Joel Dixon
Title: Solutions Consultant
With Hannon Hill since: 2007
Education: Stanford University, B.S. Symbolic Systems (concentration: human-computer interaction); Beijing Language & Culture University: Mandarin Chinese
What I do, in 140 characters or less: Consultative sales assistant to organizations reviewing content management solutions; providing account management for existing clients.
What I like most about Hannon Hill: It's great to work in a company culture that emphasizes enjoying your work, helping your colleagues and maintaining a great working environment. There are opportunities to explore "special" projects as well as connect with co-workers through regular company activities like Free Friday Lunch and baseball games. Finally, Hannon Hill has a consistent culture where everyone really does have a common commitment to provide an excellent product and service--whether it's support team, engineering or sales/marketing.
Volunteer activities/charities: Founding board member for Educate Haiti Now, Board member for Young Professionals for Educational Equity, March of Dimes March for Babies, Semnotes, Teach for America, Stanford University Alumni Assoc-Atlanta, Project Open Hand
Hobbies/passions: Haiti, Education, Mentoring, Connecting People, Traveling, Any outdoor activity, Trying new things
Musical talents: Once upon a time was in Atlanta Boys Choir
Favorite book: The Alchemist - Paulo Coelho
Favorite quote: "Don't ask yourself, what the world needs. Ask yourself what makes you come alive, and go do that. Because what the world needs is people who have come ALIVE!"
What others say about Joel:"Joel is always coming up with creative ways as to how we can improve and streamline our company as a whole. Joel has definitely made HH a great place to work" - Dean Smith
"Joel's continued sales success at HH is due in large part to the fact that he's an amazing teacher. His ability to frame a tremendously powerful content management system loaded with tons of functionality in a way that really helps our prospective customers learn and understand the product is irreplaceable." - Eric Karaszewski
"One of the smartest people I know, thought he does a great job trying to play it off and hide that fact" - Amy Liu
"Joel is as cool as the other side of the pillow." - Justin Ridgeway