

The Persistent Entrepreneur
David 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!
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Jun 27, 2022 • 41min
How to Find Real Estate Listings Now - Episode #283 with Ren Jones
For 16 years, Ren Jones sold 150-180 homes a year by taking 10-16 listings each month. Additionally, he was a highly recognized coach for some of the most successful real estate teams across North America and has completed 34,000 individual coaching calls. Ren is currently CEO at Vulcan7, a software program for agents that build seller business to dominate the inventory. Ren also hosts a show each week called ROADMAP. He interviews agents who take lots of listings without requiring a big team or lots of overhead. Connect with Ren Website - https://www.vulcan7.com/ Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lA42Nq_gYBA Connect with David Hill Website- http://www.davidihill.com/ Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/davidihill/ YouTube- https://www.youtube.com/user/hillteam17 LinkedIn- https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidihill Book: https://www.amazon.com/Sales-Playbook-Simple-Strategies-Close/dp/1628652861 Free Gift: https://callreluctance.davidihill.com/ Free 30-minute Coaching Call https://www.trycoaching.net Monthly Training with David- https://35callchallenge.com/ David’s Monthly Article – http://www.davidihill.com/5mistakes/ FACEBOOK COMMUNITY Please follow and join my Group- https://www.facebook.com/groups/ptmastery/ OUR LEAD PROVIDER SPONSORS VULCAN7 https://www.vulcan7.com/pathtomastery/

Jun 20, 2022 • 40min
Find and Connect with Sellers - Episode #282 with David Hill
David is a real estate agent, sales trainer and expired listings expert. He spent over 30,000 hours talking to prospects on the phone. You heard that right: He spent 30,000 hours on the phone trying to sell something to someone. On his first year in real estate (when I literally didn't know anything) he closed 42 transactions when the average agent in his market only closed six. He went on to build a real estate team and eventually become one of the top 100 agents at Keller Williams Realty (out of over 130,000 agents). He had the amazing privilege of being coached directly by Gary Keller and to mastermind with some of the smartest real estate agents on the planet Connect with David Hill Website- http://www.davidihill.com/ Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/davidihill/ YouTube- https://www.youtube.com/user/hillteam17 LinkedIn- https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidihill Book: https://www.amazon.com/Sales-Playbook-Simple-Strategies-Close/dp/1628652861 Free Gift: https://callreluctance.davidihill.com/ Free 30-minute Coaching Call https://www.trycoaching.net Monthly Training with David- https://35callchallenge.com/ David’s Monthly Article – http://www.davidihill.com/5mistakes/ FACEBOOK COMMUNITY Please follow and join my Group- https://www.facebook.com/groups/ptmastery/ OUR LEAD PROVIDER SPONSORS VULCAN7 https://www.vulcan7.com/pathtomastery/

Jun 13, 2022 • 30min
Bulletproof Your Wealth in times of Uncertainty - Episode #281 with Tom Laune
Tom had a unique path to creating the Bulletproof Wealth® strategy. He enjoyed a 30-year career in the music industry as a recording engineer and producer, working with acts as diverse as R.E.M., Bruce Springsteen, and Amy Grant. Early in his career, his financial professional recommended a disability income policy, something he didn't even know existed. Several decades later, Tom suffered high-frequency hearing loss while mixing a record and was no longer able to continue the job he loved. At that time, his disability income policy became the most valuable possession he owned. It provided consistent, tax-free, monthly income payments that allowed him to go back to school and learn how to help others protect their financial future by becoming a Chartered Financial Consultant, Chartered Life Underwriter, and a Chartered Special Needs Consultant. He also became an authorized Infinite Banking Practitioner. After many years of education and research, Tom created the Bulletproof Wealth® strategy to help others protect their income and grow wealth. The secret to his strategy is teaching people to use money like banks do to earn much higher rates of return than the average investor! Connect with Tom Website - https://bulletproofwealth.info/ LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-laune-chfc-clu-chsnc-7a821129/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/bulletproofwealthstrategy Connect with David Hill Website- http://www.davidihill.com/ Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/davidihill/ YouTube- https://www.youtube.com/user/hillteam17 LinkedIn- https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidihill Book: https://www.amazon.com/Sales-Playbook-Simple-Strategies-Close/dp/1628652861 Free Gift: https://callreluctance.davidihill.com/ Free 30-minute Coaching Call https://www.trycoaching.net Monthly Training with David- https://35callchallenge.com/ David’s Monthly Article – http://www.davidihill.com/5mistakes/ FACEBOOK COMMUNITY Please follow and join my Group- https://www.facebook.com/groups/ptmastery/ OUR LEAD PROVIDER SPONSORS VULCAN7 https://www.vulcan7.com/pathtomastery/

Jun 6, 2022 • 57min
Master The Listing Side of Real Estate - Episode #280 with Ren Jones
For 16 years, Ren Jones sold 150-180 homes a year by taking 10-16 listings each month. Additionally, he was a highly recognized coach for some of the most successful real estate teams across North America and has completed 34,000 individual coaching calls. Ren is currently CEO at Vulcan7, a software program for agents that build seller business to dominate the inventory. Ren also hosts a show each week called ROADMAP. He interviews agents who take lots of listings without requiring a big team or lots of overhead. Connect with Ren Website - https://www.vulcan7.com/ Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lA42Nq_gYBA Connect with David Hill Website- http://www.davidihill.com/ Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/davidihill/ YouTube- https://www.youtube.com/user/hillteam17 LinkedIn- https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidihill Book: https://www.amazon.com/Sales-Playbook-Simple-Strategies-Close/dp/1628652861 Free Gift: https://callreluctance.davidihill.com/ Free 30-minute Coaching Call https://www.trycoaching.net Monthly Training with David- https://35callchallenge.com/ David’s Monthly Article – http://www.davidihill.com/5mistakes/ FACEBOOK COMMUNITY Please follow and join my Group- https://www.facebook.com/groups/ptmastery/ OUR LEAD PROVIDER SPONSORS VULCAN7 https://www.vulcan7.com/pathtomastery/

May 30, 2022 • 31min
How To Niche Down and Connect with Your Ideal Client - Episode #279 with Hope Zvara
Hope Zvara is the CEO of Mother Trucker Yoga, a company devoted to improving truck drivers' fitness and wellness standards. She has been featured in Forbes, Yahoo News, and on the two-time, Emmy nominated show STARTUP. Hopes practical strategies show drivers how they can go from unhealthy and out of options to feeling good again, all while living over the road as a trucker. Connect with HopeWebsite - www.mothertruckeryoga.com Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/mothertruckeryoga/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/MotherTruckerYoga/ Connect with David Hill Website- http://www.davidihill.com/ Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/davidihill/ YouTube- https://www.youtube.com/user/hillteam17 LinkedIn- https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidihill Book: https://www.amazon.com/Sales-Playbook-Simple-Strategies-Close/dp/1628652861 Free Gift: https://callreluctance.davidihill.com/ Free 30-minute Coaching Call https://www.trycoaching.net Monthly Training with David- https://35callchallenge.com/ David’s Monthly Article – http://www.davidihill.com/5mistakes/ FACEBOOK COMMUNITY Please follow and join my Group- https://www.facebook.com/groups/ptmastery/ OUR LEAD PROVIDER SPONSORS VULCAN7 https://www.vulcan7.com/pathtomastery/

May 23, 2022 • 36min
Using Stories to Close More Sales - Episode #278 with Pat Quinn
Pat Quinn is one of the nations premier presentation coaches and the founder of StoryLinq.com. He has worked with Olympians, New York Times bestselling authors, world-class business leaders, pastors and professional speakers over the past 20 years. As former professional magician, Pat Quinn learned the art of commanding a stage early in his career. As a professional consultant and speaker, he has keynoted the biggest conferences and spoken to audiences around the world. Pat Quinns highly acclaimed Signature Talk Workshops are a unique opportunity to create the perfect presentation and take your speaking skills to the next level! Connect with Pat Quinn Website - https://storylinq.com/ Connect with David Hill Website- http://www.davidihill.com/ Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/davidihill/ YouTube- https://www.youtube.com/user/hillteam17 LinkedIn- https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidihill Book: https://www.amazon.com/Sales-Playbook-Simple-Strategies-Close/dp/1628652861 Free Gift: https://callreluctance.davidihill.com/ Free 30-minute Coaching Call https://www.trycoaching.net Monthly Training with David- https://35callchallenge.com/ David’s Monthly Article – http://www.davidihill.com/5mistakes/ FACEBOOK COMMUNITY Please follow and join my Group- https://www.facebook.com/groups/ptmastery/ OUR LEAD PROVIDER SPONSORS VULCAN7 https://www.vulcan7.com/pathtomastery/

May 16, 2022 • 39min
How to Handle Objections LIVE - Episode #277 with David Hill
David is a real estate agent, sales trainer and expired listings expert. He spent over 30,000 hours talking to prospects on the phone. You heard that right: He spent 30,000 hours on the phone trying to sell something to someone. On his first year in real estate (when I literally didn't know anything) he closed 42 transactions when the average agent in his market only closed six. He went on to build a real estate team and eventually become one of the top 100 agents at Keller Williams Realty (out of over 130,000 agents). He had the amazing privilege of being coached directly by Gary Keller and to mastermind with some of the smartest real estate agents on the planet Connect with David Hill Website- http://www.davidihill.com/ Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/davidihill/ YouTube- https://www.youtube.com/user/hillteam17 LinkedIn- https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidihill Book: https://www.amazon.com/Sales-Playbook-Simple-Strategies-Close/dp/1628652861 Free Gift: https://callreluctance.davidihill.com/ Free 30-minute Coaching Call https://www.trycoaching.net Monthly Training with David- https://35callchallenge.com/ David’s Monthly Article – http://www.davidihill.com/5mistakes/ FACEBOOK COMMUNITY Please follow and join my Group- https://www.facebook.com/groups/ptmastery/ OUR LEAD PROVIDER SPONSORS VULCAN7 https://www.vulcan7.com/pathtomastery/

May 9, 2022 • 35min
Get To Know MMA's Best Fighter - Episode #276 with Raufeon Stots
Belletor Champion Raufeon Stots shares his what it takes and his journey to becoming the welterweight champion. Raufeon Stots is an American mixed martial artist and graduated collegiate wrestler currently competing in the bantamweight division of Bellator MMA, where he is the current Interim Bellator Bantamweight Champion. As a wrestler, he is a two-time NCAA Division II champion Connect with RaufeonFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/raufeonstots Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/raufeonstots/ Coonect with David HillWebsite- http://www.davidihill.com/ Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/davidihill/ YouTube- https://www.youtube.com/user/hillteam17 LinkedIn- https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidihill Book: https://www.amazon.com/Sales-Playbook-Simple-Strategies-Close/dp/1628652861 Free Gift: https://callreluctance.davidihill.com/ Free 30-minute Coaching Call https://www.trycoaching.net Monthly Training with David- https://35callchallenge.com/ David’s Monthly Article – http://www.davidihill.com/5mistakes/ FACEBOOK COMMUNITY Please follow and join my Group- https://www.facebook.com/groups/ptmastery/ OUR LEAD PROVIDER SPONSORS VULCAN7 https://www.vulcan7.com/pathtomastery/

May 2, 2022 • 36min
Welcome to The Financial Revolution - Episode #275 with Dion Pouncil
Dion Pouncil's proudest accomplishments during this trading/investing journey is having been able to help over 4500 students produce over $4,000,000 in profits/returns during the pandemic. Truly being able to see the impact that SURPLUS’s strategies, our team and I have to help everyday people create generational wealth. Connect with DionLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dion-pouncil-6154642a Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pouncildion Instagram: https://instagram.com/dionpouncil Twitter: https://twitter.com/DionPouncil Coonect with David HillWebsite- http://www.davidihill.com/ Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/davidihill/ YouTube- https://www.youtube.com/user/hillteam17 LinkedIn- https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidihill Book: https://www.amazon.com/Sales-Playbook-Simple-Strategies-Close/dp/1628652861 Free Gift: https://callreluctance.davidihill.com/ Free 30-minute Coaching Call https://www.trycoaching.net Monthly Training with David- https://35callchallenge.com/ David’s Monthly Article – http://www.davidihill.com/5mistakes/ FACEBOOK COMMUNITY Please follow and join my Group- https://www.facebook.com/groups/ptmastery/ OUR LEAD PROVIDER SPONSORS VULCAN7 https://www.vulcan7.com/pathtomastery/

Apr 25, 2022 • 19min
How to Crush it with The Perfect Sales Closing - Episode #274 with David Hill
David is a real estate agent, sales trainer and expired listings expert. He spent over 30,000 hours talking to prospects on the phone. You heard that right: He spent 30,000 hours on the phone trying to sell something to someone. On his first year in real estate (when I literally didn't know anything) he closed 42 transactions when the average agent in his market only closed six. He went on to build a real estate team and eventually become one of the top 100 agents at Keller Williams Realty (out of over 130,000 agents). He had the amazing privilege of being coached directly by Gary Keller and to mastermind with some of the smartest real estate agents on the planet Connect with David Hill Website- http://www.davidihill.com/ Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/davidihill/ YouTube- https://www.youtube.com/user/hillteam17 LinkedIn- https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidihill Book: https://www.amazon.com/Sales-Playbook-Simple-Strategies-Close/dp/1628652861 Free Gift: https://callreluctance.davidihill.com/ Free 30-minute Coaching Call https://www.trycoaching.net Monthly Training with David- https://35callchallenge.com/ David’s Monthly Article – http://www.davidihill.com/5mistakes/ FACEBOOK COMMUNITY Please follow and join my Group- https://www.facebook.com/groups/ptmastery/ OUR LEAD PROVIDER SPONSORS VULCAN7 https://www.vulcan7.com/pathtomastery/