Episode 144 – Get your Network On with Frank Agin
Get your Network On is our latest episode of Business Growth Time with Frank Agin ”
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About Frank Agin:
Frank Agin is president of AmSpirit Business Connections, an organization that empowers entrepreneurs, sales representatives and professionals to become successful through networking.
He is also the host of the Networking Rx podcast, a weekly short-form podcast with insights and interviews related to better business relationships. And he narrates the Networking Rx Minute, a micro podcast with daily ideas and inspiration.
Time Stamped Show Notes:
03:45 – Let’s get to know Frank Agin
04:51 – How he Get Started his business as a Law firm
13:18 – What made Frank decide on business networking
17:02 – What is (BNI)
- You are partnering with a group of people who will become your sales force, so, educate, educate, educate them on how to refer you.
19:08 – What’s in the AmSpirit Business Connections?
- Frank does a lot of training at the groups trying to get people to understand how referrals work.
- They have lots of things where people can network across chapter lines.
21:13 – Reasons You’re Not Getting Referrals
- Educating your network about the type of referrals you want is much more important to your networking efforts.
- This demands a shift in how you see your networking partners.
23:15 – How to grow your network of referrers
- Frank, mentioned the idea of the financial advisor that shows up when the meeting starts and leaves when the meeting ends, if you’re not networking outside of the meeting, you’re doing it wrong.
27:19 – It is Relationship Building, Not Networking
30:13 – Ways to Make People Feel Confident to Refer You
- All things being equal, people will do business with and refer business to those people they know, like and trust.
33:20 – Tips for “Networking Newbies”
- Probably the best place to start is go volunteer, find something you’re passionate about and get out there and volunteer and associate with those people.
- If you already got this passion, tied together, that conversation becomes so much easier.
38:08 – Franchise Business Opportunities: AmSpirit Business Connections
- Being a franchisee of a networking organization is a great way to position yourself in the center of your community.
42:19 – For more information on AmSpirit Business Connections and its franchise opportunity program
- You can contact Frank Agin at frankagin@amspirit.com or visit http://www.amspirit.com/franchise.php.
43:41 – Where to find Frank Agin
- If you’d like to learn more about Frank, visit his website here.
- Listen to his podcast show
- For his LinkedIn, check this out
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