Tessa Jacques Antoine

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DISC Type : c

Leadership and Personal Coach at Self-employed

Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional, Dominican Republic

Overview

Tessa Jacques Antoine is a certified executive leadership coach with a background in international economic development. She is the former Director-General of Haitis Center for the Facilitation of Investments (CFI), where she led initiatives to attract foreign direct investment. She holds a Leadership Coaching Certification from The George Washington University.

Personally, she is passionate about empowering others, particularly women, to achieve their potential. Her global perspective was shaped by living in Dubai for four years while working for Emirates Airlines. She has also taken a career break for full-time parenting, highlighting her commitment to family.

She transitioned from being a flight attendant for Emirates to leading Haitis national investment promotion agency.

Personality Overview

Systematic

Cautious & Analytical

Price-Sensitive

They prefer to do thorough analysis of any situation.  While they don't hesitate to ask questions, they are generally risk-averse and tend to be late adopters. They generally do not appreciate an overfriendly approach and prefer to stay to-the-point.

Topics They Care About

Economic Development
As the former Director-General of Haiti's investment agency (CFI) and President of CAIPA, her career has been dedicated to fostering economic growth and attracting investment to the Caribbean.
Leadership Coaching
This is her current profession. She recently completed her e-Co Leadership Coaching Certification at The George Washington University to empower individuals and teams.
Country Branding
In interviews, she discusses the importance of nation branding for attracting investment, a view influenced by her time living in Dubai and working for Emirates.

Media Appearances

Tessa has no verified media appearances

Work History

10-2024
Leadership and Personal Coach at Self-employed
1-2022 - 9-2024
Full-time parenting at Career Break
4-2017 - 12-2021
Director General at Centre de Facilitation des Investissements (CFI)
12-2018 - 1-2021
President Of The Board Of Directors at Caribbean Association of Investment Promotion Agencies (CAIPA)
8-2016 - 3-2017
Public Affairs Coordinator at AmCham Haiti

Education

1-2024 - 7-2024
e-Co Leadership Coaching Certification from The George Washington University
2002 - 2004
Bachelor's degree from Palm Beach Atlantic University

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Exp : 8 Location : Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional, Dominican Republic Job Level : N/A Designation : Leadership and Personal Coach at Self-employed
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Insights For Selling To Tessa

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Emphasise more on facts and measurable benefits
  • Keep some extra margin in hand as they will likely negotiate the pricing
  • Share as much information as possible regarding your product

DONT's

  • Avoid rushing them, be polite and patient
  • Don’t overhype the product/pitch, keep it measured
  • Don’t try to be too friendly or informal with them

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Tessa is

  • Ensuring that the product delivers ROI, cost-effective pricing and process compliance are very important for them.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Tessa

  • It doesn’t come naturally to them but they can say no if they are not convinced.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Tessa move?

  • If they have the information that they need, they can move fast at making their decisions.
  • Can Tessa take some risk or not?

  • They can take some risk if they are confident that they have analyzed the circumstances well.


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