Mike Auteri

Galvanizer
DISC Type : Id

Associate Director of Engineering at XWP

New York City Metropolitan Area, United States

Overview

Mike Auteri is an engineering leader at XWP with over 15 years of experience building editorial platforms for major media brands like Rolling Stone and Variety. He earned a B. A. from Stockton University and is often described by colleagues as hard-working, passionate, talented, and efficient.

Outside of work, Mike is deeply involved in the WordPress community as a co-organizer for the WordPress Montclair meetup. A New Jersey native, he enjoys fitness, fencing, good beer, and attending events like Comic Con with his family.

He holds a patent for a multi-touch stylus designed to look like chopsticks.

Personality Overview

Trusting

Self-Assured

Pragmatic

They are more likely to be open to unproven but exciting technologies.  They like to keep things under control. They respond better to a combination of speed and relationship.

Topics They Care About

WordPress Community
He co-organizes the WordPress Montclair meetup, speaks at WordCamps, contributes to WordPress Core, and is a lead on the GatherPress community project.
Servant Leadership
He appeared on the "40 Percent Better" podcast specifically to discuss his approach to servant leadership, indicating it's a core tenet of his management philosophy.
Open-Source Development
He is leading the creation of GatherPress, an open-source, community-driven event management plugin intended as an alternative to proprietary platforms like Meetup. com.

Media Appearances

Mike has no verified media appearances

Work History

9-2025
Associate Director of Engineering at XWP
1-2024 - 8-2025
Director of Engineering, Publishing Technology at Penske Media Corporation
10-2022 - 1-2024
Associate Director of Engineering, Publishing Technology at Penske Media Corporation
9-2021 - 10-2022
Senior Lead Software Engineer at Penske Media Corporation
4-2014
Technical Co-Founder at Digital Culture

Education

1998 - 2002
B.A from Stockton University

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Insights For Selling To Mike

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Take a friendly, informal yet confident approach while pitching
  • Use words like ‘partner’, ‘together’, ‘impact’ etc.
  • Focus on building a relationship, it can play a key role in their decision making

DONT's

  • Don’t hesitate from asking questions, but take a friendly and warm approach
  • Don’t rely too much on what they promise, make your own deductions
  • Don’t make promises that are hard to keep

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Mike is

  • Relationship and product conviction matter equally, followed by a sense of achievement.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Mike

  • If they are not convinced, they will say no albeit in a friendly manner.


Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Mike move?

  • If you earn their trust and they develop faith in the product, they can make decisions quickly.
  • Can Mike take some risk or not?

  • They can take risks if necessary.

You And Mike

Personality Compatibility


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