Geoffrey Hassett

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Operations Manager at Reading Gateway Church

Wallingford, England, United Kingdom

Overview

Geoffrey is a director-level leader with a background in managing large-scale real estate and infrastructure projects. Now CEO of a social enterprise, he focuses on business coaching for charities and social entrepreneurs. He holds a BSc(Hons) from the University of Southampton and a Diploma in Company Direction.

Driven by his values and faith, Geoffrey is deeply involved in Christian outreach to help vulnerable people. This passion is reflected in his professional life, where he provides low-cost coaching to non-profits and has supported organizations like the Shamas Rugby Foundation in Kenya.

He founded a social enterprise with an innovative model to deliver low-cost business coaching to other social-impact organizations.

Personality Overview

Demanding

Upfront

Hard To Convince

They focus on objectivity in a pitch and pay little attention to bells and whistles.  They care equally about the product and its potential impact. They don’t always try to control the conversation but neither do they like yielding it fully.

Topics They Care About

Social Entrepreneurship
As CEO of Shaping Social Business, he created an enterprise to deliver low-cost coaching and skills programs to charities, churches, and social entrepreneurs.
Leadership Development
States a passion for developing people through internal training, mentoring, and coaching, having developed numerous staff to director level in previous roles.
Faith-Based Initiatives
His career is guided by his involvement in Christian outreach, and he currently serves as the Operations Manager for Reading Gateway Church.

Media Appearances

Geoffrey has no verified media appearances

Work History

3-2024
Operations Manager at Reading Gateway Church
1-2018 - 3-2024
Chief Executive Officer at Shaping Social Business
11-2007 - 10-2017
Project Development Director at Albilad Real Estate Investment Co.
4-2001 - 1-2006
Group Director at Benaim International Ltd
10-1998 - 4-2001
Director at Benaim China Ltd ( Hong Kong)

Education

2005 - 2006
Diploma in Company Direction from Institute of Directors (IoD)
1972 - 1975
BSc(Hons) from University of Southampton

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Exp : 25 Location : Wallingford, England, United Kingdom Job Level : Middle Designation : Operations Manager at Reading Gateway Church
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Insights For Selling To Geoffrey

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Tell them that you are there to help them create visible impact within their organization
  • Get to the point quickly instead of spending too much time on pleasantries
  • Refer to testimonials from others in similar positions

DONT's

  • Don't try too hard to get friendly, let it happen with time
  • Refrain from asking too many questions
  • Don’t expect them to change their mind quickly if they say no once

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Geoffrey is

  • Conviction in the product matters to them, followed by proof points and strong testimonials.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Geoffrey

  • They may not be very forthcoming, but they will say no if needed.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Geoffrey move?

  • Their decision making speed is somewhere in the middle.
  • Can Geoffrey take some risk or not?

  • They can take risks but after weighing up the pros and cons.

You And Geoffrey

Personality Compatibility


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