National Business Development Association - NBDA

08/21/2025

Many of us will be at the Sell Well Conference in Houston Sept 11 & 12. The theme is Unshakable.

At Sell Well, they believe great businesses aren’t built to avoid friction, they’re built to withstand it. Like palm trees in high winds or suspension bridges under pressure, they’re designed to bend, not break. That’s why we’ve chosen UNSHAKEABLE as our theme this year.

Do you want an Unshakable business? Visit https://www.theghgn.com/sell-well-2025 to learn more and get your ticket before September 5th. We'd love to see you there.

08/08/2025

Catherine is starting (at 11 am CT Aug8) the Ask Me Anything about Sell Well office hours on Zoom.

Register here and ask your questions about this BizDev conference in Houston Sep 11 and 12. We're excited to be a part of it-

Join our live "Ask Me Anything" Sell Well office hours with founder of The Good Humans Growth Network®, Catherine Brown. This is a great chance to get your questions answered, hear more about what to expect, and decide if Sell Well is the right fit for you. Office hours are held on Fridays from 11:...

05/01/2025

Dana Casto is back with us today at 11 AM CT with part 2 of his Marketing Accelerator workshop. He will be guiding us through using ChatGPT to create websites and lead generators. Members and guests are welcome and this is free!

Like last time, Dana has built in time for us to work together and give feedback (it is a workshop!) so he's asked that we have our cameras on.

If you missed the first one, don't let that keep you from attending the rest of the 3 part series.

Join Dana in his 3-part series that helps you create marketing that will actually help you build your business. We'll be covering: ✔ Mastering Storytelling in Marketing ✔ Integrating Storytelling into Your Online Presence ✔ Maximizing Impact through Messaging and Strategy This NBDA event is op...

04/14/2025

Are you a B2B marketing professional in the Houston area who wants to improve your skills and expand your network?

Catherine Brown, president of NBDA, will be a panel facilitator at AIM (Accelerating Innovative Marketing) a dynamic new conference from the Houston Business Marketing Alliance (HBMA).

Join us for a full day of inspiration, insight, and connection. Expect thought-provoking sessions, practical strategies, and opportunities to engage with Houston’s brightest B2B marketing minds.

Join HBMA for AIM Conference 2025 on April 24 at Rice University. Connect with top B2B marketing minds, gain fresh insights, and boost your expertise.

03/19/2025

Unlock the power of storytelling in marketing to transform your outreach efforts. Learn how compelling narratives can captivate your audience and drive engagement. Dana Casto brings NBDA members and their guests, a 3- part Marketing Accelerator.

This first session explores proven techniques for crafting persuasive brand stories and elevator pitches that resonate with your target audience.

After the presentation, dive into practical application. Use the provided templates and ChatGPT prompts for brainstorming sessions to develop your compelling elevator pitch. Receive personalized feedback and guidance to refine your storytelling approach in real time.

Session dates in Dana's Marketing Accelerator are April 10, May 1 and June 4. These events are open to the public. Visit the events tab on our website NBDA.co for details and to register.

01/14/2025

If you've never been to an NBDA event, today would be a great day to change that.

We're honored to have John Way on a call with host Cindi Boudreaux at 10AM CT today.

They're going to talk about making referrals part of your regular routine, not just an afterthought! Giving and asking for referrals is a skill to be practiced and grown like any other. John is an expert in this area. Bring your referral dilemmas and questions!

Register at the link–
https://lnkd.in/gQCmUUbD

01/13/2025

If you're been reading our posts about GROW 2025 and thinking "February 26-28 is so far out, I'll look into this more later," take this post as a sign that "later" has finally arrived!

Catherine has created 2 informational Zoom sessions. Bring your questions about the conference (before you buy!) and meet some people. These are great because you can ask specific questions such as, "I work in X industry and my best clients are in Y industry. Are there going to be other people who sell to Y industry who can be referral partners with me?"

Register here- https://lnkd.in/ee22MAnv

12/16/2024

If you have ever hesitated to reach out to a potential client for a second or third time because you're concerned about being pushy, jump on the call tomorrow at 11:30 CT with Pandora Hodges. She will help you with a calling rhythm that will make it easier for you to reach out without second guessing yourself. This is an event for NBDA members only so be sure to register https://bit.ly/3P3f2nq

12/06/2024

Want to meet people who share their network with you so that you can meet big biz dev goals next year? We're partnering with The GHGN for GROW 2025, so we can do just that! This conference, happening in Galveston in February, changes lives with the connections made. Register at theGHGN.com

Visit TheGHGN.com for more information about our B2B sales conferences.

11/27/2024

Before you're too full and sleepy- We have a Black Friday Special and a Holiday Lunch for you! These are cohosted with TThe GHGN(The Good Humans Growth Network)

First, when you buy a ticket to GROW 2025, our Black Friday sale gets you free admission to the Value Proposition Workshop hosted by John Way and Katie Lantukh in February. This comes just in time for you to be ready to share your even-clearer value prop with confidence at the conference! Registration is at the Events tab at theGHGN.com. Offer ends Dec 2.

Next, If you live in Houston or want to travel here for it, we have a B2B networking lunch Dec 6th. We are excited about our sign ups so far. We'llshare registrants' names next week, ahead of the lunch, and you can plan your purposeful networking. Register by Dec 2 at theGHGN.com Events tab.

Help us end random acts of networking and come see what our joint NBDA/ GHGN events are like!

Have a great holiday weekend and we hope to see you soon!

https://www.theghgn.com

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11/07/2024

We're excited that Brooke Greening is going to give a workshop on activities that every person who does business development should do each day.

There are 5 things!

Brooke is StoryBrand trained, a sales expert, and a good human who will share with National Business Development Association (NBDA).

If you have not joined the NBDA community, what are you waiting for ?
It's $497 for the whole year, and we have regular virtual networking events, two live conferences per year, and we bring in world-class 🌎 experts in bizdev like Brooke to help you grow your sales.

Join NBDA at https://nbda.co today and join us Thur, Nov 14th for this training.

go here for best practices on business development . Build relationships, build trust and build more business .

10/07/2024

Join us Oct 16 for "Ask the Expert," an exclusive webinar series hosted by Cindi Boudreaux.

Joining Cindi for this webinar, Enhancing Sales Strategies Through Consultative Selling and Multi-Channel Integration, are Walt Parmer (Founder, Revenue Conductors) and Brandon Meek (Open AI Alliance Sales and Market Development Leader, PwC)

In this webinar, the panelists will delve into best practices for consultative-based sales, discuss how to effectively implement an integrated multi-sales channel approach, and explore advanced market strategies tailored for large-scale organizations. This webinar is open to members and non-members. Invite a friend and register at

GROW 2025 A Good Humans Growth Network® conference Houston’s premiere B2B business development conference. Register Now You want reliable guidance to improve your business development and sales skills. We have both virtual and in-person meetings to maximize your business development efforts. All ...