Jodi Watson

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Director of Food Safety, Quality, and Regulatory at Maola Local Dairies

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

Overview

Jodi Watson serves as the Director of Food Safety, Quality, and Regulatory at Maola Local Dairies. With a Bachelors degree from the University of Wyoming, her career has progressed from a Fermentation Engineer at Dow Chemical to senior quality and food safety leadership roles at ADM, managing global supplier and manufacturing standards.

She began her career as a Fermentation Engineer, giving her a deep technical foundation before she transitioned into global leadership roles focused on food safety and quality.

Personality Overview

Procedural

Calm

Slow To Decisions

Their motivation stems from the impact that their decisions can have on the organization.
  They are unlikely to become strong champions as they don't prefer pushing other people. They are good and approachable with everyone, internally and externally.

Topics They Care About

Food Safety Systems
Her career is centered on developing and implementing policies and systems to ensure food products are safe, compliant, and exceed customer expectations.
Regulatory Compliance
Has extensive experience with FDA requirements, including FSMA, for both human and animal food products across global supply chains.
Global Supplier Quality
Previously directed a global team at ADM responsible for ensuring food safety and quality expectations were met with contract manufacturers and suppliers.

Media Appearances

Jodi has no verified media appearances

Work History

3-2025
Director of Food Safety, Quality, and Regulatory at Maola Local Dairies
6-2022 - 3-2025
Director of Quality and Food Safety, Flavors- Americas at ADM
8-2019 - 9-2022
Director of Supplier and Contract Manufacturer Quality and Technical Services at ADM
9-2018 - 8-2019
Supplier and Contract Manufacturer Quality Manager - Nutrition, North America at ADM
5-2001 - 5-2004
Fermentation Engineer at The Dow Chemical Company

Education

1990 - 1995
Bachelor's degree from University of Wyoming
1990 - 1995
Bachelor's degree from University of Wyoming

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Insights For Selling To Jodi

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • If possible, connect them to existing customers
  • Talk about refund and cancellation policy if the need arises
  • Pause and ask them if they have any questions

DONT's

  • Don’t don the salesperson avatar, be the friendly advisor instead
  • Avoid saying anything that sounds like a risky proposition
  • Don’t keep pushing them for a straight answer, just make your own conclusions

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Jodi is

  • Low risk, approval of other stakeholders and successful process-based evaluation are most important for them.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Jodi

  • They don’t say no very often, and can take you around in circles sometimes.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Jodi move?

  • They do not like to rush, so they could be slow in making decisions.
  • Can Jodi take some risk or not?

  • They are risk-averse and like to make decisions that others support.

You And Jodi

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