Nicholas Ridenour

Questioner
DISC Type : c

Director, Analytics at Aritzia

Canada

Overview

Nicholas is the Director of Analytics at Aritzia, where he has risen through the ranks from a manager position. His background is rooted in data, with experience using R and Python to identify sales prospects and developing applications with ETL and SQL. He holds a Bachelor of Science from Cornell University.

Personality Overview

Cautious & Analytical

Price-Sensitive

Not Easily Convinced

They generally do not appreciate an overfriendly approach and prefer to stay to-the-point.  They are more likely than others to negotiate on pricing and terms. While they don't hesitate to ask questions, they are generally risk-averse and tend to be late adopters.

Topics They Care About

Retail Analytics
His entire career at Aritzia, from Manager to Director, has been focused on leveraging analytics for the retail sector.
Data for Good
He is a featured speaker on using data to solve community challenges and drive social impact, representing Aritzia at the Big Data & Analytics West Summit.
Team Leadership
His progression to Director and public posts about hiring for his team indicate a focus on building and leading talented people.

Media Appearances

Nicholas has no verified media appearances

Work History

8-2025
Director, Analytics at Aritzia
7-2023 - 10-2025
Senior Manager, Analytics at Aritzia
7-2022 - 8-2023
Manager, Retail Analytics at Aritzia
1-2018 - 10-2018
Application Programmer Analyst at FortisBC
7-2016 - 8-2016
Data Analyst at Stampede Presentation Products

Education

Bachelor of Science - BS from Cornell University
Education details unavailable from Brentwood College School

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Exp : 4 Location : Canada Job Level : Mid-senior Designation : Director, Analytics at Aritzia
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Insights For Selling To Nicholas

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Share as much information as possible regarding your product
  • Emphasize on objective proof of ROI, help them do a thorough evaluation
  • Tell them that you will come back if you don’t have a good answer for a question

DONT's

  • Don’t overhype the product/pitch, keep it measured
  • Don’t try to be too friendly or informal with them
  • Avoid phrases like ‘do not worry about’, ‘no one compares to’ etc.

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Nicholas is

  • Confidence that the product provides ROI, effective pricing and process adherence matter the most to them.

  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Nicholas

  • 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 Nicholas move?

  • They can move at a reasonable pace while making their decisions if they have the necessary information.

  • Can Nicholas take some risk or not?

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

You And Nicholas

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