Silke Voormolen

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DISC Type : ci

Managing Partner at Noun

Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

Overview

Silke Voormolen is the Managing Partner at Noun, an interim agency specializing in Agile professionals. She has grown within the company, previously holding roles as Product Owner and Head of Sales & Agile Consultancy. She holds certifications in Certified Agile Leadership and Design Thinking and studied Hotel Management.

Silke is passionate about fostering a vibrant company culture, celebrating Nouns 10-year anniversary with a team trip to Lisbon. She actively promotes her company as "the best club in Amsterdam" and emphasizes making a positive impact through their work.

She has been with Noun for nearly six years, progressing from an interim Product Owner to her current leadership role as Managing Partner.

Personality Overview

Assertive

Value Driven

Curious

They can sound friendly and charming but can quickly change gears to become inquisitive and probing.  They are generally good communicators and can be hard to convince. They often ask many questions and rely heavily on information and documentation.

Topics They Care About

Agile Methodologies
As Managing Partner of an agency for Agile professionals and holding an Agile Leadership certification, she is an expert in this field.
Company Culture
Frequently posts about her team's successes and trips, emphasizing a positive and collaborative work environment, calling her company "the best club in Amsterdam".
Product Management
Has an extensive background as a Product Owner and her firm places interim Product Owners. She also recently hosted a meetup for 75 product professionals.

Media Appearances

Silke has no verified media appearances

Work History

5-2022
Managing Partner at Noun
4-2020 - 4-2022
Head of Sales & Agile Consultancy at Noun
9-2016 - 2-2021
Product Owner at Noun
10-2020 - 1-2021
Product Owner Ecommerce (a.i.) at FEST Amsterdam
8-2020 - 10-2020
Product Owner/ Agile Coach (a.i.) at Lely

Education

2008 - 2011
HBO from EuroCollege Management School
2003 - 2007
Hotel Management from Hotel & Hospitality management, Amersfoort

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Exp : 7 Location : Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands Job Level : N/A Designation : Managing Partner at Noun
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Insights For Selling To Silke

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Be prepared for a lot of questions, answer them objectively
  • Help them realize that there is no personal risk in making this decision
  • Persuade objectively how your product will help them achieve their goals

DONT's

  • Avoid making offhand commitments
  • Don’t rely excessively on your relationship with them to win the deal
  • Don’t be too objective but make sure to pad your storytelling with data points

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Silke is

  • Clear proof of product value matters to them, followed by others' testimonials and rapport.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Silke

  • They are practical and friendly, don't expect a clear-cut response often.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Silke move?

  • They like to be detailed and take their time to arrive at decisions.
  • Can Silke take some risk or not?

  • They systematically evaluate all decisions and are unlikely to take many risks.

You And Silke

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