Carolyn Connors

Critic
DISC Type : C

Regional Team Lead at Opportunities NB

Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada

Overview

Carolyn Connors is a Regional Team Lead at Opportunities NB, where she provides strategic and financial assistance to small businesses. She leverages her expertise in business development and financial analysis to support companies through start-up, expansion, and acquisition phases. Her background includes a degree in Environmental Science.

Based on her education, Carolyn has a foundation in both Environmental and Animal Sciences. This unique academic background suggests a potential interest in agricultural business, sustainability, and the natural world, setting her apart from a typical business development professional.

Carolyn transitioned into economic development after starting her career as an Agricultural Broker and Farm Supply Specialist.

Personality Overview

Objective Thinker

ROI Driven

Information Seeker

They choose to analyze logically and value facts to emotions.  Unless the value is proven by data, they are unlikely to value fancy features. They like to do things independently and don’t look for support from others.

Topics They Care About

Women in Business
Actively shares information about initiatives like the Women in Business New Brunswick Mawiomi and the new "Woman in Export Excellence Award" to support female entrepreneurs.
Export Development
Promotes opportunities for New Brunswick companies to grow through export, highlighting events like the NB Export Awards and international trade conferences.
Startup Support
Her role is centered on conducting financial analysis and providing strategic guidance to determine the viability of new business projects and support their launch.

Media Appearances

Carolyn has no verified media appearances

Work History

12-2021
Regional Team Lead at Opportunities NB
1-2017
Business Development Executive at Opportunities NB
4-2012 - 2-2016
Media Account Consultant at Yellow Pages Group / Groupe Pages Jaunes – Canada
2006 - 2008
District Manager at Canadian Federation of Independent Business
1-2004 - 3-2006
Agricultural Broker and Farm Supply Specialist at Co-op Atlantic

Education

Animal Science Technician from Dalhousie Faculty of Agriculture
Environmental Science from University of Saskatchewan

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Insights For Selling To Carolyn

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Be ready for penetrating questions and critical examination of your pitch
  • Leverage facts and figures wherever possible; use percentages, numbers etc.
  • Use phrases like ‘expect X% improvement’, ‘data clearly shows’ etc.

DONT's

  • Do not use very emotional or colorful language
  • Make extra effort to not seem pushy or confrontational
  • Don't give superficial answers, they are easily rattled by them

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Carolyn is

  • Proven ROI, pricing and objective proof points are the factors that sway their decision.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Carolyn

  • They are comfortable saying no if they are convinced that it is the correct decision.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Carolyn move?

  • Their decision-making is neither very fast nor very slow, they are somewhere in between.
  • Can Carolyn take some risk or not?

  • They can take risks if their analysis shows that it would be worth it.

You And Carolyn

Personality Compatibility


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