Lawrence Kosick

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Co-Founder & President at Getsetup

San Francisco, California, United States

Overview

Lawrence Kosick is the Co-Founder and President of GetSetUp, a platform focused on digital health and learning for older adults. With a background leading business development at tech companies like IFTTT and Yahoo, he now focuses on creating social impact. Colleagues describe him as an exceptional leader with an uncanny ability to address challenges.

Born and raised in Vancouver, Lawrences passion for empowering seniors was inspired by his fathers non-profit assisted living facility. An avid cyclist and trail runner, he currently resides in the Bay Area and is deeply committed to solving problems that make the world a better place.

His companys mission was directly influenced by childhood weekends spent at his father’s non-profit for older adults.

Personality Overview

Friendly But Fast

Informal

Persuasive

A combination of speed and relationship gets the best response from them.  They are more likely to accept new and exciting technologies. They prefer to ensure that they are in control of the situation.

Topics They Care About

Digital Health for Seniors
He co-founded GetSetUp to provide digital health and learning solutions, addressing challenges like social isolation and digital literacy for older adults.
Lifelong Learning
Believes in empowering older adults through a peer-to-peer learning model, enabling them to live happier, more connected lives by acquiring new skills.
Social Impact
His career has shifted from enterprise tech to a mission-driven focus on combining business experience with a desire to improve the lives of others.

Media Appearances

Scaling AgeTech: How GetSetUp Engaged Millions with Lawrence Kosick. Featured in The AgeTech Podcast (TheGerontechnologist) on Spotify

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How GetSetUp Reached Millions of Older Adults. Featured in YouTube

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What's Next Longevity Deal Talk – Episode 25: GetSetUp. Featured in Longevity Deal Talk (Spotify)

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Work History

1-2020
Co-Founder & President at Getsetup
6-2019 - 4-2020
Vice President Of Business Development at IFTTT
10-2016 - 4-2019
Vice President of Global Sales (APAC) at Sight Machine
3-2015 - 11-2016
Co-Founder & Head of Sales at TRNQL
11-2009 - 10-2015
Co-Founder & SVP of Sales at Contenix Inc

Education

Education details unavailable from University of British Columbia

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Exp : 28 Location : San Francisco, California, United States Job Level : Leadership Designation : Co-Founder & President at Getsetup
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Insights For Selling To Lawrence

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Use phrases like ‘your decision will’, ‘you will impact’ etc.
  • Talk about yourself and some of your achievements at the start of the conversation
  • Showcase existing customers and use case-studies to grab their attention

DONT's

  • Don't make any commitments that you might not be able to fulfill
  • Don’t hesitate from asking questions or pushing them, but take a friendly approach
  • Do not look like someone who doesn’t know what they are talking about

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Lawrence is

  • Relationship and product conviction matter equally, followed by a sense of achievement.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Lawrence

  • If they are not convinced, they will say no though in a friendly way.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Lawrence move?

  • They can reach decisions quickly if they develop trust and confidence in the product.
  • Can Lawrence take some risk or not?

  • If necessary, they will be ready to take risks.

You And Lawrence

Personality Compatibility


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