Sam Holmes is the overall winner of the 2011 Metro Brokers Triathlon which was held at the Cherry Creek State Park. Sam declares this is a great event, held in a beautiful location and plans to attend next year as well.

Interviewer:    Welcome to the 3rd Annual Metro Brokers Triathlon.  I am here today with Sam Holmes.  Sam Holmes is the winner of this year's event and congratulations Sam.

Sam Holmes:  Thank you very much.

Interviewer:    So I heard you were a little late registering today, what kind of held you up?

Sam Holmes:  You know I kind of procrastinated about leaving town.  I live up in Laramie, Wyoming and got stuck in rush hour traffic coming down and barely made it.  So I got in here at about 5:30.

Interviewer:    Yeah, well it looks like you set a new record for us then?

Sam Holmes:  I don't know, I am actually not sure about that.

Interviewer:    Yeah, I believe you came in like 1:01 and some change

Sam Holmes:  Something like that I think.

Interviewer:    Yeah very good, very good venue?

Sam Holmes:  Yeah, yeah, yeah great venue.

Interviewer:    So do you know Tim Hola, the person you competed with last year?

Sam Holmes:  Ah, I have met him a couple of times at a few races, never officially you know talked to him much, but yeah, I know who he is, I'll say that.

Interviewer:    Do you participate in other triathlons then?

Sam Holmes:  Yep yeah, I do a lot of them all throughout the summer so...

Interviewer:    Oh really.

Sam Holmes:  Yeah.

Interviewer:    And what do you think of this event that Metro Brokers puts on then?

Sam Holmes:  I love it, it's a great event.  The food is great.  It's a great venue, it's a beautiful, beautiful state park, water is calm, roads are totally clear, it's a great event, great venue.

Interviewer:    Right.  Well, we appreciate you participating and supporting our people here and being a part of Metro Brokers Triathlon.  Thank you.

Sam Holmes:  Thank you all very much.  I will be back next year.

Interviewer:    For more videos about Metro Brokers make sure to check us out at metrobrokerstv.com.

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An interview with Mark Harrison, organizer of the 2011 Metro Brokers TriathlON Friday events.  This year, the event drew over 200 participants

Interviewer:    Welcome to the Third Annual Metro Brokers Triathlon.  I am here today with Mark Harrison and Mark great show today.

Mark Harrison:  You know, I think this was a great event.  It's our third year and it's bigger and better than ever, so we are excited.

Interviewer:    So you were involved this year more in the planning versus being in the event? 

Mark Harrison:  You know, I think my official title was Sponsorship Coordinator, you know, I have participated in the event for the last two years and helped on the front end side but really kind of felt like I have done the triathlon and I am going to continue doing it but for now I just wanted to make sure we put on a good event.

Interviewer:    Right.  It looks like we got a lot of sponsors here too.

Mark Harrison:  Great, great list of sponsors.  Once again Lodo's is back on providing the food after the event, there are a lot of real estate related sponsors and then also not real estate related sponsors.  So it's kind of a nice mix and I think everybody is having a good time.

Interviewer:    You bet.  Once again we appreciate all that you do for Metro Brokers, Mark, and this is a great event.

Mark Harrison:  Well, you know, I just want to have the members come out next year hopefully and then certainly the public, you know, hopefully we'll go on and do a fourth year and get bigger and better as well.

Interviewer:    I'm sure we will.  Thanks for pointing it out again.

Mark Harrison:  Thank you and thanks for being here guys.

Interviewer:    For more video about MetroBrokers, make sure you check out metrobrokerstv.com.

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An interview with Kathleen Allen, women's division winner of the 2011 Metro Brokers Triathlon.  Kathleen loves the Friday night race format, so the whole family can come and participate!

Interviewer:    Welcome to Metro Brokers TV and we are here again at the Metro Brokers Triathlon at Cherry Creek Reservoir.  And I am here with Kathleen Allen, and Kathleen is our winner for the women, for the second year, congratulations.

Kathleen Allen:  Thank you so much.

Interviewer:    How did you feel this year?

Kathleen Allen:  It was hard, but it's always hard, its fun.  It's fun to push yourself.

Interviewer:    So are you involved in a lot of triathlons then?

Kathleen Allen:  I do, I've done many triathlons.

Interviewer:    And how do you like the Metro Brokers venue here at Cherry Creek Reservoir?

Kathleen Allen:  Cherry Creek Reservoir is great, and this is one of my favorite races because my kids can come.

Interviewer:    Oh, that is great.

Kathleen Allen:  Yeah, they don't like to wake up early and so it's kind of nice to have an evening race so they don't have to wake up, so the whole family can come.

Interviewer:    Super.  Well we appreciate you participating and contributing to our causes and being part of Metro Brokers Triathlon.  Thank you very much Kathy.

Kathleen Allen:  Thank you.

Interviewer:    And congratulations again.

Kathleen Allen:  Thank you.

Interviewer:    For more information about Metro Brokers, turn your dial to metrobrokerstv.com.

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Tom Guest, 2011 President of Metro Brokers Inc., talks about how things are developing this year within the Metro Brokers real estate organization.

Metro Brokers is a unique company allowing agents to start up their own business for very little money to join a company that offers statewide recognition.  Metro Brokers offers 100% ownership to agents and brokers allowing flexibility to focus on their strengths in real estate and even loans, property management and much more!

Metro Brokers get a free website, professional video opportunites and an online presence through Metro Brokers Online.

Future goals for Metro Brokers this year include building membership and strong offices through the great support offered by the organization and imroving communication as a whole.

Tom Guest is a Broker/Owner of Key Masters Real Estate Company and has sold Denver real estate for 18 years.

Interviewer:  Hi, I am Kathy Soltero with Metro Brokers TV.  Today in the studio, we have with us Tom Guest, he is with Key Masters Real Estate, and he is also our president of Metro Brokers, Inc.  Thank you so much for coming in, Tom.

Tom Guest:  You're welcome, Kathy. 

Interviewer:  You have been president since the beginning of January for 2011, and tell me how things are going so far? 

Tom Guest:  Things are going good.  You know it's been a real privilege and honor to be president of Metro Brokers.  We are an organization that elects their board of directors, we elect our president, so we are self run, we are self ruled, and it's been very enjoyable. 

Interviewer:  And you're still doing real estate at the same time.  So you've got a lot going on.

Tom Guest:  Yes. 

Interviewer:  What sort of activities are you involved in?

Tom Guest:  With Metro Brokers, I mean we do all of our planning, we have the triathlon coming up, I am involved with all kinds of activities that will span everything to build our business for Metro Brokers. 

Interviewer:  Real estate has been tough.  So, what are some of the challenges that we have been facing as in Metro Brokers?

Tom Guest:  Well one thing is our membership, membership numbers have been slipping last few years, but as it has in all organizations, the one thing we are trying to do is to build our membership to get our word out, to let everybody know how good we are as a membership organization, what we can offer them.

Interviewer:  Why should somebody join Metro Brokers?

Tom Guest:  One thing about Metro Brokers is we are unique in the business, compared to other companies.  We offer someone the entrepreneurship to where they can open up their own office; they can start as a broker associate, they can develop into a broker.  They can become an employing broker and they can become an office owner. 

Interviewer:  So there is a really wide range of opportunities for people to come into Metro Brokers.  What about cost, is it a better deal for people do you think?

Tom Guest:  Oh! The cost savings is tremendous, you can join Metro Brokers for only $80 a month and then you will have an office fee, but basically you are 100% broker, you are in charge of your own future, you own your own company for $80 a month, nobody else offers this.

Interviewer:  What are some of the other aspects of Metro Brokers that make it so enticing for people to join?

Tom Guest:  The things that make it enticing to join is that you can form your own business and you can have associates working for you.  So you can have your own business, this carries on with you forever, no one will take it away from you.  You can do your own business, you can be a loan officer, you can have loans, you can do property management, and you can do relocation.  So you form your own organization, you can do whatever you want within that organization and have your own agents working for you. 

Interviewer:  What are your hopes and aspirations for Metro Brokers while you are president?

Tom Guest:  Well a couple of things that we are looking at that are very important to us is to build our membership numbers.  So we want to build those back up into the 1500 range.  We want strong offices; offices are the key to our company and our success.  So increase the strength of the offices, improving communication, communication to the office owners, communication to each of our brokers from corporate. 

Interviewer:  We have great access on the web as well and websites for every individual involved in Metro Brokers, as well.

Tom Guest:  We do, we offer a free website, we also have metrobrokersonline.com and that is a complete website for the public to search for properties and offers all kind of opportunities for everyone to build our membership.

Interviewer:  Especially on the video aspects too, they can get interviewed and have a video presence as well. 

Tom Guest:  Yes.

Interviewer:  All right, well Tom thank you so much for joining us today, it's been a pleasure and good luck for the rest of the year. 

Tom Guest:  Thank you, Kathy.

Interviewer:  And for more real estate related videos like this one, be sure to tune into metrobrokerstv.com. 

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Inman News released its annual report of the 100 most influential people in real estate for 2010. 

The list highlights real estate pros who are helping to propel the industry to new directions.

Read the full article at www.inman.com/inman100.

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