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Steve Athaide

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Vice President - Strategic Sales Development at AVI-SPL
📍 New York City Metropolitan Area, United States

Steve is a seasoned sales leader with over 25 years of experience in high-value technology systems, specializing in the global financial services sector. After a distinguished 23-year tenure at Diversified, he now drives sales excellence at AVI-SPL, focusing on training and coaching. He holds an MBA from Rutgers University.

Outside of his extensive professional commitments, Steve participates in community events, such as running in charity 5K races. This suggests an interest in personal fitness and giving back to the community.

After averaging over $50 million in personal sales annually, he pivoted his career to focus on mentoring and developing the next generation of sales talent.

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Experience
10 Years
Current Role
Vice President - Strategic Sales Development
Job Level
Senior
Location
New York City Metropolitan Area, United States
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Sales Coaching
His current role at AVI-SPL and previous role at Diversified are focused on sales training, coaching, and developing salesforce capabilities.
Financial Services Tech
Has deep expertise working with top-tier investment banks, PE firms, and asset managers, and has spoken at industry events like the WallStreet.Video Summit.
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Career

Work history

1-2026
Vice President - Strategic Sales Development
AVI-SPL
1-2025 - 1-2026
Vice President - Sales Training & Development
Diversified
2-2022 - 1-2025
Vice President - Financial Services Vertical
Diversified
6-2016 - 2-2022
Regional Director - Northeast
Diversified
VP of Sales - NY Office
ACE Communications
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Education
BS
University at Buffalo
MBA
Rutgers University–Newark
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