Joel Anderson

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Board President at EveryMan Australia

Lewisham, New South Wales, Australia

Overview

Joel Anderson is the Founder and CEO of Foremind, a mental health platform for industrial sectors, leveraging his background as an engineer from The Australian National University. Driven by lived experience, he is a 2023 Snow Entrepreneur dedicated to making psychosocial safety and mental health support accessible to all Australian workers, especially in blue-collar industries.

Outside of Foremind, Joel is the Board President for EveryMan Australia, an organization supporting men with high and complex needs. His passion for mental health extends to volunteering for Menslink and the Make a Wish Foundation. He is a new father and enjoys following the NRL, NBA, and EPL.

Unique fact: Joels personal experience with mental health, including a suicide attempt, is the driving force behind his mission to prevent others from reaching a crisis point.

Personality Overview

Decisive

Vision Oriented

Fast-Paced

They don’t always try to control the conversation but neither do they like yielding it fully.  They focus on objectivity in a pitch and pay little attention to bells and whistles. They respond well to confident salespeople.

Topics They Care About

Mental Health Advocacy
Driven by his own lived experience, he founded Foremind to make proactive mental health support accessible and prevent suicide in blue-collar industries.
Social Entrepreneurship
Recognized as a 2023 Snow Entrepreneur for his work building Foremind, a for-purpose company aimed at creating significant social impact.
Construction Industry Wellbeing
Has a background in construction and specifically designed Foremind to address the unique mental health challenges and psychosocial hazards within the industry.

Media Appearances

Former construction worker pushing to change the stigma around mental health – founder of Foremind speaks out. Featured in ABC News (Australia)

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Balancing the Grind with Joel Anderson, Founder at Foremind. Featured in Balancing the Grind

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Work History

11-2023
Board President at EveryMan Australia
1-2022
Founder & CEO at Foremind
5-2020 - 2-2023
Strategic Account Director at Merkle Australia
8-2019 - 5-2020
Strategist at Pursuit Technology Australia
1-2018 - 7-2019
Collaborative Innovation Manager at Canberra Innovation Network

Education

2011 - 2015
Engineer's Degree from The Australian National University

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Insights For Selling To Joel

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Refer to testimonials from others in similar positions
  • Make sure that you you respond to any queries from them quickly
  • Tell them that you are there to help them create visible impact within their organization

DONT's

  • Don’t try to be an alpha salesperson, give them equal space
  • Do not give up if they are not convinced, try again with a different approach
  • Refrain from asking too many questions

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Joel is

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

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

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Joel move?

  • They are neither the fastest decision makers nor the slowest.
  • Can Joel take some risk or not?

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

You And Joel

Personality Compatibility


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