Josh Olson

Examiner
DISC Type : cs

Director, Community and Economic Development Department at Ramsey County

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Overview

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Personality Overview

Status Quo Seeker

Tough To Convince

Process Oriented

They are always well-planned and adopt a systematic approach.  They tend to have clarity about their needs and constraints, and are unlikely to over-promise. Being observant comes to them naturally.

Topics They Care About

Josh has no verified topics they care about

Media Appearances

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Work History

4-2025
Director, Community and Economic Development Department at Ramsey County
2-2024 - 4-2025
Interim Director, Community and Economic Development Department at Ramsey County
7-2019 - 4-2025
Deputy Director - Community and Economic Development at Ramsey County
5-2006 - 6-2008
Senior Planner at Douglas County
5-2005 - 5-2006
Planning Intern at City of Arvada

Education

2004 - 2006
MURP from University of Colorado Denver Urban and Regional Planning
2000 - 2004
BA from Valparaiso University

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Exp : 9 Location : Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States Job Level : Mid-senior Designation : Director, Community and Economic Development Department at Ramsey County
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Insights For Selling To Josh

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Expect them to be slow and cautious, encourage them to ask more questions
  • First of all, focus on building their confidence by sharing examples, case studies etc.
  • Spend time addressing concerns around risk and change, they will have them even if they don't express them

DONT's

  • Don't push them too hard to make fast decisions, give them time
  • Don't be very accepting if that is your natural style, stay firm
  • Avoid getting into storytelling mode, especially when they ask specific questions

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Josh is

  • Proof of usage by others in the industry, case studies showing ROI are likely to work the best with them.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Josh

  • They don’t say no often, they push out the decisions or keep going around in circles.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Josh move?

  • They are some of the slowest movers and take their time reaching decisions.
  • Can Josh take some risk or not?

  • They have very low acceptance of risk even if they do not say it directly.

You And Josh

Personality Compatibility


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