Richard Harris and Scott Leese
Surf and Sales
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.
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Richard Harris and Scott Leese
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May 18, 2026
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Episodes
S5E10 - JR Butler - Transitioning to Sales with Purpose and Identity 01.04.2024 48:51
JR Butler joins us on the Surf and Sales podcast and shares all the challenges someone faces when transitioning to sales. Understanding the transition involves both the internal and external. Richard Harris Scott Leese Want to go to Costa Rica? Come to the next Surf and Sales event! Register Here!
S5E9 - Chuck Brotman - Sales Hiring in the 2024 Landscape 11.03.2024 45:30
Chuck brings his knowledge about all things hiring for sales. We covered timing for Founder Led Sales transitioning to a revenue organization. When to hire, who to hire, and how to hire. And then we flip it to what should candidates do better in the interview process to standout
S5E8 - Paul Caffrey - How to be an Elite Sales Professional 04.03.2024 48:25
Paul Caffrey shares some amazing insights including the one thing the best sales people do better than everyone else. Want to go to Costa Rica? Come to the next Surf and Sales event! Register Here!
S5E7 - Stephen Hakami of Wiza - All things founder led sales episode 26.02.2024 42:05
Stephen shares his wisdom around founder-led sales, Go To Market, and understanding the difference between spam emails and employee emails. Connect with us on LinkedIn Richard Harris Scott Leese Want to go to Costa Rica? Come to the next Surf and Sales event! Register Here!
S5E6 - Levy Yakubov - The hard part is the execution is getting out of your own way. 26.02.2024 33:14
Levy Yakubov comes to the Making a career hard pivot Scaling from a neighborhood to multi-neighborhoods, to massive scaling Pivoting within the pivot. Your attitude and approach are your competitive advantage Knowing what good looks like Want to go to Costa Rica? Come to the next Surf and Sales event! Register Here!
S5E5 - Hannah Aikawo The Ambitious Learner Video 12.02.2024 43:41
Hannah Ajikawo joins us on the Surf and Sales podcast to discuss Understanding and value of referral selling The biggest gaps many consultants lack Why being a student of sales always matters. How to evaluate "good" when hiring a consultant You can't be a consultant you have to have survived the down turns. Come to the next Surf and Sales event! Register Here!
S5E4 - Richard White How Engineering and Sales Partner 12.02.2024 43:25
What happens when an Engineer runs sales and then becomes a founder? When to adjust from freemium to paid. Adjusting from being first in the market to a competitive landscape Focusing on usage before monetization has its advantages. Meetings are for conversation not content presentation Want to go to Costa Rica? Come to the next Surf and Sales event! Register Here!
S5E3 - Alex McNaughton How to leverage AI to coach your middle managers 12.02.2024 39:43
A fascinating conversation about where and how AI is affecting the sales coaching and leadership roles. How falling in love with sales started as an addiction to challenge. Alex McNaughten of https://www.grw.ai/ joins us and shares amazing knowledge about sales, leadership and revenue growth. Want to go to Costa Rica? Come to the next Surf and Sales event! Register Here!
S5E2 - Stephanie Z - A Chat with a Home Shopping Network Sales Person 22.01.2024 38:52
You've got 3 seconds to capture someone's attention. What do you do? Stephanie Zielinski answers all the questions you wanted to know. She's also an event specialist too and shares the best practices between in person and virtual events. Oh, and she was also a teacher in the public school world and provides the best transferable skills from a teaching role to all other professions. Want to go to...
S5E1 - Caleb Smith - What you don't know about your equity 15.01.2024 50:33
Caleb Smith joins us on the Surf and Sales podcast and discusses topics around revenue, compensation, and equity including the idea of Phantom Stock, the adjustment from a slow sales cycle to a fast cycle, and an interesting concept of choose your own compensation plan. Connect with us on LinkedIn Richard Harris Scott Leese Want to go to Costa Rica? Come to the next Surf and Sales event! Register...
S4E52 - AI will make lazy sellers obsolete with the Sales Doctor - Chet Lovegren 15.01.2024 46:46
Shredder! Chet Lovegren joins us on the Surf and Sales podcast to discuss the future of sales. What are the other things in Sales AI helps with? Empathy does not mean lack of accountability. AI will make lazy people lazier, top sellers win Big props to Hubspot for making us a part of the Hubspot Podcasting Network! They even offer free tools to help your sales and marketing team. Click Here C...
S4E51 - Stopping Negative Self Talk with Joel Bein 13.11.2023 44:50
You cannot just muscle your way through things. Our challenges are habitual, not natural. Joel Bein of Human Liberation joins us share some amazing advice. Unnecessary over hustling Confusing activity with productivity Learning to trust yourself. Stopping the negative self-talk loops Why are sales people afraid to ask for the close? Big props to Hubspot for making us a part of the Hubspot Podcasti...
S4E50 - Why LinkedIn is NOT for Cold Outreach with Charlotte Lloyd 30.10.2023 50:50
Charlotte "The charKe" Lloyd joins us on the Surf and Sales podcast. Charlotte has become an amazing influencer on LinkedIn, and she didn't even start until 2021. It's never too late to get started. Navigating the social landscape of posting on multiple platform The difference between being confident and confident in your voice. The mentality it takes to go commission only Being a solopreneur Bi...
S4E49 - Don't be the Allen Iverson of Sales with Matt Doyon 30.10.2023 45:30
Matt Doyon joins us on the Surf and Sales podcast to discuss Practice is the key to success in everything Why smaller micro-training is better for everyone. It's time to lean in on the younger generation of sales The sales motion of start-ups vs big organizations The future of sales is not what you think Optimize everything Big props to Hubspot for making us a part of the Hubspot Podcasting Netwo...
S4E48 - How the Best Sales Reps Use Case Studies with Julian Lumpkin 23.10.2023 39:46
Julian Lumpkin joins us on the Surf and Sales podcast and shares some amazing insights. Navigating the side hustle while still a W2 Starting a marketing agency while never working in marketing The huge difference of having one case study versus none A case study should be easy to understand by someone outside your industry. Big props to Hubspot for making us a part of the Hubspot Podcasting Net...
S4E47 - "Weird Al the SDR" w/ Jordan Abbott of Vidyard 23.10.2023 47:51
Jordan Abbot from Vidyard joins us on the Surf and Sales podcast and shares amazing insights around the latest best practices in the SDR world. The optimal length of videos Being your whole self to work and the power of social in sales How to bring your sales script and talk tracks to life. Understanding Story Selling Big props to Hubspot for making us a part of the Hubspot Podcasting Network! Th...
S4E46 - I love you sales, but you don't love me. 16.10.2023 43:49
Monica Stewart joins us on the Surf and Sales podcast and shares his wisdom including Why did she leave sales and come back two times? Has the system made founders lie about product/market fit? The milestones from $1m to $2m+? Why Net Revenue Retention is the sole metric for determining product market fit. Big props to Hubspot for making us a part of the Hubspot Podcasting Network! They even offe...
S4E45 - The VALUE Acid Trip of Sales Episode 09.10.2023 38:26
Carlos Nouche joins us on the Surf and Sales podcast to discuss. And for the record, nobody was doing any drugs. More generations in sales now than any other time in history. What it really means when people say "sales has changed". Understanding how geography relates to sales. Big props to Hubspot for making us a part of the Hubspot Podcasting Network! Please check them out for great sales cont...
S4E44 - Sales people are no longer motivated by money. 02.10.2023 44:40
Alex Kremer joins us on the Surf and Sales podcast and shares his wisdom The value of community. The skill of choosing the right rocket ships and start-ups. What is replacing the money in sales people no longer want. Big props to Hubspot for making us a part of the Hubspot Podcasting Network! They even offer free tools to help your sales and marketing team. Click Here Connect with us on LinkedI...
S4E43 - One Thing That Indicates When Its Time For Your First Sales Hire 02.10.2023 40:43
Michelle Pietsch joins us on the Surf and Sales podcast. Your first value prop is probably not a value prop. Sales 101 is never outdated The first 10 and last 5 minutes of the call is the best part to coach. The mistakes of founder led sales Big props to Hubspot for making us a part of the Hubspot Podcasting Network! They even offer free tools to help your sales and marketing team. Click Here ...
S4E42 - Everything is easy when you have been to hell and back with Justin Jay Johnson 11.09.2023 42:21
Justin Jay Johnson joins us on the Surf and Sales podcast and shares his learnings about cutting the W2 chord, how life's tragedy became his biggest blessing, and why he likes helping people so much. Big props to Hubspot for making us a part of the Hubspot Podcasting Network! They even offer free tools to help your sales and marketing team. Click Here Connect with us on LinkedIn Richard Harris...
S4E41 - The challenge of a start up that sells globally with Milo Milosevic 04.09.2023 37:56
Milo Milosevic joins us on the Surf and Sales podcast and shares his thoughts on the following: Should the founder be the first seller? How to develop product market fit for something you will never sell in your own country. Getting late adopters to move more quickly with technology. Big props to Hubspot for making us a part of the Hubspot Podcasting Network! They even offer free tools to help you...
S4E40 - Navigating Change Management When Converting AE's to Outbound 28.08.2023 47:14
The awesome Jason Bay joins us on the Surf and Sales podcast and we discuss some amazing insights including the mutual responsibility for success for reps and management. And how to manage the change of getting your AEs go outbound. Big props to Hubspot for making us a part of the Hubspot Podcasting Network! They even offer free tools to help your sales and marketing team. Click Here Connect wi...
S4E39 - When you know how to sell everything falls into place 28.08.2023 39:15
Casey Cavell has done it all from a professional athlete to professional gambling, to entrepreneur. He shares amazing insights and stories including: How he took a $50 poker entry fee and turned into is foundation for making a million dollars. It's all a mindset mentality. The 70/30 Rule to Recognize Burnout Hire people to buy your time back. 70% of your time should be spent on time on things you...
S4E38 - How to leverage your network to grow your revenue with Joel Rodriguez 21.08.2023 39:18
Joel is a sales and revenue visionary and joins us to discuss the easiest ways to leverage your own network. We get into the details around adjusting the mindset of "feeling dirty" to ask for a referral, what does the right process look like, and what does the right message sound like. Big props to Hubspot for making us a part of the Hubspot Podcasting Network! Please check them out for great sale...
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