--- title: How ERA Top Gun is Igniting our Graduates' Real Estate Careers description: Learn how the graduates of ERA Top Gun ignited the careers of our ERA Grizzard agents, view information about the program, and see the complete list of grads image: https://blog.eragrizzard.com/hubfs/Orlando/top%20gun%20graduation%20era%20grizzard.png --- See the Latest Properties  [Sign Up](http://www.eragrizzard.com/myaccount/get.php?)  OR  [Login](http://www.eragrizzard.com/) [![grizzard real estate](https://blog.eragrizzard.com/hs-fs/hub/481286/file-2405075363.png)](http://www.eragrizzard.com/) - # Central Florida Homes & Real Estate For Sale - 800.476.6966 - [Home Page](http://www.eragrizzard.com) - [Homes for Sale](http://www.eragrizzard.com/homes_for_sale_Central_Florida_Real_Estate) - [Explore](http://www.eragrizzard.com/areas) - [Realtors](http://www.eragrizzard.com/agents) - [HomeTalk Blog](https://blog.eragrizzard.com/hometalk) - [Contact Us](http://www.eragrizzard.com/contact) ![contact.png](https://blog.eragrizzard.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Headers_AgentTalk.jpg?width=3333&name=Headers_AgentTalk.jpg "contact.png") Posted by [Heather Colby](https://blog.eragrizzard.com/agenttalk/author/heather-flack) on Mar 31, 2017 4:34:53 PM ![](https://blog.eragrizzard.com/hubfs/Heather%20Colby%20Cropped%203.png) Find me on: [LinkedIn](http://www.linkedin.com/in/heatherflack) [Twitter](http://www.twitter.com/HeatherEFlack) # How ERA Top Gun is Igniting our Graduates' Real Estate Careers - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ![top gun graduation era grizzard.png](https://blog.eragrizzard.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Orlando/top%20gun%20graduation%20era%20grizzard.png?width=619&height=330&name=top%20gun%20graduation%20era%20grizzard.png) Enrolling in ERA's Top Gun signifies an agent’s dedication to elevating their career through advanced education. Graduating from ERA’s Top Gun affirms an agent’s mastery of the abilities and techniques necessary for success.   Hear first hand accounts of how ERAs Top Gun, instructed by national trainer, Dan Elzer, impacted our agents' carers in our video below, and congratulations to our Spring 2017 ERA Top Gun graduates. We couldn't be prouder of their dedication to continued education, customer service, and industry excellence!  ## ERA Grizzard Top Gun Graduates Jami Schmitzer  Janet Pells Donnie Garland Karen Giehl Christi Charpia Vicky Muse Donna Reitz Larry Beard ## ERA Top Gun Graduateds with Wings Jeanette Bokland Linda Bokland  Lisa Carter Maureen Sossa-Nguyen Sandra Otto Jennifer Alsbrooks Loretta Maimone Brian Guyer Jeanne Sutton  Clarissa Rainey  Kaylyn Connett ## Description of ERA's Top Gun Course Real Estate company ERA Franchise Systems LLC’s ERA Top Gun Academy is a spaced-learning, listing-based workshop taught over eight weeks. The class is held one day per week. Professional sales skills and techniques are taught and discussed in a workshop environment and then reinforced with role-play. Students are given a Mission Assignment with prospecting and production goals to be completed during the week between sessions to further develop their skills. [![real-estate-career-opportunities-with-era-grizzard.gif](https://blog.eragrizzard.com/hs-fs/hubfs/gif/real-estate-career-opportunities-with-era-grizzard.gif?width=538&name=real-estate-career-opportunities-with-era-grizzard.gif)](https://info.eragrizzard.com/why-team-era-grizzard) Because Top Gun is taught in a spaced-learning format, the advanced skills and techniques are reinforced each week, creating new, effective habits that are the cornerstone for developing better trained and more successful sales agents and brokers. The session content is reviewed annually and held to the highest standards for best practices in the real estate industry. ## **Program Details** Graduates are required to master a value-added listing and marketing presentation that communicates their company’s services and marketing plan. Top Gun students are able to build rapport quickly and clearly communicate the advantages of their brand, their company, and their services. Top Gun students learn essential customer relations management skills, beginning with understanding personality styles, presenting to different personality types, and servicing the needs of the buyer and seller through communicating with them using the method and frequency they prefer. ## Meet the Instructor, Dan Elzer Dan has spent over two decades helping both management teams and sales professionals succeed. He has been an owner/operator, manager, sales associate, national trainer and consultant. Whether Dan is working with leadership, management or sales teams he never fails to inspire with his dynamic delivery of actionable content that moves the needle. Dan’s no-nonsense, energetic approach transforms the essentials like strong communication skills, powerful presentation and closing techniques into competitive advantages for sales associates and managers alike. His methodology for mastering these skills ensures you of a rock solid foundation for building a successful career. ## [![real-estate-career-opportunities-with-era-grizzard.gif](https://blog.eragrizzard.com/hs-fs/hubfs/gif/real-estate-career-opportunities-with-era-grizzard.gif?width=536&name=real-estate-career-opportunities-with-era-grizzard.gif)](https://info.eragrizzard.com/why-team-era-grizzard) Also Popular:  ## [What's ERA's International Business Conference (IBC) Really Like?](https://blog.eragrizzard.com/agenttalk/whats-eras-international-business-conference-ibc-really-like) ##### [![era grizzard at ibc in dallas tx.png](https://blog.eragrizzard.com/hs-fs/hubfs/AgentTalk/era%20grizzard%20at%20ibc%20in%20dallas%20tx.png?width=619&height=324&name=era%20grizzard%20at%20ibc%20in%20dallas%20tx.png)](https://blog.eragrizzard.com/agenttalk/whats-eras-international-business-conference-ibc-really-like) his year's theme was "Dream Big. Be Big. 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