After banking, Steve’s first venture was a retail organization inside a new franchised pet superstore concept (1996 – 2017). Steve, his partners and team innovated and developed many approaches, which later were adapted nationally by the franchisor. This organization ultimately ended up growing to 44 units in 6 states with approximately 800 employees and revenues of approximately $100mm. At the time of Steve’s sale, the company led the chain nationally in same-store sales comps, Net Promoter Scores, client overall satisfaction scores and employee engagement scores.
Currently, Steve is engaged in developing a neuroscience company called Tiger Neuroscience (www.tigerneuro.com), serving individuals seeking elite-performance, addiction treatment centers, and major university athletics programs.
Steve is also the author of the book Passionate Entrepreneur, published through Advantage Publishing. Steve is releasing his latest book, Unleashing the Peak Performer Within You in September 2020.
In 2008 Steve founded and leads International Business as Mission (www.ibam.org), an international non-profit providing entrepreneurial training and start-up funding in developing nations.
Education
- BA – Marketing, Northwood University 1986
- MBA – Finance, Grand Valley State University – 1991