062: Tired of Asking? A Better Way to Get Referrals with Stacey Brown Randall

Ever since I started my first business over 15 years ago, I was told to make it a habit to ask for referrals: from my current clients, past clients, and network.

I never did make it a habit, but in all three of the businesses I’ve started, including Speaking Your Brand, referrals have been a key component of getting new clients.

My guest today, Stacey Brown Randall, believes we should *not* ask for referrals. Instead, she advocates a better way.

Listen in as Stacey and I talk about why she believes this, the system she teaches her clients for getting referrals (without asking!), and as speakers, how we can approach getting referrals for speaking engagements.

About My Guest: Stacey Brown Randall’s online programs and live coaching provide a blueprint to follow to take control of your referrals, your client experience, and your business. Stacey is a contrarian when it comes to typical referral advice and believes the best way to unleash a referral explosion is to do it WITHOUT asking for referrals. Stacey is a three-time entrepreneur, author of Generating Business Referrals…Without Asking (Fall 2018 release date), certified productivity and time efficiency coach, and has a background in sales and marketing.

The Speaking Your Brand podcast is hosted by Carol Cox. At Speaking Your Brand, we help women entrepreneurs and professionals create their signature talks and gain more visibility to achieve their goals. Our mission is to get more women in positions of influence and power: on stages, in businesses, on boards, in the media, in politics, and in our communities. Check out our coaching programs and workshops at https://www.speakingyourbrand.com.

Highlights:

• Stacey’s approach to referrals and what she teaches her clients
• The importance of client experience lifecycle
• As speakers, how we can approach getting referrals for other speaking engagements
• The impact Stacey’s weekly Facebook Live video show has had on her business

Links:

Show notes at https://www.speakingyourbrand.com/62

Connect with Stacey on her Facebook page for her weekly show at https://www.facebook.com/StaceyBrownRandall/, her Facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/referralswithoutasking/, and on her website at http://growthbyreferrals.com/ .

Join the free Speaking Your Brand community at https://www.speakingyourbrand.com/join/ or text the word SPEAKING to 444-999.

Sign up for a Strategy Session at https://www.speakingyourbrand.com/strategy.

Ready to create your signature talk and framework? Email me at carol@speakingyourbrand.com and we’ll set up a time to chat.

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Episodes mentioned:

• Episode 50 on the 3 C's of Visibility
• Episode 34 on Relationship Selling with Nikki Rausch

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