The Business Development Story That Changed Everything for James Barclay
Show Notes Mo asks James Barclay: Tell me a story about the business development that you are the proudest of. James’ challenge in reaching prospects is connecting with CMOs in law firms and working up the chain can take some time. The Passel podcast was born once the team understood how useful it is as […]
Andrew Cogar Offers the Chicken Coop Strategy for Business Development
Show Notes Andrew Cogar shares the internal and external business development lessons he learned during his career at Historical Concepts and how he knocked Mo off his feet with his approach to building a professional relationship. Find out why the secret to relationships and business development is focusing on the long-term goals and the small-ball […]
What Business Development REALLY Means, According to Cannon Carr, Debby Moorman, and Brian Caffarelli with Mo Burnell
Show Notes Mo asks Cannon Carr: What is your personal definition of business development? If you have a craft that you know and love and want to grow, you are naturally going to step into business development so you might as well do it right. For Cannon, business development is about connecting people and ideas. […]
The Business Development Story That Changed Everything for Andrew Cogar
Show Notes Mo asks Andrew Cogar: Tell us a business development story that you are particularly proud of. There was one project that stands out for Andrew, where he and the founder of his firm, Jim Strickland, had the chance to not only create an awesome property but also restore and support the local ecology […]
Going Back In Time, What Andrew Cogar Would Say To His Younger Self
Show Notes Mo asks Andrew Cogar: If you could record a video around business development and send it to your younger self, what would it say? Andrew would tell himself two things. Focus on building meaningful, real relationships as early as possible with as many respected peers and people in your industry as you can. […]
What Business Development REALLY Means, According to Andrew Robertson, Mark Harris, and Linda Klein with Mo Bennell
Show Notes Mo asks Andrew Robertson: What is your personal definition of business development? Business development at its best is win/win/win. Your business wins, the client wins, and thirdly, the client is winning so much that they become your best business development ambassador. Raving fans turn into your own personal sales force. Focusing on the […]
What Business Development REALLY Means, According to Brian Caffarelli
Show Notes Mo asks Brian Caffarelli: What is your personal definition of business development? Brian likes to think of business development as the art and science of guiding the buyer through their journey to an informed and confident decision. Just because you know the science, that doesn’t mean you’ll be great at business development. It’s […]
The Business Development Story That Changed Everything for Brian Caffarelli
Show Notes Mo asks Brian Caffarelli: Tell me of a business development story that you are really proud of. Brian’s most proud of the lesson he learned from his story. Early in his career, Brian was part of a major sales effort with a world-class brand. Negotiations went very well until there was one intractable […]
Brian Caffarelli’s Favorite Business Development Strategy
Show Notes Mo asks Brian Caffarelli: What is your favorite science, step, or strategy from the GrowBIG Training or Snowball System? Whole brain thinking stands out the most to Brian. When trying to communicate, it’s easy to over index on the message and under index on the individual receiving the message. The Herrmann Brain Dominance […]
Going Back in Time, What Mark Harris Would Say to His Younger Self
Show Notes Mo asks Mark Harris: If you could record a message around business development for your younger self, what would it say? The first thing Mark would say is that business development is a marathon, not a sprint. The second thing is that the role is a learned skill. People are not born great […]
Brian Caffarelli on the Art & the Science – Time to Get Great At Business Development
Show Notes Mo asks Brian Caffarelli: When was the moment that you realized that business development was something you wanted to focus on? Brian’s first job out of college was in selling automobiles as a wholesaler to dealerships. Everything began for Brian with his first sale, and how that came about because of developing a […]
Linda Klein on Growth – Time to Get Great At Business Development
Show Notes Mo asks Linda Klein: When was the moment that you realized that growth was great? Linda separates the ideas of business development and building a relationship. In the beginning of Linda’s career as a lawyer, she spent a lot of time learning about her client’s business and that relationship building always paid off. […]