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Dean Watmough

Trailblazer · DISC type DI
Founder at Humnize
📍 Otley, England, United Kingdom

Dean is the Founder of Humnize, a firm that connects UK businesses with technology professionals. Leveraging a background in sales and IT, he focuses on data-driven, skills-first hiring to ensure long-term cultural and technical fit. He is described by peers as honest, trustworthy, and helpful and holds a Diploma in Advertising.

Based on his writing, Dean appears passionate about sports, using analogies from football and boxing to illustrate points about business, leadership, and talent. He has participated in a white-collar boxing match to raise money for Cancer Research UK, showing a commitment to charitable causes and personal challenges.

He once successfully championed an older, overqualified candidate who might have otherwise been overlooked, helping him secure a new role.

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Experience
10 Years
Current Role
Founder
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Otley, England, United Kingdom
Personality Overview

How Dean shows up

Charismatic
Achievement-Oriented
Persuasive

They are charming and have the ability to align others behind their decisions. They respond better to a combination of speed and relationship. They like to keep things under control.

Priorities

Topics Dean cares about

Tech Recruitment
His company, Humnize, focuses on connecting tech professionals with businesses by aligning candidate skills, ambition, and attitude with company needs for sustainable growth.
Effective Sales Teams
He analyzes sales performance using sports analogies, particularly from football, to critique short-term fixes and advocate for more strategic team-building approaches.
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Career

Work history

3-2023
Founder
Humnize
8-2021 - 2-2023
Head of Sales
DWF
10-2019 - 7-2021
Managing Director
Soda IT
9-2016 - 10-2019
Founder
The Core Agency Ltd
8-2015 - 8-2016
Insurance & Legal Sector Head
Redcentric PLC
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
1989 - 1992
2:1
University of Hull
1993 - 1994
Diploma in Advertising
Watford School of Advertising
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

D

Dominance (D)

Dominance (D) reflects how goal and task oriented a person is, and their ability to accomplish results irrespective of how demanding the circumstances might be. Those scoring high tend to be motivated by winning, competition, and success.

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