
Business development chooses you.
You didn’t plan for this but here you are.
One day you realize that building relationships, opening doors, and driving revenue isn’t just part of the job…
it is the job.
And no one ever taught you how to do it.
No books.
No training.
No roadmap.
Until now.
Welcome to The Business Development Podcast, hosted by Kelly Kennedy: award winning business development expert, executive coach, founder of Capital Business Development, and proudly known as The Hope Dealer and The Podfather.
Kelly never set out to build a global platform. He started by sharing what he had learned from nearly two decades in the trenches.
Today, with more than 350 episodes, listeners in 152 countries, a 2025 Signal Award win, and a consistent Top Five global ranking on MillionPodcasts, this podcast has become the world’s leading resource for real world business development.
Every episode delivers straight to the point strategy, hard earned wisdom, and conversations with founders, CEOs, thought leaders, and builders from around the world.
From personal branding to partnerships, deal flow to leadership, this is where you learn the skills that truly move the needle.
If business development chose you,
this is the show built for you.
🎧 Listen: https://thebusinessdevelopmentpodcast.captivate.fm/listen
📩 Connect: podcast@capitalbd.ca

In Episode 351 of The Business Development Podcast, Kelly Kennedy breaks down why so many modern growth strategies are becoming nothing more than noise. From automated emails and LinkedIn DMs to AI-driven outreach tools promi...
In milestone Episode 350 of The Business Development Podcast, Kelly Kennedy sits down with TEDx speaker, entrepreneur, actor, filmmaker, and Ikigai consultant Paul Barry for a conversation that goes far beyond business. As th...
In Episode 349 of The Business Development Podcast, Kelly Kennedy sits down with mindset expert, transformational coach, and entrepreneur Stacey Berger for a powerful conversation about why external success is never enough if...
In Episode 348 of The Business Development Podcast, Colin Christensen returns for his fourth appearance on the show to explore one of the most fascinating and misunderstood industries in the world today. As CEO of Tidal Care ...
In Episode 347 of The Business Development Podcast, Kelly Kennedy sits down with Paul Riismandel, President of Signal Hill Insights and one of the leading voices in podcast audience research, to explore the future of podcasti...
In Episode 346 of The Business Development Podcast, Kelly Kennedy sits down with Rudy A. Zacharias and Terry Elkins of About That... to explore one of the most misunderstood topics in business: branding. Drawing on decades of...