Valerie Ehrlich, PhD

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DISC Type : Dc

Founder & Principal Consultant at Mission Bloom

Hillsborough, North Carolina, United States

Overview

Valerie Ehrlich, PhD, is the Founder of Mission Bloom, where she guides mission-driven organizations in using AI responsibly. With a PhD in Social Psychology and over 20 years in evaluation and learning, she is a Board Certified Coach. Colleagues describe her as brilliant, thoughtful, and productive.

Valerie lives in Hillsborough, North Carolina, with her family and is committed to supporting her local communitys educational excellence, serving on a school board of directors. A recent Substack post also highlights her support for the Girl Scouts during their cookie season.

She has been recognized with the Distinguished Early Career Contributions in Qualitative Inquiry award for her outstanding work.

Personality Overview

Objective Thinker

Features Driven

Generally Skeptic

They put a lot of effort into ensuring personal success.  They like to stay in control of the negotiation or defining of the terms. They prefer to move quickly, and expect the same from others.

Topics They Care About

AI for Nonprofits
Her consultancy, Mission Bloom, focuses on helping nonprofits and foundations use AI strategically and ethically to enhance their social impact.
Responsible AI
A core theme in her work is ensuring that AI is used in a way that is deeply aligned with the values of mission-driven organizations.
Leadership Development
She has extensive experience from her nearly eight years at the Center for Creative Leadership, focusing on leadership in the social sector.

Media Appearances

Valerie has no verified media appearances

Work History

10-2023
Founder & Principal Consultant at Mission Bloom
10-2022 - 12-2023
Director, SI Insights and Impact at Center for Creative Leadership
4-2019 - 10-2022
Manager, Societal Advancement Insights and Impact Group at Center for Creative Leadership
4-2017 - 4-2019
Evaluation and Research Lead (Societal Advancement Group) at Center for Creative Leadership
1-2016 - 4-2017
Senior Evaluator at Center for Creative Leadership

Education

2004 - 2011
PhD from The Graduate Center, City University of New York
1999 - 2002
Bachelor of Science (BS) from Stetson University

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Exp : 21 Location : Hillsborough, North Carolina, United States Job Level : Leadership Designation : Founder & Principal Consultant at Mission Bloom
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Insights For Selling To Valerie

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Hold your ground without indulging in one-upmanship
  • Speak about competitive differentiation that your product offers
  • Get to the point quickly instead of spending time doing small talk

DONT's

  • Don't try too hard to forge relationships with them
  • Do not hesitate from asking counter questions, just avoid challenging their authority
  • Avoid being a storyteller and don’t try to oversell

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Valerie is

  • Confidence in impact is paramount to them, followed by a sense of achievement and ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Valerie

  • If they decide not to go ahead, they will say no without hesitation.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Valerie move?

  • If convinced, they can reach decisions quite fast.
  • Can Valerie take some risk or not?

  • They do not shy away from taking risks, but can be quite binary about them.

You And Valerie

Personality Compatibility


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