Drew Kerr

Commander
DISC Type : D

President and Founder at The Four Corners Group

New York, New York, United States

Overview

Drew Kerr is an executive communication coach and the founder of The Four Corners Group, with over 30 years of experience transforming leaders into memorable speakers. A graduate of the University at Buffalo, he specializes in crisis prevention and messaging. People who have worked with him often describe him as clever, well-connected, and persistent.

Outside of his coaching practice, Drew is the creative director for the Queens Chef Project, an online exhibition celebrating local chefs that has been featured in The New York Times. He is passionate about storytelling and mentors first-generation American students, helping them find their professional voices. He has also performed a personal story on The Moth stage.

He created and authored "PR Rock and Roll, " a blog covering the public relations business that was selected for a PR Week competition.

Personality Overview

Strong-Willed

Risk-Taker

Impact-Driven

They prefer to be the ones controlling the conversation or defining the terms.  They take a lot of pride in personal achievements. More than the product, they care about the impact of the product.

Topics They Care About

Executive Communication
With over 30 years of experience, he coaches executives to become confident and memorable communicators, focusing on messaging and delivery.
Crisis Prevention
He founded a crisis prevention consultancy, writes for publications like Fast Company on the topic, and maintains a database of preventable publicity crises.
Supporting Local Chefs
He is the creative director and founder of the Queens Chef Project, an online exhibition focused on 50 local chefs and their stories.

Media Appearances

Drew has no verified media appearances

Work History

5-1990
President and Founder at The Four Corners Group
2-2021
Creative Director at Queens Chef Project
1-2017 - 10-2023
Founder and Speaker at Finding Life After College
6-1987 - 2-1990
Senior Publicist at Radio City Music Hall Productions

Education

Bachelor of Arts from University at Buffalo

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Exp : 38 Location : New York, New York, United States Job Level : Leadership Designation : President and Founder at The Four Corners Group
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Insights For Selling To Drew

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • When negotiating terms, help them build an impression that they are the ones calling the shots
  • Speak about competitive differentiation that your product offers
  • Refer to testimonials from well-known industry leaders

DONT's

  • Do not spend too much time focusing on product tech or features
  • Do not hesitate from asking counter questions, just avoid challenging their authority
  • Avoid being too verbose

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Drew is

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

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

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Drew move?

  • They can reach decisions fairly quickly if they are convinced.
  • Can Drew take some risk or not?

  • They don’t mind risks but can be quite binary about them.

You And Drew

Personality Compatibility


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