In this episode of Tim and Raef's Reads we discuss an amazing book Inside the Magic Kingdom by Tom Connellan.  We will discuss the key lessons in the book all about Disney's success.

The Holidays can be a busy and fun time of the year.  It also provides one of the greatest opportunities for referrals that is often missed.  This week we discuss why it may be vital to continue networking during the Holidays and how to take advantage of this amazing opportunity.

No chapter can reach its true potential without every member achieving a score of 100 on the Power of One report.  In a new segement we interview some of our members who have recently acheived that goal.  This week we speak with Emily Maillet from the BNI Synergy Partners chapter in our New Hampshire Region.

We are trying a new podcast topic as BONUS content for our members. Each month Tim and Raef will review a different business/success book one of us has read to review the key lessons from it. This week we review Success is a Choice by Rick Pitino

This week we discuss a new way to use an old program.  What would be the benefits of the entire chapter going through the Mentoring Program together?

We are back!  This week we discuss our general session topic at this year's Chapter Success Trainings.  What is the number one focus of a successful chapter?  What should your number one goal as a group be?  We discuss this and more!

No chapter can reach its true potential without every member achieving a score of 100 on the Power of One report.  In a new segement we interview some of our members who have recently acheived that goal.  This week we speak with Don LaPlume from the Upper Valley BNI chapter in our New Hampshire Region.

Brennan’s first encountered BNI at age 19 when his job was to hit play on the VHS tape of Dr. Misner during informational meetings.  Today, he is the Executive Director of 44 BNI Chapters & 1,100 Members.  Last years these members passed 38,000 referrals that resulted in $38 million in closed business. Brennan is twice an International Founders Circle Member and was recently appointed to BNI’s International Franchise Advisory Board.  He is proud to be a 14 year BNI member, has given thousands of referrals, and has been thanked for over $2 million in closed business.

Finally, Brennan is co-authoring a book with the Founder and Chairman of BNI, Dr. Ivan Misner.  The book, Avoiding the Networking Disconnect, is set to release in the fall of 2015.

No chapter can reach its true potential without every member achieving a score of 100 on the Power of One report.  In a new segement we interview some of our members who have recently acheived that goal.  This week we speak with Kyle Battis of the BNI Alliance for Business Growth in our New Hampshire Region.

Meaghan Chitwood is the Executive Director for BNI Alabama.  Meaghan discussed how connectiong, and networking, is a LEARNED skill.  Learn more about Meaghan at http://meaghanchitwood.com/