BNI Meets with Linda Gale

In this episode of BNI Meets, Linda Gale sits down with Jane Goldstein from Print Image to explore her inspiring BNI journey and the growth of her creative print business. Jane shares how she joined BNI during lockdown, what it was like networking over Zoom, and why the honesty and support within the chapter immediately stood out to her. From running the business alone during COVID to growing a cr...

In this episode of BNI Meets, Linda Gale sits down with Julie Lyons from Fidelity Energy to explore her inspiring journey through BNI and how it transformed both her confidence and her career. Starting out with no networking experience, Julie shares how a single visit to a BNI meeting led to seven and a half years of relationship-building, business growth, and new opportunities. From running a loc...

What really drives business growth. Strategy, systems, or something more personal? In this episode of BNI Meets, we sit down with Nick Forgham, BNI Executive Director and leader within Corporate Connections, to explore the real impact of referral networking and relationship-led business development. Nick shares how walking into a BNI meeting back in 2003, without understanding it, ended up transfo...

Reloved Style is a style concierge service that is based on sustainability and the desire to help you reconnect with yourself, your creativity and how you lead your life. Founder Linda Sujeewon’s aim is to provide you with sustainable style tips to lead a ‘slow’ life in a fast world. Is it actually possible to be stylish and sustainable? In a word – yes. Hear Linda’s founder story and her journey...

In this episode of BNI Meets... , Linda Gale sits down with Michael Palfrey, a seasoned osteopath whose journey in healthcare began with a clear vision at the age of just 14. With over three decades of experience since graduating from the British School of Osteopathy in 1994, Michael shares how he transitioned from starting the Pangbourne Osteopathic Clinic to establishing the thriving Theale Well...

In this episode of BNI Meets Linda meets Kate Allen from Asset Leasing & Finance. Kate Allen helps business owners and finance professionals get the most out of Xero - from training and setup to ongoing support. With a background in bookkeeping and as an AAT Licensed Accountant, Kate understands the challenges of running smooth finance operations. Her goal is to make the numbers (and the syste...

In this episode of BNI Meets: Regional Spotlight, Linda Gale sits down with Gary Willis from Utility Warehouse and Fidelity to talk about what referral marketing looks like when you commit to the process. Gary shares how he first got involved with BNI after retiring from the police, why the structure and accountability of weekly meetings mattered, and how his chapter relationships now generate the...

Cameron Lloyd from Bastion shares what 11 years in BNI has done for his business and personal development. From landing a five house project via a visitor when he was not even in the room, to building confidence through weekly speaking, Cameron breaks down why BNI works when relationships come first. He also explains Bastion’s specialist, collaborative approach to residential and commercial archit...

Vanessa Prince from Prince Landscaping joins Linda Gale for this episode of BNI Meets: Regional Spotlight . Vanessa shares how she first discovered BNI (including a very real “are my tights going to fall down?” moment), why she decided to pivot from floristry back into the family landscaping business, and how that decision helped put the business “in the driving seat”.  She also reveals that aroun...

In this episode of BNI Meets - Regional Spotlight , Linda Gale, Operations Manager for BNI Berkshire, Wiltshire & Gloucestershire , is joined by Chris from Merge IT . Chris shares his journey into BNI, from his first experience of traditional chapters to helping build a new, values-led group that better reflected how he wanted to do business. Together, they discuss what surprised him most abou...

In this episode of BNI Meets with Linda Gale, Linda sits down with Caroline Romero, founder of Grey Matters Consulting, to explore how two decades of BNI involvement helped shape her business, her confidence, and her ability to serve vulnerable people across the UK. Caroline shares her early years in BNI, the lessons she learned about visibility, consistency, and building genuine relationships, an...

In the first episode of BNI Meets… with Linda Gale, Linda sits down with Nong Skett, founder of Travelnam. Nong shares her journey from feeling nervous presenting each week to building a trusted travel concierge business with a growing team. She explains how BNI helped her gain clarity, confidence, and consistency, and how the principle of Givers Gain has played a central role in her success. The...