Dong Xia

Questioner
DISC Type : c

Managing Director at Fable England

London, England, United Kingdom

Overview

Dong Xia is a founder and investor, currently leading fashion and e-commerce ventures like Fable England. A CFA charterholder with an MBA from IMD, her diverse background includes private equity, negotiating international telecom deals, and developing corporate strategy for General Motors telematics and infotainment projects in Europe.

Her career uniquely transitioned from managing high-stakes technology and telecom alliances to founding and building a design-led fashion brand.

Personality Overview

Not Easily Convinced

Price-Sensitive

Systematic

While they don't hesitate to ask questions, they are generally risk-averse and tend to be late adopters.  They prefer to analyze every situation thoroughly.
 They generally do not appreciate an overfriendly approach and prefer to stay to-the-point.

Topics They Care About

D2C Growth
Is actively building her D2C business, recently seeking a Head of Digital for Fable England to lead the next growth stage and shape customer experience.
Venture Investing
Actively looking for investment opportunities, with a stated interest in fashion, e-commerce, and technology sectors, drawing from a background in private equity.
Fashion & Ecommerce
As the founder of businesses in this space, she has deep, firsthand experience building and growing new, design-led consumer brands.

Media Appearances

Dong has no verified media appearances

Work History

3-2019
Managing Director at Fable England
9-2003
Managing Director at Supamax Limited
4-2002 - 8-2003
Director at NTG plc
2002 - 2003
Operations Director, China at Network Telecom
3-2000 - 3-2002
Senior Manager, business alliances at General Motors

Education

1-1999 - 12-1999
Master of Business Administration - MBA from IMD
1998 - 1998
Business Administration and Management from Southern Methodist University, Dallas

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Insights For Selling To Dong

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Tell them that you will come back if you don’t have a good answer for a question
  • Share as much information as possible regarding your product
  • Emphasise more on facts and measurable benefits

DONT's

  • Avoid phrases like ‘do not worry about’, ‘no one compares to’ etc.
  • Don’t try to be too friendly or informal with them
  • Avoid rushing them, be polite and patient

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Dong is

  • Ensuring that the product delivers ROI, cost-effective pricing and process compliance are very important for them.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Dong

  • It doesn’t come naturally to them but they can say no if they are not convinced.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Dong move?

  • If they have the information that they need, they can move fast at making their decisions.
  • Can Dong take some risk or not?

  • They can take risk if they are convinced that they have analyzed the circumstances well.


You And Dong

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