Sophie Medd

Pioneer
DISC Type : DIS

Snr Philanthropy Manager at St Mungo's

London, England, United Kingdom

Overview

Sophie Medd is a Senior Philanthropy Manager at St Mungos, specializing in sustainable growth, ESG, and stakeholder engagement. With a background in business development and impact measurement, she connects influencers to create shared value and commercial growth. People who have worked with her describe her as knowledgeable, enthusiastic, and collaborative.

Driven by a strong sense of fairness and a desire to address inequity, Sophies career is centered on creating positive social change. Her work reflects a deep commitment to supporting philanthropists and businesses in making a tangible impact on society, particularly in areas of social justice and community resilience.

She took a career break to complete a Masters thesis on the ethical governance of data and Artificial Intelligence.

Personality Overview

Decisive But Friendly

Friendly But Fast

Dynamic But Sincere

They combine a unique set of diverse traits where they are fast and friendly but can slow down to be thorough when needed  They have the unique ability to win both love and respect from their team (or outsiders) If they are convinced, they can become very strong champions for your product

Topics They Care About

Philanthropic Strategy
Her current role involves supporting philanthropists. She recently posted about the need to shift philanthropic investment towards organizations addressing housing and homelessness.
ESG & Sustainability
A core theme in her professional headline and previous role at Heart of the City, focused on helping businesses with their ESG and responsible business agenda.
Housing & Homelessness
As a Senior Philanthropy Manager at St Mungo's, her work is directly focused on helping people move away from homelessness and rebuild their lives.

Media Appearances

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Work History

6-2024
Snr Philanthropy Manager at St Mungo's
5-2022 - 5-2024
Head of External Engagement and Business Development at Heart of the City
12-2021 - 5-2022
Business Consultant (strategy, fundraising and programme development) at Association for Clinical Biochemistry and Laboratory Medicine
10-2020 - 9-2021
Career Break to study full time Joint Master in Global Economic Governance and Public Affiars at Centre international de formation européenne
11-2017 - 8-2020
Head of Fundraising at Business in the Community

Education

10-2020 - 10-2021
Master's degree from Centre international de formation européenne
2014 - 2014
Agile Project Management from Westminster Business School

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Insights For Selling To Sophie

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Keep your pitch focused on the impact but nurture the relationship too
  • Showcase existing customers and use case-studies to grab their attention
  • Mostly stick to your standard pitch and qualifying script, but add some stories or anecdotes to it

DONT's

  • Don’t be too verbose or overly friendly; a little bit, however, is fine
  • Don't lean very heavily into providing too much information, sharing whitepapers etc.
  • Don’t be very informal during the early interactions even if they are being so themselves

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Sophie is

  • Nothing less than a strong combination of proof of results, relationship and high levels of professionalism is effective with them.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Sophie

  • They can say no while staying friendly, but can also be pursuaded to reconsider

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Sophie move?

  • They are generally fast movers and can take quick decisions
  • Can Sophie take some risk or not?

  • They have high risk-appetite but can get ahead of themselves once in a while. Observe carefully

You And Sophie

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