Lauren Beckwith

Observer
DISC Type : ci

Program Manager, User Experience at Guckenheimer

Boulder, Colorado, United States

Overview

Lauren Beckwith is a Program Manager at Guckenheimer for Google, focused on User Experience in corporate food programs. With a background as an Executive Chef and a degree in Culinary Arts, she combines hands-on food expertise with strategic management to enhance workplace dining experiences.

She is deeply engaged in the foodservice industry, actively participating in events like the Teaching Kitchen Symposium and the Society For Hospitality & Foodservice Management (SHFM) Young Professionals Summit. Her work involves creating unique culinary programs and leading elite teams of chefs.

Recognized as a "Rising Star" for three consecutive years (2022-2024), Lauren is a noted leader in her field.

Personality Overview

Example Seeker

Assertive

Value Driven

They are generally good communicators and can be hard to convince.  They are likely to ask many questions and look heavily for supporting information. They can sound friendly and charming but can quickly change gears to become inquisitive and probing.

Topics They Care About

Teaching Kitchens
Actively promotes and hires for teaching kitchen roles and shares insights from industry symposiums, showing a passion for hands-on culinary education in a corporate setting.
Foodservice Management
Represents her company at key industry events like the Society For Hospitality & Foodservice Management summit, indicating a strong focus on professional development and networking.
Workplace Experience
Her role as a Program Manager for User Experience at Google's food services highlights her focus on creating exceptional and innovative workplace environments through culinary programs.

Media Appearances

Guckenheimer's Rising Stars – Featuring Lauren Beckwith, Program Manager, User Experience. Featured in Guckenheimer (News & Insights)

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Podcast Feature: Examining Experience in Foodservice Hospitality – Guest Lauren Beckwith, Program Manager, User Experience, Guckenheimer. Featured in ISS World

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Work History

2021
Program Manager, User Experience at Guckenheimer
2019 - 2021
Executive Chef at Guckenheimer
2017 - 2019
Regional Manager, Prepared Foods at Whole Foods Market
2014 - 2017
Manager, Responsible Business Initiatives at Bon Appetit, Google
6-2013 - 7-2014
Territory Manager at NorCal Natural & Specialty Food Brokerage

Education

Bachelor of Science from University of California, Davis
Culinary Arts & Business from Cabrillo College

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Exp : 17 Location : Boulder, Colorado, United States Job Level : Middle Designation : Program Manager, User Experience at Guckenheimer
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Insights For Selling To Lauren

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Share testimonials from known people and give multiple examples of product value
  • Use phrases like ‘clear proof that’, ‘data shows’ etc.
  • Build rapport, it will come handy to handle hard questions later

DONT's

  • Avoid making offhand commitments
  • Don’t brush off any concerns, take all questions seriously
  • Don’t rely excessively on your relationship with them to win the deal

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Lauren is

  • Proven value, strong testimonials are important to them, relationships will have some weightage.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Lauren

  • They are practical and friendly, don't expect a clear-cut response often.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Lauren move?

  • They like to be detailed and take their time to arrive at decisions.
  • Can Lauren take some risk or not?

  • They evaluate their decisions systematically and are less likely to take risks.

You And Lauren

Personality Compatibility


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