How do you bounce back from jail, rock bottom, and losing everything?
In this raw and transformative episode of The Root of All Success, Jason Duncan sits down with Vikram Deol, a former top-producing real estate agent turned sales mentor and mindset coach, who shares how he turned personal crisis into powerful transformation.
After building a $250M real estate portfolio and then losing it all—plus 30 days in jail—Vikram rebuilt his life and business through vulnerability, inner work, and creating TRIS, his signature Trust-Rapport-Influence-Sales framework that’s now used by top-performing agents and teams around the world.
🔑 Key Takeaways:
Vikram’s full-circle story: From high-level success to total collapse
Why “the worst thing” became his most valuable experience
How to stop triggering sales resistance with better conversation
The neuroscience behind rapport and influence
What most agents get wrong when qualifying leads
Why high-pressure closing kills relationships (and referrals)
How vulnerability, visualization, and love close more deals than force
The biggest sales mistake that AI can’t replicate (yet)
If you're burned out from bro-style sales and ready to lead with empathy, real connection, and results that last—this episode hits different.
Who is Vikram Deol?
Meet Vikram Deol—serial entrepreneur, real estate sales expert, founder of the Trust, Rapport, Influence Sales Method (TRIS), and host of ‘The RE Agent Podcast.’ After building a career with over $250 million in real estate sales, Vikram hit rock bottom in 2020, battling severe depression and accumulating over $700K in debt as he faced his personal demons.
Determined to turn his life around, Vikram put his pride aside and embarked on a deep inner journey, seeking guidance from top mindset and sales coaches like Sharran Srivatsaa, Jeremy Miner, Jen Cudmore, Tony Robbins, Byron Katie, Bedros Keuilian, and many others. His mission?
To become a better man, a better human, and someone he could truly admire.
In 2022, Vikram founded the TRIS Sales Method, a revolutionary framework grounded in human behavior and psychology designed to help agents have meaningful conversations without triggering sales resistance. Since then, he has empowered hundreds of agents to master the sales skills they’ve always wanted—without the pressure, instead focusing on love, connection, and curiosity.
With 25+ years of experience across diverse sales industries, from Cutco to biohacking wellness memberships, Vikram is passionate about conscious communication and helping realtors achieve financial freedom.
Vikram Deol’s Website Link: Sheridanst.io
Austin Netzley’s Social Media Link:
https://www.instagram.com/coachvikramdeol/
https://tiktok.com/coachvikramdeol
https://www.youtube.com/@coachvikramdeol
https://www.facebook.com/groups/realestatesalesdojo (Free Sales Facebook Group)
https://www.facebook.com/vikram.deol.14
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