Kate Walker

Enigma
DISC Type : cid

Chief Executive Officer at Community Impact Bucks

Aylesbury, England, United Kingdom

Overview

Kate Walker is the Chief Executive Officer of Community Impact Bucks, bringing over 20 years of experience from local government. She is a Certified Change Management Professional (CCMP) specializing in strategic communications and partnership development. Colleagues describe her as a resourceful, agile, and high-performing leader with excellent people skills.

Outside of her chief executive role, Kate is a passionate "Wellbeing Champion" and a certified Kettlercise Instructor. Her focus on health extends into her community work, where she actively promotes initiatives that help local people live healthy, happy, and full lives, blending her professional and personal interests.

Kate is a certified Kettlercise Instructor, reflecting a personal commitment to fitness and wellbeing.

Personality Overview

Hard To Convince

Challenger

Friendly Yet Blunt

They are likely to ask many questions and look heavily for supporting proof as well as information.  They can sound friendly and charming but can quickly change gears to become inquisitive and probing  They are generally strong communicators and are not easy to convince.

Topics They Care About

Volunteer Management
Champions the value of volunteering, speaks at conferences on the topic, and leads initiatives to make it easier for people to get involved with local charities.
Community Health
Sits on the Bucks Health & Wellbeing Board and is actively involved in shaping regional health and social care strategy, emphasizing preventative care and community-led solutions.
Partnership Development
Focuses on building strategic partnerships between charities, community organizations, and statutory bodies to drive community-focused projects and improve local lives.

Media Appearances

Community Impact Bucks announces Kate Walker as new Chief Executive Officer. Featured in Community Impact Bucks (official website)

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Community Impact Bucks appoint new chief executive. Featured in Bucks Free Press

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Work History

5-2025
Chief Executive Officer at Community Impact Bucks
8-2023 - 5-2025
Community Opportunities, Engagement and Development Manager at Buckinghamshire Council
7-2020 - 8-2023
Localism Manager - Service Development and Engagement at Buckinghamshire Council
4-2020 - 6-2020
Communications Manager at Buckinghamshire Council
4-2019 - 3-2020
Senior Communications and Engagement Manager at Delivering the new Buckinghamshire Council

Education

2013 - 2013
Diploma from University of Buckingham
2003 - 2005
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) from Middlesex University

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Insights For Selling To Kate

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Be prepared for a mix of questions and inquisitiveness, answer them in the tone in which they have been asked
  • Use phrases like ‘clear evidence’, ‘data-based results’ etc.
  • Help them realize that any personal risk in making this decision is far less compared to what the results could mean for them

DONT's

  • Don’t try to rush them into a decision, provide all necessary information first
  • Don’t rely excessively on your relationship with them to win the deal even if you come to form one
  • Don’t be too objective but make sure to pad your storytelling with data points

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Kate is

  • Proven value, strong objective evidence are important for them, rapport can impact decisions a little.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Kate

  • They are practical and friendly, but can give a clear response with a little prodding

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Kate move?

  • They like to be detailed, so unless they develop strong conviction, they can take their time to arrive at decisions
  • Can Kate take some risk or not?

  • They evaluate their decisions systematically and do not take risks that often, unless you can get them to develop strong conviction

You And Kate

Personality Compatibility


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