Kim Rennie

Visionary
DISC Type : Ds

Event Assistant at Granola

United Kingdom

Overview

Kim is an experienced operations leader, skilled in scaling startups and driving company-wide operational excellence. Praised as an exceptional and convincing leader, she has a background in Sports Science and Psychology and holds a Professional Certificate in Six Sigma & Lean. She successfully redesigned core processes at a previous role, reducing overhead by 25%.

Outside of work, Kim is a marathon runner, festival enthusiast, and volunteer. She has contributed her time to warehouse logistics at City Harvest London, reflecting a commitment to community involvement. She also enjoys stepping out of her comfort zone by participating in public speaking events.

Unique fact: Despite her career in tech and operations, she describes herself as a "farm girl at heart. "

Personality Overview

Fast But Thoughtful

Direct & Assertive

Big Vision Person

They exhibit a rare combination of being result-oriented but patient at the same time.  Reading between the lines and seeing beyond your words comes naturally to them. They are very professional in their approach and can weigh multiple perspectives together.

Topics They Care About

Scaling Operations
Her entire career focuses on building and scaling operational functions from scratch in fast-growing startups, including setting company-wide OKRs.
Process Improvement
She holds a Six Sigma & Lean certification and has a track record of redesigning core processes to reduce operational overhead by 25%.
Change Management
Identifies coaching teams through periods of significant change as a key strength and thrives in high-growth, mission-driven environments.

Media Appearances

Kim has no verified media appearances

Work History

1-2026
Event Assistant at Granola
8-2025
Volunteer at City Harvest London
10-2024
Community Member at Operations Nation
5-2024 - 6-2025
Head of Operations at Debate Mate
8-2021 - 5-2024
Operations Manager at Debate Mate

Education

2012 - 2014
BA in Sports Science and Psychology from Stellenbosch University
2015 - 2015
Post Graduate Diploma in management from University of Cape Town

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Insights For Selling To Kim

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Focus on the results that your product produces, expect some strategic questions in return
  • You can spend time on BANT (or other qualification methodology) but keep it to the point
  • Let them know of potential risks but suggest mitigation methods alongside

DONT's

  • Don't focus too much on mutual contacts or bother about other stakeholders, focus on them
  • Don't go over them unless you are left with no other option
  • Don't get into pricing discussions early on, steer conversation towards proven results

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Kim is

  • Strong proof of impact and their conviction will matter the most, but they wouldn't want to act unilaterally either
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Kim

  • They will say no if they are not convinced but you will have to prompt them.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Kim move?

  • They will want to understand things well but can move fast once they have a clear picture.
  • Can Kim take some risk or not?

  • They have good risk tolerance but are likely to think it through once or twice.

You And Kim

Personality Compatibility


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