LinkedIn Expert Brynne Tillman Becomes RLI’s Newest Distinguished Thought Leader

Rapid Learning Institute (RLI) is delighted to announce the appointment of Brynne Tillman, President and COO of Business Development University, as its newest Distinguished Thought Leader.

With over 20 years of business development and sales training experience, Tillman is considered one of the nation’s leading experts in the uses of the business networking site Linkedin. She recently joined forces with RLI to create a new series of the company’s signature Quick Take Rapid Learning modules. The modules are designed to help sales people and managers navigate Linkedin in order to use the site to maximum advantage. The first of the Quick Takes is now being offered to RLI subscribers.

“Linkedin is one of the biggest things to happen to sales since the advent of sales force automation,” says Glenn Eckard, RLI Chief Operating Officer. “Once you really learn how to use it, it will completely change your approach to growing new business through referrals, and professional networking. Nobody knows how to use Linkedin better than Brynne. In fact, the LinkedIn group themselves actually employ her as a consultant to help companies learn about their product. We couldn’t be more excited to have the best in the business helping our subscribers to better understand this game-changing business medium.”

RLI’s Distinguished Thought Leadership faculty brings together world-class experts in the fields of sales, leadership, human resources, compliance, education and safety. RLI exclusively chooses leaders who have achieved extraordinary acclaim from peers for innovative thinking in their given disciplines and whose exceptionally pragmatic ideas are easily understood and adopted by workplace practitioners.

“Business Development University is really thrilled to partner with RLI on this project,” says Tillman. “Its Quick Takes are a great way for us to offer our expertise to a whole new audience. I’m looking forward to working with RLI to find exciting ways to unlock the mysteries of Linkedin for their clients. ”

Rapid Learning Institute (RLI) provides online training and talent development tools for businesses, government agencies, nonprofits and educational institutions in the areas of sales, human resources, management, leadership and safety. RLI’s approach is founded on the idea that talent development can only be effective if managers make it a priority and follow up to ensure that learning sticks. The company’s signature five to 10 minute modules, called Quick Takes, help managers build their core competency as talent developers by giving them the tools they need to replicate in others the knowledge, skills, attitudes and behaviors that drive performance.

Based in Greater Philadelphia, RLI is an operating division of Business 21 Publishing, LLC