Wesley Walz

Critic
DISC Type : C

Director of Engineering at KNOCK Inc.

Savage, Minnesota, United States

Overview

Wesley Walz is a strategic engineer serving as the Director of Engineering at KNOCK Inc. and the CEO of his own firm, The Osprey LLC. Described by colleagues as "incredibly talented" and "crazy smart, " he specializes in developing scalable applications, particularly custom solutions for WordPress and Shopify. He holds a Bachelor of Science from Art Institutes International Minnesota.

He developed a custom on-demand Pilates studio website by interfacing with the Vimeo API and leveraging WooCommerce and its subscription tools for a seamless user experience.

Personality Overview

Critic

Precise

Negotiator

They enjoy working alone and do not rely on others very often.  They are quite likely to negotiate on pricing or other key terms. They prefer to do logical analysis and value evidence over emotions.

Topics They Care About

Custom Web Solutions
His career at KNOCK and The Osprey LLC has focused on custom WordPress theme/plugin development and headless CMS applications to meet specific business needs.
Shopify Ecosystem
He has deep experience building custom Shopify apps, developing 2. 0 themes, and managing complex projects like subscription platform migrations and data triage services.
Engineering Leadership
In his director role, he oversees the engineering team, presents technical capabilities to clients, develops project scopes, and actively recruits new talent.

Media Appearances

Wesley has no verified media appearances

Work History

9-2025
Director of Engineering at KNOCK Inc.
9-2021 - 9-2025
Lead Engineer at KNOCK Inc.
12-2020 - 9-2021
Development Manager at Rae Wellness
3-2019
CEO & Software Engineer at The Osprey LLC
1-2018 - 12-2020
Interactive Developer at KNOCK Inc.

Education

2010 - 2014
Bachelor of Science from Art Institutes International Minnesota

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Exp : 11 Location : Savage, Minnesota, United States Job Level : Mid-senior Designation : Director of Engineering at KNOCK Inc.
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Insights For Selling To Wesley

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Don’t forget to mention how you compare to competition on both features and pricing
  • Use phrases like ‘expect X% improvement’, ‘data clearly shows’ etc.
  • If you can, show them industry reports or analyst comments instead of sharing anecdotal stories

DONT's

  • Avoid phrases like ‘trust me’, ‘others just love’ etc.
  • Don't give superficial answers, they are easily rattled by them
  • Don’t try to give too many examples of other users, they like to make their own decisions

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Wesley is

  • Strong evidence of ROI, effective pricing, and proven data points matter the most to them.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Wesley

  • It is not very hard for them to say no if they are not convinced about the decision.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Wesley move?

  • They are neither the fastest nor the slowest decision makers, they are somewhere in the middle.
  • Can Wesley take some risk or not?

  • They can bear some risk if their analysis backs the decision.

You And Wesley

Personality Compatibility


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