ABOUT SOUTH FLORIDA BNI REGION

I wish I could lay claim to the starting BNI, I wish I could say I was instrumental to bringing BNI to Florida but, I was instrumental in bringing BNI to New York, New Jersey, and south Florida from coast-to-coast with some truly great Directors. In 1989, BNI kicked off it's first ever chapter in the New York Region and I was there as a charter member of the 'Eastchester' chapter. The idea of developing relationships for the purpose of passing referrals to other members that I knew and trusted didn't seem to be unique but no one else was doing it! Since that time BNI has literally exploded across the United States and around the world. As a member of other business organizations, I realized that I was not getting the amount of referrals that I thought I should be getting and when I heard the Founder & CEO of BNI, Ivan R. Misner, Ph. D., talk about the philosophy of the organization and summing it up in two (2) words "givers gain", I knew I had to participate. In fact, I liked it so much that I purchased the rights to the New York Region. Over the past several years I have opened a number of chapters with the help of some of the finest Directors in the entire BNI organization. Currently I oversee the regions of metropolitan New York, New Jersey, Memphis, TN; Pittsburgh, PA;  all of south Florida below Orlando (excluding Tampa, St. Petersburg), and Puerto Rico. In 1998, I also opened the 1st BNI chapters in South Africa.

South Florida Coast-to-Coast from Orlando South

SW Florida

SW Florida - Lee County

Denise Brimmer Phone: 239-404-9261 Email:CoachDenise@bniswfl.com Kelly Salmons Phone: 239-597-0787 Email:KellyS@bniswfl.com

BNI - Sarasota County

Randy Coryell

Phone: 941-228-2187 Email:Randy@bniswfl.com

SW Florida - Hardee, Highlands & Polk Counties

Carl Skoll Phone: 863-651-4263 or 863-537-4280 Email:Carl@bniswfl.com

Pamela Roberts Phone: 863-944-9427 Email: PamelaHMorgan@hotmail.com

BNI - Charlotte, Sarasote & DeSoto Counties

 

Cathy Bloomberg Phone: 941-223-3171 Email: CBloomberg@AdvisorsMortgage.com

SW Florida -

Miami/Dade Region

Ft. Lauderdale/Broward County

Ft. Lauderdale/Broward County

Palm Beach County

BNI, IS TRULY A FANTASTIC STORY

...because it does all the things for business entrepreneurs that they typically couldn't even afford to do normally. The idea of developing your business through effective 'Word-of-Mouth' marketing in a structured environment that's conducive to perpetuate that ideal is remarkable. The efforts of our several thousand members in the all of the Regions I have overseen for the past Twenty (20) Years has assured many, many success stories. But, our job isn't done. It's equally important that we maintain the highest level of networking techniques and try to help as many members as possible to achieve their goals in BNI. It's our obligation to continue to bring technological advances and information to our members. We still have communities that we haven't been able to develop chapters in and entrepreneurs who want to become a part of the 'largest referral organization in the world'.

Welcome to South Florida Regions web site. I hope you will feel as I do that BNI-Business Network Intl. is an organization that can help you in your business and, your life! Feel free to contact any of the Florida Director's directly or BNI HQ for more information.