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An entrepreneur who leads from his heart, Stephen is wildly passionate about creating successful companies and developing people to build extraordinary organizations. A few high-level accomplishments: ⭐️ 3x Inc. 500 Winner (three consecutive years, 2019,-20,-21) ⭐️ 3x Finalist, EY Entrepreneur of the Year ⭐️ Inc. Best in Business award ⭐️ Best Boss in America (Top 10 Finalist) Whether labeled as a serial entrepreneur, maverick CEO, or disruptive business leader, Stephen is an entrepreneur who leads from his heart and is wildly passionate about finding opportunities within problems, scaling companies to sell, while mentoring the next generation of leaders. Fresh out of college, Stephen started with EAS, where they grew to $220-million in sales and he set up distribution networks in 55 countries around the world. Next, he borrowed $50,000 from a friend of the family to start iSatori; where as the CEO, lead the Company public, through a merger with FitLife Brands (Stock Symbol "FTLF"), and exited in 2016. Over those years, Stephen has created, scaled and sold several dietary supplement brands, those greatest and most successful innovations being Voots, Energize, Living Orchards, BioGenetic Laboratories, and his crown jewell--BIO-GRO Bio-active Peptides--creating an entirely new product category. To date, these healthy product innovations have generated over $1-billion in retail sales. Stephen’s latest venture, QuickBox Fulfillment #onaMISSION (awarded Inc. 500, 2019-21), started with four incredibly talented partners, is designed for e-commerce companies' fulfillment, while fulfilling its mission to give people in their surrounding communities a "second chance" with a place to work. In 2019, Stephen and his co-founder group entered into a private equity transaction, and after 4.5 magical years as the CEO of QuickBox, he has transitioned into an active Board Member. At this stage in life, Stephen has decided to focus on himself and his family, giving back to the next generation as an adjunct professor at the Daniels School of Business at the University of Denver, and working with a select few business that want to benefit from his hard-earned wisdom, and who have the courage to implement it, so they can infinitely scale to breakthrough the $100-million mark.