Ivan Misner An Idea Is Born First Official Meeting The Network Expands to Two Chapters The Board of Advisors Is Established The Network Is Renamed Business Network International BNI Opens Internationally BNI Opens in Europe BNI Opens in Australia and New Zealand BNI Opens in Africa The BNI-Misner Charitable Foundation is Established Headquarters Moves to Upland, California BNI Connect® Launches Graham Weihmiller Announced as New CEO Global Headquarters Relocates to Charlotte, North Carolina Official International Support Office in Castlebar, Ireland Total Global Membership Tops 200,000 Support Office Opens in Bangalore, India

Episode 1: Welcome To The BNI Podcast! Episode 52: Sales Quenchers and BNI Episode 98: Build, Educate, Motivate, & Activate Episode 141: Referral Mining Episode 186: 50-70 Members at a BNI Meeting Episode 280: We Versus Me Episode 330: Givers Gain is a Standard, Not a Sword Episode 378: Two Tips for Moving People in the Right Direction Episode 388: 30 Years and a New Beginning Episode 474: A Lesson in Leadership Episode 497: Know Your Verb, Get Better Results Episode 545: Full Participation in BNI (Classic Podcast) Episode 613: The Value of Visitors (Classic Podcast)

Murder of John Lennon Mikhail Gorbachev Gulf War Death of Ayrton Senna Titanic becomes the first film to gross US$1 billion. 2000 Summer Olympics Millions of people worldwide take part in massive anti-war protests in anticipation of the United States and its allies invading Iraq. Hurricane Katrina Treaty of Lisbon is signed by members states of European Union 2010 FIFA World Cup Barack Obama is reelected President of the United States The Donetsk People's Republic unilaterally declares its independence from Ukraine. Pope Francis and Patriarch Kirill sign an Ecumenical Declaration in the first such meeting between leaders of the Catholic and Russian Orthodox Churches since their schism in 1054. Donald Trump, a Republican New York City businessman, is sworn in as the 45th President of the United States. Trump is the first person to be elected President of the United States who was neither a political office holder or a military general