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Rick Houston

Sharpshooter · DISC type DC
Sales Development Manager at Arthrex Richmond
📍 Greater Richmond Region, United States

Rick is a Sales Development Manager at Arthrex Richmond with over 20 years of experience in sales and business development. He focuses on aligning sales strategies with medical education and product innovation. His colleagues have described him as hard-working, competitive, and highly consultative, with a strong focus on exceeding client expectations.

Originally from Memphis, Rick is a former University of Richmond Spiders basketball player who brings a competitive spirit and a team-oriented approach to his work. He enjoys paddle boarding, boating, live music, the outdoors, and yoga. He is passionate about mentorship and embraces a mindset of continuous learning from bold mistakes.

He once scored 18 points in a single college basketball game for Richmond by hitting six 3-pointers.

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Experience
24 Years
Current Role
Sales Development Manager
Job Level
Middle
Location
Greater Richmond Region, United States
Personality Overview

How Rick shows up

Precise But Practical
Fast But Analytical
ROI Driven

They like to move fast and expect the same from others. They are not always relationship oriented. They prefer to be the ones controlling the conversation or defining the terms.

Priorities

Topics Rick cares about

Orthopedic Innovation
His career at Arthrex is focused on orthobiologics, extremity and trauma business, and promoting value through innovative technology and medical education.
Sales Leadership
In his current role, he is responsible for identifying and optimizing sales performance and leadership development, including new hire recruitment and promotion across his agency.
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Career

Work history

9-2023
Sales Development Manager
Arthrex Richmond
6-2020 - 9-2023
Extremity & Trauma Manager - Arthrex
Fortis Surgical
2-2018 - 7-2022
Orthobiolgics Manager - Arthrex
Fortis Surgical
9-2017 - 1-2018
Participant, Liason, Volunteer
Career Prospectors
11-2008 - 8-2017
Sr. Account Executive
Creative Sign Designs
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
1997 - 2001
Bachelor of Arts - BA
University of Richmond
1993 - 1997
Graduate
Barlett High School, Memphis TN
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

D

Dominance (D)

Dominance (D) reflects how goal and task oriented a person is, and their ability to accomplish results irrespective of how demanding the circumstances might be. Those scoring high tend to be motivated by winning, competition, and success.

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