Gerry Glover

Commander
DISC Type : D

CEO at Business Box

Waikato, New Zealand

Overview

Gerry Glover is a strategy and growth manager with a diverse background spanning dairy farming, startups, and now CEO of Business Box. She excels in transforming seed ideas into viable ventures and is a Certified Reinvention Practitioner, passionate about helping small to medium-sized businesses build resilience.

Outside of her professional life, Gerry is an avid adventurer, having participated in a competitive ocean yacht race from London to Cape Town. She is also a business advisor for "The Wool Revolution, " a movement promoting sustainable New Zealand wool in fashion and design.

She once sailed over 10, 000 nautical miles in a competitive yacht race, honing her leadership skills on the open ocean.

Personality Overview

Very Quick

Decisive

Strong-Willed

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

Topics They Care About

Business Reinvention
As a Certified Reinvention Practitioner, her work is centered on helping businesses adapt and become more resilient in the face of constant change.
SME Resilience
Her vision as CEO of Business Box is to equip small to medium-sized businesses with the tools and strategies needed to thrive through market shifts.
Sustainable Textiles
She is the business advisor for "The Wool Revolution, " a venture dedicated to bringing New Zealand's strong wool back into everyday life through sustainable design.

Media Appearances

Gerry has no verified media appearances

Work History

2-2022
CEO at Business Box
11-2022 - 1-2023
Social Media Marketing Manager at Special Olympics New Zealand
9-2020 - 3-2021
General Manager at INGENEOUS LIMITED
8-2015 - 11-2018
General manager at MyMT
6-2012 - 8-2015
Contractor in Agricultural Sector at N/A

Education

1-2023 - 6-2023
Project Management Professional from The Learning People Limited
2016 - 2017
Postgraduate Diploma in Digital Marketing from Digital Marketing Institute

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Insights For Selling To Gerry

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Speak about competitive differentiation that your product offers
  • Get to the point quickly instead of spending time doing small talk
  • Refer to testimonials from well-known industry leaders

DONT's

  • Do not spend too much time focusing on product tech or features
  • Do not back off when challenged, respond with a confident, objective answer instead
  • Do not hesitate from asking counter questions, just avoid challenging their authority

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Gerry is

  • Conviction around the impact matters the most to them, followed by a sense of achievement and ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Gerry

  • If they are not convinced, they will say no without any hesitation.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Gerry move?

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

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

You And Gerry

Personality Compatibility


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