Meet and reconnect with other members, learn how to make the most of your membership and learn business development best practices from NBDA founder and president, Christine Spray and national board member, Jim Langsdale.
NBDA First Quarter New & Renewing Member Special Event
Event Date : Apr 5, 2016
Agenda :
3:30pm-3:45pm Registration & Networking 3:45pm-4:00pm Making the Most of Your Membership 4:00pm-4:45pm Business Development Best Practices Workshop 4:45pm-4:55pm Q&A 5:00pm Adjourn
Location Name : Private
Location Address : Invitation Only
Speaker :
Christine Spray Founder & President | Strategic Catalyst Inc. and the National Business Development Association Christine Spray is a nationally recognized business development keynote speaker, consultant, trainer and coach. Spray serves as a CEO and business advisor with a passion for helping people and companies grow. Spray launched Strategic Catalyst, Inc. after working in public accounting and industry in senior leadership roles with start-up, restructuring and growth responsibilities. She recognized that by aligning business goals with marketing, human resource and business development strategies, organizations could leverage new business opportunities for far greater results. With more than 20 years of experience, Spray has created proven programs for management in the area of new business strategy by implementing Revenue Growth Assessments, Business Development Programs, Strategic Business Development Plans, and Accountability Models. Spray is a graduate of Coach University’s Two Year Program and EOS Worldwide Program. Spray launched the National Business Development Association (NBDA) to fill the need for a national trade association to provide best practices to individuals whose primary responsibility is generating business for their organization. NBDA provides a vibrant learning community where members can stay on top of industry trends and continually hone their skills through targeted professional development. Members of NBDA strongly believe in order to be a successful business development professional, you must focus on others and their needs before focusing on yourself. You will find this philosophy at the center of everything that is taught at the NBDA. Chair & National Speaker | Vistage International Spray serves as Chair and National Speaker for Vistage International, the world’s leading chief executive organization; its affiliates have more than 16,000 members in 16 countries. In her leadership role, she leads C-level executive discussions to help companies implement more efficient processes and programs that reduce costs, increase profitability and foster enhanced growth.
Jim Langsdale Director | Grant Thornton LLP Jim Langsdale is the Director of Business Development in the Houston office of Grant Thornton, LLP. Prior to joining Grant Thornton, Jim was a Director with Automatic Data Processing (ADP) for 13 years where he was recognized for numerous sales achievements, was awarded seven President’s Club awards, and served as the National Director of Corporate Alliances for eight years. Jim has served as the Vice President of Operations and Training for two separate International Franchise Organizations where he was recognized as the “Trainer of the Year” for North America in 1980. Since joining Grant Thornton in 2002, Jim has been recognized perennially as one of the top producing Business Developers. He is also a Practice Development instructor at Grant Thornton’s Senior Manager Development Conference and serves as a member of the Grant Thornton Strategic Learning taskforce. Jim’s community involvement includes the Greater Houston Partnership, the Association for Corporate Growth, Turnaround Management Association, Texas Coalition for Capital, and Houston Producers Forum.