Steven's bio

Steven is a marketing guru, speaker and author of Get Slightly Famous: Become a Celebrity in Your Field and Attract More Business with Less Effort (Second Edition). He has spoken at the Institute of Management Consultants, The American Society of Journalists and Authors, San Francisco Chamber of Commerce, National Cooperative Business Association Annual Conference 2008, Blogworld & New Media Expo 2007 and regularly speaks to business groups about his insights on marketing, branding and thought leadership.

Steven is a seasoned journalist, published in over 200 publications including The Washington Post, Financial Executive, Home Office Computing, Costco Connection, Industry Week, Brand Marketing and dozens of trade, business and consumer publications. He currently contributes articles about small business marketing and current affairs to dozens of trade publications and web sites.

Steven is also the founder and director of Global Initiative to Advance Entrepreneurship and former President of Rotary Club of San Francisco Golden Gate. As a dedicated social entrepreneur, he is using his expertise in cause-related marketing to assemble an alliance of business and nonprofit partners around the goal of alleviating poverty in the U.S. and abroad.