Let's Talk BD
By The BD School
This is the one and only podcast on business development.
Here we interview business developers working in the field every day as well as startup founders, so they can share tips, insights, and best practices, to help you become a better Business Development Professional!
Why Do You Keep Procrastinating? And How To Stop!
🚨 Subscribe 🚨 https://link.thebdschool.com/subscribeVassia is a psychologist with 20+ years of experience and the founder of AntiLoneliness.With Vassia, we talked about perfectionism, overcoming overwhelm, procrastination, and she gave us many tips to get over them and get results again in business development.🎧 Listen to the full episode now! Connect with Vassia here:https://www.linkedin.com/in/vassia-sarantopoulou/Here is the resource Vassia shared:https://vassiasar.kit.com/7-tips-overthinkingCheck out her website:https://www.antiloneliness.com/Join the Business Development Certification Program and grow your career!👉 https://www.thebdschool.com/courses/business-development-course---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- We are The BD School, and we are creating the next generation of #BusinessDevelopment Pros using the power of knowledge.Discover our courses and improve your business development skills:👉 https://www.thebdschool.com/courses----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Read more on our blog: https://thebdschool.com/blog/Follow us on:✨ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thebdschool/✨ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thebdschool✨ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-bd-school/
What is positioning and why it matters to business development? | Ep.31
🚨 Subscribe 🚨 https://link.thebdschool.com/subscribeTroy is a positioning expert helping companies and entrepreneurs better communicate their message and get results.With Troy, we talked about what positioning is, why it's important to business development, and why shortcuts are always a recipe for failure.🎧 Listen to the full episode now! Connect with Troy here:https://www.linkedin.com/in/troyassoignon/Check out his website:https://troyassoignon.com/Join the Business Development Certification Program and grow your career!👉 https://www.thebdschool.com/courses/business-development-course---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- We are The BD School and we are creating the next generation of #BusinessDevelopment Pros using the power of knowledge.Discover our courses and improve your business development skills:👉 https://www.thebdschool.com/courses----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Read more on our blog: https://thebdschool.com/blog/Follow us on:✨ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thebdschool/✨ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thebdschool✨ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-bd-school/
SEO, Business Development and Digital PR | Ep.30
🚨 Subscribe 🚨 https://link.thebdschool.com/subscribeJairo is the co-founder of Organic Hackers helping companies improve their SEO efforts and rank high on all AI search engines.With Jairo we talked about SEO, the intersection with business development and a lot more.🎧 Listen to the full episode now! Connect with Jairo here:https://www.linkedin.com/in/jdguerrerovasquez/Join the Business Development Certification Program and grow your career!👉 https://www.thebdschool.com/courses/business-development-course---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- We are The BD School and we are creating the next generation of #BusinessDevelopment Pros using the power of knowledge.Discover our courses and improve your business development skills:👉 https://www.thebdschool.com/courses----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Read more on our blog: https://thebdschool.com/blog/Follow us on:✨ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thebdschool/✨ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thebdschool✨ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-bd-school/
Relationships, Success & Business Development | Ep.29
🚨 Subscribe 🚨 https://link.thebdschool.com/subscribeGilas is the Chief Business Officer and BSR Agricom and founder of the BizDevExec Club based in Israel.Gilad has over 20 years of experience in business development and he shared his insights on what it means to be a successful business development manager and a lot more.🎧 Listen to the full episode now! Connect with Gilad here:https://www.linkedin.com/in/jdguerrerovasquez/And this is his community:https://www.linkedin.com/company/bizdevexec/Join our community:🌷 https://chat.whatsapp.com/LXuSl2EZueMI3NoJeeYiNrJoin the Business Development Certification Program and grow your career!👉 https://www.thebdschool.com/courses/business-development-course---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- We are The BD School and we are creating the next generation of #BusinessDevelopment Pros using the power of knowledge.Discover our courses and improve your business development skills:👉 https://www.thebdschool.com/courses----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Read more on our blog: https://thebdschool.com/blog/Follow us on:✨ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thebdschool/✨ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thebdschool✨ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-bd-school/
Business Development vs Customer Success | Ep. 28
🚨 Subscribe 🚨 https://link.thebdschool.com/subscribeJonathan is the founder of Agrea Consultancy Services and they help customer success managers acquire the skills they need to be successful in this field.With Jonathan we talked about customer success and what we can learn from it as business development managers.🎧 Listen to the full episode now! Connect with Jonathan here:https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathan-g-30b2a642/Join the Business Development Certification Program and grow your career!👉 https://www.thebdschool.com/courses/business-development-course---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- We are The BD School and we are creating the next generation of #BusinessDevelopment Pros using the power of knowledge.Discover our courses and improve your business development skills:👉 https://www.thebdschool.com/courses----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Read more on our blog: https://thebdschool.com/blog/Follow us on:✨ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thebdschool/✨ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thebdschool✨ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-bd-school/
Business Development Automation with AI Agents | Ep. 27
🚨 Subscribe 🚨 https://link.thebdschool.com/subscribeCarolina is an AI Implementation consultant and trainer. In this episode we discuss AI Agents and automation for business development.🎧 Listen to the full episode now! Connect with Carolina here:https://www.linkedin.com/in/carolina-posma/Join the Business Development Certification Program and grow your career!👉 https://www.thebdschool.com/courses/business-development-course---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- We are The BD School and we are creating the next generation of #BusinessDevelopment Pros using the power of knowledge.Discover our courses and improve your business development skills:👉 https://www.thebdschool.com/courses----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Read more on our blog: https://thebdschool.com/blog/Follow us on:✨ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thebdschool/✨ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thebdschool✨ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-bd-school/
Purpose, Pain Points and Business Development Process | Ep. 26
🚨 Subscribe 🚨 https://link.thebdschool.com/subscribeRaul is the founder of Do Good Work helping companies scale and grow.With Raul we talked about the business development process, strategies, AI and a lot more.🎧 Listen to the full episode now! Connect with Jonathan here:https://www.linkedin.com/in/dogoodwork/Join the Business Development Certification Program and grow your career!👉 https://www.thebdschool.com/courses/business-development-course---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- We are The BD School and we are creating the next generation of #BusinessDevelopment Pros using the power of knowledge.Discover our courses and improve your business development skills:👉 https://www.thebdschool.com/courses----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Read more on our blog: https://thebdschool.com/blog/Follow us on:✨ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thebdschool/✨ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thebdschool✨ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-bd-school/
AI, Business Development and Silicon Valley | Ep.25
🚨 Subscribe 🚨 Johannes is the senior manager of business development and partnerships at Deutsche Telekom.His job is to find partners to enhance DT AI capabilities in the heart of the Silicon Valley.With Johannes we talked about business development, partnerships, AI, entrepreneurship and a lot more. 🎧 Listen to the full episode now! Connect with Johannes here:https://www.linkedin.com/in/johannesdeubener/Join the Business Development Certification Program and grow your career!👉 https://www.thebdschool.com/courses/business-development-course---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- We are The BD School and we are creating the next generation of #BusinessDevelopment Pros using the power of knowledge.Discover our courses and improve your business development skills:👉 https://www.thebdschool.com/courses----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Read more on our blog: https://thebdschool.com/blog/Follow us on:✨ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thebdschool/✨ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thebdschool✨ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-bd-school/
How to become a business development director | Ep.24
The one and only Business Development Podcast 💥
In today's episode, you'll meet Summer Lowery, Director of Client Relations atBig Interview
Summer has over 15 years of experience in business development, sales and other customer-facing roles.
What makes Summer so special is her positive and go-getter attitude. These qualities helped Summer get promotions after promotions in very short periods of time. We wanted to know her secret, so you could learn from her.
In this episode, we talked about:
- How to get a promotion to BD Director
- What traits should you develop to climb the BD ladder
- The importance of being in the field even as a Director
Grab your cup of coffee and enjoy this very insightful chat!
And, if you'd like to improve your business development skills enroll in our certification program:
https://link.thebdschool.com/bd-certification-podcast
You can connect with Summer here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/summerlowery/
How to recruit business developers | Ep.23
The one and only Business Development Podcast 💥
In today's episode, you'll meet Kristopher Tonas Director Executive Recruitment at Lifepoint Health
Kristopher has 8 years of experience in recruitment and in his career has also managed a business development team as well as managing his own agencies.
We asked Kris to share some insights on what skills recruiters are looking for in business developers.
In this episode, we talked about:
- Traits to look for in business developers
- How to motivate and retain business developers
- How to behave in interviews for business development jobs
Grab your cup of coffee and enjoy this very insightful chat!
And, if you'd like to improve your business development skills enroll in our certification program:
https://link.thebdschool.com/bd-certification-podcast
You can connect with Kris here:https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristonas/
How to train business development teams | Ep.22
How to book more meetings in business development | Ep.21
In today's episode, you'll meet Sabine AKA the Queen of Meetings.
Sabine is one of our students and she works for a SaaS company calledTechSee.
She joined The BD School shortly after starting her new job there because she didn't have a business background and wanted to become really good, really fast.
Together we worked on cold emails, sequences, different personality styles, and everything in between.
In just a couple of months she went from newbie to top performer earning the nickname of Queen of Meeting...because you guessed it...she books a lot of meetings!
With Sabine we talked about:
- What motivated her to start a career in business development
- Challenges of a first-time business development pro
- Tips to go from 0 to hero in no time
We definitely recommend you listen to this episode while you're prospecting: the energy you'll get from Sabine will give you the extra kick to hit your KPIs today! Feel free to connect with her on LinkedIn as well:Sabine's LinkedIn Profile
And, if you're as ambitious as Sabine, enroll in our Bootcamps and give a boost to your business development skills:
The power of community in business development | Ep.20
Cold calling for business development: is it dead? | Ep.19
The one and only Business Development Podcast 💥
Welcome to Let's Talk BD, the official podcast ofThe BD School, the first educational platform entirely dedicated to business development.
Here we interview business developers working in the field every day as well as startup founders, so they can share tips and experiences to make you a better #BD pro.
In this episode, we interview Marlou Hofman, Manager of the Business Development team at Aircall. Aircall is the leading cold calling software helping teams improve productivity and get results.
With Marlou we talked about:
👉 How to use cold calling effectively
👉 How to measure cold calling
👉 Tips to improve your outreach
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Business Development Trends for 2022 with Lucia | Ep.18
The one and only Business Development Podcast 💥
Welcome to Let's Talk BD, the official podcast ofThe BD School, the first educational platform entirely dedicated to business development.
Here we interview business developers working in the field every day as well as startup founders, so they can share tips and experiences to make you a better #BD pro.
In this episode, we interview our founderLucia Piseddu talking about:
👉 What happened in the BD world in 2021
👉 How to prepare for 2022
👉 Everything else in between!
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The first 120 days of a startup | Ep.17
The one and only Business Development Podcast 💥
Welcome to Let's Talk BD, the official podcast ofThe BD School, the first educational platform entirely dedicated to business development.
Here we interview business developers working in the field every day as well as startup founders, so they can share tips and experiences to make you a better #BD pro.
In this episode, we interviewNicu,India, andPhilip co-founders of early-stage startupFitee. They shared their experience building a startup from scratch and what happens in the first 120 days.
Listen to get insights into:
👉 Typical challenges of startup founders
👉Business Development at startups
👉How to prioritize tasks
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Are you cut for business development? | Ep.16
The one and only Business Development Podcast 💥
Welcome to Let's Talk BD, the official podcast ofThe BD School, the first educational platform entirely dedicated to business development.
Here we interview business developers working in the field every day as well as startup founders, so they can share tips and experiences to make you a better #BD pro.
In this episode, we interviewDerren, Europe Director at Kinescope, and give you insights into:
👉 How to understand that you are a right fit for business development
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Strategic partnerships in business development | Ep.15
Hello #BusyBDee 🐝
Welcome to Let's Talk BD, the official podcast ofThe BD School, the first educational platform entirely dedicated to business development.
Here we interview business developers working in the field every day as well as startup founders, so they can share tips and experiences to make you a better #BD pro.
In this episode, we interviewGianluca, Head of Commercial Operations atThe Next Web. We talked about:
👉How to build strategic partnerships
👉Skills of successful BDs
👉How startups skyrocket your career
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Starting as a business development pro | Ep.14
The one and only Business Development Podcast 💥
Welcome to Let's Talk BD, the official podcast ofThe BD School, the first educational platform entirely dedicated to business development.
Here we interview business developers working in the field every day as well as startup founders, so they can share tips and experiences to make you a better #BD pro.
In this episode, we interviewSep, Product Manager at e-commerce startupHengam, and BD mentor for The BD School. We talked about:
👉How to move your first steps as a BD
👉Challenges faced by first-time BDs
👉How BD shapes your personality
Take your #BusinessDevelopment career to the next level, joinThe BD School 🔥
Business Development at Google | Ep.13
The one and only Business Development Podcast 💥
Welcome to Let's Talk BD, the official podcast ofThe BD School, the first educational platform entirely dedicated to business development.
Here we interview business developers working in the field every day as well as startup founders, so they can share tips and experiences to make you a better #BD pro.
In this episode, we interviewGaladrielle, Senior Team Manager BDR atGoogle Cloud. We talked about:
👉How to build a BD career in giant tech companies like Google
👉The typical day of a BD at Google Cloud
👉What you need to start working at Google Cloud
Take your #BusinessDevelopment career to the next level, joinThe BD School 🔥
How to stay mentally sane in business development | Ep.12
Hello #BusyBDee 🐝
Welcome to Let's Talk BD, the official podcast ofThe BD School, the first educational platform entirely dedicated to business development.
Here we interview business developers working in the field every day as well as startup founders, so they can share tips and experiences to make you a better #BD pro.
In this episode, we interviewGiulia psychologist and entrepreneur, co-founder ofaPsicologa. We talked about:
👉How to switch from psychology to business development
👉How to keep your mental well being as a business developer
👉How to cope with the constant change in BD
Take your #BusinessDevelopment career to the next level, joinThe BD School 🔥
The importance of mentorship in business development | Ep.11
The one and only Business Development Podcast 💥
Welcome to Let's Talk BD, the official podcast ofThe BD School, the first educational platform entirely dedicated to business development.
Here we interview business developers working in the field every day as well as startup founders, so they can share tips and experiences, to make you a better #BD pro.
In this episode, we interviewVikrant, entrepreneur and business development mentor. We talked about:
👉Why you should find yourself a mentor
👉How to find the right mentor
👉What you can expect from mentors
Take your #BusinessDevelopment career to the next level, joinThe BD School 🔥
How to become a startup founder | Ep.10
The one and only Business Development Podcast 💥
Welcome to Let's Talk BD, the official podcast ofThe BD School, the first educational platform entirely dedicated to business development.
Here we interview business developers working in the field every day as well as startup founders, so they can share tips and experiences, to make you a better #BD pro.
In this episode, we interviewFrancesca, founder ofL'It School, an online school to learn Italian. We talked about:
👉How to switch career from being a teacher to being an entrepreneur
👉How to improve your organizational skills
👉Challenges of being an entrepreneur
Take your #BusinessDevelopment career to the next level, joinThe BD School 🔥
Business development to build an App | Ep.9
The one and only Business Development Podcast 💥
Welcome to Let's Talk BD, the official podcast ofThe BD School, the first educational platform entirely dedicated to business development.
Here we interview business developers working in the field every day as well as startup founders, so they can share tips and experiences, to make you a better #BD pro.
In this episode, we interview Quirine, co-founder ofDearly, the app with the goal of helping people's grief. We talked about:
👉How the app business model works
👉Challenges of building an app
👉The role of community in the app model
Take your #BusinessDevelopment career to the next level, joinThe BD School 🔥
Business development to build a startup | Ep.8
The one and only Business Development Podcast 💥
Welcome to Let's Talk BD, the official podcast ofThe BD School, the first educational platform entirely dedicated to business development.
Here we interview business developers working in the field every day as well as startup founders, so they can share tips and experiences, to make you a better #BD pro.
In this episode, we invited Edwin van Rest, co-founder and CEO ofStudyPortals the leading study choice platform in the world. We asked him:
👉How can you grow a small startup to a leading global company
👉What's the biggest mistake he made as a founder
👉What makes him proud to be a founder
Take your #BusinessDevelopment career to the next level, joinThe BD School 🔥
Using networking in business development | Ep.7
The one and only Business Development Podcast 💥
Welcome to Let's Talk BD, the official podcast ofThe BD School, the first educational platform entirely dedicated to business development.
Here we interview business developers working in the field every day as well as startup founders, so they can share tips and experiences, to make you a better #BD pro.
In this episode, we invited Maria Cozza, an amazing networker, a former student of ourlive training as well as aBD mentor at The BD School. We talked about:
👉What is networking
👉How to make it less awkward
👉How to make friends with business contacts
Take your #BusinessDevelopment career to the next level, joinThe BD School 🔥
The evolution of business development | Ep.6
The one and only Business Development Podcast 💥
Welcome to Let's Talk BD, the official podcast ofThe BD School, the first educational platform entirely dedicated to business development.
Here we interview business developers working in the field every day as well as startup founders, so they can share tips and experiences, to make you a better #BD pro.
In this episode, we explore the evolution of business development from the '90s until today. We do it with Augusto Vianna, an experienced professional with over 20 years in the field and one of ourBD mentors.
👉Evolution of BD in the years
👉How was BD life before LinkedIn
👉Why research is a key skill for BD pros
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LinkedIn for business development in 2021 | Ep.5
The one and only Business Development Podcast 💥
Welcome to Let's Talk BD, the official podcast ofThe BD School, the first educational platform entirely dedicated to business development.
Here we interview business developers working in the field every day as well as startup founders, so they can share tips and experiences, to make you a better #BD pro.
In this episode, we interview Lorena, co-founder ofWishup Digital, LinkedIn expert, and one of ourBD mentors, today we talked about:
👉How to use LinkedIn for lead generation
👉Writing content that converts
👉How purpose can make your company successful
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Transferable skills in business development | Ep.4
The one and only Business Development Podcast 💥
Welcome to Let's Talk BD, the official podcast ofThe BD School, the first educational platform entirely dedicated to business development.
Here we interview business developers working in the field every day as well as startup founders, so they can share tips and experiences, to make you a better #BD pro.
In this episode, we interview Matteo Ogliari, an engineer turned #businessdevelopment manager as well as becoming one of ourBD mentors. Today we talked about:
👉How to recycle skills
👉Challenges of switching career
👉Embracing change
Take your #BusinessDevelopment career to the next level, joinThe BD School 🔥
The importance of resilience in business development | Ep.3
The one and only Business Development Podcast 💥
Welcome to Let's Talk BD, the official podcast ofThe BD School, the first educational platform entirely dedicated to business development.
Here we interview business developers working in the field every day as well as startup founders, so they can share tips and experiences, to make you a better #BD pro.
In this episode, we share Julissa's story, a story of going beyond the limits. She is a coach and one of ourBD mentors, today we talked about:
👉Becoming a life long learner
👉Overcoming challenges
👉How to become a legend
We are the first educational platform entirely dedicated to business development and we will make you fall in love with #BD 🔥
Take your #BusinessDevelopment career to the next level, joinThe BD School 🔥
The lead generation struggle in business development | Ep. 2
The one and only Business Development Podcast 💥
Welcome to Let's Talk BD, the official podcast ofThe BD School, the first educational platform entirely dedicated to business development.
Here we interview business developers working in the field every day as well as startup founders, so they can share tips and experiences, to make you a better #BD pro.
In this episode, we interviewRon, founder ofConversion Crew Digital Growth agency specialized in HubSpot.
We talked about:
👉Lead generation
👉Learning how to delegate
👉Hiring your first employee
Take your #BusinessDevelopment career to the next level, joinThe BD School 🔥
Using a dating app for business development? 🤯 | Ep. 1
The one and only Business Development Podcast 💥
Welcome to Let's Talk BD, the official podcast ofThe BD School, the leading educational platform entirely dedicated to business development.
Here we interview business developers working in the field every day as well as startup founders, so they can share tips and experiences, to make you a better #BD pro.
In the first episode, we invited Martina Mantoan, a business developer from Italy, a former student of ourlive training as well as aBD mentor at The BD School. We talked about:
👉Using dating apps for lead generation
👉Working with the product development team
👉How BD works in Italy
👉And a lot more
Take your #BusinessDevelopment career to the next level, joinThe BD School 🔥