Acknowledgments

First, I would like to thank my acquisitions and project editors, Mitzi Koontz at Course Technology PTR and Cathleen Small at Snyder Editorial. Little did you know, I was secretly hired to test your wits and push you to the limit as editors.... Without your patience, professionalism, and let’s call them “words of inspiration,” this project would have gone nowhere. The combination of your abilities and my luck to be able to work with both of you is why I am able to do what I do.

Thank you to everyone involved in making Hoxie Consulting and HoxieConsulting.com a success. Thank you to Yvette and Rose at BTI Travel for helping us launch our seminar series and Kate Thomsen for all of your support and advice. Thank you to everyone who made my first book, 90 Days to Success Marketing and Advertising Your Small Business, a success.

Abbey, Brendan, and Scott: When my back is against the wall, you push me forward. You guys keep me going and striving for more out of my life. Matt Taranto, for 28 years you have been a friend who is always there for me through thick and thin. I could never thank you enough for everything you’ve done for me and the memories we’ve created together. Amelia, you’re the smartest little girl I know—you’re going to do something great with your life. Thank you to Michele for believing in me and these wild ideas that somehow come to fruition by no mistake with your love and support.

Thank you to my prior sales managers and co-workers who taught me so much about sales. This book is simply a culmination of my experiences with all of you, for better or worse. Thank you to everyone at the Onondaga County Public Library.

Mom and Dad, you’ve both been through so much, and I thank God every day that you had the strength to make it out on the other end. Thank you to everyone I mentioned in my last book, and to God and Trent Reznor.