Diahann Smith

Energizer
DISC Type : I

Director of Marketing and Partnership/Business Development at Florida Milk

Greater Orlando, United States

Overview

Diahann is the Director of Marketing and Business Development for Florida Dairy Farmers, where she leads brand strategy and multicultural marketing. An MBA graduate from Rollins Colleges Crummer School of Business, she has deep expertise in developing strategic partnerships and consumer engagement campaigns.

Recognized as one of the 25 Most Influential Hispanics in Central Florida, Diahann is an active leader in her community and a proud alumna of her business school. Her personal interests include creative and beloved brands such as Walt Disney Imagineering and the LEGO Group.

She was a featured speaker and panelist at numerous marketing conferences, including Hispanicize and PortadaLat, sharing her expertise on multicultural outreach.

Personality Overview

Full Of Energy

Enthusiastic

Imaginative

Unlike C or D types, they are vocal with their opinions but not so much with their questions.  They are not always early adopters but can be pursuaded by leveraging strong relationships. They are friendly, approachable and love to make new connections.

Topics They Care About

Multicultural Marketing
A core focus of her career, she has developed programs for Florida's growing Hispanic community and has been a panelist at multicultural marketing events like PortadaLat.
Strategic Partnerships
Her current role focuses on engaging and leveraging relationships with industry stakeholders, a theme seen throughout her career in negotiating sponsorships and contracts.
Community Leadership
Named one of the "25 Influential Hispanics in Central Florida" and was a 2023 finalist for the Don Quijote "Professional of the Year" award.

Media Appearances

Diahann has no verified media appearances

Work History

1-2017
Director of Marketing and Partnership/Business Development at Florida Milk
1-2017
Marketing Director at Florida Milk
Senior Manager, Multicultural Communications at Florida Milk
12-2012
Caribbean Manager at U.S. Dairy Export Council
Consumer Marketing Manager at Orlando Sentinel

Education

2015 - 2017
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) from Crummer Graduate School of Business at Rollins College
1989 - 1994
Bachelor’s Degree from University of Central Florida

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Exp : 8 Location : Greater Orlando, United States Job Level : Mid-senior Designation : Director of Marketing and Partnership/Business Development at Florida Milk
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Insights For Selling To Diahann

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Do some small talk, ask them how things are going on their side
  • Use adjectives like ‘amazing’, ‘coolest’, ‘unbelievable’ etc.
  • Share some stories about how you you have helped people in similar positions succeed

DONT's

  • Don’t be too formal, focus on building comfort and trust
  • Avoid cutting into their flow
  • Don’t push them to make a decision too fast, let them get comfortable first

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Diahann is

  • Relationship and rapport can play an important role, sometimes more than the other factors.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Diahann

  • They will probably never say no directly, you have to make that decision yourself.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Diahann move?

  • They are not the quickest decision makers, their friendly attitude could be misleading.
  • Can Diahann take some risk or not?

  • They can take certain risks that are unlikely to have personal consequences.

You And Diahann

Personality Compatibility


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