Kiran Bhagotra

Commander
DISC Type : D

Founder/CEO - Multi award-winning NetZero cybersecurity marketplace ProtectBox at ProtectBox Ltd

Windsor, England, United Kingdom

Overview

Kiran Bhagotra is the Founder and CEO of ProtectBox, an AI-driven cybersecurity marketplace. Her 30-year career spans UK government roles, including working on the Chilcott Review, and finance at firms like JPMorgan Chase. People who have worked with her often describe her as passionate, dedicated, and enthusiastic. She holds a Bachelor of Science from Kings College London.

Outside of her professional life, Kiran has a diverse range of interests. She is a voiceover artist, designs and sells clothes, and is an avid scuba diver who once spent a year diving the world alone. Her work has also involved significant charitable efforts, notably coordinating the #WeProtect summit to protect children from online exploitation.

Unique fact: Despite being a non-coder, she founded an award-winning cybersecurity AI company and personally helped design its core algorithm.

Personality Overview

Candid & Clear

Very Quick

Strong-Willed

They respond well to strong and respectful communication.  They are not always relationship oriented. They prefer to be the ones controlling the conversation or defining the terms.

Topics They Care About

AI in Cybersecurity
Her company, ProtectBox, is an AI-enabled marketplace. She has been recognized in the AI100UK list for her pioneering work in applying artificial intelligence to cybersecurity solutions.
Cybersecurity for SMEs
She founded ProtectBox specifically to address the security gap for small and medium-sized businesses, creating a simple, affordable comparison marketplace to protect them from cyber threats.
Sustainable Business
Her company is described as a "NetZero cybersecurity marketplace. " She actively posts about climate action, referencing her company's participation in The Climate Pledge and events like COP28.

Media Appearances

Kiran has no verified media appearances

Work History

1-2017
Founder/CEO - Multi award-winning NetZero cybersecurity marketplace ProtectBox at ProtectBox Ltd
3-2013 - 7-2016
. at UK Government
5-1999 - 2-2013
. at Careers in finance, industry and not-for-profits

Education

1995 - 1998
Bachelor of Science - BS from King's College London
1985 - 1992
Education details unavailable from Wolverhampton Girls High School

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Insights For Selling To Kiran

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Make sure that you circle back fast on any action items, it wins their trust
  • Get to the point quickly instead of spending time doing small talk
  • Use phrases like ‘it’s your decision’, ‘strategic impact’ etc.

DONT's

  • Do not back off when challenged, respond with a confident, objective answer instead
  • Do not hesitate from asking counter questions, just avoid challenging their authority
  • Don’t be in a rush to invite them for a social meet and greet

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Kiran is

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

  • If they are not convinced, they will have no hesitation in telling you the same.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Kiran move?

  • They can reach decisions fairly quickly if they are convinced.
  • Can Kiran take some risk or not?

  • They don’t mind risks but can be quite binary about them.

You And Kiran

Personality Compatibility


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