Business bio

Stephen has been a prominent member of the business community for many years. After receiving his Bachelors of Science in Business Administration from California Lutheran University, Stephen has gone on to work in operations, human resources, marketing, and business development for various companies from small “mom and pop” businesses to large Fortune 500 corporations.

Over the years, Stephen has also held the positions of Director, Operations at Associated Health Professionals, Director of Marketing at Kaplan/Dauberman CPA Review, and Director of Human Resources & Marketing/Operations Support at Hawkeye Land Company. Additionally, he has conducted corporate training for the Los Angeles Police Federal Credit Union, where he won multiple awards and recognition for excelling in his training and education classes. 

Stephen has also started several successful entrepreneurial endeavors in a variety of industries, including healthcare (Platinum Healthcare Staffing), real estate (Grass Ring Enterprises, Mojave Beach Partners and Seventh Sense Hospitality), online retail (Vegas Voodoo and Goodsprings General Store), multi-product branding (Old Man Liver) and music (Artists Addiction Records). He has also successfully taken ownership and grown businesses in factoring services (SevenOaks Capital) and food & beverage (Pioneer Saloon). Stephen also indulges his artistic side, playing guitar in a modern rock band (Earlydawn Music) with his original music available for sale in online outlets, as well as authorizing its use in various television shows and movies through his own publishing & live entertainment company (Buttered Popcorn Entertainment). 

Originally raised in Louisiana, Stephen now resides in Las Vegas after a 20-year stint in Los Angeles. 

Stephen continues to stay busy with various business projects and investment interests, along with his most favorite role as Dad.