Stephen is a devoted music and film lover of virtually all genres. He's also an avid reader of fiction, history, politics and economics. In his spare time, he writes children's books (an outgrowth of the storytelling he does with his daughter), cycles, hikes and spends time at the ocean where he lives in the San Francisco Bay Area. In a previous life, he was a skilled tennis player with wicked ground strokes.
Stephen has been creating marketing content across numerous industries for more than 15 years.
Stephen has worked extensively with technology companies, both established and startup on products related to digital security, ride hailing, online professional services, big data, software and cloud computing.
Stephen has worked with many companies in the high-tech world of digital startups and on high-tech projects for established companies.
Stephen has extensive experience creating brand/content strategies and ads for banks and investment companies.
Stephen has worked with numerous financial institutions, including both established investing firms and startups in the growing world of digital marketplace lending.
Stephen has worked on ad and marketing content for hotels such as InterContinental, Holiday Inn Express and Crowne Plaza.
Stephen started his career in the film industry , where he worked as a script analyst, marketer and typically underesourced film-maker.
Stephen has created content strategy, ads and content for graduate schools and educational networking organizations.
Stephen has helped to market hardware such as solid state drives.
Stephen has worked on projects with solar companies, as well as companies that make the technology that helps solar panels work.
Stephen has worked with nonprofits as a strategist and content creator, including the Center for Effective Philanthropy's well-regarded YouthTruth project.
Stephen has worked with a growing outdoor apparel company on its brand strategy and online presence.
Stephen has created countless ads over the course of his career.
Stephen has been creating banner ads since the year 2000.
Stephen breathes digital content. He's almost always working on someone's website.
Stephen has written more marketing emails than he can possibly remember.
Stephen began his marketing career doing direct mail and he knows the tricks of the trade.
Stephen understands social media and has been called on to create Facebook posts consistently for several years.
Stephen has created newsletters for many of the companies he's worked with.
Stephen has created many short- and long-form brochures.
Stephen has created data sheets for many different companies.
Stephen is an adept storyteller and is skilled at both creating and delivering presentations.
Stephen has worked on mobile content for many startups in the Bay Area.
Stephen got his start in the film world and is a very talented video script writer.
Stephen is often called upon to write in 140 characters. He even spent some time working for Twitter directly.
Stephen has written several white papers and knows how to make them engaging.
Stephen has added infographics to the wide array of products he creates.
Stephen has ghost-written speeches for a number of executives over the years.
Stephen is a skilled blogger and long-form writer.