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The Official BNI Podcast
Hosted by Dr. Ivan Misner · EN
Referral marketing tips from Dr. Ivan Misner, Founder and Chief Visionary Officer of BNI
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Episode 952: Positive Attitude Is a Competitive Advantage
Mar 1800:13:13Summary readyPositive attitude is one of the top two characteristics of great networkers. Realism with hope attached builds trust faster than credentials.
SummaryEpisode 951: The Curse of Complexity
Mar 1100:14:37Summary readyThis is the curse of complexity: what starts as improvement turns into friction, and what starts as innovation turns into inertia.
SummaryEpisode 950: The Growth Mindset
Mar 400:13:34Summary readyJohn Rivers explains how to apply a growth mindset to your BNI chapter by dedicating 15 minutes a day to inviting visitors and following up.
SummaryEpisode 949: Coaching a Chapter to Greatness (Classic)
Feb 2500:14:45Summary readyHow can your chapter benefit from coaching? Mark Breves shares actions the BNI Founder Chapter took to grow from 20 to 35 members.
SummaryEpisode 948: How to Be a Friend
Feb 1800:13:06Summary readyReliability builds trust faster than charisma ever will. Follow through consistently. Friendship in networking is all about being safe.
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Episode 947: Guinness Networking World Record
Feb 1100:12:34Summary readyBNI now holds the Guinness World Record for the most people attending a speed networking event: 1108 BNI members, 20,000 rounds, 90 minutes.
SummaryEpisode 946: Small Talk
Feb 400:13:25Summary readySmall talk doesn't have to be shallow. It is a bridge to meaningful conversation, and it can show warmth, approachability and confidence.
SummaryEpisode 945: Turning Personal Connections into Relationships
Jan 2800:12:10Summary readyIf you're stuck at the Visibility stage of the VCP process, here are some strategies to make the shift to Credibility and Profitability.
SummaryEpisode 944: Don’t Let Your Group Deflate While You Wait (Classic)
Jan 2100:17:12Summary readyDon't let your group deflate while you wait to go back to meeting in person. Stop making excuses and start getting results.
SummaryEpisode 943: What to Say to Boring People
Jan 1400:12:57Summary readyIt's not the person you're talking to who's boring. You can't have an interesting conversation with anyone without being interested.
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