Clive Brazier

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DISC Type : C

Manufacturing / Operations Specialist at The Food Agency

Hemel Hempstead, England, United Kingdom

Overview

Clive Brazier is a food and drink manufacturing specialist with over 40 years of experience, including three decades as a food business owner. At The Food Agency, he helps businesses increase capacity, improve profitability, and ensure food safety. People who have worked with him describe him as knowledgeable, approachable, and innovative.

Clive demonstrates a strong interest in corporate and environmental sustainability, having pursued studies in this field at The Open University and becoming a certified ISO14000 auditor. His professional interests include The Carbon Trust, highlighting a focus on efficiency and environmental responsibility that extends beyond manufacturing processes into broader business strategy.

After successfully running his own food manufacturing company for over 30 years, he transitioned into consultancy, where he has since helped over 100 other businesses grow.

Personality Overview

Objective Thinker

Precise

Information Seeker

They enjoy working alone and do not rely on others very often.  They don’t appreciate bells and whistles unless backed by data. They prefer to do logical analysis and value evidence over emotions.

Topics They Care About

Food Manufacturing Efficiency
His entire career is dedicated to improving operations, capacity, profitability, and consistency for food and drink manufacturers, holding a certification in Lean Management.
SME Growth
He specializes in mentoring small and medium-sized enterprises, having advised over 100 businesses and previously serving as a Growth Accelerator Expert for the government.
Corporate Sustainability
He studied Sustainability and is a certified ISO14001 Environmental Management Systems Auditor, showing a deep interest in efficiency and environmental impact.

Media Appearances

Clive has no verified media appearances

Work History

1-2017
Manufacturing / Operations Specialist at The Food Agency
9-2014 - 2-2017
Manufacturing Advisory Service Expert at Manufacturing Advisory Service
9-2014 - 1-2016
Growth Accelerator Expert at Business Growth Service
2-2012 - 2-2017
Owner at Green Aligned Ltd
1995 - 2011
Operations Director at Chiltern Salads Ltd

Education

2012 - 2012
Sustainability Studies - ISO 26000 from The Open University
2012 - 2012
ISO14000 Auditor from Marsden International (UK)

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Insights For Selling To Clive

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Use phrases like ‘expect X% improvement’, ‘data clearly shows’ etc.
  • Don’t forget to mention how you compare to competition on both features and pricing
  • Tell them what ROI they can expect

DONT's

  • Avoid pushing them too much to involve other stakeholders unless it is critical
  • Don’t rush them till they have clearly gotten all the necessary information
  • 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 Clive is

  • Strong evidence of ROI, effective pricing, and proven data points matter the most to them.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Clive

  • It is not very hard for them to say no if they are not convinced about the decision.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Clive move?

  • They are neither the fastest nor the slowest decision makers, they are somewhere in the middle.
  • Can Clive take some risk or not?

  • They can bear some risk if their analysis backs the decision.

You And Clive

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