Liesel Akers

Visionary
DISC Type : Ds

Partnerships Manager at BAGS OF TASTE

Sheffield, England, United Kingdom

Overview

Liesel Akers is the Partnerships Manager and Volunteer Coordinator at Bags of Taste, focusing on reducing health inequalities. She builds meaningful partnerships with councils, health providers, and community groups to expand the reach of the organizations free cooking courses, leveraging her previous experience as the head of their Sheffield operations.

Outside of her professional role, Liesel has a personal passion for cooking and enjoys experimenting with new recipes weekly. She is actively involved in her local Sheffield community, showing a particular interest in programs that support and create opportunities for young people.

She once personally mentored a course participant 1-1 via WhatsApp to help them build confidence and learn new skills.

Personality Overview

Objective Evaluator

Fast But Thoughtful

Goal-Oriented

Reading between the lines and seeing beyond your words comes naturally to them.  They exhibit a rare combination of being result-oriented but patient at the same time. They are very professional in their approach and can weigh multiple perspectives together.

Topics They Care About

Tackling Health Inequalities
Her work is centered on helping people in poverty make better food choices to improve health outcomes and reduce inequalities.
Community Partnerships
Her primary role involves building and managing relationships with councils, charities, funders, and health organizations to deliver cooking courses.
Volunteer Empowerment
As Volunteer Coordinator, she is responsible for the recruitment, training, and support of the organization's large volunteer base of mentors.

Media Appearances

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Work History

9-2024
Partnerships Manager at BAGS OF TASTE
8-2024
Coordinator of Volunteers at BAGS OF TASTE
10-2022
Area Head at BAGS OF TASTE

Education

Liesel has no verified education history

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Insights For Selling To Liesel

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • During followups, use phone or text if needed, they should be fine
  • Focus on the results that your product produces, expect some strategic questions in return
  • Let them know of potential risks but suggest mitigation methods alongside

DONT's

  • Avoid putting conscious effort into relationship-building
  • Don't focus too much on mutual contacts or bother about other stakeholders, focus on them
  • Don't get into pricing discussions early on, steer conversation towards proven results

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Liesel is

  • Strong proof of impact and their conviction will matter the most, but they wouldn't want to act unilaterally either
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Liesel

  • They will say no if they are not convinced but you will have to prompt them.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Liesel move?

  • They will want to understand things well but can move fast once they have a clear picture.
  • Can Liesel take some risk or not?

  • They have good risk tolerance but are likely to think it through once or twice.

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