The Official BNI Podcast

If you're asked to take a leadership role in your BNI chapter, look at it as an opportunity, not an obligation.

Learn how to apply BNI's Core Values to help yourself move through John Maxwell's Five Levels of Leadership.

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

When you join BNI, you get much more than referrals. Beneath the surface are structure, commitment, education, coaching, and mentoring.

The amount of time that someone stays in a BNI chapter and the size of the chapter make a huge difference in the return on investment.

Kamryn Reynolds explains that the way to get more referrals is to share why you do what you do in a way that makes your listeners feel good.

Holidays are a great time to network, so teach your BNI chapter how to identify referral opportunities at events.

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

Using props in your BNI presentations helps you demonstrate the value of your services in a specific and memorable way.

Dr. Misner shares lessons from BNI's past 40 years so your business can experience decades of sustained growth.

Great networkers nurture strategic power teams, are always referable, read the room, tell sticky stories, & show up.

The ability to connect, contribute and cultivate opportunity is what transforms ordinary professionals into networking legends.

Perception is reality. Don't get complacent about your BNI meetings. Show up as a professional so people know you'll show up for clients.

Dealing with imposter syndrome requires a combination of mindset shifts, practical strategies, and ongoing self-awareness.

Would you invite a competitor to visit your BNI chapter? Jessica Korff did, and explains why you should, too.

In the third and final episode in this series, Dr. Misner answers three questions about the future of BNI in the next 40 years.

Part 2 of this series answers questions about the evolution of BNI and shares lessons learned over the past 40 years.

In this first episode of a three-part series, Dr. Misner answers three questions about BNI's 40-year history.

The GAINS Profile is the basis of productive One-to-One meetings, and more One-to-Ones lead to more referrals. Download the updated template.

Heidi Scott Giusto explains how to know when your book idea is worth pursuing and what you need to do to get it written and published.

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

Dr. Misner explains why BNI's Code of Ethics has 6 points and how "I will live up to the ethical standards of my profession," was added.

Rav Mendiratta shares 3 keys to mastering online reviews and BNI testimonials, plus 3 mistakes business owners make when asking for them.

Steven Marche joins Dr. Misner this week to share what he's learned about referrals and visitors in 39 years as a BNI member.

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

Spencer Reynolds returns to explain how to use AI to find the best referral partners in your BNI chapter, identify visitors, and follow up.

Spencer Reynolds explains how you can use AI tools like ChatGPT to be more effective at One-to-Ones and Weekly Presentations.

Traffic lights measure your engagement with BNI. They track activities that make you money. Use them to make your membership work for you.

Greg Davies-Polaine shares the common traits of perfect BNI members and explains how to get the same results they do.

Y.P. Lai explains that the five key fundamentals of BNI are fundamental business principles that follow universal laws of success.

You can create an intentional legacy without wealth. True legacy is the impact that you've made on others.

BNI won't work unless you know what you want out of your business and how to translate that into the BNI process. Frank De Raffele explains.

Mike Holman from BNI UK explains how our foundations as leaders and as BNI members come through the relationships that we build.

In honor of the 40th Anniversary of BNI, Dr. Misner shares the 7 principles for leaving an intentional legacy.

The prepared always win when it comes to networking. Guest host Tim Roberts explains how to prepare for networking at holiday social events.

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

Serving on the leadership team in your BNI chapter gives you an opportunity to increase your visibility and therefore credibility.

Phil Berg explains how to empower people to want to refer you and give them the tools they need to make the referral.

AI adoption is about human behavior change. It's a people issue. It's a change management issue that you have to lead.

If you really want to use AI to be creative, you have to interact with it differently than we have been doing for the last 20+ years.

Robert Skrob explains the Connector Effect and how it makes BNI the single most effective growth strategy for business owners.

Get creative with your offerings if you aren't getting referrals. Special offers can produce fantastic testimonials and multiple referrals.

Dr. Oudi Abouchacra explains his F.E.A.R Forward method to take a quantum leap forward in your business and your life.

Networking is like whitewater rafting: you need an expert guide to succeed. Second-generation BNI member Kamryn Reynolds explains.

Learn how to use the Customer Care Checklist to generate referrals with Julian Lewis, co-author of Dr. Misner's new book, Infinite Legacy.

Consciously giving has a profound ripple effect. You can be a role model for the people around you by supporting and helping others.

What are the odds of connecting with another BNI member just by dialing a number incorrectly? That exact thing happened to Dr. Misner.

Networking without follow-through is a waste of your time and money. If you're not going to follow up, don't bother showing up.

The bigger the issue, the smaller the step that is going to unlock it and start to reorient things and move things in a useful direction.

A problem-focused approach works if you're dealing with a broken washing machine. When people are involved, you need a solutions focus.