Get FREE Sales Leadership Resources at go.transformedsales.com/podHighlights[00:38] - How he ended up in sales after starting out in athletics.[05:05] - Life changing sport: How playing football helped him deal with the childhood trauma of losing his dad at a young age.[08:29] - Lessons he got playing professional football that he applied in business.[12:23] - The power of being a sales leader who protects his team.[14:12] - Key strategies he applied to build a culture that produced zero employee turnover.[19:07] - Incredible backstory behind why he started SimplyNoted.[26:04] - Why gurus and influencers may not be the best people to take business growth advice from.[30:45] - The value in putting yourself in good situations with good people.In this episode of the Transformed Sales Podcast, I had a chat with Rick Elmore, an entrepreneur, sales and marketing expert, former college and professional football athlete. As the Founder and CEO of SimplyNoted, Rick developed a proprietary technology that puts real pen and ink to paper to scale handwritten communication, helping businesses of all industries scale this unique marketing platform to stand out from their competition and build meaningful relationships with clients, customers, and employees. Founded in 2018 and based in Tempe, Arizona, SimplyNoted has grown into a thriving company with clients of various sizes across the country including in hospitality, real-estate, insurance, nonprofit, franchise, B2B, and others. Rick has served as the company’s CEO since its founding, for more than three years, and has over a decade of sales and marketing industry experience. Rick delved into the huge sales growth potential of personalizing sales automation by incorporating handwritten notes, how sales leaders can build growth oriented teams with zero employee turnover, what it takes to retain customers long term, and so much more. Don’t miss out.Quotes“You’re preparing yourself for success if you know how to take what you’ve learned and bring it to the real world” - Rick Elmore“Your sales team has to know that you literally have their backs no matter” - Rick Elmore“Make sure the advice you take fits your journey” - Rick Elmore“How you win business is how you’ll lose business” - Rick Elmore“Sell on a great relationship instead of a great product because competitors will have a hard time outworking you on a relationship versus outworking you on a product” - Rick ElmoreLearn More About Rick Elmore in the Links Below:LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/rick-elmoreWebsite - https://simplynoted.com/Connect with Wesleyne:Wesleyne’s Website - https://transformedsales.com/Wesleyne on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/wesleynegreer/Wesleyne on Facebook - https://web.facebook.com/wesleynegreerWesleyne on Twitter - https://twitter.com/wesleynegreerEmail Her at