What Business Development REALLY Means, According to Read Davis and Mo Bunnell
Show Notes Mo asks Read Davis: What is your personal definition of business development? Being a CEO wasn’t something that Read ever aspired to. He always enjoyed leadership, sales, and being in the field. When he took on the role, he put a challenge to all the business development professionals in the organization to make […]
Favorite Business Development Strategy with Read Davis and Mo Bunnell
Show Notes Mo asks Read Davis: What is your favorite science, step, or story from the GrowBIG Training or the Snowball System? Successful sales and business development is psychology, which is why Read’s favorite science is the Herrmann Brain Dominance Instrument. It’s critical to understand who you are and how you learn, as well as […]
The Business Development Story That Changed Everything for Read Davis, Mo Bunnell
Show Notes Mo asks Read Davis: Tell me about a business development story that you are really proud of. Read formerly worked for one of the largest brokerage firms in the world, and when he first came to work with McGriff they were often David going up against Goliath. Read recalls several different stories where […]
Key Business Development Tips with Mo Bunnell and Read Davis
Show Notes Mo asks Read Davis: If you could record a video about business development and send it back to your younger self, what would it say? We can’t see around the curve, but we can think about where we want to go. Read would start investing in himself and his skills much earlier. Don’t […]
Playing The Long Game in Business Development with Mo Bunnell and Read Davis
Show Notes Read Davis, the CEO of McGriff, talks about his experience as one of the top business development professionals and how he discovered that momentum takes time and the key to a successful career in sales is playing the long game. Learn about the fateful conversation and advice that changed the trajectory of Read’s […]
What Business Development REALLY Means, According to Henning Streubel and Mo Bunnell
Show Notes Guest Info Mo asks Henning Streubel: What is your personal definition of business development? Henning prefers the term relationship development, which he considers the foundation of every successful service provider. Henning learned early in his career not to take things personally. If someone doesn’t respond to him, he assumes they must be busy and […]
Favorite Business Development Strategy with Henning Streubel and Mo Bunnell
Show Notes Guest Info Mo asks Henning Streubel: What is your favorite science, step, or story from the GrowBIG Training or Snowball System? Henning’s favorite idea is the Herrmann Brain Dominance Instrument. It’s vital to understand how you, your team, and your prospects think. Henning is an analytical thinker, and understanding this gives him greater insight […]
The Business Development Story That Changed Everything for Henning Streubel, Mo Bunnell
Show Notes Guest Info Mo asks Henning Streubel: Tell us a business development story that you are particularly proud of. Henning’s story begins with a rough start where a client CEO read an unflattering internal email about himself that he was never meant to see. Henning went to apologize in person and ended up having a […]
Essential Business Development Tips with Mo Bunnell and Henning Streubel
Show Notes Guest Info Mo asks Henning Streubel: If you could record a video around relationship development and send it back to your younger self, what would it say? Henning would send three points back. The first is that you have to care about the people. You can only develop relationships when you care about the […]
Key to Business Development Growth with Linda Klein and Mo Bunnell
Show Notes Guest Info 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 […]
What Business Development REALLY Means, According to Linda Klein and Mo Bunnell
Show Notes Guest Info Mo asks Linda Klein: What is your personal definition of business development? Adding value to a client’s business by solving the problem. Service professionals often only look at a client’s issue through the lens of their own expertise, but that’s not the way to grow a business. Asking for the sale before […]
Favorite Business Development Strategy with Linda Klein and Mo Bunnell
how Notes Guest Info Mo asks Linda Klein: What is your favorite science, step, or story from the GrowBIG Training or Snowball System? Linda never wants to be unprepared in her work, and the same is true in meeting with a client, which is why Dynamic Meeting Prep is Linda’s favorite strategy. A potential client’s business […]