Michele decided to create ‘I'm Your P.A. Ltd’ a virtual assistant business which now manages workloads for 180 businesses. Join us as we discuss how to find or be the ideal VA and how to work with VA’s to gain the most value from the relationship.

How do you be the best leader you can be, and then get better? In a world where the pace of change only gets quicker, there are some valuable lessons to be learned from past experiences. During this week’s interview, guest host John Jennings will be discussing with Ron Lynch some of the lessons he has learned, from his vast experience of building and growing businesses, as well as helping others to do the same. Ron Lynch has a wealth of experience, built from 40 years of working across a broad range of businesses and sectors, from establishing his own successful marketing consultancy, through to senior roles in the public and private sectors, as well as being a trustee for several charities. Here in the East Midlands area of the UK, Ron is best known for his role as a Regional Director for one of the UK largest business groups, the Institute of Directors. Join us to hear Ron’s thoughts and advice based on his vast experience and knowledge.

Why do Israeli start-ups have a far higher probability of success and attract more venture capital than start-ups in other parts of the world? My guest Uri Adoni says, ‘That it’s all about Chutzpah’. So, what is Chutzpah and what are its secret rules that increase success? How has it contributed to the success of so many start-ups, including Apple? Join us as we find out more with URI ADONI the author of 'The Unstoppable Start-up: Mastering Israel’s Secret Rules of Chutzpah'. Uri regularly addresses delegations from around the world in Israel, and has been a keynote speaker, panellist, and judge at high-tech conferences including in the U.S., Germany, and Brazil. With over 20 years of senior roles in the high-tech space, today he is a highly visible ambassador for Israeli high-tech and an angel investor. Uri currently works for a U.S. based real estate entrepreneur who is developing a new and innovative approach for building local high-tech ecosystems and communities across the U.S.

How do you sell when no one seems to be buying? During this interview I will be discussing with Tony Morris his strategies for sales success when times are tough. Tony is an International sales speaker, best-selling author of 5 books and MD of an International sales training company. With his team he has helped develop over 30,000 sales professionals, across 62 industries to perform at the top of their game.Tony has created TMI Sales University, an online sales course with over 350 videos, teaching you how to love selling and become great at it. Join us to hear Tony’s strategies derived from personal experience and research including interviewing the top 100 sales performers from around the world on his podcast ‘Confessions of a Serial Seller’.

Do you feel dampened down by the world situation or energised to be your very best and play your part in contributing to the solutions? The good news is that we all have the potential to be extraordinary, This week’s guest knows exactly what it takes to overcome your own personal summit and rise to success: Saray N’kusi Khumalo is an award-winning mountaineer and a business executive with over 18 years’ experience in leading South African blue-chip companies, which have been driving innovation and continue to change the financial and wellness industries globally. Saray also became the first black African woman to reach the summit of Everest. Join us as we discuss how we can all release our ability to step away from the ordinary and achieve the extraordinary!

In 2004, working scientist and professional physicist Tom Campbell predicted that if the planet suffers much more damage then mother nature would get even! As business and the world faces monumental challenges Tom's extensive wisdom and trilogy 'My Big TOE (My Big picture Theory Of Everything)' are providing highly acclaimed insight and solutions. Tom spent 10 years as a senior analyst in military technical intelligence, 20 years developing US missile defense systems, and was an expert consultant generating complex risk analysis for NASA. In parallel, he spent over 45 years as a consciousness researcher exploring the properties, boundaries, and abilities of consciousness. During this second interview we will explore how Tom’s wisdom helps us to elevate our business through big picture thinking, our people and access to accurate information through intuition. If you want to make seismic shifts in the performance of your business and contribute to world solutions, you must listen in.

How do you train your mind and body to consistently show up at your best? How do you reject victimhood and embrace life’s tough experiences to lead yourself more successfully? During this conversation with decorated former British Army Officer Farren Drury MBE, we will discuss his story from broken family, brittle confidence and an ‘imposter syndrome' through to someone known for consistently showing up at his best. As a transformational leadership expert, coach and speaker, Farren is known internationally for ‘getting to the heart’ of what is truly important through his brand ‘Make It Yours’. We will explore Farren's 5 steps that help his clients who range from school prefects to CEO’s, World Cup Winners and Royalty to leave behind their old patterns of behaviour and transform results. Having interviewed Farren before you are in for a treat of inspiration, energy and ideas that if applied will help you make a greater positive impact for yourself and others in these unusual times.

As Managing Director of Everards Brewery in the UK, Stephen Gould and team are delivering an incredible family values driven legacy. As an integral part of their beautiful new office and craft brewery complex – Everards Meadows - thousands of Leicestershire people are now enjoying the freedom of walking, cycling, a picnic, café, bike hire and cycle trails courtesy of 70 acres of private land transformed into an area of public recreation and environmental biodiversity. Together with tenants and employees they have also been collectively navigating the challenges of Covid through kindness, common purpose and innovation. I have known Stephen as a friend and client for over 20 years admiring his progressive leadership and industry impact. In 2019, he was recognised as one of the 50 leading lights in Kindness and Leadership in the UK. Join us as we explore how kindness and vision will bring people closer together to deliver transformational value for all.

My guest Celynn Morin says that you must manage your own performance chemistry by becoming your own CEO (Chief Energy Officer). So how do you do it? Celynn Morin has been delivering workplace wellbeing programmes for almost two decades. She is a registered dietician and award-winning international speaker. Celynn has co-authored two books and developed various wellbeing programmes such as Performance Chemistry, Wellculator and Santé. She helps business leaders not give up their health while building wealth and helps businesses create engaged, high performing workplaces. If you sometimes feel stressed, overwhelmed, tired and sick then join us as we discuss that health advice that leaves Celynn’s clients feeling balanced and energised with a greater sense of happiness, purpose and wellbeing.

In 2004, working scientist and professional physicist Tom Campbell predicted that if the planet suffers much more damage than mother nature would get even! As business and the world faces monumental challenges Tom’s extensive wisdom and trilogy ‘My Big TOE (My Big picture Theory of Everything)’ are providing highly acclaimed insight and solutions. Tom’s 30 years of exploration into the properties, boundaries and abilities of consciousness are simply mind blowing. During the first of two groundbreaking interviews we will explore Tom’s incredible background and understand how his own consciousness shifted, the experiments he undertook and top line implications around doing business better whilst supporting the world through seismic changes. Join us for an unmissable two-part interview that will help you consider your consciousness and contribution to business and world solutions.

Being brilliant, successful, and happy isn’t about dramatic change, it’s about finding out what really works for you and doing more of it! Andy Cope is a qualified teacher, wellbeing expert and ‘recovering academic’. His Loughborough University PhD was 12 years in the making and he revels in the irony that his thesis on human flourishing actually ended up making him miserable. Andy’s books are frequently on the best-sellers list. ‘The Art of Being Brilliant’, ‘Shine’, ‘The Little Book of Emotional Intelligence’ and ‘Zest’ have all topped the personal development charts. ‘Happiness Route Map’ was nominated as The Independent’s best self-help book of the year. In this interview Andy lays down his common-sense principles that will ensure you focus on what you’re good at and become super brilliant and super happy both at work and at home!

Would you like to be the number one go-to person or company in your industry? When you potential clients contacting you to do business with you on your terms and your fees? If so, then this podcast is for you. Ashley Latter started his business coaching career in 1993 working for the legendary Dale Carnegie Training Organisation. Today his Ethical Sales and Communication programme has been attended by tens of thousands in the Dental and Orthodontic industry across 14 countries. Dentists have travelled from India, Australia and all over Europe to his Training Centre in Manchester to take his courses. During this interview I will be talking to Ashley about his five proven strategies that have helped dominate his marketplace.

For decades, consumers and businesses have joined clubs, bought products and accessed services using a subscription model. But it has only been in recent years that the model has been transformed and perfected through massive changes in technology. Robbie Kellman Baxter is the founder of Peninsula Strategies LLC, a management consulting firm, as well as the author of the bestselling book The Membership Economy. Her new book The Forever Transaction was released in April of this year. Her clients have included large organizations like Netflix, the Wall Street Journal, and Microsoft, as well as dozens of smaller venture-backed companies. Join us as Robbie shares how you can radically rethink how your organization can build loyalty, viral growth, and recurring revenue.

Becoming an independent director (often referred to as a non-executive director in Europe) is often deemed to be a highly aspirational role by senior executives planning their retirement. Less stress than a full-time corporate role, and a valuable extra source of income it is a way of helping companies with your many years of skills and experience. So what are the elements of the role, how do you excel and what are the keys to finding work in this area? I will be joined by Frank Lewis a serial independent director, executive director and chairman who has a diverse portfolio of independent directorships in the UK and internationally. Also, John Jennings an adjunct senior professor in directorship and business on UK MBA programmes and an associate director of my own business Chris Cooper, Business Elevation. Join us to discover how to be a great independent director.

In a world where change is the norm and reinvention often essential, our biggest barrier to personal and corporate success is frequently not the external world! More often than not, it is how we personally choose to behave and respond to it! Michael Romeling is a Strategic Behaviourist, who challenges the thinking and beliefs of senior leaders and their teams, helping them to rethink some of their strategies in line with their expectations and human collateral. With 28 years’ experience in this field and an intuitive feel for people performance, Michael has led a number of highly successful turnarounds in both corporate, leadership, and also ultimately shareholder delight. Though experience aside he is a fascinating man with stories that make you stop and think! Join us for a conversation with no doubt Michael’s unique brand of humour and charm around how we can reprogram ourselves to get out of our own way and be our very best.