Daniel Kirk

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EMEA Enterprise Sales Director at Aiven

United Kingdom

Overview

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Personality Overview

Friendly But Fast

Driven But Considerate

Dynamic But Sincere

They have the unique ability to win both love and respect from their team (or outsiders)  If they are convinced, they can become very strong champions for your product They combine a unique set of diverse traits where they are fast and friendly but can slow down to be thorough when needed

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Work History

8-2025
EMEA Enterprise Sales Director at Aiven
4-2023 - 8-2025
RVP for UKI Sales at Druva
4-2022
RVP EMEA Corporate and Public Sector Sales at Druva
12-2019 - 4-2022
EMEA Sales Director at Druva
8-2019 - 12-2019
Government Shared Services & Healthcare at SAP

Education

BA Hons from University of the West of England

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Exp : 25 Location : United Kingdom Job Level : Mid-senior Designation : EMEA Enterprise Sales Director at Aiven
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Insights For Selling To Daniel

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Keep your pitch focused on the impact but nurture the relationship too
  • Build a trustworthy relationship while keeping the product center-stage
  • Ask them for a lunch or coffee once some rapport has been established

DONT's

  • Avoid focusing only on the product or its ROI, keep building trust subtly
  • Don’t hesitate from asking questions or pushing them, but take a formal approach
  • Don’t be very informal during the early interactions even if they are being so themselves

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Daniel is

  • Nothing less than a strong combination of proof of results, relationship and high levels of professionalism is effective with them.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Daniel

  • They can say no while staying friendly, but can also be pursuaded to reconsider

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Daniel move?

  • They are generally fast movers and can take quick decisions
  • Can Daniel take some risk or not?

  • They have high risk-appetite but can get ahead of themselves once in a while. Observe carefully

You And Daniel

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