Steve Gielda

Steve Gielda is the principal partner at Ignite Selling, Inc. and co-author of Premeditated Selling: Tools for Developing the Right Strategy for Every Opportunity. Steve has spent more than 20 years supporting companies in pharma, biotech, medical device, finance, manufacturing, and distribution markets to improve the effectiveness of their sales teams.

Steve and his team have had great success in helping clients launch new products, build effective on-boarding plans, improve senior sales rep performance, and drive better sales coaching. Through his competitive sales simulations, he has been able to help his client improve the application of internal knowledge, process, and skills. His emphasis on building and maintaining strong relationships and his focus on driving business results is what sets him apart for clients.

Steve lives in Austin, TX with his wife Sherry and their three dogs. In 2018, their only child Kayla, and her husband Bruno, welcomed their first child Kaden into the world. Steve and Sherry are enjoying being new grandparents and in his free time, he enjoys cooking, playing guitar with his church praise band, and visiting wineries with his wife.