

The Persistent Entrepreneur
David I Hill
Welcome to The Persistent Entrepreneur Podcast, where grit meets inspiration. Join David Hill, two-time author, business coach, world-class sales trainer, top real estate broker, Ironman athlete, and 23 years sober, as he interviews relentless entrepreneurs, visionary business owners, and trailblazing leaders who've mastered the art of perseverance and refusal to quit.
Each week, David uncovers powerful stories of overcoming obstacles, seizing opportunities, and turning persistence into victory. Guided by his mantra, "I exist to persist," David and his guests share actionable strategies and mindset shifts to fuel lasting achievement.
Whether you're a seasoned business owner or just starting your entrepreneurial journey, this podcast will inspire and equip you to tackle your goals with persistence and purpose. Let's rise, one story at a time!
Each week, David uncovers powerful stories of overcoming obstacles, seizing opportunities, and turning persistence into victory. Guided by his mantra, "I exist to persist," David and his guests share actionable strategies and mindset shifts to fuel lasting achievement.
Whether you're a seasoned business owner or just starting your entrepreneurial journey, this podcast will inspire and equip you to tackle your goals with persistence and purpose. Let's rise, one story at a time!
Episodes
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Mar 23, 2017 • 34min
Sam Monreal - Mastering the Art of Internet Lead Generation and Follow Up
Sam Monreal on Effective Lead Generation Techniques "Many people look at online leads as a burden and not an opportunity" Sam Shift Mindset from Bothering to Helping People "We have to work twice as hard to stand out with internet leads." STEPS TO EFFECTIVE INTERNET LEAD GENERATION Get People while Still Online Use Pattern Interrupts Great Scripts Make the Difference Shift Mindset to Helping People Be Proactive vs Reactive Schedule Lead Follow Up About Sam Monreal: Passionate, driven and results-oriented sales expert with over a decade of success in diverse and complex corporate and start-up environments Specialties: Experiential Marketing, Event Creation, Event Curation, Social Media, Social Media Management Systems, Privacy, Data Breach Response, HITECH, HIPAA, Notification Law, Credit Monitoring, Identity Protection, Notification Requirements, Negotiation, Compliance, Advertising, Marketing, Branding, Complex Sales Strategies, Health Care, Corporate Sales, Start Ups, Finance, Residential Lending, Commercial Lending, Consumer Credit, Six Figure Deals, Seven Figure Deals, Closing, New Business Creation, Client Retention, Sales Methodologies, Lead Generation

Mar 16, 2017 • 37min
Elise Enriquez - Free up your Brainpower: How to use Systems to Achieve your Goals
Elise Enriquez on Creating a Clear Vision and putting Systems in place to make it a Reality. Elise offers Coaching for Leaders and Teams Business owners hire Elise to help them create a CLEAR vision of what matters most to them and to create systems that help them CONSISTENTLY take action toward making that vision a reality. "Every opportunity needs to be aligned with my purpose." Elise STEPS TO ACHIEVING YOUR GOALS ON PURPOSE • KNOW YOUR PURPOSE • DECIDE WHATS MOST IMPORTANT TO WORK ON? • DO NOT RELY ON YOUR BRAIN - MEMORY • MAKE A TODO LIST • CREATE A SYSTEM • MAKE ADJUSTMENTS • TAKE ACTION http://EliseEnriquez.com/gyst http://www.eliseenriquez.com/achieve About Elise Enriquez: I help leaders develop a purpose that people will rally around so that everyone can achieve their goals and dreams together. I've mostly floated through life, reacting as opportunities presented themselves. In school I found a passion for helping others by giving advice, encouragement, or time. After college, I had no idea what I wanted to do. I worked in various supporting and leadership roles in the corporate world until I realized I was miserable—although I didn't know why. I needed a change, so I decided to become a real estate agent. I got to work with people on a more personal level, educating and guiding them through an important process. Working in real estate exposed me to the world of personal growth, self-help books, and business coaching. Before I knew it, I had my own business coach and was leading a small group of real estate agents and home loan officers.

Mar 9, 2017 • 36min
David Martiroso - Youtube FSBO Rockstar Teaches us How to Convert from Start to Close
David Martiroso, DNA Realty Group Keller Williams Agent, brings us through the Process of Converting a FSBO David breaks down the process of winning over a for sale by owner. We role-play the initial call, the follow up call, and finally the closing process which can take 2-3 months. "They have to go through the process and realize it's harder then they think and then they will be open to hiring an agent." David Martiroso FSBOS ARE A GREAT WAY TO START A BUSINESS WHEN YOU ARE NEW TO AN AREA AND DON'T HAVE A LOT OF FRIENDS AND FAMILY TO GIVE YOU BUSINESS. STEPS TO FSBO SUCCESS • Ask Great Questions • Call every 2-3 weeks • Send personal handwritten letter • Be flexible • Be polite • Listen • Stay top of mind For more, go to http://davidihillblog.com Visit our sponsor, Landvoice About David Martiroso: David is a Real Estate expert who specializes in residential Real Estate; he has helped hundreds of For Sale by Owners sell their properties fast and for TOP DOLLAR. He also specializes in "Buyer Agency" -- which is the act of helping individuals in the buying process and providing them with a customized buying plan. David's business experience helps him to excel in helping sellers sell their home with specialized marketing and advertising procedures that are on the cutting edge of technology. Prior to his career in real estate, David worked in the Hair industry for over 10 years where he co-found and managed two startup companies. During his career in real estate he worked for top companies such as Zip Realty, the highest ranking Century 21 in New England and in 2009 David helped create DNA Realty Group under the umbrella of Realty Executive Esteemed Properties. GET YOUR FREE AUDIO BOOK AT www.DavidsFreeBook.com

Mar 2, 2017 • 38min
Chris Grant - Top Team Leader on Attracting Talent and Putting Out Positive Energy
Christ Grant is a team leader at the West Hartford, CT Keller Williams office. He owned a successful independent real estate company for many years before deciding to join Keller Williams as a team leader to 27 agents. He's very devoted to his church, wife and four children. Talking with Chris, you'll really get the sense that he's a really generous person and genuinely wants to help others succeed. In this interview, we talk about why Chris is so passionate about helping others and how it's helped him become more successful in business and life. He shares with us how to be an effective leader and what it really takes to grow a team that will buy into your vision and follow along with you on your business journey. Chris also gets honest about the real reasons why people get stuck or resist change and what it takes to create a clear vision for where you want to go. You don't want to miss this interview as there are so many nuggets you can use. Plus, Chris has such infectious energy that you can't help but smile! Visit http://davidihillblog.com for links to videos and things mentioned in this episode

Feb 23, 2017 • 20min
John Lee Dumas – Setting and Achieving Your BIG Goal in 100 Days with The Freedom Journal
MASTER PRODUCTIVITY DISCIPLINE & FOCUS IN 100 DAYS Successful Entrepreneurs know how to SET and ACCOMPLISH goals. Unsuccessful Entrepreneurs fail at this very thing. The Freedom Journal is an accountability partner that won't let you fail. John Lee Dumas has interviewed over 1500 successful Entrepreneurs and has created a unique step-by-step process that will guide you in SETTING and ACCOMPLISHING your #1 goal in 100 days. Are you ready to CRUSH your #1 goal in 100-days? "Take 1 day a week to be super-efficient so you can have some freedom on the other days." John Lee Dumas STEPS TO SUCESS WITH ACHIEVING GOALS Set S.M.A.R.T Goals Break down into micro-goals Find accountability For more about me and my sponsors, go to http://davidihill.com/affilates

Feb 16, 2017 • 37min
Aaron Wittenstein - Taking Expired Listing Prospecting to the Next Level
Aaron Wittenstein & David Hill with a Discussion on Building a Successful Expired Listing Business & LIVE Role Play!! A real conversation on the challenges, techniques, strategies and scripts that work with expired sellers. We need to stand out to be successful with expired sellers. "When everyone is the best, no-one is the best." David Hill STEPS TO BUILDING A SUCCESSFUL EXPIRED BUSINESS • Pattern Interrupt • Ask Great Questions • Get the Talking • Get their Motivation • Practice Scripts • Be Different

Feb 9, 2017 • 38min
Why You Should Never Fly Solo - Waldo Waldman, New York Times Bestseller and Fighter Pilot
Waldo Waldman is known for teaching techniques that build long-term and trusting relationships with people that help to produce revenue. For his work, Waldo has been inducted in the National Speaker's Association Speaker Hall of Fame (the Council of Peers Award for Excellence). In this interview, we chat about the importance of the people in your life and why it's crucial you nurture important relationship. He talks in depth about his past life in the air force and how he still uses the skills he learned there in his personal and professional life daily. You'll definitely get a lot from this interview as Waldo shoots you straight and is passionate about helping others achieve the kinds of success he's had. Waldo also does a really great job distilling lessons he's learned from being in the air force you won't want to miss this episode. Get more information at http://davidihillblog.com/48_Waldo_Waldman

Feb 2, 2017 • 31min
Massachusetts #1 Realtor Shares his Strategies for Massive Success!!! Path to Mastery
Anthony Lamaccia is the owner and Realtor © broker of Lamaccia Realty. In this episode we discuss why it was important for him to create a customized CRM to streamline his business and why he's so passionate about educating sellers in maximizing their income. You'll also learn how to lead staff effectively and the systems to implement in any client based business. For more, visit http://davidihillblog.com/47-Anthony-Lamaccia

Jan 26, 2017 • 45min
Jairek Robbins - Deep Conversation on Mindset, Removing Limiting Thoughts and Thinking Bigger
Interview with performance coach, consultant and author of best selling book "Live it", Jairek Robbins Letting go of your limiting thoughts Are we being influenced by the people around us, be the thoughts and things we brought with us from our upbringing and childhood? We discuss how to achieve to achieve huge goals, a bigger life and expand the possibility's in our lives. What it was link growing up with Tony Robbins, as a father. JAIREK STEPS TO SUCCESS Get around BIG thinkers Let go of limiting thoughts Forgive yourself and others Defend your happiness Build a strategic plan Work 10x Harder WHAT STORY ARE YOU TELLING YOURSELF? Figure out what the world needs and give it to us! "Figure out where you need to be in 10 years and work your way backwards." Jairek Buy Jairek's Book - Live It!: Achieve Success by Living with Purpose or get a free audiobook by signing up for a free trial from Audible: http://www.audibletrial.com/onemoresale Check out our last weeks episode - Tom Hopkins, Sales Trainer at Tom Hopkins International, Inc. Sales Trainer and author of many sales books including How to Master the Art of Selling. About Jairek Robbins: Jairek Robbins is an American performance coach and motivational speaker. He is the son of American life coach, self-help author, and motivational speaker Tony Robbins. Robbins started his career in 2002 with Anthony Robbins Foundation and worked there for two years. While attending the University of San Diego he spent 3 months living in a rural farming village as a volunteer teaching organic farming in Uganda through the organization Students Partnership Worldwide (now Restless Development). He was a board member for the non-profit organization "Just Like My Child" which also does education and health projects in Uganda. Jairek later became a Results Coach at Robbins Research International. From 2006-2008 he served as a representative of RRI. Years later, he can now be found traveling around the world as an in-demand keynote speaker. He founded Jairek Robbins Companies in 2010 and later started Rapid Results Retreat in 2011.

Jan 19, 2017 • 38min
Tom Hopkins - Master the Art of overcoming OBJECTIONS with vocabulary
Tom Hopkins, Sales Trainer at Tom Hopkins International, Inc. Sales Trainer and author of many sales books including How to Master the Art of Selling. Author of over 19 Books including Mastering the Art of Selling Real Estate "Your income is in direct proportion to what you are saying" Tom "The key to selling is to take an amount of money and through your words get them to rationalize spending the money." Brain Tracy STEPS To Communication Success in Sales • Mirror and Match your prospect • Stall objections • Do not say NO to objections • Become and actor or actress • Study Vocabulary • Find mentors • Become a student of Selling MASTER THE ART OF OVERCOMING OBJECTIONS WITH THE 4 STEPS Check out another recent episode - Chris Voss, Author, Past FBI hostage negotiator, Georgetown University's McDonough School of Business and Marshall School of Business at University of Southern California teaching negotiation in both MBA programs. About Tom Hopkins: Tom Hopkins wasn't born to wealth and privilege. He was a mediocre student and began his work life in construction carrying steel. At the age of 19, he was married with a child on the way and trying to find a better way to support his young family. Since he wasn't afraid of meeting new people and was known to be somewhat talkative someone suggested he try selling. After looking around at the people who were dressed well and driving new cars, he decided on the field of real estate. At the time, real estate was considered an old man's profession. There weren't many women in the field and certainly no teenagers. It took Tom several tries to pass his licensing exam, but he eventually succeeded. The next hurdle was to find someone to hire him. Visiting real estate offices around town on his way home from his construction job, Tom quickly learned the negative impact of the first impressions he was making. This podcast is also brought to you by the world's largest marketplace of graphic designers. I have used them for years to create some amazing designs. When your business needs a logo, website design, business card, or anything you can imagine, check out 99Designs. http://LiveLongerSmarter.com


