Catherine Miner

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DISC Type : ci

Managing Partner at SLG Europe B.V.

Netherlands

Overview

Catherine Miner is a managing partner and serial entrepreneur specializing in life sciences advisory. An alumna of Columbia Business School, she has founded multiple successful firms, managed billions in transactions, and believes in helping innovative companies think bigger to reach critical inflection points.

Catherine is a passionate advocate for diversity and inclusion in the workplace. She has authored articles championing the need for more women in leadership and for creating environments where varied perspectives are respected, believing it leads to more innovative and effective business results.

She founded the skincare brand dermaglow, grew three products into top-ten bestsellers in Canada, and sold the company to Valeant Pharmaceuticals.

Personality Overview

Example Seeker

Assertive

Value Driven

They can sound friendly and charming but can quickly change gears to become inquisitive and probing.  They are generally good communicators and can be hard to convince. They ask a lot of questions and rely heavily on information and collaterals.

Topics They Care About

Women in Leadership
Authored articles advocating for valuing female perspectives in business and creating diverse, open-minded teams to drive better results and innovation.
Life Sciences Advisory
Describes her firm as a "Swiss Army Knife" for life sciences, stressing that Canadian biotech companies need to raise more funds early to succeed.
Entrepreneurial Exits
Has firsthand experience building a company from the ground up and selling it to a major corporation, and now advises other companies on M&A and exits.

Media Appearances

Catherine has no verified media appearances

Work History

10-2020
Managing Partner at SLG Europe B.V.
3-2016
Managing Partner (Founder) at Shadow Lake Group Inc.
1-2013 - 3-2016
Managing Partner (Founder) at Willow Tree Capital Group
2-2012 - 12-2012
Managing Director at DISTINCT Capital Partners
4-1999 - 11-2010
Founder at VitalScience Corp

Education

12-2024 - 12-2024
Advanced Board Program from Columbia Business School
Education details unavailable from Queen's University

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Exp : 25 Location : Netherlands Job Level : Leadership Designation : Managing Partner at SLG Europe B.V.
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Insights For Selling To Catherine

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Share testimonials from known people and give multiple examples of product value
  • Build rapport, it will come handy to handle hard questions later
  • Invite them for a social do but don’t rely solely on the relationship

DONT's

  • Don’t rely excessively on your relationship with them to win the deal
  • Don’t brush off any concerns, take all questions seriously
  • Don’t try to rush them into a decision, provide all necessary information first

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Catherine is

  • Proven value, strong testimonials are important for them, rapport can impact decisions a little.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Catherine

  • They are practical and friendly, don't expect a clear-cut response often.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Catherine move?

  • They like to be detailed and take their time to arrive at decisions.
  • Can Catherine take some risk or not?

  • They weigh all decisions systematically and are unlikely to take many risks.

You And Catherine

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