Ryan Bergman

Balancer
DISC Type : S

Director, Milk Farming & Sustainability at Danone

Minster, Ohio, United States

Overview

Ryan Bergman is Danones Director of Agriculture Farming & Sustainability, where he leads the companys soil health and regenerative agriculture programs. In late 2023, he was recognized as the Industry Professional of the Year at the Ohio No-Till Conference. He is an alumnus of the Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute.

His interest in Ducks Unlimited suggests a personal passion for wildlife habitat and the conservation of wetlands and waterfowl. This aligns with his professional focus on creating a more sustainable and regenerative food system, connecting corporate agriculture with on-the-ground environmental stewardship.

Ryan was named the 2023 Industry Professional of the Year by the Ohio No-Till Conference.

Personality Overview

Process-Oriented

Good Listener

Risk-Averse

They are willing to make long-term decisions.  They are courteous and respectful but practical. They like following the process even if it takes time to reach any conclusion.

Topics They Care About

Regenerative Agriculture
Leads Danone's North American program on soil health and regenerative agriculture, and frequently speaks on the topic.
No-Till Farming
Was recently named Industry Professional of the Year by the Ohio No-Till Conference, highlighting his expertise and influence in this area.
Sustainable Sourcing
His career has focused on creating sustainable upstream value chains by building relationships with crop growers and dairy farmers.

Media Appearances

Danone North America Shares Progress on Regenerative Agriculture Program, Covering Nearly 150,000 Acres and 75% of its Dairy Milk Volume. Featured in PR Newswire

See Now

Danone wants dairy farmers to talk about sustainability. Featured in Dairy Reporter

See Now

Work History

7-2020
Director, Milk Farming & Sustainability at Danone
7-2016
Agricultural Sourcing Senior Manager at The Dannon Company North America

Education

Education details unavailable from Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute

More Information

Social Presence :

Prographics :

Exp : 9 Location : Minster, Ohio, United States Job Level : Mid-senior Designation : Director, Milk Farming & Sustainability at Danone
URL has been copied!

Insights For Selling To Ryan

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Unless they are the decision maker, bring other stakeholders into the process early
  • Share information about the process and how it would address all concerns
  • Actively address their concerns around change, risk, and acceptance by users

DONT's

  • Skip mentioning details that are confusing
  • Do not sound very transactional, make extra effort to be genuinely interested
  • Don’t brush off their concerns, their comfort with you will go down

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Ryan is

  • Low-risk, adoption by others and strong collaterals matter the most to them.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Ryan

  • They never refuse directly, they push out the decisions or just go quiet.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Ryan move?

  • They can be some of the slowest decision makers.
  • Can Ryan take some risk or not?

  • They have no risk-appetite and prefer to take safe decisions.

You And Ryan

Personality Compatibility


Other Danone Employees

Explore more public profiles from related professionals at the same organization.

More Profiles

Discover additional public profiles from our index.

Search more profiles

Looking for someone else? Search here for anyone.

Or visit Humantic AI to know more.