Steve Kekacs

Enthusiast
DISC Type : i

Head of Engineering at Marble Health

New York, New York, United States

Overview

Steve is the founding Head of Engineering at Marble Health, leading the development of a platform to address the youth mental health crisis. An alumnus of Harvard University, he previously held founding engineer and leadership roles at Pinwheel and was a senior software engineer at SeatGeek.

Outside of his professional work, Steve has a background as a decorated collegiate athlete. He was a member of the Harvard Mens Swimming and Diving team, where he earned NCAA Scholastic All American honors. He is passionate about building intentional and playful company cultures.

Steve was named a Presidential Scholar, which is considered one of the highest honors for high school students in the United States.

Personality Overview

Consensus Focused

Story Driven

Optimistic

Unlike D or C types, they are convinced more by stories and testimonials.  They prefer to build relationships rather than staying totally transactional. They tend to be agreeable by nature, so take their promises with a pinch of salt.


Topics They Care About

Youth Mental Health
As the engineering leader at Marble Health, his primary professional focus is on building technology to solve the youth mental health crisis and expand access to care.
Building Engineering Teams
As a founding Head of Engineering at Marble and a founding engineer at Pinwheel, he has direct experience scaling engineering organizations and talent from the ground up.
Intentional Company Culture
He publicly shares his belief in being intentional and playful when building a team culture, using small details like emojis to define what the company looks for.

Media Appearances

Steve has no verified media appearances

Work History

5-2024
Head of Engineering at Marble Health
2-2021 - 5-2024
Engineering Manager at Pinwheel
5-2020 - 5-2024
Founding Engineer at Pinwheel
9-2020 - 2-2021
Tech Lead Manager at Pinwheel
3-2019 - 5-2020
Senior Software Engineer at SeatGeek

Education

2012 - 2018
Bachelor's degree from Harvard University

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Insights For Selling To Steve

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Speak from experience about success that the product has seen with other customers
  • Refer to interesting customer testimonials and stress on great customer experience
  • Maintain high, positive energy and convey confidence

DONT's

  • Don’t be excessively objective, be like a storyteller with them
  • Don’t be too formal with them, they trust informality more
  • Don’t ask too many questions in one go, weave them into the flow

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Steve is

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

  • They are unlikely to say no directly.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Steve move?

  • They are not very fast decision makers, even while they continue to stay engaged.
  • Can Steve take some risk or not?

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

You And Steve

Personality Compatibility


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