Our Exclusive Gold Club

Proud to honour members of the BNI Gold Club

This is a global community of our very best Members and truly honours the philosophy of BNI: Givers Gain®.  Members who consistently bring quality visitors to their chapters are extremely valuable Members indeed.  Only 10% of the people in BNI across the world have a Gold Club Membership.  BNI Members who share the opportunity with others to grow their business through trusted relationships are building that attitude of Givers Gain® into their day to day business practices. 

Visitors are the lifeblood of BNI at every level.  They are so much more than just potential Members. They bring a whole new sphere of contacts, introductions and of course referrals. Visitors ensure the dynamics of chapter meetings are constantly changing, so no two meetings are ever the same.

To qualify for Gold Club Membership, a member needs to sponsor at least 6 new Members into BNI. These Members have sponsored many of their friends, colleagues and new referral partners into their chapters.  They could be members of their own chapter; or they may be people in other chapters.  As they grow their chapters by inviting Visitors, they increase the referral network of every Member of the chapter, which means more business for everyone! 

BNI Alberta North: Gold Club Members as of June 2025

Name Chapter Members Sponsored
Jodie McFadzen BNI Saint City 30
Karen Cloney BNI Elite 20
Neville Ward BNI Vista 20
Stephen Yakimets BNI Capital Connections 19
Ulli Robson BNI Elite 18
Peter Lee BNI Premiere 17
Rhett Bagnall BNI Park Power Connections 17
Rob Mamchur BNI North Stars 17
Alexis Hlady BNI Titans 15
Carol McCaffrey BNI Aggregate 15
John MacLennan BNI Northwest Success 15
Kerry-Lynn Sparrowe BNI Vista 15
Brad Richardson BNI Premiere 14
Judy Schueler BNI Fortune Builders 13
Scott King BNI Business Pillars 13
Colleen Terlson BNI Aggregate 12
Kris Crawford BNI Business Pillars 12
Tanis Techer BNI Black Gold 11
Geoff Parsons BNI Northwest Success 10
Lawrence Roberts BNI Referral Masters 10
Yvonne Kelly-Brazell BNI Integrity 10
Kevin Sembaliuk BNI Park Power Connections 9
Nicole Markin BNI Advantage 9
Shannon Adams BNI Revolution 9
Debra Couwenberg BNI Apex 8
Paulla Adamitz BNI Ignite 8
Shelley Smith BNI River City 8
Tammy Bauer BNI Revolution 8
Ben Guittard BNI Premiere 7
Clark Stride BNI Premiere 7
Daniel Bowie BNI Park Power Connections 7
Dave Miller BNI Aggregate 7
Garrett Scully BNI Advantage 7
Basil Bansal BNI Dynamic Connections 6
Deb Miller BNI Apex 6
Don Murray BNI Northern Connections 6
Janet Sadowski BNI Business Pillars 6
Jordan St.Pierre BNI Parkland 6
Kimberly Demchuk BNI Black Gold 6
Matt Bowen BNI Parkland 6
Michael Karpow BNI Dynamic Connections 6
Paola Rohuede BNI Saint City 6
Perry Bennett BNI Enterprise 6
Sean McConnell BNI Revolution 6
Waylon Robert BNI Parkland 6

Gold Club Members are truly significant

  • For about every 4-5 visitors, one person will join your chapter
  • That means you may need about 25-30 visitors to attain the 6 new Members needed to be inducted into the Gold Club
  • We know that each visitor, on average, will bring about $1,000 dollars to a BNI chapter. So that can be at least $30,000 in potential business for the Members - pretty significant so far, don’t you think?
  • 6 new Members on average will bring about 30 referrals each in their first year to the chapter, so that is 180 referrals a year this group of new members contributes to the team. We know in using the Thank you for Closed Business tracking numbers for our region, a referral is worth around $1,400 on average. That would mean that these Members would bring over $250,000 per year to the chapter
  • Add that to the potential business from other Visitors, and we are talking close to $300,000 in additional closed business for the Members of the chapter
  • We thank all of our Gold Club members for what they have contributed to their fellow members, their chapters, and our entire TEAM of Referral Partners in our BNI Region!
  • BNI Gold Club members are easily recognizable because they wear a special name badge given to them in appreciation for their effort. Plus they are presented with an internationally recognized Gold Club pin. 

Gold Club members also enjoy the following privileges:

  • Acknowledgment and Recognition on the BNI Alberta North regional website
  • Complimentary entrance to BNI Alberta North Member Success Program trainings
  • Complimentary entrance to an Advanced MSP session of their choice each year
  • Recognition at the Annual Awards Gala
  • Invitation to 4 Gold Badge Club special events per year

We look forward in welcoming you to the prestigious Gold Club!  Thank you for being a proud BNI member.  We celebrate your contributions to your chapter!