Shannon Harding

Critic
DISC Type : C

President & CEO at JA Nova Scotia

Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada

Overview

Shannon Harding is the President and CEO of JA Nova Scotia, leveraging a career dedicated to education and empowerment. With a background in environmental resource management from Trent University and seven years at the Clean Foundation, she is a recognized leader in sustainability, honored as a 2019 Clean50 award winner.

Outside of her executive role, Shannon is a mother to three daughters and moved to Nova Scotia in 2016. She is actively involved in community leadership, serving on boards like the TD Friends of the Environment Foundation and the Canadian Network for Environmental Education and Communication.

She and her husband built their family home from the ground up in Fall River, Nova Scotia.

Personality Overview

Negotiator

Information Seeker

ROI Driven

They prefer to analyze logically and value objective facts over emotions.  Unless the value is proven by data, they are unlikely to value fancy features. It is very likely that they will negotiate pricing or other important terms.

Topics They Care About

Youth Empowerment
Leads JA Nova Scotia, a non-profit providing free financial literacy, work readiness, and entrepreneurship programs to youth aged 5-25.
Environmental Education
Spent seven years at Clean Foundation leading sustainability education initiatives and was recognized as a 2019 Clean50 honoree for her contributions.
Community Engagement
Actively promotes community involvement through JA Nova Scotia's volunteer programs and serves on the TDFEF Advisory Board for the Atlantic region.

Media Appearances

JA Nova Scotia Appoints Shannon Harding as new President & CEO. Featured in Junior Achievement Nova Scotia (official announcement PDF)

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Work History

9-2023
President & CEO at JA Nova Scotia
1-2018 - 7-2023
Director - Programs - Electric Transportation, Energy & Equity, Education & Engagement at Clean Foundation
1-2017 - 1-2018
Managing Coordinator- EnviroEd at Clean Foundation
3-2016 - 1-2017
Program Coordinator: Sustainability & Environmental Education at Clean Foundation
11-2012 - 2-2016
Education Manager at Manuels River

Education

2001 - 2005
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) from Trent University
2005 - 2006
Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.) from Trent University

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Insights For Selling To Shannon

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Be formal and objective, they will appreciate it more
  • Leverage facts and figures wherever possible; use percentages, numbers etc.
  • Be ready for penetrating questions and critical examination of your pitch

DONT's

  • Do not use very emotional or colorful language
  • Make extra effort to not seem pushy or confrontational
  • Don’t rush them till they have clearly gotten all the necessary information

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Shannon is

  • Proof of ROI, low pricing and objective proof points are the important factors for them.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Shannon

  • They do not mind saying no if they believe that it is the right decision.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Shannon move?

  • Their decision-making is neither very fast nor very slow, they are somewhere in between.
  • Can Shannon take some risk or not?

  • They can take risks if their analysis shows that it would be worth it.

You And Shannon

Personality Compatibility


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