Steve is a gifted storyteller whose greatest subject is the human condition. A keynote speaker and author of Different Strokes, he combines self-deprecating humor, raw vulnerability, and hard-earned perspective to turn nearly two decades of living with stroke into stories about resilience, adaptability, empathy, and reinvention.

His speaking experience - from Saks Fifth Avenue, Nordstrom, and Chanel to medical conventions - has sharpened his ability to connect with audiences. His stories are moving, honest, and often funny, inviting audiences to laugh with him, at him, and, perhaps most importantly, at themselves.

Steve’s stroke is the story - but the lessons are about life. He gives voice to the thoughts and emotions that survivors, caregivers, and families often struggle to express, while offering audiences a perspective they can apply to their own unexpected challenges.

Eighteen years later, Steve brings something few speakers can: the perspective of what happens long after rehabilitation ends - when you are no longer simply recovering, but learning to live, adapt, and reinvent.

Remember … this is not the end, it’s where we begin.