Tom Hopkins | What to do when “no” really means “no sale”

Jennifer Myers owner of Dwell Residential Brokerage in Washington, DC, is an award-winning real estate agent with more than 10 years of experience in the D.C., metropolitan area. She's been a top producer since her first year as an agent, at the age of 23. In 2009, she was named “Accredited Buyer Agent of the Year” by Realtor Magazine. In 2010 she was named a “Best Of” DC Real Estate Agent in the Washington City Paper. She now teaches real estate agents across the country how to attract more clients and how to create a life and real estate business full of abundance.  Dr. Emily Letran is a general dentist graduated from UCLA School of Dentistry  and practices in Southern California. Dr. Letran is a contributing author of the book "Out Front, Business Building Strategies from Front Line Entrepreneurs,"  which features the country’s foremost business experts and thought leaders revealing their top secret break-through action plans. She is also one of our regular contributor.   Kim Hodous is the author of three books and in 2012 was named the Author of the Year by the National Academy of Best-Selling Authors.  She is a yoga teacher, an aspiring Black Belt, a Sushi fanatic and the mother of five. Her success and happiness are testament to that when we stop focusing on the little things, and get focused on the greater good, success follows.  Eddie Overdyke is an independent financial advisor based out of Atlanta.He’s been featured in America’s Top Hometown Financial Advisors and the Atlanta Journal Constitution, and he has earned the Accredited Investment Fiduciary designation from Fiduciary 360.Eddie is also one our regular contributor.

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Steve Hand is one of the best-selling authors of the book Building the Ultimate Network which provides cutting edge ideas from experts around the world about how to develop productive relationships for business success. Steve has been an entrepreneur all of his life and is the Executive Director of Business Network International. BNI is the world’s largest and most successful networking organizations and he is responsible for central North Carolina.   Jeff Jones owner of the Law Offices of Jeffrey T. Jones in Charleston WV, specializes in the area of solving IRS and State Tax Problems. He is the a bestselling author of the book “Protect and Defend”, has been invited by the IRS to speak at their seminars on behalf of taxpayers and has appeared in USA Today as an Emerging Business Leader to Watch.   Jolene Goring is a leading international health and fitness expert. She has recently been named one of‘America’s Premier Fitness Experts.She is also a co-author of the bestselling fitness book “Bigger, Better, Faster, Stronger.” She has been involved in the health and fitness industry for 12 years.   Rina Shah is a political strategist based in Washington, DC. She's a first-generation young Indian-American woman who was born & raised in West Virginia. Her background includes work in TV news and as freelance writer. After spending the past few years on Capitol Hill as a senior aide to two Members of Congress, she successfully launched a boutique consulting practice through which she advises on Republican congressional races across the United States.

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Jack Mize  is a Best Selling author and Local Internet Marketing Educator and Advocate for the online success of small businesses.  He is quoted in this month’s issue (February 2013) of Forbes Magazine. Jack’s method of opening what he calls “Lead Valves” allows local businesses to be found in multiple places with a compelling message that converts searchers into prospects so you can turn those prospects into customers. Veronica Grey is a lifestyle expert who averages two television appearances each month. She has been on every network as a critically acclaimed author and activist. She founded a charity Israel-Light which has 6 self help books out available on Amazon. Jim Collyer is a sales professional, a lecturer and a national best-selling author specializing in sales. Over the past five years, Jim has trained over 2000 people in his seminars. Even in this recessed economy, Jim has enjoyed an annual 20% increase in sales.  Scott Lerner is the Founder of Solixir. Solixir is a system of functional drinks specifically designed to attend to your mind and body's different needs throughout your workday.

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Vicki White a top producing agent in the Dallas area.  She has a boutique agency called Vicki White Homes that is a part of Dallas City Center Realtors.  She was named BEST REALTOR 2012 by D magazine 2013 Five Star Real Estate Agent .Vicki is a consistent multi-million dollar producer.She has been named a 2013 Five Star Real Estate Agent. She is also one of the show's regular contributor.  James Walker is a senior partner at Prophet.He has spent the last 25 years honing his skills and understanding of research and analytics for Marketing. He leads Prophet’s Global Analytics business. He has led marketing consulting projects in more than 40 countries and has worked across most industries.  Joe Martin best selling author, a sought after speaker, and an award winning fitness professional. He is the founder of Joe Martin Fitness LLC a fitness company that specializes in fat loss for women, youth fitness, and on-line personal training and health coaching. He was voted Huntsville's Healthiest Trainer,Healthiest Male, and his business was voted Huntsville's Healthiest Place to Workout.    Katrina Everhart specializes in conflict resolution and mediation, systems theory, project management, competitive and market research developing new products and solving issues with customers or companies that have needs to compete with new products.She has a training certification in Yoga, Tai Chi, Pilates, Medical Qigong, and Reiki.

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Julie Moreland president of PeopleClues, she is responsible for leading the organization to meet global objectives. During the past 21 years, Julie has become a nationally respected authority on practical business applications of assessment technologies. She is also the Co-Author  of the book “Women Who Mean Business .  Jim Sayih  is the Creator  and CEO of 911 Fitness Challenge , benefiting Shriner’s Children’s Hospitals, he has a Masters Degree in Sports Science & Exercise Physiology, is a Professor at Broward College in Physical Sciences, has a distinguished Law Enforcement career, retired a Police Lieutenant Miami PD.  Amy Kilpatrick  an entrepreneur at heart, finds herself wearing multiple hats as President/Co-Founder of Nspired Networking Enterprises, LLC,  Award-Winning Executive Director for BNI, Business Network International.As a corporate consultant and keynote speaker.  Celeste Thorson is a professional actress, filmmaker and activist living in Los Angeles, CA. She is best known for her comedic appearances on "How I Met Your Mother", "The Exes" and "Jimmy Kimmel Live". This popular Asian American filmmaker has starred in television shows, films, and endorsement campaigns around the globe.As an award winning model she has graced numerous billboards, runways and magazine covers for clients .  Eddie Overdyke is an independent financial advisor based out of Atlanta, GA.  He’s been featured in America’s Top Hometown Financial Advisors and the Atlanta Journal Constitution, and he has earned the Accredited Investment Fiduciary ® (AIF®) designation from Fiduciary 360. He is one of  the show's regular contributor.

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Joe Green is a trusted and highly regarded fitness expert, motivational speaker, lifestyle coach and published author.    John Mikesh  has always had a passion for all things stemming from the “home.He has practiced real estate, quickly carving out his share of the market. Along with being top 10 in the state for RE/MAX International as a single agent, his team now resides within the top 25 on a regular basis. He has also been featured in multiple issues of Charlotte magazine as a 5 Star  professional,” holds awards from every training program he has been associated with and continues to set challenging goals for the future.  Dr John Lhota has been a practicing dentist in New York City for 25 years, providing comprehensive dental care with an emphasis on conservative quality care. He is a distinguished member of the ADA, NY County Dental Society, Academy of General Dentistry, Crown Council, Sierra Club, and a supporter of the North Shore Animal League. He is the owner of Central Park West Dentistry, a successful dental practice on the Upper West Side. His practice has received several awards.  Jon Neal of theThe Neal Group LLC  has over 35 years of experience in public accounting. He has helped hundreds of businesses grow by offering hands on assistance in accounting systems, business creation and expansion, tax planning, financial planning, organizational development and acquisition strategies. He received the Personal Financial Specialist designation from the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Milwaukee Magazine has named Jon a Five Star Wealth Advisor in the accounting area only one of three CPA’s in the Milwaukee Area to be named. He is the author of The Best Doggone Tax Advice and Breaking the Tax Code.

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Lisa Elia is a publicist, media trainer and CEO and founder of Lisa Elia Public Relations, a full-service PR firm in Los Angeles. She has secured placements for her clients in major media outlets, such as The Oprah Winfrey Show, Time Magazine, Wall Street Journal, USA Today, CNN, Redbook, In Style and hundreds of others. She has positioned clients for book deals, endorsement deals, positions as contributing editors to magazines and even their own TV shows.  Eduard Qualls Author of "Community Capitalism: Pulling Capitalism Back From Its Own Abyss" Mr Qualls spent over 25 years in the software industry as programmer, designer and project manager. His insights into business from the working side of enterprise has led him to writing a book that covers the background of modern American business practices and capitalism, exposes the manifold problems that capitalism faces now, and proceeds to offer proposals and suggestions for discussion on ways to move the economy out of the dangers of what he calls "Spreadsheet Capitalism" or "Greed Capitalism".  Jeff Streu is a Contributing author for The Definitive Guide to Burning Fat and Building Muscle ,2x National Collegiate Wrestling Association National Qualifier and USA Wrestling Bronze Certified Coach  Annie  Logue Author of four different investments books For Dummies, including Socially Responsible Investing for Dummies and Emerging Markets for Dummies.

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Jonathan Stark is a senior partner with Daniel Stark Injury Lawyers, a personal injury law firm in Texas who's purpose is to keep people from being screwed by Big Insurance.  Daniel Stark Injury Lawyers was featured in the book "What's the Secret" by John DiJulius for their work with personal injury victims. Additionally, Jonathan Stark is invited to speak at national conferences on topics of law firm management, efficiency, and culture. Dr. Kamran Akbarzadeh is the founder & CEO of International Academy of Leadership & Management as well as Dream Achievers Academy. He is known as Leadership Makeover expert. Darren Garland fitness expert, recently hit eight separate Amazon.com best seller lists, two international Amazon.com best lists and was number 40 overall on Amazon with the new Health Fitness and Wellness book, “Results Fitness.”  Dr. Daniel Twogood has been practicing for 30 years and specializes in eliminating chronic pain. He has written four books on the topic, the newest is "       Chronic Pain Gone 90 Days".  Jim Henderson is a graduate of the prestigious Boston Latin School, attended Notre Dame and graduated with high distinction from Babson College.  He is a licensed CPA and Real Estate Broker.  He is an author and has presented numerous seminars on tax saving strategies.He is the founder of TaxSense, a professional tax planning, preparation and protection firm, with 4 offices in the Boston area.

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