Lisa Torreano

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Learning Architect at Daikin Applied Americas

Houston, Texas, United States

Overview

Lisa is a strategic organizational development leader and the 2023 President of the Association for Talent Development (ATD) Houston chapter. As a Learning Architect at Daikin and founder of Cognitive Cohesion, she excels in creating impactful learning strategies. She holds a PhD from Princeton University.

Energized by collaboration, Lisa is passionate about empowering teams to achieve their potential. She gets excited by new ideas, moments that shift perspective, and connecting concepts across different fields, believing this is enhanced by a diversity of input and experience.

Unique fact: Lisa was the co-founder of AdvanceOnline Solutions, helping build the startup into a multi-million dollar training provider.

Personality Overview

Driven But Considerate

Dynamic But Sincere

Friendly But Fast

If they are convinced, they can become very strong champions for your product  They combine a unique set of diverse traits where they are fast and friendly but can slow down to be thorough when needed They have the unique ability to win both love and respect from their team (or outsiders)

Topics They Care About

Talent Development Community
Demonstrated through her recent role as the 2023 President of the ATD Houston chapter, where she actively leads and engages with fellow professionals.
Entrepreneurial Leadership
She is the Principal Owner of her own consultancy, Cognitive Cohesion, and previously co-founded and built AdvanceOnline Solutions into a multi-million dollar business.
Learning Architecture
Her current role at Daikin Applied Americas and her consulting work focus on designing enterprise-wide learning opportunities aligned with business goals.

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Work History

11-2024
Learning Architect at Daikin Applied Americas
2021 - 2022
Senior Manager Learning & Design at Cantel, A STERIS Company
2021 - 2021
Sr Manager Global Commercial Learning Design at Cantel Medical
2019 - 2021
Global Learning Design Manager at Cantel Medical
2018
Principal Owner at Cognitive Cohesion, LLC

Education

Bachelor of Arts - BA from Wellesley College
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD & MA from Princeton University

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Insights For Selling To Lisa

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • During followups, use calls or text if needed, they should be fine
  • Ask them for a lunch or coffee once some rapport has been established
  • Keep your pitch focused on the impact but nurture the relationship too

DONT's

  • Avoid focusing only on the product or its ROI, keep building trust subtly
  • Don’t be very informal during the early interactions even if they are being so themselves
  • Don’t be too verbose or overly friendly; a little bit, however, is fine

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Lisa is

  • Nothing less than a strong combination of proof of results, relationship and high levels of professionalism is effective with them.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Lisa

  • They can say no while staying friendly, but can also be pursuaded to reconsider

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Lisa move?

  • They are generally fast movers and can take quick decisions
  • Can Lisa take some risk or not?

  • They have high risk-appetite but can get ahead of themselves once in a while. Observe carefully

You And Lisa

Personality Compatibility


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