Our Team
Steve Kahle
CEO and Chairman
I am a very proud and grateful American striving for integrity in the workplace. I am a lifelong learner striving for wisdom, investing hours every week reading. Since my biggest fear professionally is becoming a dinosaur, I have an insatiable appetite for knowledge. I am a champion of the human spirit and believe in wide-open collaboration. I am also a recovered coffee drinker going on 10 years of being caffeine free.
My roles at Red Cheetah:
My primary role is keeping Andrew Morgan (aka "Mogie") in balance. His comedic genius paired with his sense of collective team self-esteem "adjusting" causes me to have our HR lawyer on speed dial. In addition, my primary goal is to help build an organization that will far outlive me and continue to prosper way, way into the future. Being green way before it became trendy, I also help reduce our total carbon footprint.
Red Cheetah team members describe me as:
I work hard to live up to this direct quote from a team member: "Steve seems to be a pro-active, principle based person, a high performer and achiever, professional yet fun-loving and genuine, this is hard to pull off."
What I bring to the table:
I leverage my 14 years of web technology experience to help make the experience our dealers and their customers have intuitive, efficient and memorable. I have a passion for setting company standards and expectations to a level of greatness. I love cultural engineering and strive to be a master trouble shooter and problem solver.
My leadership style:
After helping to continually tune our core values and vision statements - along with aiding in building and documenting our systems and processes in detailed checklists and knowledge systems - I expect each team member to be fully empowered to deliver excellence each and every day. I expect our team members to continually innovate by experimenting, taking chances and making mistakes (there is no greater teacher). When a mistake is made I expect the mistake to be honorably shared with the rest of the team so everyone can openly learn and improve (I am also a leading mistake maker and publisher).
Why I like the industry:
The inherent complexity combined with the highly competitive environment our dealers face - which is why I truly love being a part of the solution.
Why I continue to show up for work:
To win. We will achieve the following Team Vision Statement: "By 2012, Red Cheetah will be the dominant office supply and technology consumable platform. We will help more independent dealers achieve success by delivering the industry's highest level of proactive and responsive service. Red Cheetah's focus will always be to actively listen, adapt and evolve with the needs of our dealer community while always maintaining the highest level of integrity."
What I do outside of work:
While I am not in the office or its close vicinity, my beautiful wife and I are lovingly raising and guiding three awesome little dudes. I also really enjoy carving up the Austin hill country with my full-suspension mountain bike, avoiding another broken jaw. Don't get me started talking about the spiritual experience of throwing powder out West or in Vermont (Sugarbush is my home ski mountain). I enjoy perfecting my power fade (most call it a slice) at the nearest golf course with my friends and family. My family also proudly attends Austin Ridge Bible Church.
My roles at Red Cheetah:
My primary role is keeping Andrew Morgan (aka "Mogie") in balance. His comedic genius paired with his sense of collective team self-esteem "adjusting" causes me to have our HR lawyer on speed dial. In addition, my primary goal is to help build an organization that will far outlive me and continue to prosper way, way into the future. Being green way before it became trendy, I also help reduce our total carbon footprint.
Red Cheetah team members describe me as:
I work hard to live up to this direct quote from a team member: "Steve seems to be a pro-active, principle based person, a high performer and achiever, professional yet fun-loving and genuine, this is hard to pull off."
What I bring to the table:
I leverage my 14 years of web technology experience to help make the experience our dealers and their customers have intuitive, efficient and memorable. I have a passion for setting company standards and expectations to a level of greatness. I love cultural engineering and strive to be a master trouble shooter and problem solver.
My leadership style:
After helping to continually tune our core values and vision statements - along with aiding in building and documenting our systems and processes in detailed checklists and knowledge systems - I expect each team member to be fully empowered to deliver excellence each and every day. I expect our team members to continually innovate by experimenting, taking chances and making mistakes (there is no greater teacher). When a mistake is made I expect the mistake to be honorably shared with the rest of the team so everyone can openly learn and improve (I am also a leading mistake maker and publisher).
Why I like the industry:
The inherent complexity combined with the highly competitive environment our dealers face - which is why I truly love being a part of the solution.
Why I continue to show up for work:
To win. We will achieve the following Team Vision Statement: "By 2012, Red Cheetah will be the dominant office supply and technology consumable platform. We will help more independent dealers achieve success by delivering the industry's highest level of proactive and responsive service. Red Cheetah's focus will always be to actively listen, adapt and evolve with the needs of our dealer community while always maintaining the highest level of integrity."
What I do outside of work:
While I am not in the office or its close vicinity, my beautiful wife and I are lovingly raising and guiding three awesome little dudes. I also really enjoy carving up the Austin hill country with my full-suspension mountain bike, avoiding another broken jaw. Don't get me started talking about the spiritual experience of throwing powder out West or in Vermont (Sugarbush is my home ski mountain). I enjoy perfecting my power fade (most call it a slice) at the nearest golf course with my friends and family. My family also proudly attends Austin Ridge Bible Church.
