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&lt;p&gt;If you&amp;rsquo;re looking for a way to &lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;improve performance&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt; &amp;ndash; whether of &lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;yourself&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;your team&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt; or &lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;your business&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt; &amp;ndash; you want to work with someone who has demonstably done it, walks the talk, and has a track record of working sucessfully with many others.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;quot;Prof Mike&amp;quot; Ferguson&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt; is our Director of Development, and is often described as &lt;strong&gt;the Coach&amp;#39;s Coach&lt;/strong&gt;. Despite his international reputation for working with large businesses (ask some of them!) his real passion is for people and small business. &lt;em&gt;&amp;quot;The needs are different - we&amp;#39;re mostly wrestling with ourselves at this level - and we need somebody to sensitively &lt;strong&gt;help us to get out of our own way!&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;quot;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;We have found that personal and professional effectiveness is not just about being able to do things - it&amp;#39;s largely related to our &lt;em&gt;confidence&lt;/em&gt;, too.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;In fact, what we often say here is that &lt;strong&gt;PERSONAL EFFECTIVENESS&lt;/strong&gt; = &lt;strong&gt;COMPETENCE&lt;/strong&gt; X &lt;strong&gt;CONFIDENCE.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Remember - if you &lt;u&gt;multiply&lt;/u&gt; anything by ZERO, you get.... zero!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;So we know we have to help you to build &lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;both!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&quot;Prof Mike&quot; is widely known as the Success Guru - and coaches business owners all over the world. He has a personal passion for the 'sheer excitment and potential' of smaller businesses! His early transition into management roles convinced him that the success of organisations depends above all on our ability to get the very best from ourselves and our people - and that most of us actually hold ourselves back.
In March 2019, Mike was presented with the Risen Star award for his work with Vistage, the world’s largest Executive Coaching organisation.
&quot;Most of us walk around the planet thinking that we're pretty ordinary - but we all have the potential to be GIANTS!&quot;
For the last 30 years Prof Mike has worked as a psychologist, teacher, trainer and coach, sharing his time between academia and supporting real-world challenges in small business, bigger businesses, government, the NHS and the voluntary sector. With a background in engineering, all of his work has a sense of practical purpose and tangible outcomes, a desire to help people to make a difference and get things done.
Some of his most significant projects include the development and implementation of the performance appraisal systems for GMC-registered medical doctors across the UK, and the selection process for the London 2012 Olympics Gamesmakers. He regularly co-presents The Confident Leader programmes for the NHS.
Mike likes to make work fun and is a keen presenter, having trained with the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. He is regularly described as an inspiring speaker and speaks around the world, notably for the elite Academy for Chief Executives. He holds a Masters degree in Management, is a graduate of the Pacific Institute in Seattle and is a Master Practitioner and Coach in Neuro-linguistic Programming. He is also a Registered Hypnotherapist.
In addition to his commercial work, Mike held senior posts at leading UK University Business School for many years, and continues to supervise research and deliver work as a Visiting Professor at Business Schools both in the UK and overseas.

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&lt;p&gt;I&amp;rsquo;ve been a Chartered Physiotherapist for over 20 years.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;My specialist area is women&amp;rsquo;s physical health and wellbeing,&amp;nbsp; family health, sport and exercise. I give talks and workshops to the public and in workplaces on physical and exercise and injuries, often alongside colleagues who are experts in their field.&amp;nbsp;I also speak at events, workshops and do academic post-graduate teaching for health and medical professionals. For Physical Health and Wellbeing talks - see&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.clairecallaghan.com/"&gt;https://www.clairecallaghan.com/&lt;/a&gt;, For Physical and Mental Wellbeing in the Workplace, see&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.wellbeingatworkcollaborative.com/"&gt;https://www.wellbeingatworkcollaborative.com/&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

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CrowdPatch is a free crowdfunding platform that enables individuals to raise funds for worthy projects, whilst patching together communities, and negotiate freelance work. Ideal for social entrepreneurs.

Other businesses and interests:
* Founder and Director, Jolabokaflod CIC
* Founder, The Wisdom of Crowdfunding (Meetup network)
* Founder, CopyGhosting Publishing Services
* Partner, Smart Startup Ltd (Blockchain smart contract platform)
* Editor and Development Executive, Insight Film Festival
* Chairman, Seeds Ltd (arts/media charity)
* Executive Director, Artist in Your Your Residence
* Director, Arts Centre Group Ltd  (arts/media charity)
* Published author (six books)

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Jamie founded Cerebration to pursue the endeavour of designing, developing and delivering meaningful learning interventions. His formative experience includes supporting the philanthropic ambitions of a Prince followed by a Billionaire, in a variety of roles that range from front-line youth worker to managing a global talent function covering from New York to Singapore.&lt;br /&gt;
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Jamie is a people-centred and result-oriented Training Manager and Talent Development Specialist and Change Manager, offering an eventful career within the areas of training and education, talent management, strategic change, STEM, poverty alleviation and personal-social development.&lt;br /&gt;
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Jamie has established record conducting effective training programs that encompass a broad range of requirements and needs. These include the development and implementation of onboarding, technical, performance management, leadership and compliance training to a global audience. He has an established record of taking leadership roles on large scale change initiatives that include organisation-wide digital transformation implementation and the relocation of 150 staff from Budapest to Berlin &amp;amp; Vienna.&lt;br /&gt;
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He has extensive experience in delivering training through managing personal social development, thematic, well-being and holistic support programs. Jamie possesses an unwavering commitment to his client’s growth while ensuring the highest levels of services through managerial skills, teamwork, communications and prompt response to issues.&amp;nbsp;

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In your organisation, people are always looking for opportunities to grow. Intelligently designed Virtual Reality training allows employees to quickly get up to speed on new processes in a timely manner. Self-directed learning allows employees to participate at any time, so learning doesn’t have to conflict with other important or time-sensitive tasks.

&lt;p&gt;Hi, I'm Rachael and I'm on a mission to help coaches, consultants and online course creators to build and scale their business, so that they can celebrate&amp;nbsp;sellout program launches and create passive income streams.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;As a sales mentor and business strategist (with 25 years experience), I get so much joy from enabling fellow online&amp;nbsp;entrepreneurs to scale to 6 figures and beyond through strategy, training and coaching.&amp;nbsp; And I provide everyone in my network with free resources in my Members' Zone, which you can &lt;a href="https://mysalesmentor.vipmembervault.com/products/courses/view/1031010"&gt;access for free here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The online coaching and course creation industry is so vast and still growing, and so there's a huge opportunity for you to create&amp;nbsp;impact in the world by sharing and monetising your expertise.&amp;nbsp; I work with ladies all over the world, helping them to build a powerful online brand to support their business and enable them to attract clients with ease and confidence.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;I help my clients to;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;- Build a business model to start, grow and scale an online coaching business&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;- Create a profitable online course, program or membership and launch it successfully&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;- Attract new clients through the use of magnetic social media and online sales systems&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;- Design high conversion funnels to achieve reliable enrolment into your programs and courses&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;- Set and achieve high ticket income goals and build a passive, evergreen strategy for growth&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;- Scale up their business, embracing a CEO Mindset and outsourcing for long term success&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;Here's some of the programs I offer;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;?? &lt;a href="https://mysalesmentor.vipmembervault.com/products/courses/view/1086227"&gt;Powerful 1 hour session to Build a 100k Business Model $127&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;??????? &lt;a href="https://www.subscribepage.com/authentic-sales-success-school-membership"&gt;Authentic Sales Success School&lt;/a&gt; - a sales-focussed membership&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;???? Online Sales Confidence Accelerator - 5 week program&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;?? Profit Project Program - 12 week program&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;?? Beyond the Next Level Mastermind - launching July 2021&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;?? &lt;a href="https://mysalesmentor.vipmembervault.com/products/courses/view/1085339"&gt;Attracting Clients with Ease - 1:1 Coaching Program for 12 weeks&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;?? 1:1 Coaching Program 6mth and 12mth&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;If you're a coach or cousre creator with big ambitions, I'd love to speak with you.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;Here's a bit more information about me as a person;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;MY VALUES&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;??honesty&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;??integrity&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;??simplicity&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;??empowerment&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;I BELIEVE&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;?? We rise by lifting others&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;?? Facilitation is a lifelong transferable skill&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;?? When business feels hard, stick to simple&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;? Control the controllables, let go of the noise&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;WHO AM I REALLY?&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;??????????? Collaborator &amp;amp; Community Builder&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;?? Always learning &amp;amp; growing&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;?? Sales Strategist for simple success&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;?? Eternal Optimist&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;?? Your New Biz Bestie&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;I'd love to meet you - you can book a &lt;a href="https://calendly.com/mysalesmentor/personalbreakthrough30mins"&gt;Personal Breakthrough Call here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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Hi, I'm Rachael and I'm on a mission to help coaches, consultants and online course creators to build and scale their business, so that they can celebrate sellout program launches and create passive income streams.
As a sales mentor and business strategist (with 25 years experience), I get so much joy from enabling fellow online entrepreneurs to scale to 6 figures and beyond through strategy, training and coaching.
The online coaching and course creation industry is so vast and

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