Raving Referrals – Brandan Barnum

Do you have a business, ministry, online or traditional?  

Do you struggle with increasing the traffic you need to grow your business?

Is your level of success dependent on number of clients, customers or people that interact with your website or walk through your doors?

Would you like to know how to increase that traffic with very minimal cost?

Well, you will want to pay attention to today’s interview!

Our guest today is Brandon Barnum, CEO of HOA.com; author of the book “Raving Referrals: The Proven Step-by-Step System to Attract Profitable Prospects,” and is the Chairman of the “Champions Institute.” Amen!

Brandon Barnum, often referred to as the “King of Referrals” is an award-winning serial entrepreneur, coach, consultant, speaker, trainer, and workshop leader. He serves as CEO of HOA.com - the #1 Referral Network for Home Service Professionals, and as Chairman of the Board of The Champions Institute. He is a highly sought-after expert in referrals, marketing, sales, joint ventures, business development and business growth strategies. 

Brandon Barnum has been featured internationally on TV, radio, several books including "Cracking the Millionaire Code" and "Zero to Hero," and in magazines including the "Wall Street Journal," "Business Journal," and "Newsweek." Brandon is passionate about empowering business owners and professionals with a step-by-step system for attracting profitable prospects and expanding their income, influence and impact. Amen!

Help me welcome to the program, Brandon Barnum! Brandon, it is a blessing to have you come on the show and share about all that you are doing.

First question I always ask is this, other than that brief information I just shared, can you tell us in your own words, "Who is Brandon Barnum?"

Now, let me kind of clear the waters a little bit. “HOA” is sometimes a “bad word” when it comes to homeownership. But your “HOA” is not about keeping someone’s front yard grass to less than four inches and things like that, correct?

How did you get started down this path?

Referrals ended up being something that allowed you to stand out from the crowd. How did you discover the power of referrals?

It all came down to “find a need and fill it.” But, at the same time, you can’t be all things to all people. We need to, for lack of a better term, “niche down.” At what point did you realize you had discovered, “your niche?”

Your book is “Raving Referrals: The Proven Step-by-Step System to Attract Profitable Prospects.”

Why did you write this book and why publish it now?

This is not just a book – but it is series!  Correct?  Share with us about that…

In your book, “Raving Referrals,” you discuss the “7 Laws of Raving Referrals.” Can you share those 7 laws with us?

What is the “Referral Partner Blueprint?”

You are also a leader in Artificial Intelligence as the CEO of “Codebreaker Technology.” What is that and what does it do?

I can’t get away from your book, “Raving Referrals.” I mean, you’re known as “The Referral King” and I am a firm believer in referrals. I was in the insurance sales business way back in the mid-1980’s until the mid-1990’s. Referrals were a major source of income for me back then. So I know the value. 

Can you share with our audience how they can use referrals, basically, in anything they are doing (business, ministry, entrepreneurship – anything)….

I heard you use a saying on an interview that I love. It was, “Speak what you see until you see what you saw.”  Explain that saying for us?

As a person works to grow their business, using the techniques you describe and teach, there will come a point in time where the solopreneur is unable to grow any more. Their plate is just so full. I know, I’m there right now.  You think, “I need to do this thing “X” but, in order to do that, I have to stop working on this project “D” – but that is going to hurt the income, growth, etc. a person may be experiencing.

I guess the question is, “At what point do you need to step away and pass off the day to day operations to someone else so you can focus on the “next thing?”

How do you find someone that you trust can handle that responsibility?  Let me guess, “referrals?”

You also have started a “Christian Business Alliance,” correct?  How does this work?

Brandon, this is so interesting. I could talk to you for hours just picking your brain on different topics, Praise God. But, if someone wanted to get in touch with you, to ask a question about any of the things we discussed today, or maybe even to do an interview such as this… how can they do that? How can someone get in touch with you?

Your book is “Raving Referrals: The Proven Step-by-Step System to Attract Profitable Prospects,”

 How can we receive a copy of this book? Is it on Amazon?

I’ll put links to all of this in the show notes below. 

Folks, Brandon Barnum has made it easy to access these proven systems to help YOU grow YOUR business. To help you create a community of raving fans that will be there to support YOU – as you support THEM. And in business, ministry – basically everything, Jesus taught us it is what?  “Better to give than to receive.” Then He went on to teach that, in a nutshell, you can’t “outgive” God!  What you sow will be returned to you again. “A good measure, pressed down, shaken together….” And then what will happen? “…and RUNNING OVER, men will give into your bosom!”  Amen!

When you help others to achieve their dreams, people will actually start chasing you down to be a blessing to you and help you to achieve your dreams. Amen!

That’s what Brandon Barnum has put together into this book series and into practice in all of his businesses AND through the Christian Business Alliance. Amen!

Drop down into the show notes, click the links, get in touch with Brandon and be sure to order a copy of this great book, “Raving Referrals: The Proven Step-by-Step System to Attract Profitable Prospects.”

Brandon, thank you for taking the time to come on the program today and share all about your business, your books and especially about how you help others to grow in their business and in their Faith as well. I do appreciate it!

Folks, that is all the time we have for today. For Brandan Barnum and myself, this is Pastor Bob reminding you to BE BLESSED IN ALL THAT YOU DO!

CONTACT INFORMATION:

Email:   Brandon@HOA.com

Website:  The Christian Business Alliance

Website:  Raving Referrals

Book:     “Raving Referrals: The Proven Step-by-Step System to Attract Profitable Prospect”   - on Amazon

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