• Real Relationships Real Revenue - Audio Edition

  • By: Mo Bunnell
  • Podcast

  • Summary

  • Are you leading important client relationships and also on the hook for growing them? The growth part can seem mysterious, but it doesn’t have to be! Business development expert Mo Bunnell will take you inside the minds of some of the most interesting thought leaders in the world, applying their insights to growth skills. You’ll learn proven processes to implement modern techniques. You’ll learn how to measure their impact. And, everything will be based in authenticity, always having the client’s best interest in mind. No shower required. CLAIM=c0c5a758f2e624177aba6d816a15a7268d310491=CLAIM
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Episodes
  • Dennis Baltz on Purpose – Time To Get Great At Business Development

    Dennis Baltz on Purpose – Time To Get Great At Business Development
    May 23 2022

    Mo asks Dennis Baltz: When did you realize that business development is something that would be interesting to you?

    • Dennis’s interest in business development goes all the way back to his high school days in 1987, where he was trying to find people to participate in market studies. It was a tough gig and he had to stretch outside his comfort zone to get things done.
    • Knowing that he had something of value to offer to the people gave him the confidence to ask for something they may not be initially open to. Dennis learned to be interested in the person first and think about the value he could provide, instead of assuming the ‘no’ right away.
    • Dennis has been on all sides of the transaction when it comes to risk during his career, so that gives him some perspective on what potential buyers are looking for. Initial meetings are simply about identifying problems and how you can be helpful.
    • Preparing for the meetings ahead of time is crucial to Dennis’s success. Following up usually involves finding resources or people to connect the prospect with that can help solve the problem in the meantime.
    • Introducing techniques from another industry is a great way to appeal to a potential client’s desire for both safety and innovation.
    • On the human side of things, Dennis realized that he needed to stay in front of clients at the beginning of the pandemic and that turned into a monthly blog post that he sends to clients and colleagues. Being open and vulnerable, and sharing some of the personal elements of his life, have had a tremendous impact.

     

     

    Mentioned in this Episode:

    GrowBIGPlaybook.com

    linkedin.com/in/dennisbaltz

    dennis.baltz@willistowerswatson.com
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    17 mins
  • Chris Graham Elaborates on Thinking Bigger, Quicker

    Chris Graham Elaborates on Thinking Bigger, Quicker
    May 21 2022
    Chris Graham shares his growth story of both personal and professional development, and how he uses his skills and connections in his private equity firm Crown Capital Investments to impact the communities and families of the businesses they’re invested in. Learn how Chris developed the skills needed to create powerful relationships, but also the internal mindset he was missing that prevented him from scaling his impact to what he knew it could be; how to think bigger, quicker, and how to find a mentor and get them invested in your success.   Mo asks Chris Graham: When was the moment you realized growth was a good thing? As a lawyer, you’re responsible for the whole gamut of the business. The whole process is about connecting and engaging with clients on a deeper level, and Chris realized that he needed a new approach in order to scale.Everybody who is striving to be more has to cut what they are good at, to take a risk at doing something better.Chris had a great relationship with his clients but being limited to a one-to-one impact felt restricting for what he wanted to do so he pivoted from law into private equity. He had to give up what he had been building for 20 years to have an opportunity to make an even greater impact.His experience over the 20 years of growing his law practice gave him a unique perspective into what entrepreneurs can do to grow their business. Taking that experience into the private equity space, along with the confidence of a few key families, helped Chris find success in his new line of work.The transition from one-to-one to one-to-many didn’t happen all at once.Chris started things off by taking a lot of the risk on himself. He bet on himself to make it easier for clients to also bet on him too.When he decided to move into private equity, Chris scaled back his law firm to give himself more bandwidth and started blocking off time to focus on the new project. This gave him the room to build the new company.If you don’t block time, there will always be something to absorb the time you didn’t block for your new venture. You’ll never get off the old ladder if you don’t block off time for the new ladder.   Mo asks Chris Graham: What is your personal definition of growth? Chris has always been driven by learning new things. Since he spends nearly all his time now selling, he focuses on reteaching all the things he has learned over the years.What people really want is for someone to help them identify problems they didn’t even know they had and help them solve those problems.As experts, it’s very easy to get so focused on what you know that you aren’t even aware of the issues that are just outside your expertise.The mindset that Chris carries into a meeting is one of being excited to learn and showing how he can help. By being truly concerned about the other person, it’s a lot easier to customize your solution to actually solve their problem.When speaking with potential investors, Chris is looking to learn what their investment goals are to see if they are aligned with them. His company has a well defined mission and invests in very specific types of companies. If the opportunity is not a fit, that’s okay.If the goals are aligned but the person may not be ready to go yet, Chris tries to break the information into more bite-sized pieces instead of overwhelming them with everything at once.Dripping out follow-up content has made building trust with investors a success.   Mo asks Chris Graham: What is your favorite science, step, or story from the GrowBIG Training or Snowball System? One of Chris’s favorite strategies actually came from one of Mo’s Grow Big Playbook emails about how long your emails should be.When you’re in a moment, it can be hard to step back and see the bigger picture. Try to get a greater perspective and see if what you are considering is being given too much or too little importance.Whenever you’re worried about whether something is worth your time, measure it against whether you’re future self will be proud of it.Chris starts his day off at 5 AM with some exercise and reading time to get into the right mindset for the work that day. He also has time blocked off everyday that allows him to focus, think, catch up, and tackle problems that arise.Impact isn’t always about the time involved, it can also involve leveraging relationships and connection. When determining what to focus on, Chris looks at impact, connection, and how something aligns with his long-term vision.Every mission is a vision of a future that’s better than today. Chris’s vision is one of restoring community capitalism and rebuilding the communities and families that are impacted by those companies.Find the intersection between something you are really interested in and having a big impact on the world. The problem with big missions is that they take a long time to fulfill, so you better be interested in it.   Mo asks Chris Graham: What growth story are ...
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    1 hr and 1 min
  • Going Back In Time, What Chris Graham Would Say To His Younger Self

    Going Back In Time, What Chris Graham Would Say To His Younger Self
    May 20 2022

    Mo asks Chris Graham: If you could record a video around growth skills and send it to your younger self, what would it say?

    • Chris’s message would be simple: Think bigger, quicker.
    • Chris had been entrepreneurial his whole career, but he didn’t have the vision at the time to be able to make the leap to start his own law firm.
    • Before starting Crown Capital, Chris didn’t know exactly what a private equity firm did on a day-to-day basis, but he knew he was interested and there was an opportunity for him there. He reached out to other private equity firms and sold them on the skills and connections he had to get some experience, and doing that eliminated the mystery.
    • Use the value you have and try to get involved. Maybe you’ll have a better way to do it, which is what Chris discovered, or you will learn what you need to know to make a decision.
    • Asking somebody to mentor you is a powerful move, people love to mentor when they can and often they can become invested in your success. A great question to ask is, “I need a mentor in this space to make the transition. Are you available?”

     

     

    Mentioned in this Episode:

    GrowBIGPlaybook.com

    linkedin.com/company/crowncapitalinvestments

    linkedin.com/in/christophertgraham25

    cgraham@ccfos.com

    crown-inv.com

    Crown Capital Investments on YouTube - youtube.com/channel/UCLstgUIyDH9bRFTHH0vWAbg
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    14 mins
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