Erin Disney

Commander
DISC Type : D

Event Manager at MMA Global

Austin, Texas, United States

Overview

Erin is an event manager with over twelve years of experience, specializing in large global conferences for up to 8, 000 attendees. Described by colleagues as dedicated, resilient, and highly adaptable, she has expertise in virtual events, marketing, and contract negotiation. She holds a BA from Simpson College and is a Certified Travel Advisor.

Outside of her primary role, Erin channels her passion for travel and wellness through her consultancy. She is currently helping to launch an international womens wellness retreat. Her personal interests include The Walt Disney Company and supporting causes related to burnout recovery and well-being.

A colleague praised her ingenuity and resilience during a major storm in Dublin that shut down the city, where she found solutions within hours to save the event.

Personality Overview

Very Quick

Risk-Taker

Strong-Willed

They do not care very much about building rapport or relationships.  They put a lot of effort into ensuring personal success. They like to stay in control of the negotiation or defining of the terms.

Topics They Care About

Global Event Management
Has over a decade of experience managing end-to-end event logistics for large international conferences in cities like Sydney, Shanghai, Berlin, and Barcelona.
Virtual Event Production
Developed and produced a weekly streamed series and a five-day virtual summit, showcasing her adaptability to digital and hybrid event formats.
Travel and Wellness
As a Certified Travel Advisor, she is actively consulting on the launch of an international women's wellness retreat, reflecting a personal and professional passion.

Media Appearances

Erin has no verified media appearances

Work History

6-2025
Event Manager at MMA Global
8-2024
Event and Travel Consultant at Self Employed
5-2023 - 7-2024
Marketing Director, Community and Events at InductEV
1-2019 - 2-2023
Senior Event Marketing Manager at Open Infrastructure Foundation
12-2015 - 1-2019
Event Marketing Manager at OpenStack

Education

2002 - 2006
BA from Simpson College
1998 - 2002
2002 from Urbandale High School

More Information

Social Presence :

Prographics :

Exp : 23 Location : Austin, Texas, United States Job Level : Middle Designation : Event Manager at MMA Global
URL has been copied!

Insights For Selling To Erin

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Speak about competitive differentiation that your product offers
  • Use phrases like ‘it’s your decision’, ‘strategic impact’ etc.
  • Make sure that you circle back fast on any action items, it wins their trust

DONT's

  • Don’t be in a rush to invite them for a social meet and greet
  • Do not hesitate from asking counter questions, just avoid challenging their authority
  • Avoid being a storyteller and don’t try to oversell

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Erin is

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

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

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Erin move?

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

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

You And Erin

Personality Compatibility


More Profiles

Discover additional public profiles from our index.

Search more profiles

Looking for someone else? Search here for anyone.

Or visit Humantic AI to know more.