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Pete Cohen

Pete Cohen is an accomplished, professional business coach, public speaker, T.V presenter, author and consultant who can help individuals, executives, or organizations to achieve their very best.
Drawing on his talent as a life strategist, motivational speaker, health and fitness professional and author, Pete has not only established himself firmly as the top name in his field as a life coach, but also a top name in broadcasting and publishing. As GMTV Inch Loss Islands resident motivator and on BBC's Confidence Lab, Pete has become a leading personality on screen with his enthusiasm, sense of humour and compassion. He brilliantly communicates with not only his clients, but with a widespread audience through the camera.
Pete Cohen essentially concentrates on inspiring and motivating people.
He uses a number of techniques to recognise the elements that inhibit individuals from achieving their full potential. There are a number of key issues that affect all of us in some way and Pete offers simple solutions to overcome these personal discrepancies.
The result; by improving the individual potential of each employee your organisation will reap the rewards of more passionate employees and increased productivity.
Pete provides unique and energy-filled corporate presentations and business coaching workshops.
He is extremely versatile and can implement numerous messages into his presentations. He can tailor the below titles to suit your exact requirements.
Petes current presentations include
.... the art of winning
.... getting the balance right
.... coping with change
.... maximise your motivation
.... loving your work
.... keeping your customers happy
In addition to Pete's TV work, Pete has been highly respected in the world of sport for many years. He has been a consultant to numerous world-class sports people, including Ellen MacArthur, Iwan Thomas and the Arsenal Football team, so much so that Paul McKenna and Roger Black joined him to launch the ''Sports Success Programme'' to help athletes improve their performance. Pete recently undertook a one on one programme with World Snooker Champion Ronnie OSullivan.
His knowledge, psychology and fitness qualifications provide him with a strong understanding of the way people work and their needs for a happier and healthier life, without relying on diets and strict regimes. His motivational techniques are used in a way so that people can control their own well being. With this, Pete works in partnership with Sally Gunnell running motivational executive training programmes called 'Be Your Best'. They have presented to leading Blue Chip companies such as IBM, Pfizer and Schering with glowing references.
As founder of the recent 'Habit Busting', 'Fear Busting' and 'Lighten Up' programmes, Pete has also been recognised as a successful author of five books that enable people to read and work with Pete to lose weight, beat habits and boost self-esteem.
With all this success, Pete agreed a deal with Harper Collins to publish a title each Spring for three years, making him one of their key authors.
Testimonials
''When I invited Pete to our team meeting to give a motivational speech, I knew he was going to be good, but I never imagined by how much he would exceed our expectations. Pete took us all on a personal journey...moving swiftly between intense moments of personal reflection and liberating re-evaluation, to moments of belly laughing humour and tears of delight. Pete seems to speak everyones language, highlighting and challenging core and fundamental self limiting beliefs in order to help us free our lighter side. The feel good factor was off the scale straight after the event, but even now, several weeks after the event, there is still a buzz and many broad smiles on peoples faces when they reflect back on the short but impactful time spent with Pete. On a personal note, it will go down as one of the highlights of my working career!''
Deborah Perry - Insights & Innovation Manager at Boots
''Many thanks for your participation in Novartis Quality Workshop in Vienna last week. This event was attended by more than 70 associates from all around the world and the feedback we received from our colleagues was very positive. Your presentation met exactly what we were looking for, and the high energy and enthusiasm of your intervention was just perfect to energize the team and contributed to an overall exceptional experience. Your down to earth approach and advices were effective ways to gain better insights into our own personal behaviors and the impact these have on our ability to live happier lives both professionally and personally. This surely contributed to the success of this years workshop.''
Jila Breeze - Global Head QA OTV - Novartis Consumer Health
''Pete Cohen delivered a powerful and uplifting opening keynote session to the UK Fitness Network annual conference which ensured that delegates started the day raring to go! I would highly recommend Pete as a speaker who engages with audiences through his effervescent style and unstoppable enthusiasm and connects with them by using their own language.''
Phil Rumbelow - Chief Executive Jubilee Hall Trust and Chair UK Fitness Network
''In November 2010 Pete Cohen joined us for an international conference with participants from more than 40 different countries. Aim of the conference was to implement our new company vision to all our partners. Pete is an outstanding motivator and brilliant coach who made our conference a remarkable event. Furthermore Pete Cohen assisted actively in transporting change management and critical issues thus transforming old structures into new ways of thinking and committing to new corporate strategies. We received all positive and enthusiastic feedback from all conference delegates. Petes enthusiasm has been a significant contribution to create a team spirit which surely will increase our performance and potential. We thank Pete for his excellent job and for his friendly and warm attitude that made our conference a great success.''
Michael Schummert - CEO at Babor
''When I invited Pete to our team meeting to give a motivational speech, I knew he was going to be good, but I never imagined by how much he would exceed our expectations. Pete took us all on a personal journey...moving swiftly between intense moments of personal reflection and liberating re-evaluation, to moments of belly laughing humour and tears of delight. Pete seems to speak everyones language, highlighting and challenging core and fundamental self limiting beliefs in order to help us free our lighter side. The feel good factor was off the scale straight after the event, but even now, several weeks after the event, there is still a buzz and many broad smiles on peoples faces when they reflect back on the short but impactful time spent with Pete. On a personal note, it will go down as one of the highlights of my working career!''
Deborah Perry - Insights & Innovation Manager at Boots
''We just came back from our International Conference, where about 60 representatives from 45 countries participated. This group is an amazing round of fascinating people, however, sometimes it is challenging to make sure that a message arrives as intended. We invited Pete to this three days event and asked him beforehand to help us with the following tasks- To assist that attendees focus on a certain topics and really commit- To convert tough tasks into a real mindset, enabling people to truly adapt things at home once they left the conference- To translate very dry topics into a different, entertaining mode. Pete fulfilled all three tasks with superb skill, added with his great personality a very positive spirit and enhanced the power of the conference substantially. He got frenetic applause at the end and our team and the conference participants were very sure we will invite Peter again for our next event. I could recommend his services strongly!''
Christine Wild - Head of International Sales at Babor
''I invited Pete to present at our Dove Spa managers conference in front of our entire team. Pete delivered a motivational, inspirational and entertaining talk over a couple of hours. The feedback was fantastic and the team were left on a high. Pete is easy to work with great fun to be with and knows how to inspire and challenge his audience to really look at themselves and think differently about life.''
Frances Hayter, International Dove Spa Development Direct
''Pete is one of those rare people that connects with everyone on a variety of levels. He has added huge value to what we are building on at Lifehouse be it from a commercial perspective but more importantly from a people point of view. Motivating, inspirational, fun & honest. If your business & people need an injection of reality or a new lease of life I strongly recommend you link in with Pete.''
Ian Bailey, Resort General Manager, Lifehouse Destination Spa
''Pete delivered an outstading program to all of our top performing employees. All left the meetings motivated and energised to take thier games to the next level!
Greg Scileppi President of International Staffing at Robert Half International''
''Pete recently presented at our Company conference and Sales kick. This provided everybody with a different look at their lifestyle and personal motivation. Very entertaining and made people really look at the value they add, both personally and commercially.''
Rich Burden, UK Key Account Manager at Life Fitness
''Meeting Pete the first time was amazing. His energy and sense of humour (both about himself and about life in general) was an instant hit with our crowd! He quickly blended in with the group, creating a more unified team, helping us to reach our goals. Thanks Pete for that and we look forward to working with you again soon!''
Todd Hewitt, Spa Director at Four Seasons Hotels
''Pete is inspirational at what he does. Weve worked together on many different projects over the years; as a colleague he is generous and supportive, as a coach he is massively engaging and motivational and as a counsultant he is challenging and constructive. I love working with Pete and I dont know anyone who doesn't.''
Conall Platts, CPsychol AFBPsS, Managing ConsultantOwner, Working Psychology
''I have worked with Pete professionally and he is a fantastic motivator of people. He has a great ability to help and inspire people to break their bad habits, conquer their fears and be happier and healthier. ''
Sally Gunnell OBE
''I have been to a number of Pete's workshops and have taken my team to some too, they are high energy, inclusive without being intimidating, humours and most of all have an impact on the audience.''
Lesley Bacon, Group Health Club & Spa manager, Hand Picked Hotels
''Pete Cohen delivers unique session which is stimulating but more importantly makes you think about what you do and what you can do differently to achieve a higher level of performance. When other presentations are long forgotten I believe that Pete's will stick in your mind and make a difference.''
John Hearson, Head of Communications, Boehringher Ingelheim
''Pete Cohen is an excellent coach and a great example of how to motivate yourself for change. He worked with our senior management team at a major conference and this showed how effectively he could home in on what needs to happen and then to galvanise people to make a positive change. Good fun too.''
Chris Chugg, HR Director, Boehringher Ingelheim
''Your presentation was just great and talked about by the team with enthusiasm and interest all afternoon''
Paul Gilbert, MD, Law Book Consulting
''We hired Pete Cohen to deliver two presentations in front of an audience of blue chip clients in Jersey. The feedback we received from these events was exceptionally positive. I have no hesitation in recommending him to any corporate planner. Pete is an expert in his field, a warm and funny speaker who will always leave his audience feeling uplifted,smiling and with an important message to take away''
Stephanie Bass, Managing Director, Channel Islands Training & Development
''Pete had an entertaining and inspiring pitch. Message was clear and his ability to motivate-superb''
Thomas Cook
''Pete Cohen was perfect for us.''
Pfizer
''The session was what we really needed to refocus and reenergize our team. Pete helped us address some of the issues that have been inhibiting our performance and provided us with strategies to realise our potential and increase our productivity.''
Royal Bank of Scotland
''He put on a great performance, was a gentleman and a pleasure to work with.''
Coutts Bank
''You hit just the right note in terms of providing the audience with a new way of thinking about winning.''
Stratex Networks
Drawing on his talent as a life strategist, motivational speaker, health and fitness professional and author, Pete has not only established himself firmly as the top name in his field as a life coach, but also a top name in broadcasting and publishing. As GMTV Inch Loss Islands resident motivator and on BBC's Confidence Lab, Pete has become a leading personality on screen with his enthusiasm, sense of humour and compassion. He brilliantly communicates with not only his clients, but with a widespread audience through the camera.
Pete Cohen essentially concentrates on inspiring and motivating people.
He uses a number of techniques to recognise the elements that inhibit individuals from achieving their full potential. There are a number of key issues that affect all of us in some way and Pete offers simple solutions to overcome these personal discrepancies.
The result; by improving the individual potential of each employee your organisation will reap the rewards of more passionate employees and increased productivity.
Pete provides unique and energy-filled corporate presentations and business coaching workshops.
He is extremely versatile and can implement numerous messages into his presentations. He can tailor the below titles to suit your exact requirements.
Petes current presentations include
.... the art of winning
.... getting the balance right
.... coping with change
.... maximise your motivation
.... loving your work
.... keeping your customers happy
In addition to Pete's TV work, Pete has been highly respected in the world of sport for many years. He has been a consultant to numerous world-class sports people, including Ellen MacArthur, Iwan Thomas and the Arsenal Football team, so much so that Paul McKenna and Roger Black joined him to launch the ''Sports Success Programme'' to help athletes improve their performance. Pete recently undertook a one on one programme with World Snooker Champion Ronnie OSullivan.
His knowledge, psychology and fitness qualifications provide him with a strong understanding of the way people work and their needs for a happier and healthier life, without relying on diets and strict regimes. His motivational techniques are used in a way so that people can control their own well being. With this, Pete works in partnership with Sally Gunnell running motivational executive training programmes called 'Be Your Best'. They have presented to leading Blue Chip companies such as IBM, Pfizer and Schering with glowing references.
As founder of the recent 'Habit Busting', 'Fear Busting' and 'Lighten Up' programmes, Pete has also been recognised as a successful author of five books that enable people to read and work with Pete to lose weight, beat habits and boost self-esteem.
With all this success, Pete agreed a deal with Harper Collins to publish a title each Spring for three years, making him one of their key authors.
Testimonials
''When I invited Pete to our team meeting to give a motivational speech, I knew he was going to be good, but I never imagined by how much he would exceed our expectations. Pete took us all on a personal journey...moving swiftly between intense moments of personal reflection and liberating re-evaluation, to moments of belly laughing humour and tears of delight. Pete seems to speak everyones language, highlighting and challenging core and fundamental self limiting beliefs in order to help us free our lighter side. The feel good factor was off the scale straight after the event, but even now, several weeks after the event, there is still a buzz and many broad smiles on peoples faces when they reflect back on the short but impactful time spent with Pete. On a personal note, it will go down as one of the highlights of my working career!''
Deborah Perry - Insights & Innovation Manager at Boots
''Many thanks for your participation in Novartis Quality Workshop in Vienna last week. This event was attended by more than 70 associates from all around the world and the feedback we received from our colleagues was very positive. Your presentation met exactly what we were looking for, and the high energy and enthusiasm of your intervention was just perfect to energize the team and contributed to an overall exceptional experience. Your down to earth approach and advices were effective ways to gain better insights into our own personal behaviors and the impact these have on our ability to live happier lives both professionally and personally. This surely contributed to the success of this years workshop.''
Jila Breeze - Global Head QA OTV - Novartis Consumer Health
''Pete Cohen delivered a powerful and uplifting opening keynote session to the UK Fitness Network annual conference which ensured that delegates started the day raring to go! I would highly recommend Pete as a speaker who engages with audiences through his effervescent style and unstoppable enthusiasm and connects with them by using their own language.''
Phil Rumbelow - Chief Executive Jubilee Hall Trust and Chair UK Fitness Network
''In November 2010 Pete Cohen joined us for an international conference with participants from more than 40 different countries. Aim of the conference was to implement our new company vision to all our partners. Pete is an outstanding motivator and brilliant coach who made our conference a remarkable event. Furthermore Pete Cohen assisted actively in transporting change management and critical issues thus transforming old structures into new ways of thinking and committing to new corporate strategies. We received all positive and enthusiastic feedback from all conference delegates. Petes enthusiasm has been a significant contribution to create a team spirit which surely will increase our performance and potential. We thank Pete for his excellent job and for his friendly and warm attitude that made our conference a great success.''
Michael Schummert - CEO at Babor
''When I invited Pete to our team meeting to give a motivational speech, I knew he was going to be good, but I never imagined by how much he would exceed our expectations. Pete took us all on a personal journey...moving swiftly between intense moments of personal reflection and liberating re-evaluation, to moments of belly laughing humour and tears of delight. Pete seems to speak everyones language, highlighting and challenging core and fundamental self limiting beliefs in order to help us free our lighter side. The feel good factor was off the scale straight after the event, but even now, several weeks after the event, there is still a buzz and many broad smiles on peoples faces when they reflect back on the short but impactful time spent with Pete. On a personal note, it will go down as one of the highlights of my working career!''
Deborah Perry - Insights & Innovation Manager at Boots
''We just came back from our International Conference, where about 60 representatives from 45 countries participated. This group is an amazing round of fascinating people, however, sometimes it is challenging to make sure that a message arrives as intended. We invited Pete to this three days event and asked him beforehand to help us with the following tasks- To assist that attendees focus on a certain topics and really commit- To convert tough tasks into a real mindset, enabling people to truly adapt things at home once they left the conference- To translate very dry topics into a different, entertaining mode. Pete fulfilled all three tasks with superb skill, added with his great personality a very positive spirit and enhanced the power of the conference substantially. He got frenetic applause at the end and our team and the conference participants were very sure we will invite Peter again for our next event. I could recommend his services strongly!''
Christine Wild - Head of International Sales at Babor
''I invited Pete to present at our Dove Spa managers conference in front of our entire team. Pete delivered a motivational, inspirational and entertaining talk over a couple of hours. The feedback was fantastic and the team were left on a high. Pete is easy to work with great fun to be with and knows how to inspire and challenge his audience to really look at themselves and think differently about life.''
Frances Hayter, International Dove Spa Development Direct
''Pete is one of those rare people that connects with everyone on a variety of levels. He has added huge value to what we are building on at Lifehouse be it from a commercial perspective but more importantly from a people point of view. Motivating, inspirational, fun & honest. If your business & people need an injection of reality or a new lease of life I strongly recommend you link in with Pete.''
Ian Bailey, Resort General Manager, Lifehouse Destination Spa
''Pete delivered an outstading program to all of our top performing employees. All left the meetings motivated and energised to take thier games to the next level!
Greg Scileppi President of International Staffing at Robert Half International''
''Pete recently presented at our Company conference and Sales kick. This provided everybody with a different look at their lifestyle and personal motivation. Very entertaining and made people really look at the value they add, both personally and commercially.''
Rich Burden, UK Key Account Manager at Life Fitness
''Meeting Pete the first time was amazing. His energy and sense of humour (both about himself and about life in general) was an instant hit with our crowd! He quickly blended in with the group, creating a more unified team, helping us to reach our goals. Thanks Pete for that and we look forward to working with you again soon!''
Todd Hewitt, Spa Director at Four Seasons Hotels
''Pete is inspirational at what he does. Weve worked together on many different projects over the years; as a colleague he is generous and supportive, as a coach he is massively engaging and motivational and as a counsultant he is challenging and constructive. I love working with Pete and I dont know anyone who doesn't.''
Conall Platts, CPsychol AFBPsS, Managing ConsultantOwner, Working Psychology
''I have worked with Pete professionally and he is a fantastic motivator of people. He has a great ability to help and inspire people to break their bad habits, conquer their fears and be happier and healthier. ''
Sally Gunnell OBE
''I have been to a number of Pete's workshops and have taken my team to some too, they are high energy, inclusive without being intimidating, humours and most of all have an impact on the audience.''
Lesley Bacon, Group Health Club & Spa manager, Hand Picked Hotels
''Pete Cohen delivers unique session which is stimulating but more importantly makes you think about what you do and what you can do differently to achieve a higher level of performance. When other presentations are long forgotten I believe that Pete's will stick in your mind and make a difference.''
John Hearson, Head of Communications, Boehringher Ingelheim
''Pete Cohen is an excellent coach and a great example of how to motivate yourself for change. He worked with our senior management team at a major conference and this showed how effectively he could home in on what needs to happen and then to galvanise people to make a positive change. Good fun too.''
Chris Chugg, HR Director, Boehringher Ingelheim
''Your presentation was just great and talked about by the team with enthusiasm and interest all afternoon''
Paul Gilbert, MD, Law Book Consulting
''We hired Pete Cohen to deliver two presentations in front of an audience of blue chip clients in Jersey. The feedback we received from these events was exceptionally positive. I have no hesitation in recommending him to any corporate planner. Pete is an expert in his field, a warm and funny speaker who will always leave his audience feeling uplifted,smiling and with an important message to take away''
Stephanie Bass, Managing Director, Channel Islands Training & Development
''Pete had an entertaining and inspiring pitch. Message was clear and his ability to motivate-superb''
Thomas Cook
''Pete Cohen was perfect for us.''
Pfizer
''The session was what we really needed to refocus and reenergize our team. Pete helped us address some of the issues that have been inhibiting our performance and provided us with strategies to realise our potential and increase our productivity.''
Royal Bank of Scotland
''He put on a great performance, was a gentleman and a pleasure to work with.''
Coutts Bank
''You hit just the right note in terms of providing the audience with a new way of thinking about winning.''
Stratex Networks
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