>> I only got my business you know bachelor of science,
my business degree only a few years ago.
So, I don't think there's any one degree that's going to best suit you for business development.
I think what you have to look at is what are you interested in, what are you passionate about,
you know what do you want your education to look like.
I really don't think that there's one degree that's going to best suit you to it,
but I do think that the business degree, the BS, the BA,
maybe an associate's degree I think it helps you to set yourself
up for other job opportunities as well.
So, something with the level of component -- excuse me, component with communication,
something that talks a little bit about how you can be organized maybe
like a project manager type of skillset.
Those are all things that are going to help contribution
to you being successful in business development.
Right, so I think the number one thing is you have
to continuously be self-developing yourself.
I think you have to be a learner, you have to want to go out and do things for yourself.
I think persistence, you know in our day and age you're going to get a lot
of nos, but nos are opportunities.
So, I think that you have to definitely have a thick skin, you know,
people it's not personal it's business and I think that the more that you learn
about what makes people tick or what makes their business profitable.
I think the more that you understand about where that person or that organization is coming
from I think the more successful you will be.
So, you know, tangible skills, you have to be willing to put in the time to research
and understand the organization and the people that you're trying
to really collaborate with, I think that's important.
You know you have to be scalable, you can't just go out there and it's a one-shot,
one-kill and that's it you're done.
For me it's you have to have vision.
I would say you probably want to be a people person, you have to be able to engage
with people and communicate with people.
You don't have to necessarily be an extrovert or an introvert, but I think you have to be willing
to have conversation with people and be authentic in those conversations.
So, it's not traditional anymore, I think business development has a little bit
of everything, it's sales, marketing, being able to understand people, and then being able
to convey your own message to the people.