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Welcome to Let's Talk BD, the official podcast of The BD School 🚀🚀🚀 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!

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    • May 31, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 32m AVG DURATION
    • 24 EPISODES


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    Going from BD to BD Director | S2. | Ep. 5

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2023 44:10


    In today's episode, you'll meet Summer Lowery, Director of Client Relations at Big 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/

    Recruiting business developers | S2. | Ep. 4

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2023 28:44


    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/

    Training commercial teams | S.2 | Ep.3

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2023 28:31


    In today's episode, you'll meet Mafalda Director of Business Development and Customer Success at Wonderway. Wonderway is a sales enablement platform that helps tech companies organize their onboarding training. With Mafalda we talked about: Top mistakes when training commercial teams Best practices when training commercial teams The 3 elements of a perfect training Grab your cup of coffee and enjoy this very energetic chat! And, if you'd like to improve your business development skills enroll in our certification program: https://link.thebdschool.com/bd-certification-podcast

    The Queen of Meetings | S.2 | Ep.2

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2023 28:44


    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 called TechSee. 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: SHOW ME THE BOOTCAMPS

    The power of community in business development | S.2 | Ep.1

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2023 40:44


    Welcome back to the Let's Talk BD Podcast

    Cold calling in business development: does it work? | S.1 | Ep.19

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2022 29:17


    Business Development Insights for 2022 with Lucia | BONUS EPISODE | S.1 | Ep.18

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 28, 2021 55:21


    Hello #BusyBDee

    The first 120 days of a startup | FOUNDERS EXCLUSIVE | S.1 | Ep.17

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2021 29:04


    Do you have a talent for business development? | S.1 | Ep.16

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2021 28:11


    Hello #BusyBDee

    Strategic partnerships in business development | S.1 | Ep.15

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2021 32:30


    Moving your first steps in business development | S.1 | Ep.14

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2021 26:17


    Business Development at Google | S.1 | Ep.13

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2021 29:38


    Mental wellbeing tips for business developers | S.1 | Ep.12

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2021 30:10


    The importance of mentorship in business development | S.1 | Ep.11

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2021 21:44


    How to become a startup founder | FOUNDERS EXCLUSIVE | S.1 | Ep.10

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2021 27:57


    Building an App as a startup | FOUNDERS EXCLUSIVE | S.1 | Ep.9

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2021 33:10


    How to grow your startup | FOUNDERS EXCLUSIVE | S.1 | Ep.8

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2021 24:00


    Using networking in business development | S.1 | Ep.7

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2021 36:34


    Evolution of business development | S.1 | Ep.6

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2021 38:12


    LinkedIn tips for business developers '21 edition | S.1 | Ep.5

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2021 38:11


    Hello #BusyBDee

    Transferable skills in business development | S.1 | Ep.4

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2021 26:37


    The importance of resilience in business development | S.1 | Ep.3

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2021 36:42


    Lead generation tips for business developers | S.1 | Ep.2

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2021 26:32


    Creativity in business development | S.1 | Ep.1

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2021 32:25


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