MARCO ISLAND, Fla. -- Alan and Linda Sandlin recently returned from the Eagle Institute Conference, an international by-invitation-only business conference.

Tom Hill, co-author of "Chicken Soup for the Entrepreneurial Soul" and founder of the group, has impressive credits including professor, author, speaker, sought-after business coach, and large franchise owner.

Attendees included successful professionals from throughout North America. In addition to being a powerful group of business people, all the attendees share a common goal of giving back to their local as well as world community.

"This was a tremendous opportunity for us to promote Marco Island real estate to influential leaders across North America," Alan said.

"We were exposed to the latest and greatest marketing trends and business practices through networking with the top business minds in North America," said Linda Sandlin.