The Official BNI Podcast

Zachary Saunders explains how BNI can benefit businesses in any of the four business phases and how to use the phases to invite visitors.

Dr. Richard Shuster shares tips for entrepreneurs to reduce stress and increase harmony in their work and lives.

50% of members surveyed want a blend of in-person and online BNI meetings instead of returning to in-person only.

Dr. Misner shares a story from his youth about how important networking is--even (or maybe especially) in rough neighborhoods.

Learn how to prepare your team for disruptions with a change management technique called "The Cat's on the Roof."

Relationships based on Givers Gain are where the magic happens in BNI: referrals come naturally and revenue flows automatically.

Jeremy Walsh and Ivan Misner share highlights from 10 years of BNI Connect, which is the key to making BNI a truly global organization.

A supposedly no-win scenario can turn into a big win for everyone when you exercise persistence and creativity.

You can choose to see the world through a lens that lets you deal most effectively with the hand you've been dealt.

Inviting visitors to fill all the empty business categories in your chapter makes you a more valuable Master Connector.

VCP is a referral process. Once you achieve Credibility, you have to start asking for referrals in order to achieve Profitability.

If you want to meet a Big Name in your industry, find someone who knows and trusts you both and ask for an introduction.

Tom Etherington returns to the podcast with tips for maximizing your LinkedIn profile for visibility, credibility, and profitability.

BNI sets you up to be a Master Connector by giving friends, family, and clients referrals that solve key problems in their lives.

If you network a lot and aren't getting business, you might be networking too widely. Build fewer but deeper relationships instead.

Even a successful business initiative can have unintended consequences. Learn how to identify them in advance.

Once you make a commitment to using the power of Givers Gain, it will fuel your business, and success will follow.

The latest update to BNI Connect makes it possible to track the referrals you make and receive from start to finish.

Master Passion, People, and Process to become a leader in your industry and create an enterprise that makes a difference in people's lives.

Synopsis Note: this episode is a rebroadcast of Episode 500. This week's Ask Ivan question comes from Alberto, a BNI member in Italy. There are people I've provided with good referrals, and they got good business from those referrals. I've never received referrals back from them. I'm going to ask them for more of a commitment on giving me referrals. Do I have to provide them with additional referr...

Making a plan for referral flow is the key to the success of your BNI Power Team. Spencer Reynolds shows you how.

Robert Skrob joins Ivan Misner to explain the Connector Effect and how it makes BNI the single most effective growth strategy for business owners.

Ivan and Beth Misner explain that the way to grow a healthy BNI chapter is to get rid of the members who don’t show up or don’t participate. BNI thrives on accountability.

Dr. Misner shares 7 takeaways from 2020 to get you started reflecting on the good that came out of a difficult year.

Claudia Thompson joins Dr. Misner on the podcast this week to talk about why diversity, equity, and inclusion are good for BNI chapters in business worldwide.