Lauren Kelleher

Enigma
DISC Type : icd

Interim Financial Controller at Coremont

London, England, United Kingdom

Overview

Lauren is a South African Chartered Accountant with over a decade of post-qualification experience, specializing in the tech and media sectors. Her international career includes roles at PwC in Johannesburg and New York, and as a finance manager for tech startups in London. She holds a BCom Honours from Nelson Mandela University.

Outside of her finance career, Lauren has a strong passion for travel, having taken a six-month sabbatical to explore the world. She values the power of networking, with one of her key career moves to London stemming from a fortuitous connection made years prior while she was in Las Vegas.

She secured her job in London, complete with relocation benefits, after seeing a Facebook post from a contact while she was on vacation in Las Vegas.

Personality Overview

Persuasive & Assertive

Fast Follower

Friendly Yet Blunt

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

Topics They Care About

Tech & Media Finance
Her career includes finance roles at tech startups like Big Sofa Technologies and media groups like WPP and Electric Guitar PLC.
International Career
Has a global career history with work experience in South Africa, the United States, and the United Kingdom, and also took a six-month break to travel.
First-Party Data
Her recent role at Electric Guitar PLC is focused on supporting the company's strategic growth as a leading provider of first-party data solutions.

Media Appearances

Lauren has no verified media appearances

Work History

2-2025
Interim Financial Controller at Coremont
5-2024 - 12-2024
Group Financial Controller at Electric Guitar PLC
11-2023 - 5-2024
Balance Sheet Controller at Wavemaker
8-2023 - 10-2023
Financial Controller at Wasserman
4-2023 - 6-2023
Interim Financial Controller at Hypervolt - Smart #EV Chargers

Education

2008 - 2008
BCom Honours (Accounting) from Nelson Mandela University
2005 - 2007
BAcc from Stellenbosch University

More Information

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Exp : 2 Location : London, England, United Kingdom Job Level : N/A Designation : Interim Financial Controller at Coremont
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Insights For Selling To Lauren

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Use a combination of data as well as stories for your pitch, a ppt might not be necessary
  • Leverage 'negging', or the art of asking negative questions like "you must not be convinced yet..."
  • Let them lead the discussion, create opportunities for them to speak if they are not very forthcoming

DONT's

  • Avoid making offhand commitments, understand the root of their concerns first
  • Avoid long presentations and just 'high-level' value proposition, dive into the details
  • Don’t rely excessively on your relationship with them to win the deal even if you come to form one

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Lauren is

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

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

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Lauren move?

  • They like to be detailed, so unless they develop strong conviction, they can take their time to arrive at decisions
  • Can Lauren 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 Lauren

Personality Compatibility


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