Alan Allred

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DISC Type : ci

Assistant Director of Information Security at Elon University

United States

Overview

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Personality Overview

Curious

Assertive

Example Seeker

They are likely to ask many questions and look heavily for supporting information.  They can sound friendly and charming but can quickly change gears to become inquisitive and probing. They are generally strong communicators and are not easy to convince.

Topics They Care About

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Media Appearances

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Work History

6-2025
Assistant Director of Information Security at Elon University
12-2021 - 6-2025
Information Security Engineer at Elon University
4-2016 - 11-2021
Systems Engineer / Programmer at Elon University
7-2015 - 4-2016
Server Administrator at S&N Communications, Inc.
9-2013 - 6-2015
Associate Server Administrator at High Point University

Education

2020 - 5-2025
Master of Science - MSBA from Elon University - Martha and Spencer Love School of Business
2005 - 2009
BA from University of North Carolina at Greensboro

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Exp : 14 Location : United States Job Level : Mid-senior Designation : Assistant Director of Information Security at Elon University
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Insights For Selling To Alan

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Persuade objectively how your product will help them achieve their goals
  • Share testimonials from known people and give multiple examples of product value
  • Invite them for a social do but don’t rely solely on the relationship

DONT's

  • Don’t be too objective but make sure to pad your storytelling with data points
  • Don’t rely excessively on your relationship with them to win the deal
  • Don’t brush off any concerns, take all questions seriously

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Alan is

  • Proven value, strong testimonials are important to them, relationships will have some weightage.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Alan

  • They are practical yet friendly, don’t expect a clear no very often.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Alan move?

  • They like to analyze well and can take their time to reach any decisions.
  • Can Alan take some risk or not?

  • They evaluate their decisions systematically and are less likely to take risks.

You And Alan

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