Despina T. Papouras-Simons

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Director of Talent Management at ScionHealth

Greater Cleveland, United States

Overview

Despina Papouras-Simons is the Director of Talent Management at ScionHealth, where she leads talent strategies focused on attracting, developing, and retaining top healthcare professionals. With a background in executive recruiting and a B. S. in Business Management, she specializes in high-volume clinical staffing for the hospital division.

She directs all recruitment for ScionHealths hospital divisions across the Florida and Texas markets.

Personality Overview

Precise

Information Seeker

Critic

They are quite likely to negotiate on pricing or other key terms.  They like to do things independently and don’t look for support from others. They don’t appreciate bells and whistles unless backed by data.

Topics They Care About

Healthcare Talent Strategy
As Director of Talent Management, she leads strategies for attracting, developing, and retaining top-tier talent within the healthcare sector.
Clinical Staffing
Her focus is on recruiting key clinical staff, including RNs, LPNs, RTs, and CNAs, for ScionHealth's extensive network of hospitals.
Large-Scale Hiring
She consistently organizes and promotes national hiring events, demonstrating expertise in managing high-volume recruitment campaigns across multiple locations.

Media Appearances

Despina has no verified media appearances

Work History

2-2025
Director of Talent Management at ScionHealth
1-2017 - 2-2025
Regional Director of Talent Acquisition at ScionHealth
8-2010 - 1-2017
Talent Acquisition Manager at Kindred Healthcare
12-2007 - 7-2010
Executive Recruiter at Creative Financial Staffing
Division Manager / Sr Recruiting Manager at Supplemental Health Care

Education

Despina has no verified education history

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Insights For Selling To Despina T.

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Don’t forget to mention how you compare to competition on both features and pricing
  • Use phrases like ‘expect X% improvement’, ‘data clearly shows’ etc.
  • Keep some extra margin while sharing pricing, they are likely to negotiate later

DONT's

  • Don’t try too hard to build a relationship with them
  • Avoid phrases like ‘trust me’, ‘others just love’ etc.
  • Don’t rush them till they have clearly gotten all the necessary information

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Despina T. is

  • Proven ROI, pricing and objective proof points are the factors that sway their decision.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Despina T.

  • They are comfortable saying no if they are convinced that it is the correct decision.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Despina T. move?

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

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

You And Despina T.

Personality Compatibility


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