Chris Taylor

Enthusiast
DISC Type : i

Founder at DinnerSolved

Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

Overview

Chris Taylor is the founder of DinnerSolved, leveraging 19 years of experience in telecom and IT operations. His background includes roles as Director of Operations at Cloudwifi and various management and analyst positions at Bell. He holds an Honors BA in Legal Studies and Criminology from the University of Waterloo.

He is passionate about tackling large, ambiguous challenges that others often avoid. He finds fulfillment in building teams where individuals feel respected, can grow, and take ownership of their results. His focus is on creating connections between technology, sales, and the end-user experience.

After nearly two decades in IT and telecom, he founded a company to eliminate the daily stress of dinner for busy families.

Personality Overview

Consensus Focused

Story Driven

Optimistic

Unlike D or C types, they are convinced more by stories and testimonials.  They prefer to build relationships rather than staying totally transactional. They tend to be agreeable by nature, so take their promises with a pinch of salt.


Topics They Care About

Solving 'Messy' Problems
He is driven by solving big, unclear, and expensive problems that require inventing new paths and processes.
Operational Excellence
His career includes managing senior network teams and improving operational best practices to ensure high network availability and customer satisfaction.
Data-Driven Decisions
As a Business Intelligence Analyst, he used SAS, Hadoop, and SQL to extract data and influence strategic planning for senior executives at Bell.

Media Appearances

Chris has no verified media appearances

Work History

4-2026
Founder at DinnerSolved
4-2019
Director Of Operations at Cloudwifi
6-2018 - 4-2019
Operations Manager - Senior Network Team at Bell
10-2017 - 7-2018
Senior Business Intelligence Analyst at Bell
2-2017 - 10-2017
Consultant - Health and Safety Implementation at Bell

Education

2007 - 2012
Hons. BA Legal Studies / Criminology from University of Waterloo

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Exp : 19 Location : Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Job Level : Leadership Designation : Founder at DinnerSolved
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Insights For Selling To Chris

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Speak from experience about success that the product has seen with other customers
  • Refer to interesting customer testimonials and stress on great customer experience
  • Compliment them about their personality if you get a chance

DONT's

  • Don’t be too formal with them, they trust informality more
  • Don't be critical or challenge them openly, they can react defensively
  • Don’t be excessively objective, be like a storyteller with them

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Chris is

  • Relationship and rapport are valuable for them, but so is proven product value.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Chris

  • They are unlikely to say no directly.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Chris move?

  • They are not very fast decision makers, even while they continue to stay engaged.
  • Can Chris take some risk or not?

  • They can take some low-probability risks if needed.

You And Chris

Personality Compatibility


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