rainmakers
Bring in business
Rainmakers are people who bring in money or business.
The term originated with those who claimed to produce rain through rituals or technology, but now primarily describes lawyers, executives, or salespeople who attract lucrative clients or deals: She's the firm's top rainmaker, billing millions annually.
The implication is that their ability seems almost magical—they make prosperity appear.
Those wielding hidden influence
- kingmakersThose who decide leadership
- dealmakersThose who negotiate agreements
- well-connectedHaving influential contacts
- influentialHaving considerable effect
networkers · donors · lobbyists · fixers · gatekeepers · insiders · patrons · benefactors
Inducing rain chemically
- hygroscopicAbsorbs moisture from surroundings
- flaresPyrotechnic distress signals
- pyrotechnicsArt of explosive displays
- aircraftAirborne transportation vehicle
cumulus · moisture · storms · rainfall · irrigation · agriculture · reservoirs · atmospheric
Building professional relationships
- salesmanshipArt of persuading buyers
- cross-sellingRecommending complementary products
- negotiationDiscussion seeking mutual accord
- commissionPayment for services rendered
pipeline · prospecting · closing · pitch · accounts · territory · targets · quotas
Spiritual healers and intermediaries
- ceremoniesFormal observances with ritual
- dancersPeople who move rhythmically
- tribalOf a clan
- indigenousOriginating in a region
invocations · drums · chants · prayers · offerings · spirits · traditions · drought
power-brokers
Those wielding hidden influence
- kingmakersThose who decide leadership
- dealmakersThose who negotiate agreements
- well-connectedHaving influential contacts
influential · networkers · donors · lobbyists · fixers · gatekeepers · insiders · patrons · benefactors · backers
cloud-seeding
Inducing rain chemically
- hygroscopicAbsorbs moisture from surroundings
- flaresPyrotechnic distress signals
- pyrotechnicsArt of explosive displays
aircraft · cumulus · moisture · storms · rainfall · irrigation · agriculture · reservoirs · atmospheric · dispersal
networking
Building professional relationships
- salesmanshipArt of persuading buyers
- cross-sellingRecommending complementary products
- negotiationDiscussion seeking mutual accord
commission · pipeline · prospecting · closing · pitch · accounts · territory · targets · quotas · bonuses
shamans
Spiritual healers and intermediaries
- ceremoniesFormal observances with ritual
- dancersPeople who move rhythmically
- tribalOf a clan
indigenous · invocations · drums · chants · prayers · offerings · spirits · traditions · drought · harvest
- power playerspower brokers, insiders, dealmakers, influencers, kingmakers
- mediatorsmediator, mediators, arbitrator, arbitrators, negotiator
- VIPscelebrities, superstars, head of state, stars, legend
- African MythologyAnansi, Legba, ancestor spirits, sky gods, thunder gods
- tribal peopletribespeople, tribesman, clan member, clan leaders, clan elders
- Serer
rainmakerssupport staff
Workers aiding main operations
cost centers · deadwood · underperformers · dead weight · non-producers
rainmakersnobodies
Unimportant, unknown persons
failures · also-rans · lightweights · nonentities · small fry
- The RainmakerOne who induces precipitation