How do you prepare your salespeople for a merger or an acquisition? Or, in the case of a franchise affiliation, what are the secrets to success when adding a new brand name?

If you're a broker competing with corporate America to recruit bright, young women to the real estate profession or a female salesperson deciding whether real estate is still the right career, here's good news: There's no glass ceiling in real estate.

Young Turks are entering the business and moving into the ranks of very successful salespeople.