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Breaking BizDev — 79 episodes
The Perfect (Sales) Proposal
Burnout in BizDev: Reignite Your Doer-Sellers
The Right (and Wrong) Ways to Use AI in Business Development
How to Maximize Un-Billable Hours (And Not Squander Them)
Is Your Referral Process Broken?
3 Option Pricing Tables Part II: Elements & Examples
3 Option Pricing Tables Part I: The Power of Three
Slides Don’t Sell
What Other Industries Know About Growth (That You’re Missing)
Follow-Up DOs and DON'Ts for Business Development
The Doer-Seller Bell Curve
5 Business 'Black Holes' Draining Your Time, Culture, and Profit
8 Elements of Sales Choreography: Turn That 'Maybe' Into a 'Yes'
Why AEC Firms Struggle with Business Development (and How to Fix It)
Building Trust At Scale (Without 1,000 Coffee Chats)
The Engagement Meeting: Take a Step Back and See The Big Picture
The Power Of Saying 'No': Turning Down Opportunities May Actually Be a Good Thing
The Pipeline Graveyard: Bringing Cold Leads Back to Life
Partner Involvement in Sales and Marketing: What Could Go Wrong?
Listen Up! Create Stronger Client Bonds With Empathy and Understanding
Quit Your Pitching! How NOT to do Social Selling
The 3 Buyer Archetypes: How to Engage With Each Role on the 'Buying Committee'
Account Expansion: Unlock Revenue You Already Earned
Digital Marketing Strategy for Consulting Firms
Selling or Serving: Is Your Firm Truly Client-Centric?
The Psychology of Familiarity: Building Trust with Mere Exposure
Monthly Recurring Revenue: Predictability for You AND Your Clients
What's Broken About BizDev in Accounting? + 2025 AAM Summit Recap
Your Next Proposal? It's a Trap!
Free vs Paid Offers: Crafting an Effective Lead Generation Strategy
3 (Really) Bad Reasons to Hire a Rainmaker
Creating a Sales Call Plan: Frameworks, Templates, and a Real-World Example
Shape the Future of Breaking BizDev: Share Your Feedback Today
Don’t Boil the Ocean: The Paradox of Focus, Specialization, and Positioning
Looking in the Mirror: How to Be Accountable Even When You Lose
From Solo to Enterprise: A Timelapse of Business Development Maturity
The Art of Being Ignorable: 12 Ways to SUCK at Differentiation
Bad Habits of Your 'Salesperson' Alter Ego
4 Things You Forgot To Do In Q4
Strategic Partnerships: Working Together In Orbit
Segment Development Plans: Win New Deals From a Slice of the Market
Account Development Plans: Grow Revenue From Your Best Clients
Storytelling Frameworks for Marketing and Sales
Inbound + Outbound = New Business
The Mindset Shift: Avoiding Sales Stereotypes in Professional Services
Why Don't Firms Believe in Lead Generation?
BONUS: Go Behind the Scenes of Breaking BizDev
Succession Planning: What's the Role of Sales and Marketing?
Mastering BizDev in Your Career: From Junior Practitioner to Managing Partner
Part 3. Contract Revenue Like a Pro
Part 2. Choreograph Your Sales Activities
Part 1. Create New Business You Actually Want to Win
Create, Choreograph, Contract: A Business Development Framework
6 Sales Competencies for Professionals
From Research to Revenue: How to Apply Your Ideal Client Profile (ICP)
Why the "Underdog Effect" is Killing Your Business
Enable Great Marketing With Revenue Clarity
Revenue Pacing at Mid-Year: How Do Your Projections Stack Up?
Why CRMs Suck at Relationship Management
7 Cognitive Biases That Shape New Business Development
What's Broken in Business Development Today?
Examples of Multi-Channel Prospecting Sequences
7 Content Marketing Frameworks for Lead Generation
Benefits of Working with Fractional Consultants
Roles & Skills Needed to Win New Business
Prospecting for Doer-Sellers: Targets, Tools, and Techniques
10 Ways to Suck at Conferences/Events, and How to Do Better
Pricing and Choice Architecture: Help Buyers Make Good Decisions
Differentiate Your Proposals With a Statement of Understanding
Top 10 Marketing & Sales Numbers for Professional Services
Disastrous BizDev Job Descriptions
The Client Success Story
How to Use LinkedIn for Business Development
A Referral Process
Checking in, Ghosting, and the Magic Email
A Revenue-Centric Approach to Firm Strategy
Good & Bad Selling (and Buying) in Professional Services
Good & Bad Marketing in Professional Services
What is Breaking BizDev?