Kathryn Simpson

Commander
DISC Type : D

Senior Sales Executive at Retain

Ripon, England, United Kingdom

Overview

As a Senior Sales Executive at Retain, Kathryn focuses on optimizing resource planning and talent management for global enterprises. A Durham University graduate, she excels at building enduring partnerships with consulting and IT leaders. Colleagues describe her as supportive, honest, and having a calm, friendly approach.

Kathryns background includes founding a business consultancy to empower SME owners and working as a primary school teacher, where she focused on inspiring a lifelong love of learning. She has also been a brand ambassador for an eco-friendly skincare company, assisting women with naturally-derived products.

Unique fact: Before her career in tech sales, Kathryn was a primary school teacher.

Personality Overview

Decisive

Risk-Taker

Impact-Driven

They prefer to move quickly, and expect the same from others.  They put a lot of effort into ensuring personal success. They are less concerned about the product and more about its potential impact.

Topics They Care About

Resource Efficiency
Her role is centered on helping organizations optimize resource planning and talent management, focusing on efficiency, profitability, and avoiding bottlenecks.
Strategic Partnerships
Emphasizes building enduring relationships and fostering client success. Recommendations highlight her excellent customer engagement and ability to align with client objectives.
Workplace Diversity
Her professional headline and introduction state a focus on helping companies drive diversity and efficiency through technology.

Media Appearances

Kathryn has no verified media appearances

Work History

2-2024
Senior Sales Executive at Retain
12-2021 - 2-2024
Account Director at Retain
6-2021 - 12-2021
Founder and Principle Consultant at Dovetail Business Consulting Ltd
7-2020 - 6-2021
Independent Tropic Brand Ambassador at Tropic Skincare
9-2014 - 8-2020
Primary School Teacher at St Robert's Catholic Primary School, Bishop Thornton C of E Primary, Ashville College Prep School

Education

9-1993 - 6-1997
Bachelor of Arts - BA (Hons) from Durham University
1987 - 1993
Education details unavailable from Prince Henry's Grammar School

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Insights For Selling To Kathryn

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Hold your ground without indulging in one-upmanship
  • Be respectful but crisp
  • When negotiating terms, help them build an impression that they are the ones calling the shots

DONT's

  • Don't try too hard to forge relationships with them
  • Avoid being too verbose
  • Don’t take too much time in sending them information if they ask for any

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Kathryn is

  • Confidence in impact is paramount to them, followed by a sense of achievement and ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Kathryn

  • If they decide not to go ahead, they will say no without hesitation.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Kathryn move?

  • If convinced, they can reach decisions quite fast.
  • Can Kathryn take some risk or not?

  • They do not shy away from taking risks, but can be quite binary about them.

You And Kathryn

Personality Compatibility


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