Karena Denlinger, PHR

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Senior Director of Talent & People at The Black Tux

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Overview

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Personality Overview

Price-Sensitive

Cautious & Analytical

Not Easily Convinced

While they don't hesitate to ask questions, they are generally risk-averse and tend to be late adopters.  They generally do not appreciate an overfriendly approach and prefer to stay to-the-point. They prefer to do thorough analysis of any situation.

Topics They Care About

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Work History

8-2025
Senior Director of Talent & People at The Black Tux
9-2022 - 9-2025
Director of Employee Experience at The Black Tux
12-2021 - 9-2022
Director, People at XSELL Technologies
11-2020 - 12-2021
Manager, People Experience at XSELL Technologies
12-2018 - 11-2020
Human Resources Manager at Experian

Education

2012 - 2014
Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) from University of Iowa
2011 - 2012
Associate's degree from Northern Illinois University

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Insights For Selling To Karena

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Tell them that you will come back if you don’t have a good answer for a question
  • If you have a lower priced product compared to the competition, call out the same
  • Emphasize on objective proof of ROI, help them do a thorough evaluation

DONT's

  • Don’t try to be too friendly or informal with them
  • Don’t overhype the product/pitch, keep it measured
  • Avoid phrases like ‘do not worry about’, ‘no one compares to’ etc.

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Karena is

  • Ensuring that the product delivers ROI, cost-effective pricing and process compliance are very important for them.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Karena

  • It doesn’t come naturally to them but they can say no if they are not convinced.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Karena move?

  • If they have the information that they need, they can move fast at making their decisions.
  • Can Karena take some risk or not?

  • They can take some risk if they are confident that they have analyzed the circumstances well.


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