Steve was born in Bayview, Napier, Hawkes Bay, and shares both New Zealand (Father) and Australian (Mother) heritage. Educated at Dilworth School in Auckland, New Zealand, Steve previously worked as a Marketing & Management Consultant, winning a total of nine National Marketing Awards between 1992 - 1996 and holding a CEO position of a National Trade Organisation at 27 years of age, before becomin
g thoroughly bored and disillusioned with the corporate environment. Steve then re-trained in the Social Sciences field, securing two applied Bachelor’s degrees (Counselling & Addiction) and a Post Graduate qualification in the process. Steve is married with two children, and lives in West Auckland, New Zealand. Steve's interests and passions include political discourse, philosophy, media commentary, advocacy, and an absolute and fundamental rejection of tokenist political correctness. Steve has appeared in several media genre, including TVNZ "Breakfast", Radio NZ, Mana Magazine, TV3 (Campbell Live), BFM, New Idea Magazine, Newstalk ZB, NZ Herald, Radio Waatea, Challenge Weekly, Radio Live,& Radio Rhema. As a public speaker, lecturer, and trainer with over 20 years experience, Steve has developed and delivered a number of custom made, practical Training workshops and lectures both in New Zealand and overseas for a wide range of groups and organisations including Parents Inc, the New Zealand Families Commission, the New Zealand Association of Counsellors, the Parachute Music Festival, the Anglican Pastoral Retreat Centre, the Alcohol Advisory Council (ALAC), the New Zealand Family Safety Teams, Community Alcohol & Drug Services (CADS), the Manukau Institute of Technology, the Problem Gambling Foundation, and the Salvation Army Bridge Programme (Tasmania). Steve will soon release his first book as an independent publisher. Please go to www.relationshipmatters.org.nz for more information.
