Sara Hounshell (Stevick)

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Director of Product Delivery and Design at Huron

Summerville, South Carolina, United States

Overview

Sara Hounshell (Stevick) is the Director of Product Delivery and Design at Huron, where she leads teams for key healthcare learning products and the Huron Learning Digital Platform. With a decade of experience in learning and development, colleagues describe her as a "force of nature" and an "exceptional thought partner. " She holds a Bachelor of Science from Radford University.

After nine years as a teacher, Sara transitioned into corporate L&D, a journey that inspired her to found a volunteer initiative. She is passionate about mentoring and helping others, particularly educators looking to move into instructional design, by providing free resources and building a supportive community.

She founded "Teaching: A Path to L&D, " a free volunteer community that has grown to over 10, 000 members, helping educators transition into learning and development roles.

Personality Overview

Friendly But Fast

Informal

Values Relationships

A combination of speed and relationship gets the best response from them.  They are more likely to accept new and exciting technologies. They are charming and can persuade others to support their decisions.

Topics They Care About

Healthcare L&D
Her current role at Huron focuses on delivering learning solutions for the healthcare industry, and she actively participates in industry conferences like "What's Right In HealthCare. "
Career Transitioning
She founded "Teaching: A Path to L&D" specifically to provide free resources and guidance for teachers moving into corporate instructional design and L&D roles.
Digital Learning
Serves as the product owner for the Huron Learning Digital Platform (HLDP) and has past experience researching and implementing Learning Experience Platforms at Wayfair.

Media Appearances

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Work History

4-2024
Director of Product Delivery and Design at Huron
2-2023 - 1-2024
Learning and Development Strategist at Amplity Health at Amplity Health
1-2022 - 10-2022
Sr Learning Technologist and Learning Experience Designer (LXD) at Wayfair
11-2020
Founder (Volunteer) | CLO at TEACHING: A Path to Learning and Development
7-2020 - 1-2022
Sr. Learning Associate at Capital One

Education

Bachelor of Science - BS from Radford University

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Insights For Selling To Sara

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Ask them for a lunch or coffee once some rapport has been established
  • Give them control of the sales process
  • Address your competition clearly and confidently

DONT's

  • Don't make any commitments that you might not be able to fulfill
  • Don’t hesitate from asking questions or pushing them, but take a friendly approach
  • Avoid unnecessary negativity or slowness

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Sara is

  • Relationship and product conviction matter equally, followed by a sense of achievement.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Sara

  • If they are not convinced, they will say no though in a friendly way.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Sara move?

  • If you earn their trust and they develop faith in the product, they can make decisions quickly.
  • Can Sara take some risk or not?

  • If necessary, they will be ready to take risks.

You And Sara

Personality Compatibility


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