Brad Hoagland, CFA

Examiner
DISC Type : cs

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer at Powerlink Digital Partners

Charleston County, South Carolina, United States

Overview

Brad Hoagland is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and the founder of Trend Discovery Holdings, LLC. His extensive career in finance includes roles as a hedge fund manager, public company CFO at Ecoark Holdings, and Chairman and CEO at Powerlink Digital Partners, showcasing deep expertise in investment management and corporate finance.

Brads intellectual interests lie at the intersection of energy, economics, and global innovation. He closely follows the development of sustainable fuels, renewable energy adoption in emerging markets, and the implementation of circular economies, indicating a focus on practical and economically viable sustainability solutions.

He has unique experience leading companies in both traditional finance and emerging sectors like digital asset mining and cryptocurrency.

Personality Overview

Tough To Convince

Late Adopter

Unexpressive

They tend to be clear about their needs and limitations and are unlikely to promise too much.  They do not like taking risks at all and go for proven options in the end. They are heavily focused on quality and prefer doing things the right way, even if it takes time.

Topics They Care About

Renewable Energy
Monitors the energy transition in emerging markets, focusing on solutions driven by necessity and practicality over headlines.
Investment Management
As a CFA charterholder and former hedge fund manager, he has deep expertise in fund management, investment philosophy, and trading execution.
Sustainable Fuels
Follows the promise and challenges of scaling sustainable aviation fuels (SAF), including costs, supply limitations, and production hurdles.

Media Appearances

Brad has no verified media appearances

Work History

6-2024
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer at Powerlink Digital Partners
5-2019 - 11-2021
Chief Financial Officer at Ecoark Holdings, Inc.
6-2011 - 5-2019
Hedge Fund Manager at Trend Discovery Capital Management, LLC
4-2012 - 3-2016
Consultant at Engility Corporation Formerly TASC
10-2011 - 4-2012
Senior Financial Analyst at U.S. Silica Company

Education

2000 - 2004
Bachelor of Science - BS from Bucknell University

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Exp : 8 Location : Charleston County, South Carolina, United States Job Level : Leadership Designation : Chairman and Chief Executive Officer at Powerlink Digital Partners
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Insights For Selling To Brad

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • First of all, focus on building their confidence by sharing examples, case studies etc.
  • Be firm in your communication and stay in control
  • Ask them which other stakeholders would be important for this purchase decision

DONT's

  • Don't be very accepting if that is your natural style, stay firm
  • Don't use phrases like 'do not worry', 'i promise' etc.
  • Don't rely on relationship building even if they act pleasantly

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Brad is

  • Adoption by others is very important to them, followed by confidence in ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Brad

  • Often, they don't say no, or keep going about it in circles.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Brad move?

  • They don't like to hasten, so their speed of decision-making may be slow.
  • Can Brad take some risk or not?

  • They have little willingness to take risks, and prefer making calculated decisions.

You And Brad

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