In this episode host, Mark Brigman chats with Dr. Mike McKinne about his career as a strategic partnering lead for multiple organizations. Mike's career spans from serving as a university Dean to leading technology teams focused on shrinking the "digital divide."

In this episode hosts, Mark Brigman and Tyler Pittman, answer three listener questions (1) Does every partnership have to have a contract? (2) Do you recommend using a Term Sheet? (3)When is the best time to bring your attorney into a new partnership opportunity? And, Mark takes a deep dive into the topic of "transparency" by sharing why communication is so important when leading partnerships.

In this episode hosts, Mark Brigman and Tyler Pittman, answer three listener questions (1) which 4-year degree is best for someone wanting a career in Biz Dev/Strategic Partnering, (2) Why is it important to maintain a "wish list" during contract negotiations, and (3) what is the best way to manage a referral partnership program. Mark also takes a deep dive into the topic of "alignment" by sharing what it means to have great alignment with potential partners before forming partnerships.

In this episode hosts, Mark Brigman and Tyler Pittman, discuss the new PARTNERNOMICS - Thought Leader Conversations Q&A video clips. Dr. Brigman has video-recorded interviews with dozens of Bestselling authors, Fortune 500 executives, and successful CEOs as a way to share their insights. PARTNERNOMICS has recently created a free subscription to receive short Q&A video clips via email to share the wisdom of these business growth thought leaders. For more information, go to PARTNERNOMICS.com.

In this episode hosts, Mark Brigman and Tyler Pittman discuss some of the core reasons why strategic partnerships fail. Mark explains his creation of the "Partnership Success Pyramid," the 5 imperatives of partnership success. The hosts also talk about Paul Zak's book "Trust Factor" and his insightful research.

In this episode, Hosts Mark Brigman and Tyler Pittman discuss some of the frameworks that make up the PARTNERNOMICS system to share how you can utilize tools to significantly improve the success of your partnerships.

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