Brad Ward

Energizer
DISC Type : I

Co-Founder at TeamRetro

Greater Perth Area, Australia

Overview

Brad Ward is a technical co-founder with over 16 years of experience in agile software development. His career includes roles as a developer, analyst, and program manager at major firms like Microsoft and ThoughtWorks before founding GroupMap and TeamRetro. He holds degrees from Curtin University and The University of Western Australia.

Brad co-founded two distinct SaaS products, GroupMap and TeamRetro, which are designed to improve team brainstorming, decision-making, and agile retrospective processes for distributed teams.

Personality Overview

Imaginative

Full Of Energy

Relationship Oriented

They are not always early adopters but can be pursuaded by leveraging strong relationships.  They are really good at seeing what the long-term impacts of their decisions could be. They are always positive and upbeat, so take their promises with a pinch of salt.

Topics They Care About

Agile Methodologies
He has extensive experience as an agile coach and developer, and his company TeamRetro is a tool specifically designed to facilitate agile retrospectives.
Remote Collaboration
Co-founded two SaaS products, GroupMap and TeamRetro, both purpose-built to facilitate brainstorming, consensus building, and meetings for distributed teams.
Software Product Development
His career spans the full product lifecycle, from developer and program manager at Microsoft to technical co-founder of two successful software companies.

Media Appearances

Brad has no verified media appearances

Work History

3-2018
Co-Founder at TeamRetro
1-2012
Co-Founder at GroupMap Technology
9-2010 - 4-2016
Lead Consultant at ThoughtWorks
9-2005 - 12-2009
Program Manager at Microsoft
2-2004 - 7-2005
Lecturer - Design Communication at Curtin University

Education

1997 - 2004
BA from Curtin University
1997 - 2004
BCM from The University of Western Australia

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Exp : 26 Location : Greater Perth Area, Australia Job Level : Leadership Designation : Co-Founder at TeamRetro
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Insights For Selling To Brad

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Be friendly and entertaining in your conversation
  • Invite them for a lunch or a drink/coffee
  • Use phrases like ‘people will love’, ‘massive impact’ etc.

DONT's

  • Don’t push them to make a decision too fast, let them get comfortable first
  • Don’t be too formal, focus on building comfort and trust
  • Don’t be excessively objective, be a storyteller

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Brad is

  • Relationship and rapport can play an important role, sometimes more than the other factors.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Brad

  • They will probably never say no directly, you have to make that decision yourself.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Brad move?

  • They are not the quickest decision makers, their friendly attitude could be misleading.
  • Can Brad take some risk or not?

  • They can take certain risks that are unlikely to have personal consequences.

You And Brad

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