Darrin Gilliam

Observer
DISC Type : ci

Vice President Operations at Express Oil Change & Tire Engineers

Greater Birmingham, Alabama Area, United States

Overview

Darrin is the Vice President of Operations at Express Oil Change & Tire Engineers, leveraging his extensive experience in transforming retail models. A University of Alabama alumnus, he previously served as CEO of Marvins, Inc. , where he drove record sales increases. Colleagues describe him as a skillful and professional leader.

Outside of work, Darrin is passionate about leadership that invests in peoples well-being and development. He is a strong advocate for corporate philanthropy, celebrating his companys long-standing commitment and significant fundraising achievements for the local Childrens Hospital.

He is deeply inspired by his father, who overcame deafness and poverty with a relentless work ethic.

Personality Overview

Value Driven

Assertive

Example Seeker

They are generally strong communicators and are not easy to convince.  They are likely to ask many questions and look heavily for supporting information. They can sound friendly and charming but can quickly change gears to become inquisitive and probing.

Topics They Care About

Retail Turnarounds
At Marvin's Inc. , he co-developed a new store model that transformed the company and drove record comparable store sales increases and high gross margins.
Servant Leadership
Believes leadership is a responsibility, not an entitlement, and is proud to work for organizations that invest in their teammates' development and well-being.
Corporate Philanthropy
Actively promotes and celebrates his company's long-term fundraising commitment to Children's Hospital, a cause they have supported since 2008.

Media Appearances

Darrin has no verified media appearances

Work History

8-2015
Vice President Operations at Express Oil Change & Tire Engineers
3-2010 - 8-2015
Chief Executive Officer at Marvin's, Inc.
8-2004 - 3-2010
Chief Operating Officer - EVP at Marvin's, Inc.
10-2000 - 8-2004
Vice President of Merchandising and Marketing at Marvin's, Inc.
3-1992 - 10-2000
Store Operations, Buyer, and GMM at Marvin's, Inc.

Education

1986 - 1991
B.S. from The University of Alabama
2002 - 2002
Executive Leadership from Center for Creative Leadership

More Information

Social Presence :

Prographics :

Exp : 33 Location : Greater Birmingham, Alabama Area, United States Job Level : Senior Designation : Vice President Operations at Express Oil Change & Tire Engineers
URL has been copied!

Insights For Selling To Darrin

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

  • Avoid making offhand commitments
  • 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 Darrin is

  • Proven value, strong testimonials are important to them, relationships will have some weightage.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Darrin

  • They are practical yet friendly, don’t expect a clear no very often.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Darrin move?

  • They like to analyze well and then make their decisions.
  • Can Darrin take some risk or not?

  • They evaluate their decisions systematically and are less likely to take risks.

You And Darrin

Personality Compatibility


Other Express Oil Change & Tire Engineers Employees

Explore more public profiles from related professionals at the same organization.

More Profiles

Discover additional public profiles from our index.

Search more profiles

Looking for someone else? Search here for anyone.

Or visit Humantic AI to know more.