The Official BNI Podcast

Establishing lasting referral connections is essential for any sustained growth in business. Here are 10 ways to create referrals for life.

Norm Dominguez shares his Positivity Pillars of Strength and Positivity Umbrella to help BNI members excel in networking, business, and life.

The only way for BNI members to succeed is to have chapters large enough to generate multiple referrals per week for every member.

Don't give up on BNI. BNI won't give up on you. Today more than ever people need their network. Today more than ever they need BNI.

Dawn Lyons demonstrates how you can create a layered referral machine by helping other BNI members in their businesses.

This week, Dr. Misner provides six networking tips for college students, recent graduates and anyone else looking for a job.

Podcast guest Elizabeth Hamilton-Guarino invites BNI members to redefine success, dream big, and communicate their goals and dreams.

Building a business through word of mouth is everyone’s job. Here are five tips to develop a networking mindset in your staff.

Dr. Misner answers member questions about Continuing Education Units (CEUs), Testimonials, Presentations, and TYFCB.

Terry Donaldson aka Sparkles the Clown shares what she learned from listening to 700 episodes of the podcast during her first year in BNI.

Guest Jim Meadows shares how he turned a blasé, general, and repetitive weekly presentation into a 50-week sales training curriculum.

A referral relationship is more than just doing business. You need to find common ground on a personal level. The GAINS Exchange can help.

Whether we know people for a reason, a season, or a lifetime, it's important to recognize our relationships in BNI.

Michael Ann Dillinger explains how to use your customer appreciation program to refer your customers to members of your BNI chapter.

The World’s Best Known Marketing Secret was first published in 1994. Ivan Misner and Mike Macedonio tell us why the book is still relevant.

Together, they discuss ways BNI members can become super-connectors and ways that BNI can recognize members for those efforts.

Networking will never work if you’re here for yourself. You need to take off your bib, put on your apron, and learn to serve other people.

This week, Dr. Misner shares the top 7 benefits and top 7 drawbacks and potential pitfalls of co-creation.

Learn how you can become a great leader by holding the vision of your objective and coaching your team to success.

People join BNI for its tangible benefits. Dr. Ben Reebs shares 4 valuable intangible benefits of being a BNI member.

To give your networking contacts the tools to find you referrals, tell the story from the client's point of view. Facts tell; stories sell.

Before you begin collaborating with outside companies and individuals, you need a solid understanding of the Four Knows of your own operation.

When you talk about why you do what you do, you stand out from everyone else that does what you do. Discover your 9 WHYs with Gary Sanchez.

Discover the five types of co-creation and what each of them brings to the table for like-minded entrepreneurs and business owners.

Is your BNI chapter On Fire, On Hold, or In a Hole? Use the Rate Your Chapter Worksheet to find out--and learn what you can to do be On Fire.