Paul Billington

Visionary
DISC Type : Ds

Head of Sales & Marketing at Virtue Technologies Limited

Manchester Area, United Kingdom

Overview

Paul Billington is a multi-founding entrepreneur and digital transformation expert with experience since 1998. He serves as an interim leader, advisor, and is an Industry Fellow at Salford University. People who work with him often describe him as knowledgeable, thoughtful, personable, and exceptional at seeing the big picture.

Outside of his entrepreneurial ventures, Paul is an avid reader who enjoys applying analogies from the world of football to solve business problems, particularly concerning team culture and strategy. He appears to value accuracy in media and is open to connecting with new people to share his experience.

He founded a "reverse accelerator" called PROJECT#808, which creates startups to solve specific cross-sector problems.

Personality Overview

Objective Evaluator

Direct & Assertive

Fast But Thoughtful

They are very professional in their approach and can weigh multiple perspectives together.  They exhibit a rare combination of being result-oriented but patient at the same time. Reading between the lines and seeing beyond your words comes naturally to them.

Topics They Care About

Digital Transformation
An expert since 1998, he has founded multiple businesses and consultancies focused on helping companies with technology-driven growth and change.
Innovative Business Models
He founded PROJECT#808, which operates as a "reverse accelerator" to create startups that solve specific, identified industry problems.
Startup Mentorship
He has a long history of coaching business owners, with multiple recommendations highlighting his valuable, big-picture advice for growth companies.

Media Appearances

Paul has no verified media appearances

Work History

9-2023 - 10-2025
Head of Sales & Marketing at Virtue Technologies Limited
10-2021 - 2-2023
Founder at Pharmacy Innovation Lab Ltd
3-2020
Founder and CEO at PROJECT 808 LTD
3-2019
Board Member - Salford Business School Industry Advisory Board at The University of Salford
9-2018 - 9-2019
Managing Director at The Landing at MediaCityUK

Education

1981 - 1988
A' Level standard from Arnold School

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Exp : 34 Location : Manchester Area, United Kingdom Job Level : Leadership Designation : Head of Sales & Marketing at Virtue Technologies Limited
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Insights For Selling To Paul

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Come across as a trustworthy professional and be respectful, they usually know their game
  • Suggest clear next steps with confidence, don't be vague or hesitant
  • You can spend time on BANT (or other qualification methodology) but keep it to the point

DONT's

  • Avoid putting conscious effort into relationship-building
  • Don't go over them unless you are left with no other option
  • Don't focus too much on mutual contacts or bother about other stakeholders, focus on them

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Paul is

  • Strong proof of impact and their conviction will matter the most, but they wouldn't want to act unilaterally either
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Paul

  • They will say no if they are not convinced but you will have to prompt them.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Paul move?

  • They will want to understand things well but can move fast once they have a clear picture.
  • Can Paul take some risk or not?

  • They have good risk tolerance but are likely to think it through once or twice.

You And Paul

Personality Compatibility


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