Tim Hansen

Evaluator
DISC Type : DSC

Senior Business Consultant at G&A Partners

San Jose, California, United States

Overview

Tim is a strategic partnerships leader with a decade of experience driving revenue growth by building trust-based ecosystems with VCs, banks, and accounting firms. A two-time Presidents Club winner, he excels at creating sales playbooks that boost engagement and accelerate deals. Colleagues describe him as disciplined, hardworking, and an excellent sales professional with exceptional networking ability.

Outside of his sales leadership roles, Tim is a dedicated and disciplined athlete who competes in Iron Man events. He is also the founder of Jinan Advisory Services, a firm with a unique approach to business development, and he leverages his experience as an inspirational keynote speaker to mentor others.

Unique Fact: He founded an advisory firm with the tagline, "Put Feng Shui in BD, " blending Eastern philosophy with business development strategy.

Personality Overview

Quality Focused

Fast But Analytical

Thorough Evaluator

They focus on the results, but can still be quite procedural and analytical about how to get there  They are not very likely to become strong advocates of your product or service They have a unique set of diverse traits where they are decisive and methodical but can sometimes be extra cautious and skeptical

Topics They Care About

Strategic Alliances
His career is built on creating and scaling partnerships with VCs, accounting firms, and banks, consistently securing over 100 new partners annually in previous roles.
Sales Playbook Design
He highlights creating sales playbooks as a core strength, noting that a playbook he built for a field sales team doubled conversions within 12 months.
FinTech Innovation
He actively attends and posts about industry events like Money 20/20, showing a keen interest in the intersection of FinTech and banking.

Media Appearances

Tim has no verified media appearances

Work History

11-2025
Senior Business Consultant at G&A Partners
11-2025
Member of ProVisors Palo Alto 3 at ProVisors
5-2025 - 11-2025
Founder at Jinan Advisory Services
2022 - 2025
Senior Manager | Strategic Alliance at TriNet | Western Region at TriNet
2021 - 2022
Director, Business Development | Mid-Market | VC & PE | Partnerships at Boast.AI

Education

Master of Education (M.Ed.) from University of San Francisco
Department of Diplomacy from Georgetown University

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Insights For Selling To Tim

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Help them weigh the risks by sharing objective proof points instead of anecdotes and examples
  • Help them see both - the ‘big picture’ impact and the ROI of the investment
  • Use phrases like ‘the ROI of this’, ‘X% more’ etc.

DONT's

  • Avoid inviting them for any social interactions until you have built some rapport with them
  • Avoid self-deprecating references or general informality, it could decrease their trust in you
  • Avoid making strong statements, instead invite them to agree with you by asking them questions

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Tim is

  • ROI matters the most to them, followed by process and finally proof of results
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Tim

  • They might hesitate a little, but will go ahead and say no when necessary (or asked)

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Tim move?

  • They are unlikely to move very fast, especially when it comes to new products or services
  • Can Tim take some risk or not?

  • They have relatively low risk-appetite and are not very likely to go for something unproven and risky

You And Tim

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