Maeve McSweeney

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DISC Type : csd

Director of Talent Development at Phorest Salon Software

County Cork, Ireland

Overview

Maeve McSweeney is the Director of Talent Development at Phorest Salon Software, focusing on talent strategy, executive development, and enhancing employee experience. Her background includes senior roles at Zendesk and Workhuman, specializing in building high-performing teams and scalable, culture-enhancing processes. People often describe her as strategic, supportive, professional, and hardworking.

There is no publicly available information regarding Maeves personal life, interests, or hobbies outside of her professional endeavors and certifications.

She recently completed her Hogan Assessment Certification and expressed immediate enthusiasm for applying her new skills.

Personality Overview

Hard To Convince

Thorough Evaluator

Fast But Analytical

They have a unique set of diverse traits where they are decisive and methodical but can sometimes be extra cautious and skeptical  They are not very likely to become strong advocates of your product or service They focus on the results, but can still be quite procedural and analytical about how to get there

Topics They Care About

Talent Development
As Director of Talent Development, she is actively hiring to grow leaders and teams at Phorest, aiming to cultivate talent internally as the company scales globally.
Employee Experience
A core theme in her career, having held roles like Senior Manager of Employee Experience, focusing on strategies based on employee listening and company values.
Leadership Growth
Her headline and roles emphasize "Executive and Leadership Development. " She holds a Hogan Assessment Certification, a key tool for coaching and developing senior leaders.

Media Appearances

Maeve has no verified media appearances

Work History

4-2025
Director of Talent Development at Phorest Salon Software
1-2024 - 4-2025
Senior Manager, Executive Talent Development at Zendesk
8-2021 - 1-2024
Senior Manager, Digital First, Employee Experience at Zendesk
4-2021 - 8-2021
Senior Manager, Talent Strategy at Workhuman
8-2018 - 4-2021
Manager, Talent Strategy at Workhuman

Education

5-2021 - 5-2021
Certificate from Association of Talent Development
Global Leadership Development Experience from Babson College

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Exp : 11 Location : County Cork, Ireland Job Level : Mid-senior Designation : Director of Talent Development at Phorest Salon Software
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Insights For Selling To Maeve

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Keep a professional, business-like approach; especially if you tend to get informal quickly
  • Use phrases like ‘the ROI of this’, ‘X% more’ etc.
  • Help them see both - the ‘big picture’ impact and the ROI of the investment

DONT's

  • Don’t focus on relationship, focus purely on the merit of your product
  • Avoid making strong statements, instead invite them to agree with you by asking them questions
  • Avoid self-deprecating references or general informality, it could decrease their trust in you

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Maeve is

  • ROI matters the most to them, followed by process and finally proof of results
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Maeve

  • They might hesitate a little, but will go ahead and say no when necessary (or asked)

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Maeve move?

  • They are unlikely to move very fast, especially when it comes to new products or services
  • Can Maeve take some risk or not?

  • They have relatively low risk-appetite and are not very likely to go for something unproven and risky

You And Maeve

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