May 12th, 2010
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This year BNI celebrates its 25th anniversary. In 25 years, the organization has gone from a spare room in Ivan’s house to a multi-national with more than 1000 employees worldwide. Last year BNI members passed 6.2 million referrals and generated $2.6 billion in business.
BNI’s first employee and four of the original founding members are still with the organization.
BNI is now working on the single largest project in its history: BNI Connect, which not only integrates an online social network with the in-person networking, but connects chapters around the world to each other. Watch for the catchphrase “Local Business, Global Network,” which BNI has trademarked.
We believe BNI is the world’s largest business networking organization because we spend so much time on education and training. Take advantage of it.
Exercises:
- Check in with your chapter and see who’s been there longest. Find out about the history of your group.
- Keep an eye on SuccessNet for further developments with BNI Connect.
- Read Givers Gain if you haven’t already.
Brought to you by Ask Ivan Misner.
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May 27th, 2009
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Dr. Misner wants to ask listeners “What’s your BNI story?” His own favorite story is that he met his wife through BNI; that was the best referral he ever got. So today he’s sharing some stories from other BNI members. You can read more of them in BNI SuccessNet.
- Tim Seitz says that BNI took his business from the verge of collapse to new heights of success in seven months.
- Patty Chakales reports that 51% of her new business in Q1 2009 came from BNI referrals.
- Paul Williams prevented layoffs at his company by infusing his office with the BNI mentality and refusing to participate in the recession.
- Carl Frazier credits $6000/month of his income to BNI referrals.
- Carolin Bennett is a second-generation BNI member; her mother was on the original BNI Board of Advisors.
- Javier Unzueta has increased his income 723% as a result of joining BNI.
- David Lewis got a $4.9 million referral.
- Ian Holligan from Barbados says his 3 years in BNI have improved his leadership and public speaking skills.
- Richard Swan wrote a BNI Song. Watch it on YouTube!
What’s your BNI story? How has BNI helped you? Post your comments here and share your story.
Brought to you by Networking Now.
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September 8th, 2007
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In This Episode, Dr. Misner Speaks with Georgia BNI Executive Director Amy Kirkpatrick About An Article She Wrote For SuccessNet That Describes 20 Behaviors That Might Indicate You Are A BNI Member:
Ivan Saw Amy’s Article And Loved It
Amy Based Her Piece on Jeff Foxworthy’s Famous Routine “You Might Be A Redneck If…”
The Podcast Didn’t Allow Time To List All 20 Ways
The Entire List Can Be Read And Printed Out from The September 2007 Edition of SuccessNet
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