Sales Gravy: Jeb Blount

Three weeks ago it warmed up here in Augusta, Georgia, so I played hooky from work to take advantage of the nice weather and play a round of golf. While I was waiting for the group in front of me to clear the green my phone rang. I answered but I couldn’t hear anything on the other end so I hung up.  Ten minutes later it rang again with a call from the same number. This time, however, I was walking up to a birdie putt, so I sent the call to voicemail.  After finishing my round, I looked at my voice messages to see who had called, but there was no message so I didn’t give it another thought.  Later that day, I found an email from the rep asking for a meeting. He said he had called but we'd been disconnected.  It was at that moment that I realized I had my earbuds in when I answered the phone the first time. Sometimes calls do not automatically transfer to them. That is why I couldn’t hear him when I picked up the phone.  I considered responding to his email at that moment, but it was dinner time, and I wa