Bob Nicoll
Remember The Ice
Get Connected 2009 was an impactful event. Those who made the trip to sunny St. Petersburg certainly got their money's worth. Coming from Alaska, I was committed to make sure I received some great information. The highlight for me was the simple and profound concepts taught by Amy Kilpatrick and David Crumbaugh in their "Connecting the Dots" program. Their company is called, "Nspired Networking". I must say I was, and continue to be inspired by the empowering concepts taught by Amy and David. They have helped me to be more specific in defining my target market.
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Robert van der Putten
Outdoor Lighting Perspectives
Great conference for any new director in BNI.
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Tom Fleming
BNI West Central Florida
Hearing Frank DeRaffele speak is always a great opportunity. What he shared with respect to how we are all in different businesses with a different listening of our respective target markets really helped me get BETTER CONNECTED with how I need to be communicating with the marketplace as I continue to focus on “what’s possible”.
PS… Of course Dr Misner is always absolutely BRILLIANT and having an opportunity to see him speak live and meet and speak with him face to face is always wonderful…
PS… Great job to you ladies with regards to the seemless rollout and scheduling of the event… Good stuff… Very well coordinated… Those that weren’t there certainly missed out…
Hope you enjoyed and are taking care.
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Tiffanie & Rob Kellogg
Thread Art
Last weekend we went to the Get Connected Conference, where we got to do some amazing networking, learned quite a bit from a number of networking experts, and we got a client, FROM ALASKA!!!
I am looking forward to utilizing some of the things I learned...
Earlier this year I was at another conference, and it was recommended that successful professionals invest 10% of their income on education & bettering yourself.
I love to learn, and enjoy every opportunity to learn more... so my business is better, and I can better help those around me (especially my clients).
Thanks for reading... and I encourage you to invest in some education (whether free material or paid)!
Visit Thread Art's website here.
(pictured: Tiffanie Kellogg, Robin Lavitch, Tom Fleming)
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David Crumbaugh & Amy Kilpatrick
Nspired Networking
Nspired was able to “Connect The Dots” at the Get Connected 09 conference on so many levels for our business that it was well worth the trip. Nspired is a corporation that offers workshops and seminars that mainly focus on developing the skills necessary for networking. So when we are attending a conference of this sort we have several objectives that we are looking to achieve. The first is that we are new and we need to make people aware of who we are and what we are about, and we were able to do this by not only being a sponsor but also a presenter. The second objective is to work with professionals from all industries and show them that we have a tool that they can use not only as members of BNI but in all of their networking opportunities. At the Get Connected 09 conference we offered a group one-to-one session on Saturday afternoon, for any attendees who had questions, and we were very pleased that we had over 15 show up for this extra time. This allowed Nspired to work directly with BNI members who really have the passion to grow their referrals. This was a great opportunity for us to share what a great referral for Nspired looks like. In doing so, we were able to connect with several professionals that we can add to our power team. The third objective is to work with our peers and in doing so get the feedback on our presentation and ideas from others such as Bob Nicoll, Author of Remember The Ice, Mike Macedonio and Dawn Lyons with Referral Institute and so many of the other great professionals that helped make the event a success.
To sum it up… when I have to opportunity to attend a conference with this many BNI directors and members it is like going to a very special BNI chapter meeting … that I walk away from with those little things we call referrals!
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Greta Witzman
Painting by Witz
I’ve been to conferences here in Minnesota, but this is my first out of state. It’s been a week since the conference and I’m still organizing the blizzard of information I received. On Friday night Dr Misner spoke about the economy and the changes and how with BNI education you are going to be able to beat the recession. It was very inspiring. It was an ooohh my god moment! Dr Misner spoke of the myth of the 6 degrees principal. He discussed being more focused with the referral process. You have to have a laser focus on the types of referrals you are looking for; moving from general to specific.
This theme continued throughout the weekend. Each speaker was passionate about their topic and inspiring. It was great being able to talk to them individually during breaks and round tables. At the end of each day I felt I needed to catch my breath. There were many useful topics from recession proofing your business to Bob Nicholl’s “Remember the Ice”, selecting your words to convey a positive message.
I am taking away more than I can convey in these short paragraphs, but I received a lot of useful information and strategies to apply to my business during 2009. I’m already looking forward to Miami 2010.
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Daniel Guilfoyle
Public Adjusters Inc.
“The event got me to think outside the box on how to increase the number of legitimate referrals that I can give and receive. I can definitely see an increase in my bottom line as a result. I strongly encourage all my relationships to participate in next year’s event in Miami.”
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Marianne Perkins
CompuPay, Inc.
“The workshops gave me the tools on how to increase my networking skills as well as be a stronger team leader. I also learned how to better educate my network on how to give me referrals.”
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Drew Kern
Esslinger Wooten Maxwell Realtors - 10 year member of BNI.
“A great educational networking weekend that instructed, and motivated me, to take networking to a higher level."
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