The past eight years of Steve's career have focused on driving top-line and operational growth in some of the most cutting edge technology companies in the world: Partner Operations at Apple Pay, Strategic Account Growth at Twilio and NC-area startup, Adwerx. 

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Prior to tech, Steve owned and operated a residential real estate brokerage and a lead generation/automation firm in downtown Chicago.  In these roles, he learned what it actually means to manage people, make payroll, and grow businesses without a corporate safety net.  Prior to that, he worked with Berkshire Hathaway Home Services, Aon Consulting and Sony Music.

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Steve is both sales oriented and a builder by nature, designing and implementing workflow automation systems, and always looking for ways to position a business for further optimization and growth.  Steve graduated from the McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas-Austin with a Master's of Science in Technology Commercialization, and New York University with a Bachelor's of Science in Media, Culture, and Communication.  He holds active broker licenses in North Carolina (BIC-eligible) and Illinois (Managing Broker).  He grew up in downtown Chicago, and currently lives in Durham, NC with his wife Cat, two boys, and family dog.  

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Why "Big Shoulders Company"?  Carl Sandburg's 1914 poem Chicago is a love letter to the "City of Big Shoulders," where Steve grew up.  The name is a nod to the tough, gritty industriousness that describes Chicago during that time, and also how Steve works: show up, carry the weight, and build something durable and resilient that lasts.