Testimonials

  • I was introduced to Chris through Broker Network when he did a really interesting workshop on ‘Leading People including Talent Dynamics’ to myself and other business owners. Since then Chris has worked with our senior management team, bringing us closer together and making us work more effectively together. Going forward I am working with Chris on a 1-2-1 basis which I have no doubt will further my own development. Chris is a true gentleman and a pleasure to spend time with and he has opened my eyes to the importance of engagement of staff.

    Edwards Insurance – Chris Edwards Sales Director
  • Over the years we have delivered many MBA programme modules. Overall delegate satisfaction for this event at NTU was 4.9 out of 5. Delegate feedback included ‘John Jennings is very enthusiastic, passionate and made the topic much more entertaining’.  ‘John’s depth of knowledge and experience really helped to bring the course alive’.’Lecturer delivery style and evident knowledge and experience turned a potentially stale topic into a highly stimulating learning expertise’. Well done John!

    Nottingham Trent University MBA – Directors Perspective April 2020
  • Chris Cooper brings insight, energy, dynamism and warmth to every interaction. I recently had the great pleasure of being his guest on The Business Elevation Show on Voice America and the experience was superb. This came as no surprise to me in that Chris is a leader in his field of developing engaging cultures, engaged leaders and teams. I recently invited Chris to speak at a meeting at the Fides Network in London and his engagement and impact with the audience left everyone feeling charged and positive, with the most fantastic written and verbal feedback from our members. Not only does Chris have an understanding of the dynamics of business, it is also his understanding of human nature and the key role this plays in driving business success that sets him apart. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend Chris to others, looking to elevate levels of engagement both internally and externally.

    Mike Symes, Chief Executive and Co-Founder, Financial Marketing Limited
  • We have had enormous value. The team found talent 
dynamics really powerful individually and as a
 team. Building on top of this were two away days in which 
we also looked at collaboration and resilience. The feedback was absolutely amazing, people 
not only enjoyed and contributed but gained a
real sense of team and the desire and commitment to tacking our big challenges. We could not have asked 
for more. 

Ian Potter, Chief Operating Officer, West
Leicestershire CCG (NHS)

    Ian Potter, Chief Operating Officer, West
 Leicestershire CCG (NHS)
  • Was it worth it – in a word yes!  The event with Chris really energised the Team , the new members gained confidence and the Lancaster members will  – I’m certain – feel they have an opportunity to develop in a larger Company.

    Nicholas Martin, Chairman of Guy Penn Insurance Brokers
  • Chris has been my business coach for over a year and has now helped my team understand the value of talent dynamics. They absolutely loved their time with him and learnt so much about themselves and each other.
    I would highly recommend Chris, as he is professional, kind and a genuinely lovely man. He tailored the team day around what we wanted to achieve and showed flexibility when required.
    Chris is a valuable asset to any business and an inspiring coach.

    Clair McHale, Managing Director Bite Medical Consulting Ltd
  • Having worked with John over the last 18 months, it has been extremely useful and enjoyable. John is very approachable and knowledgeable and has been able to effectively help guide thoughts into strategies. I would highly recommend John to anyone who is looking for a pro-active and modern solution to staff engagement, learning and development and/or strategic leadership. John helps to make the difficult seem easy and applies the right level of theory to ensure maximum achievement in practice.

    Nick Stone. Finance Director, S&G Response
  • John’s expertise in coaching, leadership and employee engagement is outstanding. I have worked closely with John since 2013 to support University of Leicester School of Business MBA candidates with their personal and professional development. This includes John using his expertise in shaping ideas, creating and executing projects briefs to transform leadership capabilities. John has used his wide ranging experience from the corporate sector, professional bodies, SMEs and HE to engage the audience. Feedback for John’s sessions has been very positive, highlighting that John’s use of current issues and his wide ranging professional experience brings the subject to life and enables his audience to apply the content to practice.

    Jane Howie – Operations Manager, School of Business, University of Leicester
  • “My interview with Chris Cooper for his Business Elevation show is my most favorite of all time! Chris is a focused, genuine interviewer and conversationalist, and his unique purpose to bring professionals higher and deeper in their lives and work is the foundation for a stand-out experience for listeners and guests, too!”

    Libby Wagner – Poet, Author, Speaker
  • In advance of my first ever public speaking gig, at a high profile event, I booked one to one coaching sessions with Chris Cooper.  They were invaluable.  Through working with Chris I learned so much in such a short space of time that I was able to pull together a well-structured and powerful PowerPoint presentation and deliver my talk with confidence.  It clearly paid dividends as I received some fabulous feedback.  This is a direct quote from one of the delegates:

    “First time?!  Thought you created a clear, engaging and informative talk.  Have to say that, today, no other speakers I have seen have actually got the audience to interact with our own thoughts (rather than simply talking to us and asking rhetorical questions only) 😊 “

    YAY!  Thank you Chris for your encouragement, support and for believing in me.  Sarah J Naylor

    Sarah Naylor – Naylor George Recruitment
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    “I’ve now been on Chris Cooper’s podcast twice, and I wanted to say how impressed I am with his intelligence, knowledge, and professionalism. Chris doesn’t ask conventional interview questions. Instead, he asks questions and adds comments that help me better understand my own subject and get to my best ideas. He is exceptional at his craft.”

     

    Mark Levy Author of “Accidental Genius: Using Writing to Generate Your Best Ideas, Insight, and Content”
  • Many thanks for your seminars last week at Nottingham Trent University at the Executive MBA. I felt they were some of the best we have had throughout the course and gave some practical measures for implementing strategies which was refreshing.

    Leigh Holford – Horizon Contracting
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    Nabil Doss – French Voice of Paramount Studios, President of the Global Speakers Association
  • “I’ve now been on Chris Cooper’s podcast twice, and I wanted to say how impressed I am with his intelligence, knowledge, and professionalism. Chris doesn’t ask conventional interview questions. Instead, he asks questions and adds comments that help me better understand my own subject and get to my best ideas. He is exceptional at his craft.”

     

    Mark Levy Author of “Accidental Genius: Using Writing to Generate Your Best Ideas, Insight, and Content”
  • ‘We booked Chris to give a keynote speech at our Annual Customer Day at the National Space Centre in Leicester on ‘The Power To Get Things Done (Whether You Feel Like It Or Not’. His speech was thought provoking and engaging and Chris also worked very well with me to make it relevant to our agenda. I would therefore recommend Chris to anyone looking to book a speaker for their event’ Guy Van Der Knaap, Managing Director MCS UK

    Guy Van Der Knaap, Managing Director MCS UK
  • I have known Chris for several months and have found him the consummate professional. In particular running a workshop for our business customers on the Power to Get Things Done and looking at the potential solutions available to resolve this big issue that many of us face. The feedback from the event was fabulous with a great buzz around the room both during and after the event. It was a pleasure to work with Chris – Lucy Winn, Area Director HSBC Business Banking


    Lucy Winn – Area Director HSBC Business Banking
  • it is 200! Happy Podiversary, Chris – and thank you for every single one of them. The insights you and your guests have been sharing rival what one can learn in an advanced degree program, indeed! You and your guests, past and future, are most appreciated!

    Karsten Speckmann – Business Elevation Show Listener
  • “Few presenters can connect the fate of kidnapped penguins to enhanced business performance strategies so seamlessly.  Chris works on our post-experience graduate courses and helps us to bring practitioner issues into focus for students. Articulate and considered, Chris carefully weaves anecdotes from his extensive commercial experience and stories from his personal life, to offer a gentle critique on the state of contemporary management. Our students leave the room inspired to consider how they can play a part in elevating the importance of individual well being and the centrality of human relationships for the benefit of an organisation’s productivity.”

    Dr. Matthew Higgins – University of Leicester, School of Management
  • Hi Chris, I always love your show but I REALLY loved your interview with Jack Canfield and Amanda Brown. Great questions and so inspirational. Congratulations!
    Lianne Picot, Story Coach & Radio Host, Very Good Stories
    Lianne Picot – Very Good Stories
  • “It was a pleasure to be a guest on Chris´s Voice America show; I hope I was
    able to share a few nuggets from my experience in business. Chris – you are
    a natural communicator and connector.Chris kindly accepted an invitation to spend a couple of days with me after
    the show, to rekindle his connection with the Yorkshire Dales.  It was a
    pleasure to get to know Chris more and understand even more of what he
    offers his clients and, potentially, clients I work with too.It was a great investment of my time, understanding the dynamic and
    breadth of Chris’s range of skills. Chris is a ‘people’ person; he has an ability
    to get the heart of issues and help people work through these, both
    individually and as teams. I am really excited about exploring ways to work
    more closely with Chris in the future. I am also looking forward to reading his
    forthcoming book ‘The Power to Get Things Done’.If you want to ‘be more and achieve more’ you need to talk to Chris; he will
    make a difference in so many ways.”
    Roger Masterson – Owner of Celtic Castles
  • It was a delight to be a guest on your show. It was clear, as a host, you researched my area of expertise, which made our conversation flow so smoothly. You really know how to highlight the key nuggets for your listeners. Thank you for the opportunity. Lenora Billings-Harris, CSP Diversity Strategist

    Lenora Billings Harris CSP – Diversity Strategist
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    @Chrisdcooper You are a superb interviewer. Congratulations. You honored me. Particia Fripp CSP CPAE

     

    Patricia Fripp CSP CPAE
  • ”Chris’s facilitation is excellent with a good mix of knowledge, experience and humour. I highly recommend Chris Cooper to anyone looking to develop themselves or their business” Peter Ashley, Managing Director, Mamba Business Development Ltd

    Peter Ashley, Managing Director, Mamba Business Development Ltd
  • ‘I am more than pleased to share my experience of the TEP programme. For me it has been an invaluable part of my own learning and development for several reasons. The books that we have studied have always resonated with the place that I have been at that time. To study a book with a group of like minded individuals, all professional and all keen to develop themselves and others has made me read with a depth that I would normally not use. The result being a richness of understanding that I can apply and want to apply, into my business immediately The guests that you have invited to to talk about their journeys have left their own gift with me – one of them being a depth and breadth of stories to illustrate points on my own programmes. And finally, for me the sense of not being alone, in my loft, in pursuit of my own personal success, but being able to feedback and to celebrate successes together. This is a fantastic community to belong and a commitment to my own personal success and to that of others. Thank you Chris for having and holding the vision’ Carroll Macey, Managing Director CM2C Change Management Consultancy (Nottinghamshire) http://www.cm2c.com. Former Head of Learning and Development at Siemens

    Carroll Macey – Managing Director CM2C Change Management Consultancy
  • I saw Chris Cooper here today, absolutely fantastic. I came away with a book full of notes. The bit that stood out was about who is to blame when it comes to not following your intentions when you are self employed. I just want to see him again.

    Karen Asemper media commentator/TV Actress and MD of The Dream Alchemist.
  • I recently shared a stage with Chris, speaking at a Business Growth Conference in Mayfair, London.Chris had a tough job as the final speaker at the end of the afternoon, following a series of speeches from highly experienced conference speakers.The organisers were delighted with Chris – he did a splendid job reminding the audience that they only had themselves to blame if they left that conference and failed to take appropriate action. Using humour and pathos, Chris engaged with the audience and left everyone feeling upbeat and raring to go at the end of the day. I highly commend Chris to you as a speaker.

    Mike Ogilvie – National President Professional Speaking Association 2014/15
  • Chris has supported me over the last 12 months to develop my professional communication as a keynote speaker. This is an important area for the growth of my business. I am also gaining value from participating in his Achiever Programme for entrepreneurs. With Chris’s professional support during this period my speaking has improved significantly and I am delighted with how Chris has encouraged and guided me during this process.

    Stuart Pickles, Managing Director of Aim Higher Leadership and former CFO of Fosters.
  • I am delighted to make a recommendation for Chris, as the support I have received from him over the last 10 months has been exceptional! Chris came highly recommended, which I can now also endorse. I joined Chris’s Achiever Programme where he has supported me to develop my vision and strategy with great results. Chris is very authentic and a real entrepreneur, he is intuitive, honest, quickly identifies when your at your best and how to maximise your contribution. I have found Chris to be motivational, but also challenging at the right time. He is extremely personable, with a great network and someone who will maintain a long-term relationship with you. I would recommend Chris to entrepreneurs and corporate leaders for coaching, mentoring, team dynamics, stretching you and your business strategically!

    Jackie Moody McNamara – Group Franchise Director – Carewatch UK.
  • Chris has and still is, having a profound impact on me personally and in the growth and development of my business. His blend of expertise and huge integrity create a thought provoking and stimulating combination. Chris generates sincere, considered and positively challenging feedback on personal and business development matters that will prove invaluable for any individual, business owner or leader looking to grow.

    Steve Robinson Si Training & Consulting. Formerly Board Director of Specsavers and Fitness First.
  • If you are in a leadership position, one of the big challenges is getting more from less. What Chris has brought to me personally and to Everards is to be efficient in my thinking, to ensure I prioritise with my team, evaluate very clearly what we are doing and as a result continuously grow. In these economic times, it would be easy to look at an engagement with Chris as a cost. I would encourage anybody to look upon it as an investment in that you will achieve more from less and will only understand what that means for you personally and your business more broadly via that engagement. For anyone out there looking to achieve more for less, looking to increase their profitability and value of their business, then Chris is a man to work with. He will deliver huge added value to your business.

     

    Stephen Gould, Managing Director of Everards Brewery Ltd and Leicestershire Business Executive of the Year 2013
  • The CC1 training (executive board) has been a great step forward in focusing effort and energy, creating a common understanding and a common language. There are already clear signs that it has been performance enhancing at an organizational level

    Tim Rolfe currently Chief Executive, UK Retail Canopius Group.
  • The influencing programme was a fantastic experience and motivational for us all to learn and take value from this course. The programme was given an unprecedented 95% approval rate.

    Alison Cassidy – Learning and Development Partner Barclays Wealth.
  • Chris provided an incredible emotional intelligence program for my business. Chris delivered a series of eye opening sessions which enhanced the approach and style of our customer engagement. He also introduced a new positive and motivational language that empowered our people into making a difference. Relationships fos-tered after Chris’s guidance resulted in significant and measurable competitive ad-vantage. Many of the team wished they had received Chris’s input much earlier in their career. As a result of Chris’s contribution our business results improved significantly over the short and long term. I have no hesitation in recommending Chris to others.

    Richard Pitt, Sales and Marketing Director , Broker Services Network, Towergate Insurance (talking about work completed at Primary General Insurance while Managing Director)
  • Chris developed and ran a three day Executive Team Build for us. The event was a real success, not only did everyone really enjoy the event but Chris’s expert facilitation enabled us to make real and lasting progress. Did the effect last? Yes it did, the event really did improve team dynamics , team behaviours, and consequently team performance

    Helen Davis Group Development Director, Jelf plc
  • “Chris has worked with us over the last three years to help us develop our talent as well as a programme to elevate our business proposition. We have also used his radio content to help our 1200 broker customers to grow their businesses. He has been a very valuable and trusted support”

    Jonathan Davey, PURE and Keychoice
  • “Chris Cooper has for the last 10 years supported me and the Everards team through personal coaching, talent development and consultancy support. He has brought great value to our business such that we are currently entrusting him to not only develop our people but also to provide leadership support for one of the most significant growth projects in our company history.”

    Stephen Gould, Managing Director Everards Brewery Ltd
  • “Chris is one of those rare breeds who combines being a consummate professional with being a kind and caring man. He knows his work tech-nically. But that is only the beginning. Those who work with him soon learn that he is both competent and compassionate. If you have a need for someone who can keep your group updated on the real business world, Chris Cooper is someone you want to know. I recommend this gentleman (in the truest sense of the word) for those looking to acquire skills, do more business and achieve their goals’’

    Terry Brock International Hall of Fame Social Media Marketing Speaker

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Over the years we have delivered many MBA programme modules. Overall delegate satisfaction for this event at NTU was 4.9 out of 5. Delegate feedback included ‘John Jennings is very enthusiastic, passionate and made the topic much more entertaining’.  ‘John’s depth of knowledge and experience really helped to bring the course alive’.’Lecturer delivery style and evident knowledge and experience turned a potentially stale topic into a highly stimulating learning expertise’. Well done John!

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