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The ultimate resource for business owners, leaders, entrepreneurs, and personal development junkies.
This podcast is all about YOU and YOUR success. Bringing the world's best business experts and thought leaders into your environment, giving you the tools and knowledge you need to increase your capability and shape the person you become.
Business Excellence is about taking you to the top of your game and achieving excellence in both business and life.
And we don't just talk the talk – we walk the walk. Powered by ActionCOACH, the World's Number 1 Business Coaching Firm. It’s not about theoretical knowledge – it’s about giving you practical action steps to implement in your business and life right away.
So what are you waiting for? Subscribe to the Business Growth Podcast and enjoy your future success. Prepare to take action, become the person you want to be and attract the business and life you want to have.
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What can people achieve together? This episode explores the power of collective intelligence and collaboration. Richard Jacobs shares insights on team building and leadership, highlighting the importance of a growth mindset to achieve goals. Discover how to channel collective intelligence to solve problems.
What if your next team meeting could unlock 5,000 years of experience?
That’s not a metaphor. It’s collective intelligence, and Richard Jacobs shows you how to harness it.
In this powerful, practical, and real-world conversation, Richard Jacobs, performance coach, author, and expert in purpose-led leadership - shares how to shift the way your business thinks, meets, and grows.
From immersive theatre challenges and working with Google to helping organisations rewire culture, Richard explains how to:
Turn meetings into momentum
Tap into the combined wisdom of your team
Shift from performance to Opus—your life’s work
Lead with purpose that energises and connects
Facilitate collaboration instead of forcing control
Whether you're leading a business, growing a team, or asking “What am I really here to do?”—this episode will challenge and inspire you.
🔑 What You’ll Learn:
✅ How to unlock 5,000+ years of wisdom in your team
✅ Why most meetings drain energy and how to fix them
✅ How to calculate your team’s Potential Collective Intelligence
✅ How to use “Yes, and…” to fuel momentum and trust
✅ What it means to live your Opus and how to find yours
✅ Why your legacy starts long before you think it does
👤 About Richard Jacobs:
Richard started in theatre and TV before building one of Europe’s biggest extreme sports distributors by 26. Since then, he’s trained over 400,000 people, worked with Google, Decathlon, and elite athletes, and helped organisations shift from process-driven to people-powered. His book, Find Your Purpose in 7 Questions, has reached readers across the globe.
💬 Notable Quotes:
“If you’ve got 10 people in a meeting with 10 years’ experience each, that’s 100 years of potential. But if one person dominates, you’re only accessing 10% of it.”
“It’s over 5,000 years' worth of experience in the room. 5,000 years. That’s when the pyramids were being made…”
“The real test of a meeting is simple: is there more energy at the end than there was at the start?”
“Purpose is the diamond. Opus is how you shine the most light through it.”
🎯 This episode is for you if:
You’re a business owner tired of uninspired meetings
You want to lead teams that think and act with purpose
You’re a coach, mentor, or facilitator guiding others
You want to build a legacy that matters—without waiting decades
📘 Mentioned:
Book: Find Your Purpose in 7 Questions by Richard Jacobs
Concepts: Collective Intelligence, Enlightened Living, Opus, Yes Factor
Clients: Google, Decathlon, UK schools, elite teams across industries
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What’s your Opus?
Drop a comment. Let us know the impact you want to create and how you’re starting to live it.
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