Priya Anand

Enthusiast
DISC Type : i

Founder + CEO at MAYURA

San Francisco Bay Area, United States

Overview

Priya Anand is an award-winning journalist turned entrepreneur. She is the founder of the curly haircare line MAYURA and a communications consulting firm specializing in brand storytelling and crisis communications for founders and executives. She is a graduate of The George Washington University.

Priya hosts the "We Are Spiraling" podcast and Substack, where she explores the culture of curly hair and shares insights from her entrepreneurial journey. She uses her platform to interview other founders and discuss the process of building a business from the ground up.

While a reporter at Bloomberg, her investigation into an elder care startup prompted a U. S. senator to press the company on its safety practices.

Personality Overview

Consensus Focused

Amiable & Agreeable

Optimistic

They agree with others often, so exercise caution when relying on their word.  They prefer to build relationships rather than staying totally transactional. Unlike D or C types, they are convinced more by stories and testimonials.

Topics They Care About

Brand Storytelling
She founded a consultancy to help CEOs and investors with brand and profile-building, emphasizing how to effectively communicate their stories.
Entrepreneurial Journey
After a decade in journalism, she launched two businesses and now documents her founder experience through her podcast and newsletter, "We Are Spiraling".
Curly Hair Culture
She created the MAYURA haircare line and a dedicated podcast to explore curly hair as a window into culture, identity, and entrepreneurship.

Media Appearances

Priya has no verified media appearances

Work History

11-2024
Founder + CEO at MAYURA
11-2024
Founder at Communications & positioning
6-2024 - 11-2024
Reporter at The San Francisco Standard
4-2020 - 5-2024
Reporter at Bloomberg News
8-2017 - 4-2020
Reporter at The Information

Education

Education details unavailable from The George Washington University

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Exp : 14 Location : San Francisco Bay Area, United States Job Level : Leadership Designation : Founder + CEO at MAYURA
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Insights For Selling To Priya

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Maintain high, positive energy and convey confidence
  • Give them the opportunity to lead the conversation where possible
  • Ask them how their day is going or exchange some other pleasantries

DONT's

  • Don’t ask too many questions in one go, weave them into the flow
  • Don’t be excessively objective, be like a storyteller with them
  • Don’t push them for a direct ‘no’, take lack of ‘yes’ as ‘no’ after some time

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Priya is

  • Relationship and rapport are valuable for them, but so is proven product value.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Priya

  • They probably won't say no directly.


Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Priya move?

  • They are not the ones to make fast decisions, even while they stay committed.
  • Can Priya take some risk or not?

  • They can take some low-probability risks if needed.

You And Priya

Personality Compatibility


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