Chris Taylor

Trailblazer
DISC Type : DI

Director of Product Marketing, Platform at Zscaler

San Jose, California, United States

Overview

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Personality Overview

Values Relationships

Friendly But Fast

Assertive

They are more likely to be open to unproven but exciting technologies.  They respond better to a combination of speed and relationship. They do not mind taking risks and can make hard decisions, if necessary.

Topics They Care About

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Media Appearances

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Work History

9-2025
Director of Product Marketing, Platform at Zscaler
11-2024 - 8-2025
Senior Manager, Product Marketing & Analyst Relations (VeloCloud by Broadcom) at Broadcom
10-2023 - 11-2024
Head of Product Marketing and Technical Marketing (VMware by Broadcom) at Broadcom
3-2022 - 9-2023
Senior Product Marketing Manager, SASE and Edge (VMware) at Broadcom
1-2021 - 2-2022
Director Product Marketing - Group Manager at Trend Micro

Education

MBA from Santa Clara University
BSME from California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo

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Insights For Selling To Chris

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Use phrases like ‘your decision will’, ‘you will impact’ etc.
  • Ask them for a lunch or coffee once some rapport has been established
  • Talk about yourself and some of your achievements at the start of the conversation

DONT's

  • Don’t hesitate from asking questions or pushing them, but take a friendly approach
  • Don't make any commitments that you might not be able to fulfill
  • Don’t hesitate from asking them how they truly feel about your product

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Chris is

  • Relationship and product conviction matter equally, followed by a sense of achievement.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Chris

  • If they are not convinced, they will say no albeit in a friendly manner.


Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Chris move?

  • They can make decisions quickly if they develop trust in you and conviction in the product.
  • Can Chris take some risk or not?

  • They can take risks if necessary.

You And Chris

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