Sponsor say what? Sponsor say who?

As you all may know, and if you don't you're a loser, I plan to become a dentist. When thinking about possible career ventures, I decided to choose a profession that can keep me finacially stable and one that peaks my interest. Seeing as how I'm in Senior Project, it's only natural that I choose my towns' local dentist Dr. Joel Okon. The problem I seem to be facing with Okon is: I haven't talked to him yet. We've actually established that I will visit him once a week for the next couple of months, but so far I've mostly talked to his secretaries. I completely understand that he is a busy man, but come on! The only words exchanged between us have been "hello". It seems I need to have cavaties just to have a conversation with him. However, I will be meeting him on Fridays. Maybe we can chat then.