Dr. Donny Gruendler

Commander
DISC Type : D

Senior Vice President, Education at Los Angeles Film School

Los Angeles Metropolitan Area, United States

Overview

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Personality Overview

Very Quick

Strong-Willed

Decisive

They do not care very much about building rapport or relationships.  They like to stay in control of the negotiation or defining of the terms. They prefer to move quickly, and expect the same from others.

Topics They Care About

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Work History

2-2026
Senior Vice President, Education at Los Angeles Film School
6-2025 - 2-2026
Head of Strategic Partnerships, MI at Muse Group
5-2019
Adjunct Faculty at Pepperdine University Graduate School of Education and Psychology
2-2018 - 2-2024
VP of Education (VP of Strategy, Sales & Operations, Lessons) at Guitar Center
2-2014 - 2-2018
President & CEO at Musicians Institute

Education

Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) from Pepperdine University
Masters Degree from Wayne State University

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Exp : N/A Location : Los Angeles Metropolitan Area, United States Job Level : N/A Designation : Senior Vice President, Education at Los Angeles Film School
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Insights For Selling To Dr. Donny

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Get to the point quickly instead of spending time doing small talk
  • Speak about competitive differentiation that your product offers
  • Make sure that you circle back fast on any action items, it wins their trust

DONT's

  • Avoid being a storyteller and don’t try to oversell
  • Don’t be in a rush to invite them for a social meet and greet
  • Avoid being too verbose

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Dr. Donny is

  • Confidence in impact is paramount to them, followed by a sense of achievement and ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Dr. Donny

  • If they decide not to go ahead, they will say no without hesitation.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Dr. Donny move?

  • If convinced, they can reach decisions quite fast.
  • Can Dr. Donny take some risk or not?

  • They do not shy away from taking risks, but can be quite binary about them.

You And Dr. Donny

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