Lelia Konyn

Energizer
DISC Type : I

Member at Virtual Advisory Board (VAB)

Hong Kong SAR

Overview

Lelia Konyn is a global leader and board advisor with extensive experience in strategy, governance, and transformation across diverse regions. She has guided companies from startups to Fortune 100 firms through scaling, M&A, and international expansion. She holds a Financial Times Board Director Diploma and is recognized for her commercial and strategic expertise.

Having lived in Asia for over three decades and worked globally, Lelia brings a unique cross-cultural perspective to her advisory roles. Her personal experience is complemented by her ability to communicate in seven different languages, enabling her to connect with people from various backgrounds.

Unique fact: Lelia is multilingual and fluent in seven languages.

Personality Overview

Believer

Relationship Oriented

Enthusiastic

They are really good at seeing what the long-term impacts of their decisions could be.  Unlike C or D types, they are vocal with their opinions but not so much with their questions. They are friendly, approachable and love to make new connections.

Topics They Care About

Corporate Governance
Serves as a Non-Executive Director and board advisor, emphasizing governance in her roles and skill set.
Crisis Management
Has successfully led organizations through major crises, including the 1997 Asian financial crisis, SARS, and the 2008 global financial crisis.
Workplace Digitalization
Advocates for accelerating the digitalization of business processes, emphasizing its importance for continuity and flexible working models.

Media Appearances

Lelia has no verified media appearances

Work History

9-2024
Member at Virtual Advisory Board (VAB)
5-2022 - 1-2025
Non Executive Director at Delta Corp Holdings Ltd
4-2022
Senior Adviser, Strategy and Operations at Vanden Recycling
1-2017 - 5-2020
Head of HR and Corporate Affairs at Shun Shing Group
1-2015 - 12-2016
Consulting at Consulting

Education

Orchestrating Winning Performance from IMD
Executive Program from INSEAD

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Exp : 35 Location : Hong Kong SAR Job Level : N/A Designation : Member at Virtual Advisory Board (VAB)
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Insights For Selling To Lelia

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Talk anecdotally about the customer experience that your product offers
  • Use adjectives like ‘amazing’, ‘coolest’, ‘unbelievable’ etc.
  • Do some small talk, ask them how things are going on their side

DONT's

  • Don’t assume a yes just because they have not said no
  • Don’t be excessively objective, be a storyteller
  • Avoid cutting into their flow

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Lelia is

  • Relationship and rapport can play an important role, sometimes more than the other factors.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Lelia

  • They will probably never say no directly, you have to make that decision yourself.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Lelia move?

  • They are not the quickest decision makers, their friendly attitude could be misleading.
  • Can Lelia take some risk or not?

  • They can accept limited risks, ones that they think will not impact them personally.

You And Lelia

Personality Compatibility


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