Michael Simon

Questioner
DISC Type : c

Director of Commercialization and Project Management at Trilliant Food & Nutrition, LLC

Hortonville, Wisconsin, United States

Overview

Michael Simon is the Director of Commercialization and Project Management at Trilliant Food & Nutrition, where he has advanced from roles in packaging engineering. A graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Stout, he is recognized for his creativity and high-quality work.

A colleague from his university days was continually impressed by his ideas and creativity, recommending him highly to anyone.

Personality Overview

Cautious & Analytical

Price-Sensitive

Value Seeker

While they don't hesitate to ask questions, they are generally risk-averse and tend to be late adopters.  They generally do not appreciate an overfriendly approach and prefer to stay to-the-point. It is quite likely of them to ask for pricing or other concessions.

Topics They Care About

Project Management
As a director in this field, he is actively involved in opportunities within his project management department.
Product Commercialization
His career progression from packaging engineer to his current director role highlights a focus on bringing products to market.
Packaging Innovation
His background as a Senior Packaging Engineer at both Trilliant and Agropur US indicates a strong expertise in this area.

Media Appearances

Michael has no verified media appearances

Work History

5-2024
Director of Commercialization and Project Management at Trilliant Food & Nutrition, LLC
4-2023 - 5-2024
Commercialization & Packaging Manager at Trilliant Food & Nutrition, LLC
7-2022 - 3-2023
Sr. Packaging Engineer at Trilliant Food & Nutrition, LLC
3-2022 - 8-2022
Procurement Project Manager-Packaging at Agropur US
2-2021 - 3-2022
Sr. Packaging Eng. at Beyond Meat

Education

2007 - 2012
Bachelor of Science from University of Wisconsin-Stout

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Insights For Selling To Michael

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Back up any claims with data and numbers
  • If you have a lower priced product compared to the competition, call out the same
  • Share as much information as possible regarding your product

DONT's

  • Don’t overhype the product/pitch, keep it measured
  • Don’t try to be too friendly or informal with them
  • Don’t depend too much on anecdotal evidence, it reduces their confidence

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Michael is

  • Ensuring that the product delivers ROI, cost-effective pricing and process compliance are very important for them.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Michael

  • It doesn’t come naturally to them but they can say no if they are not convinced.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Michael move?

  • If they have the information that they need, they can move fast at making their decisions.
  • Can Michael take some risk or not?

  • If they believe that they have analyzed the situation well, they can take a little risk.

You And Michael

Personality Compatibility


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