Episode 540: Country-Wide Referrals




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Summary: Synopsis<br> <a href="http://www.therightclick.net/">Jeremy Walsh</a> joins Dr. Misner again this week to talk about country-wide referrals, which are made possible thanks to Dr. Misner’s vision of how to tie the world together through <a href="https://www.bniconnectglobal.com/">BNI Connect</a>.<br> Since BNI Connect was first launched in 2012, it’s been possible to pass referrals to members in other chapters–but only in your own region. The most-requested feature has been the ability to pass referrals to BNI members in other regions. It’s now possible to pass referrals to anyone in your own country with the BNI Connect mobile app.<br> BNI members have always passed referrals to members in other regions, but now you can get credit for them, because it’s possible to confirm that the referral was made.<br> Passing referrals worldwide has to wait until the BNI Connect team has dealt with the problem of currency conversion, but they’re working on it.<br> If you have a story about a referral you’ve gotten through BNI Connect, share it in the comments.<br> Visit Jeremy’s website, <a href="http://www.therightclick.net/">The Right Click</a>.<br> Brought to you by the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCavppwZDxSx_PbqWoG9leXw">Networking for Success Channel on YouTube</a>.<br> Complete Transcript of Episode 540 –<br> Priscilla:<br><br> Hello everybody and welcome back to the Official BNI Podcast, brought to you by the Networking for Success Channel on YouTube, which features Dr. Ivan Miser and many other networking experts. I am Priscilla Rice, and I am coming to you from Live Oak Recording Studio in Berkeley, California. I am joined on the phone today by the Founder and the Chief Visionary Officer of BNI, Dr. Ivan Misner. Hello, Ivan, how are you and where are you today?<br> Ivan:<br><br> I am in your neck of the woods today, Priscilla, I am in the Bay Area for an Asentiv conference tomorrow where I am speaking. I will wave to you. I won’t be far away.<br> Priscilla:<br><br> That sounds good.<br> Ivan:<br><br> We have a guest who was with us last week. He has been on a number of podcasts. He is a good friend, Jeremy Walsh. He has been a member for 16 years. He handles the customer service for BNI Connect. He has done that amazingly well for the last seven years. He has been President of his chapter, Vice President,. He has been a Director Consultant. I forgot to mention last week that he is now a a member of the Board of Directors for BNI Foundation. Congratulations on that, Jeremy. I really appreciate your contributions to the Foundation by being on the Board. He is also PResident of The RIght Click. I didn’t ask you this last week. When we are all done, you should give your website for The Right Click as well. So today, Jeremy, welcome to the podcast, by the way.<br> Jeremy:<br><br> Thank you so much i. It is such a pleasure to be here.<br> Ivan:<br><br> You have been on a lot. You have probably been here as much or more than any one other guest that I have ever had, so you must be doing a great job.<br> Jeremy:<br><br> Thanks. I could talk about BNI Connect all day.<br> Ivan:<br><br> Especially now. WHen it first came out, maybe not so much wanting to, but you are always good at it. You are always good at calming people down, but now it is such a fantastic tool. Last week, we talked about the app. If you didn’t listen to last week’s podcast, go and listen to it. It is about the mobile app.<br> So this week, we want to talk about country-wide referrals. So you have six or seven talking points on this. Jeremy, I will let you run with it.<br> Jeremy:<br><br> Awesome. Well, I have to say that since BNI Connect was released- which by the way, if nobody has thank Ed you recently, Dr. Misner for even having this vision of how to tie the world together through BNI Connect,