Taylor Lane

Energizer
DISC Type : I

Vice President/ General Manager - Industrial Paper Packaging, N.A. at Sonoco

Cornelius, North Carolina, United States

Overview

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Personality Overview

Relationship Oriented

Full Of Energy

Imaginative

They are really good at seeing what the long-term impacts of their decisions could be.  Unlike C or D types, they are vocal with their opinions but not so much with their questions. They are not always early adopters but can be pursuaded by leveraging strong relationships.

Topics They Care About

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Work History

12-2025
Vice President/ General Manager - Industrial Paper Packaging, N.A. at Sonoco
1-2021 - 12-2025
General Manager / Segment Director - Industrial & Specialty Plastics, NA, EU at Sonoco
10-2019 - 1-2021
Global Director - Operations and Integrations - TEQ/Medical at Sonoco
9-2009 - 3-2011
Rolling Mill Maintenance Manager at Gerdau
6-2007 - 9-2009
Engineering Manager at Gerdau

Education

1999 - 2004
Bachelor of Science - BS from North Dakota State University
2014 - 2014
Advanced Leadership Program from University of South Carolina

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Exp : 15 Location : Cornelius, North Carolina, United States Job Level : Senior Designation : Vice President/ General Manager - Industrial Paper Packaging, N.A. at Sonoco
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Insights For Selling To Taylor

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Share some stories about how you you have helped people in similar positions succeed
  • Do some small talk, ask them how things are going on their side
  • Talk about their team and how your product will help them do things better and easier

DONT's

  • Don’t be excessively objective, be a storyteller
  • Don’t be too formal, focus on building comfort and trust
  • 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 Taylor is

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

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

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Taylor move?

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

  • They can accept limited risks, ones that they think will not impact them personally.

You And Taylor

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