‘It’s like having a Day Spa for your brain!’

THE GOOD LISTENING
TO SHOW & PODCAST

Stories of Distinction & Genius
with your host, Motivational Comedian
Chris Grimes

Welcome to ‘The Clearing’, or 'serious happy place' of my Guests’ choosing, where you can hear remarkable and valuable life & business stories to inform, inspire and entertain.

Do you too have a story of Distinction or Genius to share? Fancy being given a Good Listening To? Then scroll on down!

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Why this show?

Hello I’m Chris Grimes, Curator & Presenter of ‘The Good Listening To Show’. In all the ways I use storytelling across all of my work as a Personal Impact Coach, Speaker and Broadcaster, I have noticed that everyone has an interesting story to tell, provided that you give them the courtesy of a Good Listening To. And that’s why I am doing this show. For so many of us, if we’re not careful, our stories can stay LOCKED IN: Untold – Unlived – Unloved. And that’s how ‘The Good Listening To Show’ can help, by enabling you - and those that matter to you - to be able to tell your stories out loud to LIVE them out loud, one story at a time.

What's it all about?

It's the Storytelling Podcast with the Squirrels and the Tree from Motivational Comedian Chris Grimes! Guests are invited to share their life and career journeys to reveal intriguing insights, invaluable tips and advice, and heartwarming anecdotes. Think 'Desert Island Discs' but in a ‘Clearing’ and with Stories rather than Music.

Who are my guests?

In 'The Good Listening To Show' I invite movers & makers, shakers & mavericks, influencers & also personal heroes from the worlds of Arts & Entertainment, Business & Popular Culture into a ‘Clearing’ or ‘serious happy place’ of their choosing to all share with us their remarkable stories of ‘Distinction and Genius’.

WHO ARE MY LISTENERS?

The Good Listening To Show is also broadcast on Chris’s weekly programme on UK Health Radio, which has an audience reach of nearly 2 million listeners across 54 countries. This means that your episode will not only be heard by listeners at home, but also by a wide-ranging international audience abroad. This helps you to raise your profile, boost your brand and grow sales. In addition, all episodes are recorded as either Facebook or LinkedIn LIVES, automatically connecting you with host Chris’s extensive social media network as he records.

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Series Strands...

Chris’s guests are guided by a unique and engaging format involving rich storytelling metaphors such as a Tree, a juicy exercise called '5-4-3-2-1', some Alchemy, a bar of Gold, a couple of random Squirrels, a cheeky bit of Shakespeare and a Cake! So, it's all to play for!

Plus, his guests all get to ‘pass along the Golden Baton’ to a NEXT guest of their choosing, to keep the golden thread of the story trail going.

You too can join Chris’s ‘Genius Club’ by becoming his guest. Just choose from one of the show’s different strands below:

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Including our LIVE series strands on stage:

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About Chris Grimes

Motivational Comedian. Facilitator. Coach. Broadcaster.

‘The Good Listening To Show’ podcast host Chris Grimes has spent the past 25 years globetrotting, gaining a wealth of international experience as a much sought-after Executive Coach, helping business leaders and their teams at some of the world's biggest blue-chip companies to communicate better, at work and in life. From Bristol to Bangkok, Newcastle to New York and from Manchester to Milan, he has worked in 20 countries across Europe, Africa and the Middle East, supporting over 3,000 professionals, improving their personal impact, presence, presentation techniques and storytelling skills.

Chris’s natural talent for bringing out the best in people flourished at drama school, then as an actor, comedy improvisation performer and, later, as a drama teacher and Artistic Director with the acclaimed comedy improvisation company, Instant Wit. His idol is Stan Laurel, of comic duo Laurel and Hardy fame – the inspiration perhaps for Chris’s very own quirky, warm sense of humour.

Transferring his business communication skills and stage experience to the recording studio, Chris is constantly surprised and delighted by the illuminating ‘Stories of Distinction and Genius’ his podcast guests feel able to share. Their rich life experiences and valuable business anecdotes are also broadcast on UK Health Radio where the podcast airs on Chris’s weekly show, reaching a further 1.3 million listeners in 54 countries.

The Good Listening To Show is brought to you by Second Curve, which is Chris's Communication Skills Training & Coaching Company. Second Curve helps Business Leaders, Managers & your Teams to 'Bridge the Gap'  between 'where now' and 'where next' as you ascend the career trajectory of your Second Curve, c/o the Chris Grimes Personal Impact Game Changer Programme. Delivered in combinations of training Seminars, 1:1 Coaching & highly interactive Talks.

All paths in Chris's work lead from 'The Clearing'! With Second Curve, The Clearing also doubles-up as Chris's Coaching space as Coaching is, after all, all about giving you a damn 'good listening to'!

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Chris coaches many top blue-chip companies:

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Previous guests of Distinction & Genius who have featured on the show...

Genius Club Membership

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If you’d like to become a member of The Genius Club and apply to appear on the show, all you need to do is select the Series Strand of your choice and get in touch.

Chris will then get back to you to discuss arrangements for you becoming his guest.

Once you have been interviewed on the show yourself, you become a Genius Club Member and are then eligible to nominate others by passing on the ‘Golden Baton’, as featured within the podcast’s story structure.

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Featured Genius: Gold From The Archive

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How was that for you?

'Chris places his subjects in a heightened metaphorical landscape where the stories can flow. His approach is eccentric and playful, teasing connections and prompting new insights.'

– Tim Crouch
Playwright, director & theatre-maker

'You managed me quite well. Huge fun. You are great at doing this. You are really good.'

– Jenny Stephens
Freelance writer & theatre director

'It was very enjoyable. I liked the structure very much. I congratulate you, Chris. You do it with such charm. It was really good fun.'

– Kim Hicks
Actress & narrator

'Chris is very good at giving space to guests and very actively listening. Yes, it was lovely to nice to think about what shaped you. I had a very nice time.'

– Peter Clifford
Actor, magician & magic adviser to David Blaine

'It's very clever the way Chris gets people to think about their answers in a slightly more imaginative way. He gave me the opportunity to say whatever I wanted to. It's been really fun.'

– Cal McCrystal
Irish theatre director and actor

It was great! Because the metaphors are so broad you really open up lots of doors and rabbit holes that have been really interesting & inspiring to go down!

– Joanne Howarth
Actress, Globe Theatre Practitioner & Self-Confessed Shakespeare Geek!

'Being a guest on Chris's podcast is like having a day spa for your brain.'

– Wendy Bagger
US trainer

'It's phenomenal and amazing. You are very skilled. It's very subtle and delicate, it's been a really good experience, enjoyable and nourishing.'

– Dr Anna Farthing
Theatre director & curator

'It's lovely to be listened to. Who wouldn't want to be listened to? It was enormous fun and great to talk to you.'

– Michael Fenton Stevens
'Only Fools and Horses' actor & comedian

'It was fantastic and very interesting. Because I didn't quite know what I was going to answer it was good. What a joy it has been, Chris, to be with a fellow Bristol Old Vic Theatre School boy and to chat for an hour. I really enjoyed it. Thank you very much indeed!'

– Christopher Biggins
King of Panto & winner of TV's 'I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out of Here'

'It was quite emotional actually, reflecting on the things that have shaped me or that are important to me. I promised myself I wouldn't blub. Really wonderful.'

– Saikat Ahamed
Bangladeshi actor & writer

'I liked it very much. I do talk too much and it's nice to verbalise your thoughts, also having the time to do it. To think about things in depth is cathartic. I enjoyed it immensely.'

– Peter Duncan
Former Blue Peter presenter, actor & pantomime dame

I loved it, you were a firm guiding hand - it was great, thank you!

– Rosie Holt
Comedian, Satirist & Twitter Sensation

'I was a bit nervous at first, but it's been enjoyable. It's just a bit of a chat, isn't it? It's been lovely. It's surprisingly enjoyable and I would recommend doing it.'

– Laurens Nockels
TV, film & events propmaker

'The form [of the show] is light-hearted. It's a nice way to plumb the depths of the guest and I really appreciated it and enjoyed it.'

– Gordon Buchanan MBE
Scottish wildlife filmmaker and presenter

'I just love chatting with Chris. He makes it so easy. It's great to think through the things that have shaped you and inspired you. Loved that. Also, Chris had cake! You can't go wrong there.'

– Rev. Olivia Coles
Vicar

'Definitely do listen to Chris because you are going to find out things you wouldn't discover anywhere else. I felt better for it.'

– Ross King MBE
ITV Hollywood correspondent, TV presenter & author

'Chris asks good questions and I felt safe and comfortable and was very happy to carry on as long as Chris wanted me to. Extremely enjoyable.'

– Keith Warmington
BBC broadcaster, musician & voiceover artist

'It's been great.'

– Thomas Johnson
Musician & theatrical composer

'There's something quite freeing about telling people who you are.'

– Angie Belcher
Comedy teacher & stand-up

'Chatting through things I'm passionate about was a lot of fun and laidback. I had a real hoot!'

– Tweedy the Clown
Clown & Entertainer

'I really loved the process. I'd like to do it again in five years and see how much has changed. It was great spending time thinking about me.'

– Shauna Macdonald
'Queen of Scream' horror film actress & Scottish youth theatre director

'I found it an absolute delight. You are more than welcome to ferret around in my subconscious any time you like.'

– Dr Phil Hammond
Physician, broadcaster & comedian

'It's a great concept which actually makes you have to think.'

– Tom Seals
Jazz pianist

'Lovely format. It surprised me.'

– Richard Ryan
TV & Hollywood film stunt / fight coordinator

It was fun and it was different or sure. It makes you think a lot more about where your life has gone & what you believe in, so definitely not your standard. Enjoyed it!

– Lesley Paterson: The Scottish Rocket
Scottish Triathlete turned 4 x OSCAR Winner for "All Quiet on the Western Front"

'I learnt something about me!'

– Seamus Lyte
Hollywood agent

Thank you! It was absolute delight. Scary at first and then like I was being sherpered in the nicest, most pleasant way! And you made me think about things that are very good & important to think about.

– Brittlestar
Canadian Viral Sensation & the Internets Favourite Dad

It's very nice talking about yourself! I wasn't feeling very well when we started but I feel much better now! Thank you Chris, you've taken your passion & made it happen. Congratulations to you!

– Robert Hands
Actor

'It's inspirational to learn about those light bulb moments that change everything in your life.'

– Janey Lee Grace
Broadcaster & sobriety coach

'I felt comfortable. Chris really 'gets it' straightaway, he really understands. Chris really is listening, not just hosting! Chris gives you the reassurance that he has absolutely understood.'

– Hannah Fitt
Charity director, life coach & speaker

It was wonderful, I loved it! Like one of those talking things you put on in a car on a long drive and it keeps on inspiring you! Fantastic!

– Eddie Marsan
Actor & Humanist

'It's not often you get to talk to somebody for an hour about yourself and they listen attentively. It's a strange, but lovely, feeling. It felt quite self-indulgent to be given a good listening to.'

– Matt Georges
Environmental economist

'It's nice to be able to reach a broader audience and to talk to many more people though Chris.'

– Rolfe Oostra
Mountaineer & expedition leader

'The structure of the whole podcast is brilliant. It's great to have positive flow but it goes too quickly. It's a lovely opportunity to share with other people what you think about things.'

– Vic Llewelyn
Theatre-maker, writer & actor

'That felt amazing, it was great! It was like scouring out a pot and finding bits that I haven't talked about before!'

– Michael Rosen
Children's Author & Poet

'You sent my mind down some very interesting avenues. I got an overview of my life which gave me a perspective shift. You are so receptive and affable and easy to talk to. It's been a pleasure.'

– Toby Thompson
Performance poet

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Apply to be on the show

If you have a story of Distinction & Genius and would like to apply to be my guest and become a Genius Club Member, simply select your Series Strand of choice and fill in your details:

Thank you so much for your enquiry to ‘The Good Listening To Show: Stories of Distinction & Genius’.

I very much look forward to chatting with you about this and I will get back to you very shortly.

Thank you and all best wishes,
Chris

Chris Grimes
Host, The Good Listening To Show
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