Breaking BizDev
What does "business development" mean anyways?
On Breaking BizDev, John Tyreman and Mark Wainwright break down, beat up, and redefine that nebulous term 'business development' for the modern professional services firm.
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Podcasting since 2023 • 72 episodes
Breaking BizDev
Latest Episodes
Slides Don’t Sell
In this episode, Mark and John take aim at the traditional pitch deck — and explain why it no longer works in modern business development.From distraction overload to one-sided broadcasts, they outline five reasons slides don’t sell and ...
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Episode 72
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29:22
What Other Industries Know About Growth (That You’re Missing)
Most professional services firms approach growth the same way: copy what their competitors are doing, refine it slightly, and hope for better results.In this episode of Breaking BizDev, we explore why that mindset creates stagnati...
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Episode 71
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32:46
Follow-Up DOs and DON'Ts for Business Development
Most business development conversations don’t fail in the meeting—they fail in the follow-up.In this episode of Breaking BizDev, John Tyreman and Mark Wainwright unpack the DOs and DON’Ts of follow-up and explain why it’s one of...
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Episode 70
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34:59
The Doer-Seller Bell Curve
Most professional services firms depend on doer-sellers—but few take the time to examine how sales responsibility is actually distributed across the organization.In this episode, John Tyreman and Mark Wainwright introduce The Doer-Sel...
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Episode 69
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29:35
5 Business 'Black Holes' Draining Your Time, Culture, and Profit
Some of the biggest threats to your firm aren’t competitors or market conditions—they’re internal “black holes” that quietly consume time, focus, and profit.In this episode of Breaking BizDev, John Tyreman and Mark Wainwright un...
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Episode 68
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29:56