Surf and Sales
Richard Harris and Scott Leese
Everyone is looking for help in sales, yet so few are willing to give it unselfishly.
Richard Harris and Scott Leese have teamed up to bring their best advice from their own life experiences, real-world job experiences, and what they see sales reps and leaders do right and, equally, do wrong so you can be the best at your craft as well.
And yeah, there will be the occasional surf story.
Richard Harris and Scott Leese have teamed up to bring their best advice from their own life experiences, real-world job experiences, and what they see sales reps and leaders do right and, equally, do wrong so you can be the best at your craft as well.
And yeah, there will be the occasional surf story.
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Jan 15, 2020 • 51min
S1E17 - Remote Selling with Jason McElhone
Jason? So he's seen a lot and done a lot. He's now figured out how to build, coach, and maintain remote sales organizations. He's now figured out how to build, coach, and maintain remote sales organizations. On this episode learn: How having a remote team increases customer satisfaction and profits How to start letting your teamwork remotely as an experiment. And a whole bunch more! ----- To listen to more episodes from the Surf & Sales Podcast, use the following links to subscribe in your favorite podcast player: Apple Podcasts Spotify Google Podcasts ----- Are you tired of going to sales conferences in the same old cities, in huge hotels full of thousands of vendors selling you when you'd rather be honing your own skills, building real relationships, and investing in personal and professional growth? We are too, so we changed the game with Surf & Sales 2020 in Playa Grande, Costa Rica. If you're looking for deeper learning, meaningful relationships, and an experience that will transform you and your career or business, head on over to Surf & Sales Playa Grande 2020 to learn more.

Jan 15, 2020 • 45min
S1E16 - What does Little League Baseball have to do with Sales Leadership? w/ Brandon Calley
Brandon Calley is an established sales leader in Austin who has been a part of many successful tech companies. He is also a rival baseball coach in Austin to Scott. In this episode, Brandon talks about what Little League teaches you about sales and coaching reps. He also talks about how critical it is to instill discipline in sales teams while keeping focused on retaining talent in a highly competitive sales market. ----- To listen to more episodes from the Surf & Sales Podcast, use the following links to subscribe in your favorite podcast player: Apple Podcasts Spotify Google Podcasts ----- Are you tired of going to sales conferences in the same old cities, in huge hotels full of thousands of vendors selling you when you'd rather be honing your own skills, building real relationships, and investing in personal and professional growth? We are too, so we changed the game with Surf & Sales 2020 in Playa Grande, Costa Rica. If you're looking for deeper learning, meaningful relationships, and an experience that will transform you and your career or business, head on over to Surf & Sales Playa Grande 2020 to learn more.

Jan 15, 2020 • 34min
S1E15 - What's it like being "The Only" w/ Kevin Dorsey
Kevin Dorsey is a captivating sales leader, with a big heart who cares deeply about his team and personal growth. He is also an African American VP Sales in the SaaS world. He discusses the ways he felt compelled to change who he is, and when and why he chose to stop playing games and be his true self; and how he feels a responsibility to inspire the next wave of African American sales leaders. ----- To listen to more episodes from the Surf & Sales Podcast, use the following links to subscribe in your favorite podcast player: Apple Podcasts Spotify Google Podcasts ----- Are you tired of going to sales conferences in the same old cities, in huge hotels full of thousands of vendors selling you when you'd rather be honing your own skills, building real relationships, and investing in personal and professional growth? We are too, so we changed the game with Surf & Sales 2020 in Playa Grande, Costa Rica. If you're looking for deeper learning, meaningful relationships, and an experience that will transform you and your career or business, head on over to Surf & Sales Playa Grande 2020 to learn more.

Jan 15, 2020 • 35min
S1E14 - CEO. Working mother. Superwoman. w/ Paige Robinson
Paige Robinson is the founder of Will Reed, a recruiting firm that partners with innovative tech companies. She is also a mother of two with one on the way. What has parenting taught her about time management? How can employers stand out in an employee-favorable market? ----- To listen to more episodes from the Surf & Sales Podcast, use the following links to subscribe in your favorite podcast player: Apple Podcasts Spotify Google Podcasts ----- Are you tired of going to sales conferences in the same old cities, in huge hotels full of thousands of vendors selling you when you'd rather be honing your own skills, building real relationships, and investing in personal and professional growth? We are too, so we changed the game with Surf & Sales 2020 in Playa Grande, Costa Rica. If you're looking for deeper learning, meaningful relationships, and an experience that will transform you and your career or business, head on over to Surf & Sales Playa Grande 2020 to learn more.

Jan 15, 2020 • 47min
S1E13 - Current lead scoring is completely wrong with Becc Holland
Becc Holland is a force when it comes to sales leadership and marketing. She brings a completely different and logical approach. She brings a fresh approach and explains how the funnel is not a funnel at all and how there is something now called "the Dark Funnel" ----- To listen to more episodes from the Surf & Sales Podcast, use the following links to subscribe in your favorite podcast player: Apple Podcasts Spotify Google Podcasts ----- Are you tired of going to sales conferences in the same old cities, in huge hotels full of thousands of vendors selling you when you'd rather be honing your own skills, building real relationships, and investing in personal and professional growth? We are too, so we changed the game with Surf & Sales 2020 in Playa Grande, Costa Rica. If you're looking for deeper learning, meaningful relationships, and an experience that will transform you and your career or business, head on over to Surf & Sales Playa Grande 2020 to learn more.

Jan 15, 2020 • 48min
S1E12 - Learning to be comfortable with uncomfortable with Henry Frazier
Henry has an amazing sales story. He went from a high pro-file Division I college wide receiver to startup sales to Oracle, back to startup sales and now working for NY Life a Fortune 100 company. His focus is to bring joy to the joyless, empower the powerless. ----- To listen to more episodes from the Surf & Sales Podcast, use the following links to subscribe in your favorite podcast player: Apple Podcasts Spotify Google Podcasts ----- Are you tired of going to sales conferences in the same old cities, in huge hotels full of thousands of vendors selling you when you'd rather be honing your own skills, building real relationships, and investing in personal and professional growth? We are too, so we changed the game with Surf & Sales 2020 in Playa Grande, Costa Rica. If you're looking for deeper learning, meaningful relationships, and an experience that will transform you and your career or business, head on over to Surf & Sales Playa Grande 2020 to learn more.

Jan 9, 2020 • 50min
S1E11 - A Clear Path to Winning with Cory Bray
Were you overly competitive in first grade? Did someone's mom call your mom about it? Well, that's exactly what happened to our friend and most recent guest, Cory Bray from https://clozeloop.com/. Join Scott and Richard as they explore these theories and more with Cory Bray. In sales we all know it's about observing, planning, strategizing, and finally execution. We cover all this and more, including: How to pool relates to sales How to write a book What happened when Cory was in first grade ----- To listen to more episodes from the Surf & Sales Podcast, use the following links to subscribe in your favorite podcast player: Apple Podcasts Spotify Google Podcasts ----- Are you tired of going to sales conferences in the same old cities, in huge hotels full of thousands of vendors selling you when you'd rather be honing your own skills, building real relationships, and investing in personal and professional growth? We are too, so we changed the game with Surf & Sales 2020 in Playa Grande, Costa Rica. If you're looking for deeper learning, meaningful relationships, and an experience that will transform you and your career or business, head on over to Surf & Sales Playa Grande 2020 to learn more.

Jan 8, 2020 • 24min
S1E8 - Solving the Marketing and Sales Dynamic with Jack Kosakowski
Jack's first "sales job"? He was 16 and his grandfather took him on a sales run to sell fire alarm systems the old fashioned way, knocking on doors. Jack also shares how he became the best salesperson on the team in less than a year with NO sales calls. Jack shares all of this and so much more around the entire sales and marketing dynamic. ----- To listen to more episodes from the Surf & Sales Podcast, use the following links to subscribe in your favorite podcast player: Apple Podcasts Spotify Google Podcasts ----- Are you tired of going to sales conferences in the same old cities, in huge hotels full of thousands of vendors selling you when you'd rather be honing your own skills, building real relationships, and investing in personal and professional growth? We are too, so we changed the game with Surf & Sales 2020 in Playa Grande, Costa Rica. If you're looking for deeper learning, meaningful relationships, and an experience that will transform you and your career or business, head on over to Surf & Sales Playa Grande 2020 to learn more.

Jan 8, 2020 • 54min
S1E10 - with CRO Troops.ai Roque Versace
Roque's (Rock) path to CRO is not necessarily the traditional one. Roque is a veteran of the US Armed Services. Has a Master's Degree and was never an SDR or BDR. Listen to how he made a decision to join, and then how he transitioned afterward into a very compelling career. He was a first 200(ish) at Salesforce and interviewed with Marc Benioff. He's followed up with successful stints at Mashery and now Troops.ai. Likes being the underdog and how that helps him Has learned to teach prospects and reps to understand change management from "As is" to "Will be" Why years 2, 3, 4, and 5 are the most important in your career ----- To listen to more episodes from the Surf & Sales Podcast, use the following links to subscribe in your favorite podcast player: Apple Podcasts Spotify Google Podcasts ----- Are you tired of going to sales conferences in the same old cities, in huge hotels full of thousands of vendors selling you when you'd rather be honing your own skills, building real relationships, and investing in personal and professional growth? We are too, so we changed the game with Surf & Sales 2020 in Playa Grande, Costa Rica. If you're looking for deeper learning, meaningful relationships, and an experience that will transform you and your career or business, head on over to Surf & Sales Playa Grande 2020 to learn more.

Jan 8, 2020 • 41min
S1E10 - Recruiting Advice for Leadership and Candidates with Carolyn Betts
In January 2010, Carolyn Betts decided to go out on her own and created Betts Recruiting. Join Scott and Richard as they trace her steps to building one of the stronger sales recruiting agencies in the world. What did she do right? What mistakes did she make? What's the future of recruiting? And most importantly, how did she politely tell Scott Leese to FOff! ----- To listen to more episodes from the Surf & Sales Podcast, use the following links to subscribe in your favorite podcast player: Apple Podcasts Spotify Google Podcasts ----- To listen to more episodes from the Surf & Sales Podcast, use the following links to subscribe in your favorite podcast player: Apple Podcasts Spotify Google Podcasts ----- Are you tired of going to sales conferences in the same old cities, in huge hotels full of thousands of vendors selling you when you'd rather be honing your own skills, building real relationships, and investing in personal and professional growth? We are too, so we changed the game with Surf & Sales 2020 in Playa Grande, Costa Rica. If you're looking for deeper learning, meaningful relationships, and an experience that will transform you and your career or business, head on over to Surf & Sales Playa Grande 2020 to learn more.


