Steve Payne

“Strategic Sales, Operations, and Business Leader | Orchestrating Growth and Operational Excellence for Unparalleled Success 💡📈 #SalesStrategy #OperationsExcellence #Leadership”

Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex

About

Experience

  • Chief Revenue Officer at Vantiva
    Nov 2025 - Present · 8 mos

    My focus is on driving sustainable and predictable revenue aligned to our core mission of redefining connectivity. Vantiva is a global technology leader in designing and supplying innovative products and solutions, including broadband and video Customer Premises Equipment (CPE) and IoT-driven smart systems, to Network Service Providers (NSPs) and various enterprise customers worldwide.

  • Advisor at Boomtown / Comcast Ventures
    Jan 2024 - Nov 2025 · 1 yr 11 mos

    Comcast NBCUniversal SportsTech, powered by Boomtown, and a stable of well-known partners, brands and sports organizations is an accelerator focused on helping the next wave of sports technology innovators. https://boomtownaccelerators.com/innovation-platforms/sports-tech/ https://www.comcastsportstech.com/

  • Fractional Chief Operating Officer at Media Excel
    Mar 2025 - Sep 2025 · 7 mos

    • Media Excel specializes in video encoding and transcoding technology solutions - such as low-latency, adaptive bitrate transcoding and AI-powered encoding - that enable content owners, broadcasters, streamers and aggregators to deliver high-quality video across multiple devices while optimizing bandwidth and storage costs. • Collaborate with the CEO to oversee Sales, Business Development, Operations, and Customer Success. • Implement strategic initiatives to drive revenue growth and enhance customer satisfaction. • Led cross-functional teams to streamline processes and optimize operational efficiency.

  • Strategic Advisor - Media at L&T Technology Services
    Mar 2024 - Aug 2024 · 6 mos

    Assisting L&T's Media and Technology organization with Strategic Go-to-Market and Sales initiatives, including business development, solution consulting and sales operations, with a focus on driving growth in Services and Revenue while expanding market share with new customers and further developing relationships with existing customers.

  • MediaKind (5 yrs 8 mos)
    • Chief Revenue Officer and President
      Jul 2021 - Feb 2024 · 2 yrs 8 mos

    • SVP, Strategic Partners and Business Development at MediaKind
      Feb 2021 - Jul 2021 · 6 mos

    • Senior Vice President, Sales
      Jul 2018 - Feb 2021 · 2 yrs 8 mos