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Our Team

We believe that diverse people and ideas lead to better business. We also believe in lively debates, “yes, and,” self-starter attitudes, celebrating wins (and failures), taking PTO, and so much more. Say hello to Team Topstep!

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Michael Patak

I showed my cow at the county fair for 4H and won 3rd place at the county fair demolition derby.

Michael Patak

  • CEO
  • Executive
  • Founder
Eddie Horn

I was on Second City's Main Stage and performed many years of Improv and standup comedy. I also make custom muppets.

Eddie

  • Senior Performance Coach
  • Operations
  • Joined 2010
John Hoagland

I once traveled the American West on a motorcycle for 3 months, racking up over 18,000 miles.

Hoag

  • Performance Coach
  • Marketing
  • Joined 2011
Mick Ieronimo

I learned how to swim before I could walk.

Mick

  • Risk Manager
  • Operations
  • Joined 2015
Melissa Aguilar

I love to bake, especially around the holidays, my kitchen is full of all kinds of goodies.

Melissa

  • Risk and Compliance Specialist
  • Finance
  • Joined 2015
Nick Awrey

I could eat pizza for every meal for the rest of my life and not get sick of it.

Nick

  • Operations Training Coordinator
  • Operations
  • Joined 2016
Anne ODonnell

My great grandfather is a documented gangster.

Anne

  • Head of People
  • People
  • Joined 2016
Kevin Rogers

I won an Emmy in 2009.

Kevin

  • Manager, Operations Integration
  • Operations
  • Joined 2016
Dan Hodgman

I moved 14 times in a 4.5 year span.

Daniel

  • Manager of Compliance
  • Finance
  • Joined 2017
Matt Belt

I love horror genre and creepy stuff, including but not limited to Halloween, scary movies, and true crime.

Matt

  • Manager of Funding
  • Operations
  • Joined 2018
James Gross

In my late 20's, I took a year sabbatical with my wife backpacking the west coast of South America and Southeast Asia.

James

  • Head of Operations
  • Operations
  • Joined 2018
Ryan Conroy

I have skydived 3 times.

Ryan

  • Product Manager
  • Product
  • Joined 2019
Jack Pelzer

I wrote a musical based on the life of the 90s film icon Brendan Fraser.

Jack

  • Senior Content Marketing Manager
  • Marketing
  • Joined 2019
Nick Dolby

First employee to be funded by Topstep!

Nick

  • Partner Account Manager
  • Marketing
  • Joined 2019
Nina Mamedov

I can do many things, but eating a banana is not one of them.

Nina

  • Senior Trader Support Specialist
  • Operations
  • Joined 2019
John Doherty

I've never gotten a parking ticket.

John

  • Content Marketing Strategist
  • Marketing
  • Joined 2019
Danielle Oliver

I can kick a field goal from 33 yards.

Danielle

  • Head of Marketing
  • Marketing
  • Joined 2020
Tim Mitchell

I've attended a World Series game (Game 1 of the 2018 WS at Fenway Park).

Tim

  • Jr. Risk Manager
  • Operations
  • Joined 2020
Patrick Komorowski

I used to have a few sponsorships for Snowboarding.

Patrick

  • Integration Specialist
  • Operations
  • Joined 2020
Aisha Johnson

Spent an academic year of undergrad in Bilbao, Spain. Best time of my life.

Aisha

  • Trader Support Manager
  • Operations
  • Joined 2020
Devin Wordlaw

I am a 3 time marathon finisher.

Devin

  • Trader Support Specialist
  • Operations
  • Joined 2021
Nick Salzwedel

I have climbed to the top of Mount Elbert, the second highest peak in the contiguous United States.

Nick

  • Web Developer
  • Technology
  • Joined 2021

I've named every car that I've owned. My current car's name is Kevina.

Leslie

  • Trader Support Team Lead
  • Operations
  • Joined 2021

If I could have any superpower, it would be time-traveling.

Dasha

  • QA Manager
  • Technology
  • Joined 2021

While I was in college my dorm voted me as their "theme" so the RA put up pictures of me on everyone's door.

Holden

  • Video Producer
  • Marketing
  • Joined 2021

In high school, I dyed my hair blue because I thought it would make me cooler.

James

  • Video Editor
  • Marketing
  • Joined 2021

I had Bell’s Brewery send me a surprise gift box of Oberon accessories because I held up an Oberon in a video that was tweeted at them.

Grace

  • Demand Generation Manager
  • Marketing
  • Joined 2021

I fenced competitively for four years in High School.

James

  • Software Engineer
  • Technology
  • Joined 2021

I've been to more countries (34) than I have states.

Blake

  • Associate Product Manager
  • Product
  • Joined 2022

I've explored 29 states and spent 2 weeks backpacking around Ireland.

Robert

  • Performance Coach
  • Operations
  • Joined 2022

I was born and raised in Taiwan.

Bonnie

  • Senior Accountant
  • Finance
  • Joined 2022

I can Photoshop anything your brain can think of.

Abby

  • Graphic Designer
  • Marketing
  • Joined 2022

I have eaten a live scorpion when I was in China.

Noah

  • Paid Media Specialist
  • Marketing
  • Joined 2022

My first ever job was cooking at Pizza Hut.

Md

  • QA Engineer
  • Technology
  • Joined 2022

I spent 15 days in Coimbatore India at a Orphanage helping kids displaced by a Tsunami.

Sarah

  • Chief of Staff
  • Joined 2022

I once hit 4 home-runs in a single little league game, then never hit another after that.

Casey

  • Head of Product
  • Product
  • Joined 2022

I hold dual citizenship - EU & US!

Natalie

  • Product Marketing Specialist
  • Marketing
  • Joined 2022

One of my high school teachers told me that I wasn't just a social butterfly, but a whole flock of them, because she couldn't sit me anywhere that would discourage me from talking to anyone around me...including next to her.

Vanessa

  • Funding Specialist
  • Operations
  • Joined 2022

I've been to Dollywood more times than I can count.

Sarah

  • Trader Support Specialist
  • Operations
  • Joined 2022

I am a anime nerd. A few of my favorites are Full Metal Alchemist Brother hood, Kill La Kill, and Demon Slayer.

Anthony

  • Partnership Manager
  • Growth Department
  • Joined 2022

I'm trained to teach aerial fitness classes!

Alyssa

  • Web Designer
  • Marketing
  • Joined 2022

I know Hamilton by heart and have zero problem with either singing or attempting to rap the lyrics.

Jenna

  • Senior Trader Support Specialist
  • Operations
  • Joined 2022

I once competed in a BBQ competition, and I can make some delicious smoked BBQ ribs!

Mike

  • Software Architect
  • Technology
  • Joined 2022

Made it 40 years without breaking a single bone in my body. Then I broke my rib … playing golf.

Britt

  • Senior Software Engineer
  • Technology
  • Joined 2022

I’m an avid reader - I read almost 150 books each year!

Alyssa

  • People Operations Specialist
  • People
  • Joined 2022

I'm in a book club!

Kristina

  • Partner Success Coordinator
  • Marketing
  • Joined 2022

I have a camera collection that spans back over 100 years, all work and are lovingly displayed.

Sarah

  • Director of Trader Support
  • Operations
  • Joined 2022

Recently in Florida, went to a casino. Our first $7 bet we won $1200. Needless to say, we left immediately.

Ashley

  • Risk and Compliance Specialist
  • Finance
  • Joined 2022

I don't like cheese, butter, or sour cream. I'm not lactose intolerant, just weird!

Michele

  • Trader Support Specialist
  • Operations
  • Joined 2022

This photo was from Curacao back in March '22 when I visited the ABC Islands. You can see the Emma Bridge connecting the Punda and Ontrobanda quarters.

AJ

  • Senior Trader Support Specialist
  • Operations
  • Joined 2022

I'd sacrifice sleep for a really good book!

Tomonique

  • Marketing Automation Specialist
  • Marketing
  • Joined 2022

I have lived in 3 countries, 10 cities, and 21 houses, most of them during the last third of my life.

Rodrigo

  • Software Engineering Lead
  • Tech
  • Joined 2022

I have been dogsledding in the boundary waters of MN.

Brett

  • Junior Risk Manager
  • Operations
  • Joined 2023

Technically, I don't have a middle name but I have two first names that only my mother calls me by: Nathan Mark.

Nathan

  • Trader Success Lead
  • Operations
  • Joined 2023

My favorite movie of all time is Matilda!

Dontá

  • Trader Support Specialist
  • Operations
  • Joined 2023

I love board games and trivia!

Brooke

  • Project Manager
  • Product
  • Joined 2023

I lived in Germany for 6 years as a kid!

Shelby

  • Video Editor
  • Marketing
  • Joined 2023

I love murder Mysteries and sneakers.

Keshona

  • Trader support Specialist
  • Operations
  • Joined 2023

I'm fluent in Twi, which is a dialect spoken in Ghana.

Erika

  • Social Media & Community Coordinator
  • Marketing
  • Joined 2023

I hold the Guinness World Record for the most lies told about holding a Guinness World Record.

Ed

  • Trader Support Specialist
  • Operations
  • Joined 2023
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