ABOUT BLITZ 2008
The annual educational Blitz is a one-day event filled with education, exhibits and networking opportunities. You will hear leading speakers from your industry and have the opportunity to visit many exhibitors displaying tools to help your business succeed.

The Blitz 2008 registration fee includes the Keynote Speaker general sessions, all workshop sessions, unlimited access to the Exhibit Hall, continental breakfast, buffet lunch and dessert break - a tremendous value for only $50*.

For further information, call the Realtors® Association of South Central Wisconsin at 608.240.2800.


JERRY ROSSI
The event's featured speaker is Jerry Rossi [ web site ], a popular international
speaker who consistently receives rave reviews. He's delivered more than 3000 presentations over the past 25 years. Jerry is an edutainer, author, columnist, humorist, lifestyle motivator/coach, program host and creator.

Jerry will present two general sessions.

The morning session is titled ASPIRE - Activate Success Patterns Inside Resolute Effort. In this inspiring program, Jerry will uncover the basics of Personal Strategic Planning and reveal the secrets of activating its success. You will learn why strategies are a must for success. No two plans are alike. Strategizing and planning allow you to control the direction of success in your life.

Jerry's afternoon session it titled Shift Happens. Change is the only thing in life that's constant. Laugh and learn as you uncover how the brain is physiologically constructed to oppose change by reverting to old habits of one-way communication, inflexible mind sets and negative projections. Discover patterns in buyer and seller expectations, agent broker attitudes and the evolving real estate future to stabilize your success. Reframe new techniques and technologies to make a fresh positive approach. You can't manage change, you can only shift the direction of change in your favor - change is a choice and Shift Happens.


RETURNING TO THE BLITZ: SUITCASES FOR KIDS
In 2006, RASCW joined the national service project designed to collect
and distribute new and gently used suitcases, duffel bags and backpacks for foster children who are frequently forced to move from home to home. To date, RASCW has donated more than 700 suitcases for foster care programs throughout Dane, Sauk and Columbia counties. We will once again be collecting donations at the Blitz and distributing them throughout the three counties. Please remember to bring a suitcase to the Blitz on March 13, 2008.


SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

8:00 a.m.
Registration, Continental Breakfast, Visit Exhibits

9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
General Session, Keynote Speaker, Jerry Rossi, ASPIRE - Activate Success Patterns Inside Resolute Effort

10:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Break, Visit Exhibits

11:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon
Workshop Session #1

Play Nice
Handling Negotiations and Conflict
Speaker, trainer, coach: Deborah Battersby, Deborah Battersby Seminars, Hanover Park, IL

The best negotiators are among the highest paid people on the planet. Enhance your ability to diffuse conflict, bring negotiations to a successful conclusion and add $$$$ to your bottom line. Learn what drives your clients' decisions, when and how to ask the revealing questions and what traps to avoid.





How To Find Your Pot of Gold
Buyer Representation
Panel: Sheri Fermanich, SellBuildBuy.com; Laurie Logan, RE/MAX Preferred; and, Kathy Walch, Prudential Community Realty
Moderator: Jerry Rossi

Come to this seminar for an interactive look at how to attract and keep buyers. Learn more about being the benchmark for excellence for buyers in a competitive buyer's market. How do you stand out? What makes you the go to person for buyer's agency? This panel of proven buyer's agents will share their knowledge on how they have successfully captured and retained part of this market place. The Pot of Gold is within your reach!

Walking the Tight Rope
How to Stay Balanced
Speaker: Anne Marie Nahn Bell, MS PT, Dean Medical Center

For many, the thought of adding exercise into their daily lives causes panic- Where? When? How? This session will help answer the who, what, why, and when of the exercise puzzle to help you attain a balanced life which includes exercise.

12:00 noon - 1:30 p.m.
Buffet Lunch, Visit Exhibits

New to the Blitz for Managing Brokers
Special Lunch Program with Jerry Rossi
Managing brokers are invited to a special lunch session where Jerry Rossi will discuss The Simple Art of Motivation. If agents are not motivated toward success by their leaders, they'll find new leaders. Jerry will examine "Motivational Perceptions", "Planned vs. Polly Anna Attitudes" and "Six Trix to Staying Up in a Down Moment".

1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Workshop Session #2

The Power Within
The Secret Behind Great Achievement
Speaker, trainer, coach: Deborah Battersby, Deborah Battersby Seminars, Hanover Park, IL

Make 2008 a year of no limits! Learn to identify and reinforce the beliefs that empower you and eliminate those that hold you back. Use the power of focus and the power of why to achieve any goal. Know and apply the simplicity of the ultimate success formula.

Deal or No Deal
Deal Killers
Panel: Nick Conrad, Conrad Real Estate Services; Dennis Midthun, Franchise Owner, RE/MAX Preferred; Paul Voss, Stark Company; and, Vern Jesse, Real Estate Attorney, Murphy Desmond
Moderator: Randy Lenz, Keller Williams

Ever have an inspection kill a deal? Ever have an attorney cost you a commission check? Ever have a seller or buyer use every loophole in the book to trash a transaction? Well, this panel has! And even though they took it in the teeth ... life goes on! Learn their horror stories -- and find out how you pick up the pieces and move forward. Two long-time Realtors®, one franchise owner and a real estate attorney share their horror stories and solutions so you can see that, yes, a better day will come.

It's Easy Being Green
Green Built Homes
Panel: Matt Christensen, Christensen Enterprises; Hiam Garner, First Weber Group; Sue Hanson, Focus on Energy; Robin Pharo, Healthy Homes; and, Stuart Utley, First Weber Group
Moderator: Sara Alvarado, Keller Williams Realty

What is "Green Built"? What are buyers looking for in eco-friendly homes? Where should you put your money when making "green" improvements? This is a new trend that you will continue to see more of in the upcoming year. Join our panel of experts as they share their knowledge in creating more comfortable, safe, durable and energy efficient living environments. Also learn about the available incentive programs through Focus on Energy. There are several grants and cash back offers available to homeowners who make "green" improvements.

2:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Break, Dessert, Visit Exhibits

3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
General Session, Keynote Speaker, Jerry Rossi, Shift Happens


EXHIBITORS
as of February 27th, 2008

Exhibits will be open from 8:00 a.m. ­ 3:30 p.m.

Lord Spinal Care
Madison Area Builders Association
M & I Bank
McFarland State Bank
Miller Land & Livestock, Co.
Moviin' Out, Inc.
Murphy Desmond, S.C.
NARI of Madison, Inc.
Nouveau Riche, Real Estate Investment College
Park Bank
Park Towne Development Corp.
Pillar to Post Home Inspections
Pinnacle Real Estate Group

Premier Financial Solutions
Premier Inspection & Consulting, LLC
REW Enterprises, LTD
Ron Miller Inspections, LLC
Spiral Earth Botanicals, LLC
State Bank of Cross Plains
Staybridge Suites
Summit Credit Union
TDS
The Real Estate Book
Troia's Home Inspection Service
Universal Home Protection
US Bank Home Mortgage
UW Credit Union
Veridian Homes
Verizon Wireless
Whirligig Online Marketing
Waterstone Mortgage Corporation
Wells Fargo Home Mortgage
WHEDA
Wisconsin Inspection Consultants
Wisconsin Realtors Association
Women's Council of Realtors
World Financial Corp
Zander Solutions, LLC