Daniel Priestley is a successful entrepreneur and event producer. After seeing more than 100,000 business people networking at his events, Daniel started to notice that some people were magnets for opportunity while others seemed to walk away empty handed over and over again.

From his experience working along side some of the worlds most successful entrepreneurs, authors and speakers Daniel knew there were 5 keys to becoming a Key Person of Influence in any field fast.

Daniel Priestley is passionate about the changing nature of business and work. In 2006 he predicted an "Entrepreneur Revolution" would begin to take hold where regular people could start great small businesses based upon their passion rather than working in stale offices of big corporations.

He believes that never in history has there been a better time to tap into your passion and inspiration to form an enterprise that sets you free from "work". However, before you can truly make it a success you need to become known as a Key Person of Influence in that field.

Mark Davies talks to Daniel Priestley on how anyone can become a Key Person Of Influence. Listen today and findout how you can very soon be operating at the inner circle of your chosen business or career.

Tony Buzan is the internationally renowned expert on the thinking process, creativity and innovation.

He has been named as one of the world’s top 5 speakers by Forbes magazine, a list which includes Margaret Thatcher and Mikhail Gorbachev, and audiences regularly describe his sessions as “inspirational” and “mind changing”. As the inventor of Mind Mapping, described as the ‘Swiss army knife of the brain’ and used by an estimated 250 million people, he is the world’s foremost expert in Mental Literacy. On this subject, Tony has written over 100 bestselling books, translated into 150 languages and read by millions worldwide

Tony Buzan is an authority on principles of learning, productivity and efficiency, and his consultancy has been sought by leading companies including: Microsoft, IBM, Walt Disney, Encyclopaedia Britannica, Barclays International, McLaren Technology, British Telecom, the Royal Mail, Goldman Sachs, Oracle, STABILO, BBC, BP, The Liechtenstein Global Trust, HSBC Bank.

In today’s show Mark Davies talks with Tony Buzan. He will explain how it all started and how he struggled as a student to recall the details from his lectures despite taking prolific notes and how over time the mind map showed itself.

Join us today to learn the power of the mind map and find out how you can use it in your life.

For more information then take a look at just some of Tony’s work in the newly republished series the Mind Set available on www.ThinkBuzan.com and Amazon.

Robin Sharma is the globally celebrated author of 11 international bestselling books on leadership including The Greatness Guide and The Leader Who Had No Title.

His work has been published in over 60 countries and in nearly 70 languages, making him one of the most widely read authors in the world. He shot to fame with The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari, which has topped international bestseller lists and sold millions of copies.

Robin is the founder of Sharma Leadership International Inc., a global consultancy that helps people in organizations Lead Without a Title. Clients comprise of many of the FORTUNE 500 including Microsoft, GE, NIKE, FedEx and IBM. Organizations such as NASA, Yale University and The Harvard Business School are also SLI clients. Robin is a former litigation lawyer who holds two law degrees including a Masters of Law (Dalhousie Law School).

Mark Davies speaks with Robin Sharma about his latest book, The Leader Who Had No Title and about what steps we can all take to improve our game and create Wow!

Listen to the show and hear what Robin has to say about Leadership 2.0

Haider Imam is an award winning trainer, author of the book 47 moments of inspiration, and coach to corporates and individuals. His expertise is influence and he uses the latest applications from Social Psychology, NLP, Neuroscience and other disciplines to transform personal influence, sales, negotiation and leadership results, fast.

His company, So In Flow, provides a solution for professional individuals and forward-looking organisations looking for successful results through a fresh, new, inspirational approach.

In today's world we all interact with more and more people both physically and virtually and it is vital that to maximise our own success we need to be aware of and in some cases master the skills of influencing. Whether it is getting a new job, asking for a raise, taking your business to the next level, or just getting the kids to go to bed, we could all use a boost in our power of influence.

Join Mark Davies today as he speaks with Haider about some of the simple things we can do and to hear some of the latest research into this area, if it's something Barack Obama is using then it is something we should all use.

To learn more about Haider and So In Flow please take a look at his web site and check out his book on Amazon.

Dr Topher Morrison is a professional international speaker and best selling author of the book 'Stop Chasing Perfection and SETTLE FOR EXCELLENCE'. He is also a world class trainer of professional speakers.

Topher talks with Mark Davies on the value that can be gained in your life and in your business just by adopting a few simple tips and techniques. YOU may not think you are a public speaker but most of us rely on speaking to get us to where we want to be. Whether it is a presentation in the office, speaking to someone you just met, or if you work in sales then you will have plenty of opportunities to allow speaking to control your destiny.

Topher will share with you the simple secrets that can transform your day to day life and could start you down a path of wanting to learn more and more on how to speak in public. If like me, you want to learn more after you listen to the show then Topher has plenty of free resources on his websites to help develop anyone with an interest, into a better, more confident and more powerful communicator. Which in todays world is an invaluable skill.

For more information please look at Topher's web sites www.tophermorrison.com and www.bulletproofspeaking.com

Keith Cunningham is a very successful entrepreneur, business man, Business coach and mentor, international speaker and author. He speaks for both Anthony Robbins and T. Harv Eker at their events and he is in effect the “Rich Dad” in Robert Kiyosaki’s now famous book “Rich Dad, Poor Dad”. It was Keith’s ideas which allowed Robert to write that book. He has made and lost and made, millions of dollars and so he has a profound understanding of what creating wealth and success in business really mean. As Keith says, making a successful business and building the bank balance isn’t that difficult, the real trick to success is learning to keep the wealth, “No one wants to get fit for just one month”, it needs to be sustained. In todays show Mark Davies talks to Keith about some of his ideas which help make any business more successful. Keith will also give his thoughts on some things which he has a somewhat differing view to the norm such as working with passion, and building passive income. Keith is still a very active business man but he also spends a lot of his time giving back and teaching what he knows, through his speaking engagements and his own 4 day MBA which he runs 4 times a year from his base in Austin TX. In this he teaches the essentials to understanding and running a business, which are rarely understood fully by business owners.For more information please look at Keith’s web site www.keystothevault.com. In a world were information for businesses is plentiful and often conflicting, Keith gives it to you straight in a no nonsense common sense way, and always with his usual passion and flair.

A Purple Cow is something remarkable, something that people will remark upon. Today’s guest is indeed a remarkable man and someone definitely worth remarking upon. An Entrepreneur, Marketing Guru, Man of Many Ideas, Best Selling Author and possibly the foremost author and thinker on leadership and what it means today, Seth Godin. Seth’s career started in the software business in the 80’s after which he started a book packaging company. During that time he also formed Yoyodyne, an Internet marketing company which he eventually sold to Yahoo. Marketing was where he found his first real book success with ‘Permission Marketing’. The books kept on coming as did his insatiable appetite for blogging, which he does everyday. He latterly formed, Squidoo, a community web site where users create and share lens. It may seem like he’s achieved a lot, and he has, but not everything succeeds. As Seth says to succeed you have to fail too (and he’s failed a lot) but not let the failure get the better of you. You have to push through, or ignore, the resistance you feel and stop listening to the Lizard brain. Seth Godin updates his blog every single day. He gets out of bed knowing he is going to publish something and he gets in bed know he has and thinking about what to publish next. He says we all need to just get on and publish, or ‘ship’ as he says. His blog is the worlds most read blog written by a single individual. Join Mark Davies today as he talks to Seth Godin.

In 1999, preoccupied with questions about the fundamental nature of humanity and the most pressing issues of our time, filmmaker Jeremy Gilley launched Peace One Day and set out to find a starting point for peace. He had a mission: to document his efforts to establish the first ever annual day of global ceasefire and non-violence with a fixed calendar date. Remarkably, two years on, he achieved his primary objective when the 192 member states of the United Nations unanimously adopted 21 September as an annual day of global ceasefire and non-violence on the UN International Day of Peace. That day is called Peace Day. The UN International Day of Peace on 21 September every year is not only about creating peace between nations, it’s about non-violence in our homes, communities and schools. Therefore Peace Day is relevant to every human being on the planet. Now the next major objective is to introduce 3 billion people to Peace Day by 2012. Mark Davies speaks with Jeremy Gilley about his amazing story and how a single individual managed to influence world leaders and how he Lead from the front and created such a worthy charity. To see Jeremy’s story please visit www.PeaceOneDay.org

In todays connected environment, there is one thing which we as leaders, influencers and professionals really need to understand and use. Social Networking, Ok, so most of my listeners will be on LinkedIn and Facebook but how should we be using these to grow our businesses, what should we be sharing about ourselves, and where are they going? Thomas Power is one of the most connected people on the planet. He is Chairman of Ecademy.com professional networking site and he is a self confessed active networker. He loves to help people and businesses connect and grow. In today’s show Mark Davies speaks with Thomas Power who will share with us his thoughts and visions about how we should use social media and networking and what the future holds. His views will surprise you and in some cases perhaps change the way you view the connected world we all now live in.

Mark Davies talks with Michael Abrashoff, a former captain of the the Navy ship USS Benfold. At the start of Mikes tenure as Captain, Benfold was performing pretty near the bottom of the list for the US fleet. In only 18 months at the helm Mike completely changed all that, the crew started to believe in themselves, and with Mikes help they realized it was their ship and if they were to succeed then they had to succeed together or fail together. The results Mike and his crew achieved are amazing and are told in Mikes book 'It's Our Ship'. In which he explains the approach to Leadership he learned and adopted which can be used in all areas of anyone's professional life, not just the Military. Join us in this weeks show to find out what you can take away and start using to help your team, your company or yourself today. Mike is now a Speaker and Consultant helping companies to become the best they can and using the skills and techniques he has developed and used. He can be contacted through his website www.grassrootsleadership.com. His books are available on Amazon