The Rainmaking Podcast

In this episode of The Rainmaking Podcast, Scott Love sits down with Patrick Morin, CEO of Transact Capital, to discuss how rainmakers can maximize their time at conferences. Patrick shares proven strategies that have generated millions in business, from doing research and segmenting attendees before arrival, to positioning yourself in the right places—like across from registration desks or in the front rows of sessions—to build meaningful connections. He emphasizes preparation, authenticity, and focusing on relationship-building rather than selling. Patrick also highlights post-conference follow-up tactics that strengthen client development, such as sending short, thoughtful notes and sharing industry intelligence without expecting anything in return. He stresses the importance of speaking opportunities, attending offsite events, and maintaining high energy throughout the conference to create loyal connections. His practical insights show how professionals can turn conferences into powerful rainmaking opportunities. Visit: https://therainmakingpodcast.com/ YouTube: https://youtu.be/m2BP_nXHcNI --------------------------------------- 🎧 Enjoying this episode? Take your recruiting game to the next level with The Scott Love Recruiting System — on-demand video training for recruiters who want real-world strategies that actually work.👉 Get full access at: https://bit.ly/45y7qD1 ---------------------------------------- This show is sponsored by Leopard Solutions Legal Intelligence Suite of products, Firmscape, and Leopard BI. Push ahead of the pack with the power of Leopard. For a free demo, visit this link:https://www.leopardsolutions.com/index.php/request-a-demo/ ---------------------------------------- Patrick Morin is the CEO of Transact Capital Partners, an investment banking firm specializing in mergers and acquisitions of technology, Human Capital Management, industrials, and veteran-led companies. Patrick has two professional roles: 1. Merger & Acquisition advisory to Staffing, EdTech, PropTech, and SaaS companies. 2. Professional speaker addressing conventions, conferences, and corporate & association meetings across the US and internationally on the subjects of M&A strategies and building high-performance corporate cultures. Links: https://transactcapital.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrickmorin/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

In this episode of The Rainmaking Podcast, Scott Love interviews Catherine MacDonagh, a legal industry consultant and author of Lean Six Sigma for Law. Catherine explains how process improvement—defined as analyzing and refining repeatable, describable steps to achieve better outcomes—can significantly enhance client service, profitability, and rainmaking. She notes that while lawyers often resist by saying every matter is unique, many steps in legal work and firm operations (like intake, billing, or onboarding) are recurring processes ripe for improvement. By using tools such as scorecards, impact/ease matrices, and stakeholder analysis, firms can identify high-impact areas, streamline workflows, and improve both client and employee experiences. Catherine shares real-world success stories, including a global law department that collaborated with a law firm to reduce billing inefficiencies and deepen their relationship. She stresses the importance of involving cross-functional teams, listening to the “voice of the client,” and embedding change management into the process. Continuous improvement, she argues, is not just about efficiency—it’s about building stronger client partnerships and staying competitive. Catherine closes with three action steps: start by trying small improvements, commit to continuous learning, and build skills in Lean, Six Sigma, and related disciplines. Her message is clear: process improvement works in law, and adopting it can transform rainmaking efforts and client development. Visit: https://therainmakingpodcast.com/ YouTube: https://youtu.be/Q36c2IBRpdc --------------------------------------- 🎧 Enjoying this episode? Take your recruiting game to the next level with The Scott Love Recruiting System — on-demand video training for recruiters who want real-world strategies that actually work.👉 Get full access at: https://bit.ly/45y7qD1 ---------------------------------------- This show is sponsored by Leopard Solutions Legal Intelligence Suite of products, Firmscape, and Leopard BI. Push ahead of the pack with the power of Leopard. For a free demo, visit this link:https://www.leopardsolutions.com/index.php/request-a-demo/ ---------------------------------------- A Legal Lean Sigma® Black Belt and a certified Six Sigma Green Belt, Catherine is the CEO and a Founder of the Legal Lean Sigma Institute, LLC. LLSI offers consulting and the first and only process improvement and project management certifications, courses, and workshops designed for the legal profession. Catherine created Legal Lean Sigma®, the award winning Legal WorkOut® and Legal Lean Sigma® Design Thinking. Links: https://www.linkedin.com/in/catherinemacdonagh/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/catherinemacdonagh/] https://legalleansigma.com/ [https://legalleansigma.com/] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

In this episode of The Rainmaking Podcast, Scott Love speaks with Jeff Brandeis about how professionals can use webinars as a powerful tool for rainmaking. Jeff explains that too many webinars fall flat because they are one-sided PowerPoint presentations that disengage audiences. Instead, he emphasizes creating interactive experiences—adding music, visuals, polls, and live engagement to keep participants interested. By building rapport with attendees—just as one would in a networking conversation—presenters can foster the know-like-trust factor essential for winning new business. Jeff also highlights the importance of asking the right questions, adapting content based on audience responses, and using storytelling to create authentic connections. The discussion also touches on practical strategies to elevate webinars into true business development platforms. Jeff advises presenters to avoid “death by PowerPoint” by limiting slides to a few bullet points and keeping themselves on screen to maintain presence. He underscores the importance of a clear call to action—whether scheduling a consultation, downloading a guide, or visiting a website—and suggests using QR codes to streamline engagement. Finally, Jeff offers three action steps: audit your past webinars to assess engagement, reduce reliance on slides in favor of conversation, and integrate polls, questions, and interactive elements throughout. By doing so, rainmakers can transform webinars from passive lectures into dynamic business-generating conversations. Visit: https://therainmakingpodcast.com/ YouTube: https://youtu.be/OVMKVK0eNmg --------------------------------------- 🎧 Enjoying this episode? Take your recruiting game to the next level with The Scott Love Recruiting System — on-demand video training for recruiters who want real-world strategies that actually work.👉 Get full access at: https://bit.ly/45y7qD1 ---------------------------------------- This show is sponsored by Leopard Solutions Legal Intelligence Suite of products, Firmscape, and Leopard BI. Push ahead of the pack with the power of Leopard. For a free demo, visit this link:https://www.leopardsolutions.com/index.php/request-a-demo/ ---------------------------------------- Are you ready to elevate your webinar game and captivate your audience like never before? Welcome to Engaging Webinars, where we specialize in helping professionals create dynamic and interactive virtual presentations that drive engagement and boost sales. Our Mission: To empower you with the tools and strategies needed to deliver compelling webinars that not only inform but also inspire and engage your audience. Links: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffbrandeis/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffbrandeis/] https://engagingwebinars.com/ [https://engagingwebinars.com/] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

In this episode of The Rainmaking Podcast, Scott Love interviews sales performance expert and coach Walt Crosby about how introverts can excel in business development. Walt explains why introverts often have an advantage: their natural tendency toward active listening allows them to truly understand client needs, peel back the layers to uncover the emotional drivers behind decisions, and build deeper connections. He stresses the importance of mirroring tone and cadence, setting upfront agreements to control meetings, and using curiosity and empathy to create trust. Walt also outlines how skepticism—politely pushing back for clarity—can strengthen credibility and uncover real issues. The conversation explores practical strategies for networking and client engagement, especially for introverts who may feel uncomfortable initiating contact. Walt encourages professionals to develop a clear picture of their ideal client, focus on learning about others before sharing their own story, and have clear next steps after every interaction. By combining curiosity, empathy, and targeted energy, introverts can leverage their strengths to become powerful rainmakers. The episode closes with three actionable steps: define your ideal client with precision, use skepticism to clarify and avoid assumptions, and establish concrete follow-up actions after each conversation. Visit: https://therainmakingpodcast.com/ YouTube: https://youtu.be/VNT8k8ILO4U --------------------------------------- 🎧 Enjoying this episode? Take your recruiting game to the next level with The Scott Love Recruiting System — on-demand video training for recruiters who want real-world strategies that actually work.👉 Get full access at: https://bit.ly/45y7qD1 ---------------------------------------- This show is sponsored by Leopard Solutions Legal Intelligence Suite of products, Firmscape, and Leopard BI. Push ahead of the pack with the power of Leopard. For a free demo, visit this link:https://www.leopardsolutions.com/index.php/request-a-demo/ ---------------------------------------- Walter is on a mission to help Visionary leaders build a high-performance sale organization with a consistently reliable revenue forecast to double revenue. As CEO of Helix Sales Development, he only engages with growth-minded entrepreneurs who are frustrated with underperformance, and have the desire & commitment to build a performance-based sales culture. His clients say the journey can be challenging; however, the results are transformative and produce repeatable revenue growth with margin integrity. Walter is a proud alum of the University of Michigan [https://umich.edu/] and holds an advanced degree from the School of Hard-Won Wisdom. He spent the majority of his career as a salesman who was frequently promoted to sales manager. He’s sold a variety of products with complex B2B sales cycles including LED luminaries, commercial signage, financial services, synchronized clocks systems, and commercial fire alarm systems. Frustrated by the lack of training each time he was promoted to sales management roles, he sought training and mentors to help him grow as a leader. This led to the creation of his own firm, Helix, to hire, train, and influence successful sales teams. He has formed strategic relationships to augment the sales coaching services he provides. Walter is a certified partner with the Objective Management Group, an award-winning provider of evidence-based sales evaluation and assessment tools. Helix’s technology partner is Membrain. Those that know him best often find him reflecting over a fine cigar in his private cigar lounge. In fact, he speaks regularly about his two favorite passions as host of his podcast called Sales and Cigars [https://helixsalesdevelopment.com/]. Links: https://www.linkedin.com/in/walterlcrosby/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/walterlcrosby/] https://helixsalesdevelopment.com/ [https://helixsalesdevelopment.com/] Order Walt Crosby’s book Scale Your Sales here: https://www.amazon.com/Scale-Your-Sales-Critical-Mistakes/dp/1959911252 [https://www.amazon.com/Scale-Your-Sales-Critical-Mistakes/dp/1959911252] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

In this episode of The Rainmaking Podcast, host Scott Love speaks with Troy Korsgaden, insurance industry consultant and business development expert, about how professionals can avoid common pitfalls in client development. Troy emphasizes that the biggest mistake professionals make is failing to be intentional. He shares how building habits—like stopping for brief, purposeful introductions during daily routines—can generate long-term business success without requiring large time investments. His “stacking” method, combined with calendaring time for outreach, ensures that business development becomes a natural part of the day, not an afterthought. The conversation also explores the importance of follow-up, with Troy reinforcing that consistent communication is more impactful than any one-time pitch. Troy also introduces the concept of being a “discussion partner”—someone clients turn to not just for services, but for strategic conversations and trusted advice. He encourages professionals, including introverted lawyers, to shift their mindset away from sales toward authentic, service-first relationship building. By being a reliable resource and showing curiosity, professionals can earn trust and grow business organically. The episode closes with three action steps: adopt the “law of 72” to act on new ideas quickly, schedule time for strategic thinking, and never remove critical follow-up items from the calendar. Visit: https://therainmakingpodcast.com/ YouTube: https://youtu.be/t_g-mzKSI4M --------------------------------------- 🎧 Enjoying this episode? Take your recruiting game to the next level with The Scott Love Recruiting System — on-demand video training for recruiters who want real-world strategies that actually work.👉 Get full access at: https://bit.ly/45y7qD1 ---------------------------------------- This show is sponsored by Leopard Solutions Legal Intelligence Suite of products, Firmscape, and Leopard BI. Push ahead of the pack with the power of Leopard. For a free demo, visit this link:https://www.leopardsolutions.com/index.php/request-a-demo/ ---------------------------------------- Troy Korsgaden is a highly sought-after insurance and financial services consultant. He is the principal of Korsgaden International which specializes in global marketing, distribution, agency building and technology strategies for many of the world’s largest insurance carriers and financial services companies. As a consultant, speaker and author of seven books, Korsgaden’s mission is to help the insurance industry and its representatives wake up to the radical transformation taking place in the industry and create the necessary tools and roadmaps to best navigate and build success in the rapidly changing insurance and financial services landscape. A widely-respected expert in personal distribution and other methods, Korsgaden trains corporate insurance and financial services leaders on customer service, change management and transformational work, among many other critical issues impacting insurance carriers and financial services companies. Korsgaden helps those in the industry learn how to better communicate with their teams and consumers so that consumers develop a higher appreciation for the value of insurance products and their insurance advisor relationships. Korsgaden International provides turn-key approaches using leading technologies and management tools which create fluency and seamlessness in product delivery and customer service. Hundreds of thousands of insurance and financial services executives, agents, brokers and staff members have been inspired and empowered by Korsgaden's seminars and guidance for over 30 years. Link: https://www.linkedin.com/in/troykorsgaden/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/troykorsgaden/] https://www.korsgaden.com [https://www.korsgaden.com] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]