Mike Young

Enthusiast
DISC Type : i

Chief Technology Officer at Spring Venture Group

Kansas City, Missouri, United States

Overview

Mike Young is the Chief Technology Officer at Spring Venture Group, a pragmatic leader with over 20 years of technology experience. He specializes in building high-performing engineering teams, event-based microservice architectures, and cloud computing. He holds a Bachelor of Science from the University of Missouri-Kansas City.

Outside of his executive role, Mike is passionate about fostering the next generation of tech talent, personally judging student design and technology competitions. He also maintains a keen interest in aerospace and the latest technology news, following organizations like NASA and CNET.

He was honored as a finalist for the prestigious KansasCityCIO 2023 CIO of the Year ORBIE Award.

Personality Overview

Story Driven

Optimistic

Amiable & Agreeable

They are generally friendly, so be careful when relying on their word.  Unlike D or C types, they are convinced more by stories and testimonials. They prefer to build relationships rather than staying totally transactional.

Topics They Care About

Generative AI
He is actively hiring software engineers to build a team dedicated to driving innovation through groundbreaking Generative AI projects and real-world applications.
Empowering Tech Teams
He has a stated passion for building and leading empowered, high-performing technology, analytics, and product teams, highlighted by his annual SVG Tech Summit.
Microservice Architecture
His career is built on an extensive background in software engineering and event-based microservice architectures, which he leverages to solve new problems.

Media Appearances

Technology Department - Spring Venture Group. Featured in Spring Venture Group

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Work History

11-2021
Chief Technology Officer at Spring Venture Group
2-2019 - 11-2021
VP of Engineering at Spring Venture Group
3-2017 - 2-2019
Director of Product Delivery at Spring Venture Group
3-2010 - 3-2017
IT Specialist at USDA
9-2009 - 3-2010
Senior Architect (Contractor) at USDA

Education

1994 - 1997
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) from University of Missouri-Kansas City

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Exp : 28 Location : Kansas City, Missouri, United States Job Level : Leadership Designation : Chief Technology Officer at Spring Venture Group
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Insights For Selling To Mike

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Ask them how their day is going or exchange some other pleasantries
  • Refer to interesting customer testimonials and stress on great customer experience
  • Speak from experience about success that the product has seen with other customers

DONT's

  • Don’t push them for a direct ‘no’, take lack of ‘yes’ as ‘no’ after some time
  • Don’t be too formal with them, they trust informality more
  • Don't be critical or challenge them openly, they can react defensively

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Mike is

  • Relationship and rapport are valuable for them, but so is proven product value.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Mike

  • They will hardly ever say a direct no.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Mike move?

  • Even when they are constantly engaged, they do not reach decisions quickly.
  • Can Mike take some risk or not?

  • They can take some low-probability risks if needed.

You And Mike

Personality Compatibility


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