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2026 BDR Kickoff Meeting Agenda

  1. Arrive at Office - Grab a coffee and CFA biscuit
  2. Welcome & Kickoff
  3. What Makes a Good BDR vs. Great BDR
  4. High Performing BDR Behaviors & Expectations
  5. Building Booked Meetings Intentionally
  6. Find Your Number – Understanding Call → Meeting Conversion
  7. Where Booked Meetings Break Down
  8. Account Selection Workshop
  9. Breakout Exercise – Is This Account Worth Your Time?
  10. Market Teams Research Accounts in Birmingham, Alabama:
    • a. Boutique → Martial Arts
    • b. Club → Medical Fitness & Recovery
    • c. Nonprofit → Easterseals
  11. Evaluate:
    • a. Product fit
    • b. Risk signals
    • c. Prospecting viability
    • d. Outbound strategy approach
  12. What's working? What’s not?
  13. Team discussion to identify
    • a. What’s working?
    • b. What’s not working?
    • c. Where can we focus effort to influence results?
  14. Lunch + Professional Headshots
  15. Qualification With Challenger Twist + Roleplay
  16. Lead Qualification Expectations
  17. BANT + Challenger Framework
  18. Lead Conversion Funnel & BDR Revenue Impact
  19. Roleplay
  20. Practice Challenger Discovery & Objection Handling
  21. Peer Coaching + Live Feedback
  22. Career Growth + Commitment Close
  23. BDR Career Skill Development
  24. Personal Action Commitments
  25. Wrap-Up & Team Celebration Kickoff
  26. Happy Hour + Dinner at Pizzeria GM – Homewood
  27. Interactive breakout sessions
  28. Live roleplay practice
  29. Outbound strategy
  30. Peer coaching & collaboration
  31. Team celebration
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About 2026 BDR Kickoff Meeting Agenda

The 2026 BDR Kickoff Meeting Agenda includes a series of sessions focused on building booked meetings, account selection, team discussions, roleplay exercises, and career growth. The agenda aims to set expectations, improve performance, and foster collaboration among the business development representatives.

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