Evan Talan

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Manager, Environment & Energy at adidas

Portland, Oregon, United States

Overview

Evan Talan is the Manager of Environment & Energy for North and Latin America at adidas, where he focuses on industrial decarbonization. His experience spans the industrial, commercial, and residential sectors. He holds an MBA from Seattle University and a Bachelor of Science from Oregon State University.

Based on his education at Oregon State University and his role at adidas, headquartered in Portland, he likely maintains strong ties to the Oregon area and may follow local sports teams.

During a past internship, he single-handedly led a full CRM transition and initiated a product redesign, showcasing his business and engineering skills.

Personality Overview

Unexpressive

Overcautious

Status Quo Seeker

They are heavily focused on quality and prefer doing things the right way, even if it takes time.  The only way to convince them is by showing them examples and ample proof. They are always well-planned and adopt a systematic approach.

Topics They Care About

Industrial Decarbonization
This is the primary focus of his current role at adidas and a recurring theme in his previous positions and professional posts.
Energy Efficiency
His career history includes roles specifically centered on energy efficiency projects, indicating deep expertise in this area.
Team Building
He has been actively recruiting for his engineering and decarbonization teams at both adidas and his previous company, The Cadmus Group.

Media Appearances

Evan has no verified media appearances

Work History

6-2024
Manager, Environment & Energy at adidas
3-2022 - 6-2024
Associate at The Cadmus Group
2-2020 - 3-2022
Senior Analyst at The Cadmus Group
11-2019 - 1-2020
Energy Efficiency Project Manager at Res-Intel
7-2019 - 8-2019
MBA Intern at Eldergrow

Education

2018 - 2019
Master of Business Administration - MBA from Seattle University
2014 - 2018
Bachelor of Science - BS from Oregon State University

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Exp : 8 Location : Portland, Oregon, United States Job Level : Middle Designation : Manager, Environment & Energy at adidas
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Insights For Selling To Evan

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Ask them which other stakeholders would be important for this purchase decision
  • Expect them to be vague in response to your questions, ask firmly and pointedly
  • Expect them to be slow and cautious, encourage them to ask more questions

DONT's

  • Don't rely on relationship building even if they act pleasantly
  • Don't push them too hard to make fast decisions, give them time
  • Avoid getting into storytelling mode, especially when they ask specific questions

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Evan is

  • Proof of usage by others in the industry, case studies showing ROI are likely to work the best with them.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Evan

  • Often, they don't say no, or keep going about it in circles.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Evan move?

  • They are some of the slowest movers and take their time reaching decisions.
  • Can Evan take some risk or not?

  • They have very low acceptance of risk even if they do not say it directly.

You And Evan

Personality Compatibility


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