Episode #928
Episode 928: Using LinkedIn to Grow Your Chapter
Source date: 2025-09-17 Browse 2025
Tom Etherington explains how to work with the other members of your chapter to develop a strategic visitor invite campaign using LinkedIn.
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Episode #911
Episode 911: Why I Invited My Competition
Source date: 2025-05-21 Browse 2025
Would you invite a competitor to visit your BNI chapter? Jessica Korff did, and explains why you should, too.
Episode #874
Episode 874: Small Acts Equal Big Results
Source date: 2024-08-21 Browse 2024
Your BNI chapter could double in size in the next month if you level up the way you invite visitors. Tim Roberts explains how.
Episode #837
Episode 837: Sponsoring 52 Members in 3½ Years
Source date: 2023-11-29 Browse 2023
“Visitor Queen” Christine Cheng explains how she invited more than 200 visitors and sponsored 52 members into BNI–and you can, too.
Episode #785
Episode 785: Inviting to BNI is Child’s Play
Source date: 2022-11-23 Browse 2022
Why is a BNI meeting like a child’s birthday party? As Shawn Yesner discovered when his son turned five, the best invitation is a simple one.
Episode #769
Episode 769: I’ve Invited Everyone I Know (Classic)
Source date: 2022-08-03 Browse 2022
Can’t think of anyone to invite to your BNI meeting? Go through your contacts and check register name by name to find potential visitors.
Episode #747
Episode 747: The Power of One Conversation
Source date: 2022-03-02 Browse 2022
One invitation to a BNI meeting spreads out like a ripple in a pond. Every conversation is an opportunity to make a visitor feel welcome.
Episode #727
Episode 727: Visitor Contact and Experience
Source date: 2021-10-06 Browse 2021
Jenni Butz shares best practices for BNI visitor hosts, with a timeline and touch points to help visitors have a better experience.
Episode #726
Episode 726: The Visitor Experience
Source date: 2021-09-29 Browse 2021
Shirley Towne outlines the steps to a great BNI visitor experience, from pre-visitor orientation to post-meeting follow-up.
Episode #719
Episode 719: Business and BNI Phases
Source date: 2021-08-11 Browse 2021
Zachary Saunders explains how BNI can benefit businesses in any of the four business phases and how to use the phases to invite visitors.
Episode #688
Episode 688: How to Stay Positive When Life Throws You a Curve Ball
Source date: 2021-01-06 Browse 2021
Suzzanne Laidlaw joins the podcast to invite BNI members to use the pandemic to make a plan for their lives and businesses.
Episode #673
Episode 673: Proactive Referrals
Source date: 2020-09-16 Browse 2020
With a proactive referral, you reach out to your contacts and invite them to have a conversation with one of your referral partners.
Episode #671
Episode 671: Inviting Visitors is (Even) Easier
Source date: 2020-09-02 Browse 2020
Jeremy Walsh joins Dr. Misner on the podcast this week to discuss new features in BNI Connect that make inviting visitors to your BNI meeting even easier. There are now four distinct ways to invite visitors using BNI.
Episode #657
Episode 657: Inviting a Visitor Who Cannot Join (Classic Podcast)
Source date: 2020-05-27 Browse 2020
This entry is part 29 of 33 in the series Ask Ivan Inviting a visitor who can’t join your BNI chapter strengthens BNI as a whole and builds social capital for your chapter.
Episode #639
Episode 639: How to Bring a Visitor into the Room
Source date: 2019-12-18 Browse 2019
Madeline Dechy shares her top tips for getting more visitors to BNI and more members in your BNI chapter.
Episode #633
Episode 633: I’ve Invited Everyone I Know
Source date: 2019-11-06 Browse 2019
Can’t think of anyone to invite to your BNI meeting? Go through your contacts and check register name by name to find potential visitors.
Episode #613
Episode 613: The Value of Visitors (Classic Podcast)
Source date: 2019-06-19 Browse 2019
Visitors pass referrals to BNI members, whether or not they join. If everyone in every BNI chapter brought one visitor per month, the average chapter would experience a bump in thank-you-for-closed-business of $330,480.
Episode #592
Episode 592: The Value of Visitors (Classic Podcast)
Source date: 2019-01-23 Browse 2019
Visitors pass referrals to BNI members, whether or not they join. The average Thank You for Closed Business for a visitor in BNI is $1000.
Episode #572
Episode 572: Focused Invite Days
Source date: 2018-08-22 Browse 2018
A focused invite day is a day each month where the whole chapter invites visitors who are in the featured presenter’s contact sphere. That means every member gets a day where the entire chapter is focused on bringing.
Episode #539
Episode 539: The BNI Connect Mobile App
Source date: 2018-01-03 Browse 2018
Jeremy Walsh joins Dr. Misner to talk about the BNI Connect mobile app. See your stats, pass referrals, invite visitors, earn CEUs, and more.
Episode #522
Episode 522: The Value of Visitors
Source date: 2017-08-30 Browse 2017
Visitors pass referrals to BNI members, whether or not they join. If everyone in every BNI chapter brought one visitor per month, the average chapter would experience a bump in thank-you-for-closed-business of $330,480.
Episode #509
Episode 509: Don’t Reinvent the Wheel
Source date: 2017-05-31 Browse 2017
This entry is part 18 of 33 in the series Ask Ivan Visitor orientations have been proven to work since the mid-1980s. They’re important because visitors don’t know what BNI is about or how it works. Your chapter needs.
Episode #483
Episode 483: Communicating Using BNI Connect
Source date: 2016-11-16 Browse 2016
Jeremy Walsh shares three improvements to BNI Connect: better visitor invitations, better new member notifications, and better renewal notifications.
Episode #458
Episode 458: Inviting People – Good, Better, Best
Source date: 2016-05-25 Browse 2016
This entry is part 12 of 33 in the series Ask Ivan It’s good to invite people you know casually to visit a BNI meeting. It’s better to invite people you really know and have a relationship with. What’s best is to.
Episode #452
Episode 452: Inviting a Visitor Who Cannot Join
Source date: 2016-04-13 Browse 2016
This entry is part 10 of 33 in the series Ask Ivan Inviting a visitor who can’t join your BNI chapter strengthens BNI as a whole and builds social capital for your chapter.
Episode #350
Episode 350: Invite a Visitor (Get Connected–Stay Connected, Part 7)
Source date: 2014-04-02 Browse 2014
This entry is in the series Get Connected Stay Connected Synopsis Jeremy Walsh joins Dr. Misner for the seventh podcast in the “Get Connected–Stay Connected” series. The topic today is how to use BNI Connect to invite.
Episode #188
Episode 188: “What Does My Referral Network Need to Know to Pass Me Business?”
Source date: 2011-01-19 Browse 2011
Mike Macedonio joins Dr. Misner again this week to pick up where Episode 187 left off. So, what does your network need to know? Referral marketing strategies. Invite a new BNI member to Member Success Program Training.
Episode #175
Episode 175: “7 Ways to Connect with Networking Partners”
Source date: 2010-10-06 Browse 2010
Today’s podcast comes from a post in Ivan’s blog on Entrepreneur.com. Arrange a one-to-one meeting. Extend an invitation to a networking event. Set up a recreational activity. Arrange a group activity for clients..
Episode #23
Episode 23: Givers Gain, Chapter 4
Source date: 2007-09-19 Browse 2007
This entry is part 4 of 14 in the series Givers Gain Synopsis – In This Episode, Dr. Misner Describes The Early Growth Years Of BNI from 1986-1989: Steady Growth Was The Key The Origin Of The Visitor Host Position.
Episode #16
Episode 16: More Hidden Elements
Source date: 2007-07-30 Browse 2007
– In this episode, Dr. Misner Tells Us More About The Hidden Elements of A BNI Chapter Meeting, including: The Meaning of “Hidden Elements” That The Term Actually Originated In The Martial Arts The Visitor Host.