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.

In the age of co-creation, consumers want to work together with brands to ensure that products and services meet their needs.

Shirley Towne joins Dr. Misner this week to explain how to create a culture of growth to get your chapter to 100 members and beyond.

Michael Mayer explains why caring about new BNI members and building relationships with them is the key to member retention.

Dr. Misner explains how exit interviews for departing members came to BNI. Take this podcast and the report to your leadership team.

Business networking and actively pursuing professional relationships in BNI can unlock doors to new referral opportunities for employees.

Claudia Thompson from the BNI New York CORE region explains how BNI chapters can better accommodate members with disabilities.

"Visitor Queen" Christine Cheng explains how she invited more than 200 visitors and sponsored 52 members into BNI--and you can, too.

It’s not the anchor that holds a ship in place, but the length of the chain. Extend your chain of relationships through one-to-ones.

Moving from the 1st paradigm, competition, into the 3rd paradigm, co-creation, can transform a project from failure to radical success.