Ivan Misner Creator of BNI (Business Network International)

Dr. Ivan Misner is the Founder and Chief Visionary Officer of BNI, the world's largest business networking organization. Founded in 1985 the organization now has over 7,400 chapters throughout every populated continent of the world. Last year alone, BNI generated over 7.7 million referrals resulting in more than $9.3 billion dollars' worth of business for its members. Dr. Misner's Ph.D. is from the University of Southern California. He is a New York Times Bestselling author who has written 21 books. He is also a columnist for Entrepreneur.com and has taught business management at several universities throughout the United States. In addition, he is the Senior Partner for the Referral Institute – a referral training company with trainers around the world. Called the "Father of Modern Networking" by CNN and one of the "Top Networking Experts to Watch" by Forbes, Dr. Misner is considered to be one of the world's leading experts on business networking and has been a keynote speaker for major corporations and associations throughout the world. He has been featured in the L.A. Times, Wall Street Journal, and New York. Times, as well as numerous TV and radio shows including CNN, the BBC and The Today Show on NBC. Dr. Misner is on the Board of Trustees for the University of LaVerne. He is also the Co-Founder of the BNI Charitable Foundation and was recently named "Humanitarian of the Year" by the Red Cross. Find out more about Ivan: .com More on the host; Dov Baron. Matrix.FullMontyLeadership.com Get bonus content on Patreon

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