Mark Gallion

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CFO/Senior Strategy Advisor at DuraEdge Products, Inc.

Chesterfield, Missouri, United States

Overview

Mark Gallion is a seasoned executive and entrepreneur with a Harvard Business School MBA. His career spans corporate strategy at Booz Allen, executive leadership at high-growth companies like DuraEdge Products, and founding Diameta Ventures, a firm focused on advising and funding technology start-ups.

Outside of his corporate work, Mark is the co-founder and director of the St. Louis Gamers, a nationally recognized youth baseball organization. He is deeply passionate about youth development and has dedicated years to coaching and mentoring young athletes, using baseball to teach valuable life lessons.

Through his non-profit baseball program, he has successfully helped over 300 young men achieve their goal of playing college baseball.

Personality Overview

Example Seeker

Assertive

Value Driven

They are generally strong communicators and are not easy to convince.  They are likely to ask many questions and look heavily for supporting information. They can sound friendly and charming but can quickly change gears to become inquisitive and probing.

Topics They Care About

Youth Baseball Development
He co-founded and directs the St. Louis Gamers, a non-profit organization that has helped over 300 players reach the collegiate level.
Startup Mentorship
As the founder of Diameta Ventures and a mentor at Stadia Ventures, he actively advises and provides seed funding for early-stage companies, particularly in sports.
Sports Technology
He is a mentor at Stadia Ventures, a sports innovation hub, and his venture firm has supported sports tech startups in areas like e-sports and training software.

Media Appearances

Mark has no verified media appearances

Work History

6-2018
CFO/Senior Strategy Advisor at DuraEdge Products, Inc.
1-2012
Founder/CEO at Diameta Ventures
Co-Founder/President at St. Louis Gamers
9-2016 - 12-2023
Lead Mentor at Stadia Ventures
CFO/COO at Computime

Education

1987 - 1989
MBA from Harvard Business School
1978 - 1982
BS from The University of Tulsa

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Exp : 14 Location : Chesterfield, Missouri, United States Job Level : N/A Designation : CFO/Senior Strategy Advisor at DuraEdge Products, Inc.
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Insights For Selling To Mark

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Ask them questions to understand their needs better while staying affable
  • Persuade objectively how your product will help them achieve their goals
  • Be prepared for a lot of questions, answer them objectively

DONT's

  • Don’t brush off any concerns, take all questions seriously
  • Don’t rely excessively on your relationship with them to win the deal
  • Don’t try to rush them into a decision, provide all necessary information first

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Mark is

  • Proven value, strong testimonials are important to them, relationships will have some weightage.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Mark

  • They are practical yet friendly, don’t expect a clear no very often.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Mark move?

  • They like to analyze well and can take their time to reach any decisions.
  • Can Mark take some risk or not?

  • They evaluate their decisions systematically and are less likely to take risks.

You And Mark

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