Buddy Hodges, Connector

Relationship Marketing Agency

Relationship Marketing Agency specializes in building your "net" worth, based on relationships with clients and potential customers. Investing time and attention to cultivating relationships will yield ROI for years to come. It is worth repeating that people do business with people they know, like and trust.

Founder - CEO - Relationship Marketing Expert

Social 80/20

We help you turn "Cold Market" into "Warm Market." Sell and recruit more easily by getting prospective clients to KNOW, LIKE, AND TRUST (and Remember) YOU. Get More Referrals and Better Collaboration by forming Genuine Relationships and Valuable Alliances. Win friends and influence people. 

We show you how to optimize your investment of time in social networks. Social ROI. We help independent professionals, small business owners, freelancers, and self-employed agents, affiliates, or representatives learn to use social media effectively.

Social Media Strategist

Investors Resource Alliance, LLC

Whether you are a real estate investor, buyer, or seller, we would love to help you analyze your particular situation and discover your options. We sincerely care! We help "Baby Boomers" develop residual income. The "Golden Rule" is our guide. 
 
Our Partners met as students in the Fortune Builders Mastery program, which is "one of the largest and most trusted real estate educational companies in the country." Fortune Builders Mastery includes 14 different advanced multi-day training classes, an extensive multi-year online curriculum, systems, tools, software, and group and one-on-one coaching.

At Investors Resource Alliance, we specialize in creative solutions for real estate investors. Our diverse team of real estate experts has experience with all types of buying and selling scenarios.  Some investor buyers prefer to let us do the hard work to find undervalued properties and deliver them "on a silver platter."  We can provide bargains in move-in condition or "fixer-uppers" for those who want to do the rehabbing.

Co-Founder - CMO - Chief Marketing Officer

Network Marketing Professional Group

Recruited and trained thousands of independent representatives for several network marketing companies. Conducted sales and leadership training seminars for audiences of up to 1500 people. Personally built sales organizations of up to 20,000 representatives which sold up to 700,000. BV per month. Was a top producer (well above the top 1%) in several companies. In two companies I was in the top .01% (one-hundredth of one percent). 

I am a proven leader. However, what makes me special (please pardon me for tooting my own horn) is that I have kept up with the times and continued to learn the new technologies that are revolutionizing the direct sales profession, especially social media. The networking marketing game has changed, and I have learned how to play the new game.

Chief Marketing Officer

International Home-Based Business Alliance

During decades of working from home myself, as a home-based professional, I have learned methods of conducting business even more efficiently (and EFFECTIVELY) than when I leased a 6-room office suite years ago.

Now that the Covid-19 Coronavirus has forced many more people to work from home, I am sharing some of my “secrets.” Here’s a clue: SOCIAL MEDIA, especially LinkedIn power tools, can be used (if you know how) for marketing, communication, and collaboration, as well as (of course) networking.

Even after we (hopefully) get the virus under control, the “new normal” will no doubt include many more home workers and telecommuters. If you call yourself “owner,” “self-employed,” “trainer,” “coach,” “agent,” or “representative,” you are a perfect candidate to operate from a 21st century home office.

CEO - Work From Home Coach

SemiRetired.Club 

I help "Baby Boomers" supplement their pensions or social security with part-time home-based businesses for maximum flexibility and freedom. It is never too late to enjoy being an entrepreneur!

Founder - CEO - Lifestyle Coach

The Networkers Network

We help people leverage connections to build, promote, and monetize their own brand as rapidly as possible. You know the game has changed. The internet provides new and more effective ways to build credibility and influence. Social media can be effective in lead generation as well.

ProAction Team

Social media trainer for network marketing leadership online and offline.  Social media for business networking professionals.  Helping home-based professionals and entrepreneurs turn "Friends" and "Connections" into real relationships to advance their business agendas as well as their personal lifestyles. 

Social Media Marketing Strategist & Social Media Trainer

GeneWize Life Sciences

Top Producer

Kiwanis International

Coordinated leadership of all Kiwanis Clubs in a six-state District.

Chapter President and District Lieutenant Governor

Helping Coaches Market Courses and get Clients from LinkedIn. It's 𝙒𝙝𝙤 𝙆𝙣𝙤𝙬𝙨 𝙔𝙤𝙪 & How They Feel | Referrals | Partners | Affiliate Marketing | Leverage the Right Connections | Artificial Intelligence | Leads

“𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨𝐨 𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡 𝐨𝐧 𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐬𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐬.”
That’s what someone once told me after a real estate personality test.
I laughed — and then built a business around that very trait.

𝐄𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐲 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐦𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐞𝐝𝐠𝐞.

I’ve spent my career helping brokers, coaches, and agents become Known, Liked, Trusted, and Remembered — using the power of relationship marketing and social psychology.

From hosting seminars with 1,500 attendees, to mentoring teams in real estate, wholesaling, and network marketing — 𝐈’𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐬 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐭:

👉Real connection.
👉Strategic communication.
👉And tools that support both — not replace them.

𝐀𝐈 𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭™: 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐄𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐲

Today, I help small business owners, realtors, and service pros automate their follow-up — without losing the human touch.

► 𝐀𝐈 𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭™ is a done-for-you system inside 𝐆𝐨𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐋𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥 that uses smart automation to:

✅ Send follow-ups that sound like you
✅ Book strategy calls without you chasing leads
✅ Request referrals and reviews naturally
✅ Nurture new leads while you’re focused on business

𝐈𝐭’𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡. 𝐈𝐭’𝐬 𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥𝐬 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥.
Automation should support relationships, not replace them.

► 𝐌𝐲 𝐌𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧
I help small business owners and real estate professionals turn cold leads into 𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐦 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬  — using systems that reflect their 𝐯𝐨𝐢𝐜𝐞, 𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐞𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧.

► 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐚 𝐦𝐢𝐱 𝐨𝐟:

Empathy-driven automation

⦿ 𝗘𝗺𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗵𝘆-driven automation
⦿ 𝗚𝗼𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗟𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹 strategy
⦿ And the 𝗞𝗟𝗧𝗥 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗺𝘂𝗹𝗮 (Known, Liked, Trusted, Remembered)

…𝐦𝐲 𝐠𝐨𝐚𝐥 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐚 𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 — 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐫.

►𝐀 𝐁𝐢𝐭 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐀𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐌𝐞

⏵M.S. in Social Psychology
⏵Consultant for U.S. Economic Development projects
⏵Taught branding & attraction marketing before it was cool
⏵Former Toastmasters & Kiwanis leader
⏵Real estate strategist + creative deal negotiator
⏵LinkedIn trainer + automation coach

𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮’𝐫𝐞 𝐚 𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐨 𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐭, 𝐬𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐨𝐰𝐧𝐞𝐫, 𝐨𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡 — 𝐈’𝐥𝐥 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭, 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐭, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐰 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭.

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Attract and 𝒃𝒖𝒊𝒍𝒅 𝒓𝒆𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒑𝒔 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝑪𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝑰𝒏𝒇𝒍𝒖𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆/𝑹𝒆𝒇𝒆𝒓𝒓𝒂𝒍 𝑷𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒔. Learn how to be Known, Liked, and Trusted faster. ☝️ Boost your Brand with Buddy ☝️ LinkedIn Training Coach. Schedule Zoom: 𝑪𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒖𝒍𝒕𝑾𝒊𝒕𝒉𝑩𝒖𝒅𝒅𝒚.𝒄𝒐𝒎

Want prospects to be RECEPTIVE of your offer? WARM - not cold calls. Find (and be found by) people searching for you.

I'll teach you to PROSPECT & RECRUIT agents, reps, affiliates, or distributors.  Be Known, Liked, & Trusted faster! 

SAVE TIME with my KLTR Formula.** Increase your "Net" worth? ★ RELATIONSHIP ASSETS ★  Email BuddyDirect@gmail.com or 📞V.M. or TEXT to 407-801-2608 

►𝐌𝐲 𝐌𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧
I help entrepreneurs, independent professionals, sales agents turn Connections, "Friends," & Followers into real, VALUABLE RELATIONSHIPS (for fun and profit).

►𝐓𝐨𝐨 𝐌𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐄𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐲??
Years ago, I applied to become a real estate agent. I was asked to take a personality test. My friend told me that I scored too high on "Empathy" to be a salesman. I was baffled! However, I believe empathy has been the main secret of my success in business (even in real estate). I listen, and I sincerely care.

►𝐂𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐄𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐖𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠
I help to solve the problems of both distressed sellers and aspiring investors. I help cash investors discover 𝙢𝙤𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙧𝙨. I negotiate win-win-win creative financing deals for both residential and commercial properties.

►𝐑𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠
As a “social psychologist” and marketing consultant, I teach people how to win friends and influence people. As a business networker, I connect people with whom or what they want. I help individuals and businesses plan and implement effective social networking strategy -- online & offline. I teach attraction marketing, personal branding, social media marketing.

►𝐍𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠
Expert in winning friends and influencing people. Recruited, trained, & mentored thousands of independent reps. Built groups of tens of thousands. Taught seminars up 1500 attendees.

►𝐀𝐜𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐂𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐬
M.S. Degree in Social Psychology. Pre-Doctoral Research Fellowship. Consultant to U.S. Economic Development Administration.

►𝐕𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐫 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩
District Lt. Governor, Kiwanis, Area Governor, Toastmasters. Local Coordinator, international "Productivity Enhancement Program," sponsored by U.S. State Department and Center for Citizen Initiatives.

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People often assume that success is the result of perfect decisions, perfect timing, or perfect discipline. I'll tell you the truth most people don’t want to accept.


Success is built on mistakes, and the people who reach the highest levels usually have a longer list of failures than anyone else.


What most people don’t realize is that messing up is not the thing holding them back. What holds them back is the belief that mistakes disqualify them.


Take a moment to think about how many opportunities you’ve walked away from because you were afraid of failing again... or afraid of failing at all.


For most people, the cost of perfectionism looks like this:

• Years spent second guessing instead of taking action
• Ideas never tested because the outcome wasn’t guaranteed
• Confidence lost from replaying old mistakes instead of learning from them


And the longer you wait for the “right moment,” the more those mistakes start to define you, not because they should, but because you never let them teach you.


When I lost my hundred million dollar portfolio, I thought my credibility was gone. Instead, it became the reason people trusted me even more. 


Not because I avoided failure, but because I learned how to grow through it rather than hide from it.


That’s the part most people miss. 


Failure compounds for you when you let it educate you. It compounds against you when you let it silence you.


Show yourself what your life looks like if you stop treating mistakes like a dead end and start treating them like data. 


Then imagine what the next six months, twelve months, or even the next decade looks like when you stop disqualifying yourself for being human.


Every super successful person has messed up worse than you.


That’s not the exception. That’s the path.

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