Joel Brent

Energizer
DISC Type : I

Director of QA Engineering at Kiddom

Novato, California, United States

Overview

Joel is a veteran QA leader with over 25 years of experience in software, hardware, and AI. He excels at building and leading high-performance QA teams, even under resource constraints, and is an expert in Agile methodologies. Colleagues describe him as meticulous, with amazing attention to detail and unparalleled abilities.

Demonstrating a strong entrepreneurial drive, Joel founded QAtch, a quality assurance consultancy that he built to serve a wide range of clients. This venture highlights his deep personal and professional commitment to the field of quality assurance, showcasing his initiative and leadership beyond a traditional employment setting.

He founded his own QA company, QAtch, which provided services to prominent clients like Genentech and Google.

Personality Overview

Imaginative

Enthusiastic

Full Of Energy

They are not always early adopters but can be pursuaded by leveraging strong relationships.  They are people oriented, friendly and like creating new connections. Unlike C or D types, they are vocal with their opinions but not so much with their questions.

Topics They Care About

EdTech Innovation
As Director of QA at Kiddom, he is involved in launching new platforms like Kiddom Atlas, which uses "instructional intelligence" to aid teachers.
Remote Team Leadership
Has over eight years of experience managing QA teams remotely, making him an expert in leading distributed workforces effectively.
Entrepreneurial QA
Founded his own third-party QA company, QAtch, demonstrating a passion for building quality assurance services from the ground up.

Media Appearances

Joel has no verified media appearances

Work History

10-2018
Director of QA Engineering at Kiddom
11-2015 - 10-2018
Founder / Principal at QAtch
8-2013 - 11-2015
QA Director at Lively
6-2007 - 11-2012
QA Manager at BabyCenter
8-2005 - 5-2007
Sr. Automation Engineer at BabyCenter

Education

1992 - 1996
Bachelor’s Degree from Occidental College

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Insights For Selling To Joel

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Use phrases like ‘people will love’, ‘massive impact’ etc.
  • Talk anecdotally about the customer experience that your product offers
  • Share some stories about how you you have helped people in similar positions succeed

DONT's

  • Don’t push them to make a decision too fast, let them get comfortable first
  • Avoid cutting into their flow
  • Don’t be too formal, focus on building comfort and trust

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Joel is

  • Relationship and trust can be vital with them, sometimes more than anything else.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Joel

  • They are unlikely to say no directly, you have to make that decision yourself.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Joel move?

  • They are not the fastest decision makers, their friendly approach can give false positive signals.
  • Can Joel take some risk or not?

  • They may take certain risks that they deem unlikely of personal repercussions.

You And Joel

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