NBDA Podcast National Business Development Association

On today's episode of the National Business Development Association Podcast, we are speaking with Brad Chambers, Managing Shareholder at a law firm Baker Donelson's Houston, Texas. Baker Donelson is one of the top 100 largest firms in the United States.


We had a great conversation about Brad's company, the work they do and how they work with their clients on a variety of legal matters, as well as learning more about how he became involved in NBDA. He shared some of the things he enjoys about working in Houston, and the business development best practices he's developed over his 20 plus years in business.


There are a lot of great insights in this show about how to excel in the legal profession by developing relationships with clients on more than just a business level.



LINKSShow Notes

About National Business Development Association (NBDA)

About Bakers Donelson

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Bradley E. ChambersAbout Bradley



Special Guest: Bradley E. Chambers.

Today on the NBDA Podcast, we're speaking with Ashley Barhorst, Director of Sales for North Texas at Iscential, an independent insurance agency, risk management, and financial services firm. She is also the Membership Development Director on the NBDA board.


In this episode, we talk about her background, role with Iscential, and how she was drafted to join the board here at NBDA, a role she has described as one of the best business decisions she ever made.


This is a great conversation, and Ashley shares her business development strategies, the lessons she's learned, and advice she'd give to a new person in a business development role.





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About National Business Development Association (NBDA)

About Iscential

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Ashley BarhorstAbout Ashley



Special Guest: Ashley Barhorst.

Today on the NBDA podcast, we are joined by Leah Faul, Founder and Owner of 15,000 Cubits, a digital marketing agency based here in Houston, Texas.


Leah is also the director of marketing for NBDA, and in this episode, we talk about how she learned about NBDA, why she joined, why she chose to become a member of the board, and the value she's received from being a part of the organization.


We also talk about her company, her business development work each week, some of her best practices, and the role culture plays as a differentiator in their space.


Leah is a dynamic person whose passion for her business, employees, and clients really shows.


LINKSShow Notes

About National Business Development Association (NBDA)

About 15000 Cubits

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Leah FaulAbout Leah
Special Guest: Leah Faul.

Today on the NBDA Podcast, we're speaking with Mike Siegel, one of the longest-serving NBDA Board Members and President of Nodus Solutions, a website development company, right here in Houston.


We had a great conversation about his company and the work they do, as well as learning more about how Mike became involved in NBDA, some of the things he enjoys most about being on the board, and the business development best practices he's developed over his 20 years in business.


Mike's a really engaging guy with a wealth of knowledge around business development and relationship building. There are a lot of great insights in this show.


LINKSShow Notes

About National Business Development Association (NBDA)

About Nodus Solutions

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Mike SiegelAbout Mike
Special Guest: Mike Siegel.

Today on the NBDA Podcast, we're speaking with Scott Kelley, President of Encore Search Partners, an executive search firm providing white-glove recruiting services, right here in Houston.


Scott has a great story. He's still relatively early in his career but has really experienced a great deal of success and rapidly climbed the career ladder. We talked about his background, some best practices he follows, and the important things he's learned that he still uses in his Business Development career today.


We also talked about why he joined the NBDA board and the benefits of being a member.


LINKSShow Notes

About National Business Development Association (NBDA)

About Encore Search Partners

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Scott KelleyAbout Scott
Special Guest: Scott Kelley.

Today on the NBDA Podcast, we're speaking with Carrie Ferroukhi and Candus Hinderer, Managing Partners at Arcus Advisors. A Houston based firm specializing in helping Private Equity firms improve their portfolio companies' results by optimizing the accounting and finance functions.


They founded the business in October of 2020, in the midst of the COVID19 pandemic, and we talk about why they've started their business, the challenges and opportunities in launching a company during a pandemic, and the lessons learned over the past year.


This is a great conversation with two inspiring entrepreneurs developing a new business.


LINKSShow Notes

About National Business Development Association (NBDA)

About Arcus Advisors

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Carrie FerroukhiAbout Carrie

Candus HindererAbout Candus
Special Guests: Candus Hinderer and Carrie Ferroukhi.