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Steve Leppert

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Founder at Collaborative Talent
📍 Columbus, Ohio, United States

Steve is the Founder of Collaborative Talent, a firm focused on recruiting for early-stage startups. With 17 years of experience, he builds teams for founders, VCs, and PEs and has served as a mentor at the Columbus Emerging Leaders Summit. People who have worked with him describe him as professional, helpful, and personable.

Outside of work, Steve is deeply involved in youth sports as a head coach for a Capital Amateur Hockey Association team, where his wife also manages and their two children play. He is a supporter of Nationwide Children’s Hospital, attending events that showcase their innovative healthcare services.

Interesting fact: While earning his business degree at Capital University, he was also an Academic All-District football player.

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Experience
12 Years
Current Role
Founder
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Columbus, Ohio, United States
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Startup Team Building
He founded his firm to partner with VCs, PEs, and founders to build the high-impact engineering, GTM, and executive teams that fuel growth in early-stage companies.
Authentic Hiring
He publicly advocates for clear, exciting job descriptions and argues against using AI to generate bland, jargon-filled posts that fail to attract top candidates.
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Career

Work history

8-2020
Founder
Collaborative Talent
8-2019 - 1-2021
Director, Client Outcomes
g2o
8-2017 - 7-2019
Director
ICC
12-2015 - 8-2017
Senior Account Executive and Talent Acquisition Manager
ICC
7-2014 - 12-2015
Lead Technical Recruiter
ICC
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Education
2003 - 2007
B.A.
Capital University
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