Darryl Blakley

Pioneer
DISC Type : Isd

Regional Talent Acquisitions Leader, North America (Supported by Korn Ferry) at Edelman

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Overview

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Personality Overview

Decisive But Friendly

Dynamic But Sincere

Driven But Considerate

They combine a unique set of diverse traits where they are fast and friendly but can slow down to be thorough when needed  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

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Work History

5-2025
Regional Talent Acquisitions Leader, North America (Supported by Korn Ferry) at Edelman
2-2022 - 5-2025
Recruiting Team Lead (Korn Ferry) supporting Google at Google
9-2021 - 2-2022
Senior Technical Recruiter at Google (Provided by Korn Ferry) at Google
2-2021 - 9-2021
SR. Technical Sourcer - Diversity Sourcing Team at Microsoft
11-2020 - 2-2021
Human Resources Supervisor - HR Workforce Planning at UPS

Education

BA from Morehouse College
BA from The University of Akron

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Exp : 7 Location : Atlanta, Georgia, United States Job Level : Middle Designation : Regional Talent Acquisitions Leader, North America (Supported by Korn Ferry) at Edelman
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Insights For Selling To Darryl

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Ask them for a lunch or coffee once some rapport has been established
  • Mostly stick to your standard pitch and qualifying script, but add some stories or anecdotes to it
  • Keep your pitch focused on the impact but nurture the relationship too

DONT's

  • Avoid focusing only on the product or its ROI, keep building trust subtly
  • Don't lean very heavily into providing too much information, sharing whitepapers etc.
  • 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 Darryl 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 Darryl

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

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Darryl move?

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

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

You And Darryl

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