Forbes Business Development Council

04/24/2026

We’re thrilled to welcome Azul Goy, Director, Global Corporate Development of Heineken, to Forbes Business Development Council!

Azul brings valuable insights that will enrich our community of accomplished business development leaders.

Forbes Business Development Council is an invitation-only organization for senior-level sales and business development executives.

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04/24/2026

The organizations that sustain commercial performance treat GTM as a live system rather than a finished document. https://hubs.li/Q04dhb4Q0 Written by Danny Philamond of Magnus Consulting

04/24/2026

The strongest programs create experiences that help children build confidence, curiosity, collaboration and independence. https://hubs.li/Q04dh1zT0 Written by Ignacio Carranza of Jumbula

The strongest programs create experiences that help children build confidence, curiosity, collaboration and independence.

04/23/2026

In The Six Pillars Of Effective Leadership: A Roadmap To Success, Forbes Business Development Council member Jim Carlough, The Leadership Identity Architect gives readers a practical framework built around the six qualities AI can never replicate: Integrity, Focus, Compassion, Stability, Empathy, and Humor.

Each pillar comes with real-world application and self-assessment tools that make the gap between where you are and where you need to be impossible to ignore.

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The Six Pillars Of Effective Leadership by Forbes Councils member Jim Carlough empowers readers to develop six essential traits for leadership growth.

04/23/2026

When organizations establish a strong AI strategy, they can empower their employees to grow and succeed. https://hubs.li/Q04d6S5F0 Written by Lynne Sterrett of Deloitte

When organizations establish a strong AI strategy, they can empower their employees to grow and succeed.

04/23/2026

When organizations sell their products through a channel partner, these five decisions can lead to critical missteps. https://hubs.li/Q04d7jmY0 Written by Ali Aydan of DORIX

When organizations sell their products through a channel partner, these five decisions can lead to critical missteps.

04/23/2026

The more you rely on being right, the more fragile your process becomes. https://hubs.li/Q04d7fDY0 Written by Brian Ferdinand of EverForward

The more you rely on being right, the more fragile your process becomes.

04/22/2026

Moving through 2026, automotive company leaders need to focus on seven major trends in the connected vehicle market. https://hubs.li/Q04cYgk20 Written by David Kelly of Cubic3

Moving through 2026, automotive company leaders need to focus on seven major trends in the connected vehicle market.

04/22/2026

Here are five reasons AI implementations fail to deliver value and keys to avoiding these missteps. https://hubs.li/Q04cYlf40 Written by Michael Fritsch, PMP of Confoe

Here are five reasons AI implementations fail to deliver value and keys to avoiding these missteps.

04/22/2026

More e-commerce, fintech and subscription services are turning their attention to the broad range of users found on mobile advertising. https://hubs.li/Q04c-4S90 Written by Phoena Pang of Mintegral

More e-commerce, fintech and subscription services are turning their attention to the broad range of users found on mobile advertising.

04/21/2026

Understanding the difference between engineer-to-order and configure-to order production is key for manufacturing companies' operational strategy. https://hubs.li/Q04cPxnv0 Written by Davide Sartini of Bilanciai Group

Understanding the difference between engineer-to-order and configure-to order production is key for manufacturing companies' operational strategy.

04/21/2026

A single person doesn’t wait, check with someone else or delay decisions. They book, they buy, they move.

Read more at https://hubs.li/Q04cPwbV0 from Richard Lindhorn of Vivo Aquatic Group, Thasha Batts of Pinnacle Global Network, Salice Thomas of Wipro, Ali Aydan of DORIX, Noufal Basheer of PepsiCo, Wayne Elsey of Funds2Orgs, Bryce Welker of The CPA Exam Guy, Hilda Maalouf of Bank of Beirut Group, Alex Kowtun of Palm Beach Jets, and Michael Fritsch of Confoe.

A single person doesn’t wait, check with someone else or delay decisions. They book, they buy, they move.