Mar 9, 2022
Have you ever thought that about how you develop your network helps you both personally and professionally? The two components of living a full life are the experiences we have and the people we meet along the way.
Experiences and people allow us to gain different perspectives and we grow as individuals. I love it when I meet someone, then through them, meet someone else, then someone else. A friend of a friend of a friend is how I came to know today’s guest, Debby Peters.
After fourteen successful years as a salesperson and then sales manager, Debby moved to Toledo in 1992 and founded her first company, a traditional sales training and coaching effort. Since 2002 she has taught referral-based sales courses. In 2009 she founded Connext Nation and wrote Referral Pursuit, a course that helps business people to hone their referral relationships. In 2018 she merged with her son’s company to grow now and to continue this success for the future generation.
Ms. Peters is the author of “Tell Me Exactly What to Say” and is a contributing author to “Masters of Networking” and "Masters of Sales" and has written the eBook, “WhyWorks.”
She has been a member of BNI (Business Network International) for over 26 years and has received numerous awards as a result of her membership. Also, she was honored with the prestigious 2001 Milestone’s Award for Business and the 2015 Rocky River Chamber’s Most Active Member of the Year.
She adheres to the BNI motto of “Giver’s Gain” and her own personal business motto is, “If you don’t ask, you won’t get.” She and her son, Greg, host the Third Generation Networking Podcast.
Debby lives in Perrysburg, Ohio with her husband, and their one dog and two cats. She is a grandmother of ten having taught all her granddaughters to climb trees. She loves to create wonderful flower and vegetable gardens and also to read about and engage in adventure activities, such as white-water rafting, skiing and climbing. She mentored an inner-city student for over three years and believes that her responsibility is to give back to the community to thank those who have given help to her in the past.
Debby really lives a full life and has fun at the work she does.
In this episode you’ll learn more about Debby’s entrepreneurial journey as well as fantastic networking tips.
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Additional Resources:
- Referral Pursuit 10-week course
- Mini Networking: Four Conversations to Jump-Start Your Referral Pursuit
- 21-21-21 Program
- Third Generation Podcast
- Business Network International (BNI)
- Tell Me Exactly What to Say: 33 Conversations That Will Make a Huge Impact on Your Networking Life | Debby Peters
- Never Eat Alone | Kevin Ferrazzi & Tahl Raz
Connect with Debby Peters:
- Website: https://www.connextnation.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/connextnation
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/debbypetersnetworkingguru/
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- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gaylascrivener/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GaylaScrivenerWorkFromAnywhere/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gscrivener/
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