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Steve Athaide

Pioneer · DISC type Dsi
Vice President - Strategic Sales Development at AVI-SPL
📍 New York City Metropolitan Area, United States

Steve is a seasoned sales development leader with over 25 years of experience selling complex technology systems, particularly to the financial services industry. Holding an MBA from Rutgers, he now focuses on elevating AVI-SPL’s global sales capabilities through advanced training, coaching, and strategic guidance.

He is a passionate advocate for bespoke sales training, having conceived, developed, and delivered multi-level programs ranging from "Boot Camps" to "Sales Mastery" in his previous roles.

Throughout his career as an individual contributor, he averaged over $50 million per year in personal sales production.

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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
Personality Overview

How Steve shows up

Friendly But Fast
Decisive But Friendly
Driven But Considerate

If they are convinced, they can become very strong champions for your product They have the unique ability to win both love and respect from their team (or outsiders) They combine a unique set of diverse traits where they are fast and friendly but can slow down to be thorough when needed

Priorities

Topics Steve cares about

Sales Training
He is passionate about salesforce development and coaching, having transitioned his career to focus on building and delivering customized sales training programs for global teams.
Financial Services Vertical
Has deep expertise and a long history of working with G-SIBs, investment banks, and asset managers, indicating a strong focus on the needs of this sector.
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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
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

D

Dominance (D)

Dominance (D) reflects how goal and task oriented a person is, and their ability to accomplish results irrespective of how demanding the circumstances might be. Those scoring high tend to be motivated by winning, competition, and success.

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