Karen Barzilay

Energizer
DISC Type : I

Board Member at Canadian Friends of Sheba Medical Center

Greater Toronto Area, Canada

Overview

Karen Barzilay is the Founder and Executive Producer at Door Knocker Media, with over a decade of experience creating award-winning content. Her extensive background includes producing highly-rated television specials and live events for Bell Media and CTV. She holds degrees from York University and Seneca Polytechnic.

She is passionate about creating media that inspires positive change, with a strong focus on causes like healthcare, mental health, and human rights. Karen actively supports healthcare initiatives, serving as a board member for the Canadian Friends of Sheba Medical Center and producing a film about a rare disease.

Her recent documentary, "Matter of Time, " won Best Feature Music Documentary at the Nashville Film Festival and premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival.

Personality Overview

Full Of Energy

Imaginative

Informal

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

Topics They Care About

Impactful Storytelling
Her work focuses on creating compelling content for causes she cares about, including award-winning documentaries, web series, and podcasts on vital social issues.
Healthcare Advocacy
Produced the film "Matter of Time" to raise awareness for the rare genetic disease EB and serves on the board of the Canadian Friends of Sheba Medical Center.
Documentary Film
As an executive producer, her recent film "Matter of Time" has received critical acclaim at multiple film festivals, including Nashville and Tribeca.

Media Appearances

Karen has no verified media appearances

Work History

9-2024
Board Member at Canadian Friends of Sheba Medical Center
Partner and Executive Producer at Door Knocker Media
1-2012 - 7-2014
Director of Media and Executive Producer at Free The Children
3-2008 - 12-2011
Director of Programming and Executive Producer at Bell Media
11-2005 - 2-2008
Senior Specials Producer, etalk at CTV

Education

1995 - 1999
Double Honours from York University
1996 - 1999
Radio and Television from Seneca Polytechnic

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Exp : 9 Location : Greater Toronto Area, Canada Job Level : Junior Designation : Board Member at Canadian Friends of Sheba Medical Center
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Insights For Selling To Karen

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Use phrases like ‘people will love’, ‘massive impact’ etc.
  • Be friendly and entertaining in your conversation
  • Use adjectives like ‘amazing’, ‘coolest’, ‘unbelievable’ etc.

DONT's

  • Don’t be too formal, focus on building comfort and trust
  • Don’t push them to make a decision too fast, let them get comfortable first
  • Avoid ifs and buts, don’t talk too much about the risks etc.

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Karen is

  • Relationship and rapport can play an important role, sometimes more than the other factors.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Karen

  • They will probably never say no directly, you have to make that decision yourself.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Karen move?

  • They are not the quickest decision makers, their friendly attitude could be misleading.
  • Can Karen take some risk or not?

  • They can accept limited risks, ones that they think will not impact them personally.

You And Karen

Personality Compatibility


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