John Berry

Enthusiast
DISC Type : i

Staff Software Engineer at Thumbtack

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Overview

John has no verified overview

Personality Overview

Amiable & Agreeable

Story Driven

Consensus Focused

Unlike D or C types, they are convinced more by stories and testimonials.  They prefer to build relationships rather than staying totally transactional. They agree with others often, so exercise caution when relying on their word.

Topics They Care About

John has no verified topics they care about

Media Appearances

John has no verified media appearances

Work History

4-2025
Staff Software Engineer at Thumbtack
10-2022 - 4-2025
Senior Software Engineer at Thumbtack
4-2015 - 10-2022
Senior Software Engineer at Methodology
9-2014 - 2-2015
Head of Platform at Heirloom Technology, Inc.
1-2013 - 9-2014
Vice President of Product Engineering at Lumos Labs (Lumosity)

Education

1995 - 1999
B.S.E. from Princeton University

More Information

Social Presence :

Prographics :

Exp : N/A Location : Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States Job Level : N/A Designation : Staff Software Engineer at Thumbtack
URL has been copied!

Insights For Selling To John

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Ask them how their day is going or exchange some other pleasantries
  • Refer to interesting customer testimonials and stress on great customer experience
  • Give them the opportunity to lead the conversation where possible

DONT's

  • Don’t push them for a direct ‘no’, take lack of ‘yes’ as ‘no’ after some time
  • Don’t be too formal with them, they trust informality more
  • Don’t be excessively objective, be like a storyteller with them

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with John is

  • Relationship and rapport are valuable for them, but so is proven product value.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from John

  • They probably won't say no directly.


Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will John move?

  • They are not the ones to make fast decisions, even while they stay committed.
  • Can John take some risk or not?

  • They can take some low-probability risks if needed.

You And John

Personality Compatibility


Other Thumbtack Employees

Explore more public profiles from related professionals at the same organization.

More Profiles

Discover additional public profiles from our index.

Search more profiles

Looking for someone else? Search here for anyone.

Or visit Humantic AI to know more.