Steve Winkel

  • Senior Director, Talent, Development & Engagement Constant Contact
  • 2025 D.B.A. Practitioner-Scholar

Biography

Steve is the Senior Director, Talent, Development & Engagement at Constant Contact – an online marketing technology leader enabling small and medium-sized businesses. In his role, Steve leads Constant Contact’s multinational strategy for employee development, engagement, culture, diversity and inclusion.

Previously, Steve’s career spanned HR consulting, talent leadership, operations leadership, research, and sales roles. Most recently, Previously Steve was the Founder and Principal Consultant of Strength in Talent Inc. – a human resources consultancy helping executives convert business and people strategies into specific, attainable programs for talent and culture. Under Steve’s leadership, Strength in Talent developed a multinational client base spanning manufacturing, health and safety, legal, and technology. Steve also served as Head of People and Culture at Inspira Marketing Group and its sister agency, Enthuse. In those five years, Steve built and led a human resources strategy to match Inspira’s award-winning experiential work, contributing to double-digit growth and continued accolades including Forbes Small Giants. Steve spent thirteen years prior at Dynata (formerly Survey Sampling International) where he grew to lead global organizational development and training.

 

Steve completed the Wharton School of Business’s Chief Human Resources Officer Program in 2022. He received his Master’s degree in Industrial / Organizational Psychology from Fairfield University in 2003, preceded by his Bachelor’s degree in Organizational Communication and Vocal Performance from Fairfield in 2001.

 

Above all, Steve’s greatest passion is for his family – his wife Kara and their two beautiful children.