Dennis Berry

CEO, Epic Entrepreneur Media | Founder, Epic Biz Launch© | Business Strategist | Linkedin Coach | Follow for posts on Business, Ai, and Life Mastery

In 1999 I was a sales leader for SYSCO Denver.

I was doing pretty well, but saw that there was an imbalance.

I had the blood, sweat and tears and my managers had nice cushy offices with pictures of beach vacations.

- I was making $80k/year working 60 hours/week
- They were making $250k at 30 hours/week
- And, SYSCO was a $30B/year company

I realized then and there that I wanted a better lifestyle, so my entrepreneurial adventures began.


The path to success has never been easy. 

In 2003, after 15 years of heavy drinking, I was able to get sober.


That’s an important part of my story, because I learned that alcohol isn't the problem.

It’s what I used to cope with the REAL problem... my thinking.

If we can master our mindset, we can design a beautiful life.


I've built 2 multimillion dollar companies and managed dozens of teams.

The first was a Rare Coins and Precious Metals Company, which was my greatest teacher and changed my life forever.

It taught me that if we don’t manage our minds, life becomes very difficult.

And, even if we make some money, we’re struggling in other areas like our relationships or health.


No matter how successful we become, if we’re not masters of our minds, we’re not as successful as we could be.

I’ve coached some of the highest level leaders and entrepreneurs to master their minds, scale their businesses and build beautiful lives.


It’s never an easy process, but well worth the effort.

And, with the right guidance, it’s MUCH easier.


In 2021, I realized that Linkedin is much more than just a job posting platform, so I decided to build a brand and business on here which has transformed my life!

And, I help others do the same.

- I am a business coach to elite leaders and entrepreneurs
- I have an investment education/management company
- I now have 185,000 Linkedin followers (350,000 total)
- I live on the Caribbean Sea in Playa Del Carmen, MX
- I have a newsletter with over 135,000 subscribers
- I live in Valencia, Spain 3 months per year
- I am a pretend middle-aged athlete

I went from making $80k and building somebody else’s dreams,

To unlimited potential and living my own dreams everyday!


If you’re interested in learning how I did this, there are a few ways I can help.

1. The Elite Leaders Newsletter: https://dennisberry.com/newsletter

2. Join the Elite Leaders Network: https://lnkd.in/eS-cTH4y

3. Or, if you’d like to dive deep, I take on about 10 clients per year.

You can apply here: https://dennisberry.com

Wishing you massive success!
D.

Business Coach/Owner

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗪𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗠𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽?

Simply put: We are entrepreneurs helping entrepreneurs THRIVE!

We are a community of business masterminds of all types.

We welcome amazing people to share their experience so we can grow stronger together. 


𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝘂𝗿𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲:👇

To drive bottom line growth with a community of like minded individuals from different walks of life in an ever-changing fast-paced world. 

We educate, inspire and motivate each other to thrive.


𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗴𝗼𝗮𝗹𝘀:👇

▪️ Improved Bottom Line Revenue Growth
▪️ Improved Emotional Intelligence
▪️ Improved Relationships
▪️ Improved Health


𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘂𝘀:👇

⚡️ Quick short-term wins and massive long-term gains.

⚡️ Manage your stress and prevent burnout.

⚡️ Streamline your systems and processes.


𝗜𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂?👇

✅ Ready to make radical lasting changes, but don't know where or how to do it

✅ Curious how other people seem to become successful, but can't figure it out

✅ Tired of struggling and not reaching your potential


𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝗶𝘀 𝗗𝗲𝗻𝗻𝗶𝘀?

▪️ Certified Life Mastery and Business Development Coach since 2005
▪️ 2-time 7-figure business owner
▪️ Best-selling author
▪️ Influencer

His goal is to help you align your passion with your purpose, and create a specific strategic plan of action to create wealth.

He has been sober since April 8, 2003 at which time he became a successful businessman, athlete, and family man. 


𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀:👇

▪️ Group meetings 2 times per month

▪️ One 1-1 coaching session with Dennis per month

▪️ Additional retreats and activities TBD

▪️ Free access to Dennis's Solopreneur Operating System

▪️ Free access to LinkedIn Influencer Accelerator Masterclass Recording


✅ 𝗧𝗼 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗮 𝗺𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗗𝗲𝗻𝗻𝗶𝘀

Email: contact@dennisberry.com


✅ 𝗩𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘄𝗲𝗯𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼

https://dennisberry.com/mastermind/

Life will always be challenging.
That part doesn’t change.
No matter how successful you become…

How much money you make…
How disciplined or spiritual 
or optimized you are…

There will still be pressure.
There will still be uncertainty.
There will still be seasons that stretch 
you in ways you didn’t expect.

I’ve never met anyone who “arrived” 
at a level where problems disappeared.

What changes isn’t the existence of challenge.
It’s the way they see it.

Because sometimes the 
problem isn’t your life.
It’s your glasses.

You can be standing in the 
exact same situation
with the exact same facts
and experience two completely different 
realities based on the lens 
you’re looking through.

The same event can feel like:
• A crisis
• Or a classroom

• A rejection
• Or a redirection

• A breakdown
• Or a breakthrough

Nothing externally changed.
Your perspective did.

Here are 5 “New Glasses” That Change Everything:

1/ From “Why Is This Happening To Me?”
 ↳ To “What Is This Teaching Me?”
 Victimhood drains you
 Curiosity strengthens you

2/ From “This Is Too Hard”
 ↳ To “This Is Building Me”
 Growth always feels uncomfortable
 Muscles tear before they grow

3/ From “I’m Behind”
 ↳ To “I’m On My Own Timeline”
 Comparison creates panic
 Focus creates progress

4/ From “I Failed”
 ↳ To “I Learned”
 Failure is data
 Data makes you dangerous in the best way

5/ From “I Can’t Handle This”
 ↳ To “I Haven’t Figured It Out Yet”
 Add “yet” to your vocabulary
 It keeps the door open

Life doesn’t promise comfort.
It promises growth.

But growth seen through the right lens
builds strength instead of resentment.
Wisdom instead of bitterness.
Resilience instead of fear.

You don’t always need a new life.
Sometimes you just need 
a new pair of glasses.

How are you seeing things right now?

PS. If you're looking for high level support 
for business, finance and FOCUS, 
I created The Elite Leaders Network. 

Check it out here: 👉 https://lnkd.in/eVS_G_R4 

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Founder, EliteLeadersNetwork.com | Follow for posts on Business, Marketing, Branding, Focused Mindset & Ai

Marketing and branding are changing in real time.
Not every decade. Not every year. 
Every single day.

When Mercedes-Benz began in 1886, 
branding looked very different.
There was no social media.
No paid ads dashboard.
No email funnels.

Reputation spread slowly.
Word of mouth traveled at 
the speed of conversation.
Trust was built over years... 
sometimes generations.

Today?
A brand can be built in 30 days.
And destroyed in 30 minutes.

The way Mercedes marketed 140 years ago 
is not the way they marketed 20 years ago.
And it’s definitely not the way 
they market today.

Now ask yourself this:
What will branding look like in 5 years?
At this pace… probably unrecognizable.
Maybe even in 5 months.

Algorithms shift.
Platforms evolve.
AI rewrites the rules overnight.

What worked last quarter
can already feel outdated.

Here’s the hard truth:
We used to be able to fall behind a little.
There wasn’t much to catch up on.
Change was slower.

Now?
If you stop innovating for a year,
you’re not a year behind.
You might be five.
The gap compounds.

If we’re not upgrading our systems, 
our thinking, our skill sets, and even 
our identities in real time… 
the market won’t wait for us.

This isn’t about chasing every shiny object.
It’s about staying adaptable.

The companies that win aren’t the biggest.
They’re the fastest learners.
The leaders who win aren’t the loudest.
They’re the most flexible.
Innovation is no longer a competitive edge.
It’s survival.

The future doesn’t punish slow starters.
It punishes slow adapters.

Are you building for the world that was…
Or the one that’s coming next?

PS. If you're looking for high level peer 
support for business, finance and FOCUS, 
I created The Elite Leaders Network. 

Check it out here: 👉 https://lnkd.in/eVS_G_R4 

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We’ve all been there. 
When the wheels come off.
And, everything falls apart.

You have the perfect project plan, the team 
is aligned, and the finish line is in sight. 

Then... BOOM!!! 
Your best client quits, a technical bug 
wipes a week of work, or the market 
shifts overnight. 

The wheels haven't just wobbled... 
they’ve completely come off.

In these high-pressure moments, 
your leadership isn't defined by the 
crisis itself, but by your internal 
operating system...
By your response to the crisis.

Most people fall into one of three categories:

1/ The Reactor
 ↳ Feels the chaos and amplifies it
 ↳ Makes fast, emotional decisions 
just to feel in control
 ↳ Focuses on putting out fires instead 
of finding the root cause

2/ The Pretender
 ↳ Acts like nothing is wrong
 ↳ Pushes harder on a broken strategy
 ↳ Hopes effort will fix what requires clarity

3/ The Responder
 ↳ Pauses before speaking
 ↳ Separates emotion from data
 ↳ Asks, “What is the most intelligent 
move right now?”

If you want to lead well when things 
fall apart, do this:

1/ Force the Pause
 ↳ When the wheels are off, speed makes it worse
 ↳ Step back, breathe, think
 ↳ Ten calm minutes can save ten chaotic days

2/ Audit the Damage, Not the Blame
 ↳ This is not the moment to find a scapegoat
 ↳ Get clear on what actually happened
 ↳ Facts first, feelings second

3/ Establish the New Baseline
 ↳ The old plan is gone
 ↳ Accept reality fast
 ↳ Build forward from what is true now, 
not what “should” have happened.

Character is not built in a crisis.
It is REVEALED in the crisis.

The best leaders are not the ones who never fall.
They are the ones who can steady themselves 
faster than everyone else.

When things go sideways, do you react… or respond?

PS. If you're looking for high level 
peer support for business, finance and FOCUS, 
I created The Elite Leaders Network. 

Check it out here: 👉 https://lnkd.in/eVS_G_R4 

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Emotional Intelligence isn’t soft.

It’s strategic.

For years, IQ and technical skill were 
enough to get you in the room.

Not anymore.

If you lead people…
 Build companies…
 Raise capital…
 Parent kids…
 Or simply want a peaceful life…
EQ is not optional.

First, what is Emotional Intelligence?

It’s the ability to understand and 
manage your own emotions…

AND to recognize and influence 
the emotions of others.

In simple terms:
It’s emotional discipline + social awareness.

And without it, talent becomes liability.

Here are the 5 Key Aspects of EQ:

1/ Self-Awareness
 ↳ Know what you’re feeling and why
 ↳ Notice your triggers before they control you
If you can’t read yourself, you can’t lead others.

2/ Self-Regulation
 ↳ Control impulses instead of reacting emotionally
 ↳ Stay steady under pressure
High performers are calm when others panic.

3/ Internal Motivation
 ↳ Driven by purpose, not ego or applause
 ↳ Focused on long-term vision over short-term emotion
Emotionally intelligent leaders don’t 
need constant validation.

4/ Empathy
 ↳ Understand what others are experiencing
 ↳ Listen to understand, not to win
People don’t follow titles.
They follow leaders who “get” them.

5/ Social Skill
 ↳ Communicate clearly and directly
 ↳ Navigate conflict without drama
 ↳ Build real trust, not surface harmony
Deals close, teams stay, cultures strengthen.

Here’s the reality:
The higher you rise, 
the more pressure you face.

Pressure doesn’t create character.
It reveals emotional maturity.

Brilliant founders fail because of ego.
Talented executives derail because of reactivity.
Smart people lose relationships because 
they can’t manage emotion.

EQ is no longer a bonus skill.
It’s a leadership requirement.

Are you working on your EQ?

PS. If you're looking for high level 
peer support for business, finance and FOCUS, 
I created The Elite Leaders Network. 

Check it out here: 👉 https://lnkd.in/eVS_G_R4 

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Michael Pedersen

Revenue Growth | Emotion-Based Brand Messaging To 3x Your Revenues | Bridging the gap between sales and marketing

High call-volume teams don’t fail from lack of skill.They lose performance across the shift when rough calls stack and recovery lags the next dial.Morning numbers are strong.Afternoons drift.DecideFast™ runs in the seconds after a call so performance holds from first block to last.No integration.No coaching.No training.No workflow changes.No IT involvement.Training happens before the shift.Coaching happens after the shift.Dashboards explain the drop once it already hit the numbers.Nothing protects the transition between one call and the next.That is the gap DecideFast™ fills.DecideFast™ shortens after-call transition so the day doesn’t slide as it progresses.Used in seconds.No management overhead.See after-call recovery live.No slides. No pitch.

CEO & Founder

Does your website convert? When was the last time you gave it a refresh? How does it compare to your competitors?

Your company website is your brand on the Internet. An under-performing and outdated website will cost you revenues. 

Let’s jump on a discovery call to see if we are good fit to work together 

Visit: www.AZNetmarketing.com or 
Email: mike@aznetmarketing.com

Most phone sales “burnout” isn’t burnout.

It’s compounding.

A rough call ends.
The rep logs it.
The dialer fires the next one in seconds.

➡️ Nothing clears what just happened.

By the third or fourth tough call in a row, tone tightens. Close attempts lose edge. Response speed slows just enough to matter.

Morning block looks strong.
Afternoon block drops.
Same script. Same leads. Same rep.

What changed?

Not energy.
Not motivation.
How fast they bounce back after a rough call.

If it takes 3-4 calls to get back to normal, the afternoon is gone.
If it takes 1, the day holds.

➡️ Training builds skill.
➡️ Coaching fixes patterns.
➡️ Dashboards show the drop.

But the real break point lives between calls, or more specifically after a rough one.

That’s where the afternoon is won or lost.

The gap is the 5-8 seconds after a rough call when the next dial starts and they're still carrying the last one. 

You don't need to make them better salespeople. You need to help them start the next call without dragging the last one into it.

➡️ 14-day, 25 rep contained pilot. 
➡️  Does afternoon output hold.
➡️  Email me: mike@decidefastbusiness.com

#insidesales #phonesales #salesmanagement

Mike Pedersen

High-Volume Phone Teams See Afternoon Performance Drop | Between-Calls Reset Software Prevents It | No Training. No IT. No Workflow Changes.

If your sales reps make 60 to 100 calls a day, read this. ⬇️ 

If you run a phone sales team, you already know this.

Mornings feel steady.
By mid-afternoon, you are pulling reps aside, calming people down, resetting tone.

You are not coaching skill.
You are managing carryover.

You've already invested in training and coaching. That's not the gap.

The gap is the 5-8 seconds after a rough call when the next dial starts and they're still carrying the last one. 

You don't need to make them better salespeople. You need to help them start the next call without dragging the last one into it.

➡️ 14-day, 25 rep contained pilot. 
➡️  Does afternoon output hold.
➡️  Email me: mike@decidefastbusiness.com

30–45% annual attrition in phone sales. 20–40% afternoon output decline.

Every year. Every floor. Industry-wide.

If a manufacturing plant lost 35% of its operators annually and produced 25% less output after lunch, the operation would be shut down.

In phone sales, it gets a line item in the budget.

Detection would follow measurement. If afternoon throughput consistently runs 20 percent below morning throughput, that pattern would be identified, named, and quantified. Not absorbed. Not averaged away. Named as a recurring condition with a measurable cost. 

Nobody caused this. Nobody's proud of it. But everybody normalized it.

The question worth asking isn't who's responsible. It's why the industry stopped looking for a solution.

I wrote something every phone sales leader should read — and pass to their CFO.

Read it here: https://lnkd.in/gT8ssJaE

What is rough call carryover.

Most leaders call it burnout.

Morning block looks sharp.
Afternoon block widens.
Same reps. Same leads. Same scripts.

What changed?

After a stretch of tough calls, hesitation between dials stretches.
Five seconds becomes eight.
Eight becomes twelve.
Across a team, that compounds fast.

That’s not exhaustion.
It’s rough calls accumulating.

Definition of Rough Call Recovery: The ability of a phone sales rep to return to normal pace and tone before the next dial after a rough call.

I wrote a breakdown on what it is and how to spot it in your numbers.
https://lnkd.in/gycdm6eq

If you are a phone sales leader and you want to stop your afternoons from crashing, there is a way. And it's not in your current tech stack.

➡️ 14-day, 25 rep contained pilot. 
➡️  Measure: Does afternoon output hold.
➡️  Email me: mike@decidefastbusiness.com

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