Tara DesJardin

Energizer
DISC Type : I

Distributor Development Manager at MegaMex Foods

Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, United States

Overview

Tara is an influential sales leader with over 10 years of experience driving revenue growth for major corporations in the food, beverage, and telecom sectors. As a Distributor Development Manager at MegaMex Foods, she specializes in strategic planning and relationship cultivation. She holds a Bachelor of Science from Lewis-Clark State College.

Outside of her professional life, Tara is committed to community service. Through her previous company, she was actively involved in organizing and preparing meals for families at the local Ronald McDonald House, demonstrating a clear passion for giving back to the community.

She recently celebrated the one-year anniversary of her team providing dinners for families at the Ronald McDonald House.

Personality Overview

Enthusiastic

Relationship Oriented

Imaginative

They are friendly, approachable and love to make new connections.  They are really good at seeing what the long-term impacts of their decisions could be. They are not always early adopters but can be pursuaded by leveraging strong relationships.

Topics They Care About

Distributor Development
Her entire career focuses on building and managing distributor relationships to expand territory profitability and secure new business for food and beverage brands.
Community Volunteering
She is passionate about giving back, having actively participated in and celebrated her company's one-year anniversary of providing meals for the Ronald McDonald House.
Strategic Partnerships
Excels at cultivating relationships with key decision-makers and creating win-win solutions to grow existing accounts and secure new business.

Media Appearances

Tara has no verified media appearances

Work History

1-2023
Distributor Development Manager at MegaMex Foods
7-2021 - 1-2023
Director of Business Development Food Partners at Spiceology
5-2021 - 7-2021
Senior National Sales Manager at Spiceology
9-2020 - 5-2021
Sales Manager at Spiceology
2-2018 - 5-2019
Account Executive at Medosweet Farms Inc.

Education

2009 - 2011
Bachelor of Science - BS from Lewis-Clark State College

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Exp : 11 Location : Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, United States Job Level : Middle Designation : Distributor Development Manager at MegaMex Foods
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Insights For Selling To Tara

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Talk about their team and how your product will help them do things better and easier
  • Talk anecdotally about the customer experience that your product offers
  • Use phrases like ‘people will love’, ‘massive impact’ etc.

DONT's

  • Avoid cutting into their flow
  • Don’t be excessively objective, be a storyteller
  • Don’t push them to make a decision too fast, let them get comfortable first

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Tara is

  • Relationship and rapport can play an important role, sometimes more than the other factors.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Tara

  • They will probably never say no directly, you have to make that decision yourself.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Tara move?

  • They are not the quickest decision makers, their friendly attitude could be misleading.
  • Can Tara take some risk or not?

  • They may take certain risks that they deem unlikely of personal repercussions.

You And Tara

Personality Compatibility


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