Lynda Harvey

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DISC Type : dic

Founding Consultant at Lynda Harvey Consulting

Wokingham, England, United Kingdom

Overview

Lynda Harvey is a CIMA-qualified consultant with 30 years of business experience, specializing in helping agency founders build profitable, equitable, and sustainable companies. Formerly a Managing Director, she now applies her expertise in commercial management and business strategy to foster growth and purpose-driven success in SMEs and agencies across the UK.

Based in Berkshire, Lynda is a solo parent to a neurodiverse family and understands the work-life juggle firsthand. She is passionate about gender pay gaps, diversity, and sustainability, not as trends, but as drivers for profitability and societal improvement. She has also participated in UN Women UK events.

Unique fact: Lynda is a self-proclaimed and genuine spreadsheet enthusiast.

Personality Overview

Persuasive & Assertive

Fast Follower

Friendly Yet Blunt

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. They can sound friendly and charming but can quickly change gears to become inquisitive and probing

Topics They Care About

Gender Pay Equity
A core focus of her consultancy and personal passion. She helps agencies address pay gaps to build more equitable and profitable businesses.
Sustainable Business
Emphasizes building purposeful companies and studied Women Leading Change at the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership.
Agency Profitability
Draws on her background as a CIMA-qualified accountant and ex-agency MD to help founders improve their bottom line.

Media Appearances

Lynda has no verified media appearances

Work History

10-2025
Founding Consultant at Lynda Harvey Consulting
2-2024 - 12-2025
Non Executive Director at 10 Degrees
1-2021 - 2-2024
Managing Director at 10 Degrees
5-2011 - 1-2021
Commercial Director at 10 Degrees
7-2007 - 1-2010
Commercial Performance Manager at Cable & Wireless

Education

10-2024 - 12-2024
Women Leading Change: Shaping Our Future from Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership
2-2025 - 3-2025
Feminist Initiatives Need Data from UK Women's Budget Group

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Insights For Selling To Lynda

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..."
  • Help them realize that any personal risk in making this decision is far less compared to what the results could mean for them

DONT's

  • Avoid making offhand commitments, understand the root of their concerns first
  • Don’t rely excessively on your relationship with them to win the deal even if you come to form one
  • Don’t be too objective but make sure to pad your storytelling with data points

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Lynda is

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

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

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Lynda move?

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

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