Rich Lewis Jones

Energizer
DISC Type : I

CEO at Sigma Labs XYZ

London, England, United Kingdom

Overview

Rich Lewis Jones is an entrepreneurial director with over 20 years of experience helping corporates and private equity firms build and scale digital ventures. As the Founder and CEO of Sigma Labs, he now leads an education b-corp focused on developing high-performance tech consultants. He holds an MBA from London Business School.

He is deeply passionate about social mobility and has a long-standing interest in for-profit companies that take societal responsibility seriously. This culminated in founding Sigma Labs, which sources outstanding graduates from diverse socioeconomic backgrounds and amplifies their potential through world-class training, focusing on ambition and effort over privilege.

Unique fact: Rich previously played for the Welsh U19 Rugby Team.

Personality Overview

Enthusiastic

Big Picture Person

Relationship Oriented

They are people oriented, friendly and like creating new connections.  They are naturally enthusiastic, so take their promise with a pinch of salt. They excel at seeing the bigger picture, and the long-term impact of their decisions.

Topics They Care About

Social Mobility
His company, Sigma Labs, is a B-Corp with a core mission to deliver outcomes based on ambition and potential, not socioeconomic background.
Corporate Venturing
Has over 20 years of experience setting up and executing strategies for corporate venture capital teams at firms like Unilever, BCG Digital Ventures, and British Gas.
Data Skills Gap
Authored articles and speaks on how training junior professionals and graduates is the key to solving the current data skills crisis in the tech industry.

Media Appearances

Rich has no verified media appearances

Work History

2021
CEO at Sigma Labs XYZ
2018 - 2021
Corporate Venturing at Unilever
2013 - 2018
Corporate Venturing at BCG Digital Ventures, CVC/Domestic & General, Bain Capital, etc.
2010 - 2013
British Gas Venture Capital at Centrica
2009 - 2010
Independent Director at The Carlyle Group (Atlas Invest - corporate dev for portfolio wind company (EWT))

Education

2006 - 2006
MBA - International Exchange from The Wharton School
2004 - 2006
MBA - Highest Award AF Scholarship from London Business School

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Exp : 26 Location : London, England, United Kingdom Job Level : Leadership Designation : CEO at Sigma Labs XYZ
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Insights For Selling To Rich

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Speak enthusiastically with energy, maintain a clear and confident tone
  • Share some stories about how you you have helped people in similar positions succeed
  • Do some small talk, ask them how things are going on their side

DONT's

  • Avoid cutting into their flow
  • Avoid overloading them with too much detail
  • Don’t be excessively objective, be a storyteller

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Rich is

  • Relationship and trust can be vital with them, sometimes more than anything else.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Rich

  • They are unlikely to say no directly, you have to make that decision yourself.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Rich move?

  • They are not the fastest decision makers, their friendly approach can give false positive signals.
  • Can Rich take some risk or not?

  • They can take certain risks that are unlikely to have personal consequences.

You And Rich

Personality Compatibility


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