Stephen is a change facilitator and coach with a background in law and business development. Stephen’s diverse background enables him to empathize with professionals across industries and cultures. He has trained thousands of professionals worldwide, partnering with law firms, accounting firms, and financial institutions.

Before his career in training and consulting, Stephen qualified as a lawyer in New York and worked in-house for a Broadway theatre owner and producer, as well as a national architecture firm in Los Angeles, where he oversaw planning approvals for large-scale real estate developments. He also has over 15 years of experience as a Marketing Director at leading law firms in Los Angeles, New York, and London.

Stephen also draws on his training as a professional actor and his particular experience in improvisation. He has a number of feature film and television credits in the US and UK.

Stephen channels Contribute’s core value of empathy. He appreciates that communication and leadership skills have not been a central part of his clients’ education and takes great satisfaction in helping them develop these core skills, which are essential to their success.