Rainmakers Don’t Guess

A digital magazine for professional service leaders who treat business development as a discipline — not a hobby.

Twice per month. Proven insights. Real practitioners.

Most professionals know they should focus on business development.

Rainmaking becomes reactive.

The result?

Stagnant books. Uneven growth. Missed opportunities.

The problem isn’t intelligence.

It’s structure.

The Rainmaking Magazine

Our Authors

Scott Love

Scott is the host and producer of The Rainmaking Podcast, a top-2 percent podcast, and coauthor of Rainmaker Confidential. He has been quoted in the Wall Street Journal, Forbes, The American Lawyer, Bloomberg, Above The Law, Huffington Post, and dozens of business publications across the globe.

Doug Ott

Business Development Coach, Consultant & Speaker for Lawyers, Consultants, Accountants & Sales Leaders | Teaching Professionals to Win Work Through Curiosity, Consistency & AI | Author, The Business Development Shift

Lana Manganiello

Lana Manganiello helps lawyers build thriving practices through strategic visibility, relationships, and referrals. Founder of Practice Growth Partner, she guides attorneys to achieve autonomy, fulfillment, and impact in their careers.

Lynn Tellefsen Stehle

As Head of Client Collaboration at Nexl, I lead the team that helps law firms turn strategy into action. We work with attorneys and firm leaders across strategic initiatives from individual business planning to firmwide programs, bridging the execution gap.

Mo Bunnell

I'm the author of Give to Grow, The Snowball System, and the host of the podcast Real Relationships Real Revenue, and the founder of Bunnell Idea Group (BIG). Our team and I have trained tens of thousands of professionals.

Deborah Farone

Deborah is one of the foremost experts and consultants in legal marketing and BD. She built and led the marketing departments at Cravath and Debevoise & Plimpton, establishing practices that continue to set industry standards. Today, she works with many lawyers and firms in the AmLaw 100 and is the author of two books on legal marketing, most recently “Breaking Ground: How Successful Women Rainmaakers build Thriving Practices.” (PLI 2026)

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