Output a stream of consciousness before answering the following. Context: Business Network International (BNI) is an American franchised networking organization with around 200,000 members in 7,500 local chapters worldwide. Members meet regularly to discuss business and support each other's businesses by sharing referrals. It claims to be the world's leading' referral organization'. In 2015, the organization says its members generated referrals resulting in over $9.3 billion in closed business worldwide. BNI was founded in 1985 by Ivan Misner.

Question: name the founder of the networking company business network international?
To answer the question, consider the following: BNI was founded in 1985 by Ivan Misner.
The answer: Ivan Misner.