Savvy Ladies Volunteers
Volunteer’s Bio
Born and raised in Houston, Texas and instilled with an entrepreneurial drive from entrepreneurial parents; Steve enjoys leading people, business development and helping others. He enjoys the strategy of making more, from less.
Steve grew up helping his father’s business (in which his father was featured in Forbes). He enjoys learning from others, adapting to different environments, strategy, and helping instill confidence in others to achieve their goals.
Steve personally enjoys achieving goals and self-development. Steve has won numerous awards, higher-level education, and extracurricular activities that further developed his financial management and people skills. Some of those awards and achievements include 1st place winner in the Foundations Stock portfolio competition (return of 61% vs. competition mean of 21%), National Excellence in Leadership Award & Presidential status from the National Society of Leadership & Success, the Bill & Sharon Young Media Education Scholarship and most dedicated alumni from Alpha Kappa Psi ( the largest business fraternity). A cosmopolitan traveler and philomath, Steve O. or Steven (as some affectionately call him), has been fortunate to travel throughout the world, and enjoys learning about culture, meeting new people, and developing relationships. He also enjoys the strategizing of travel planning to achieve finite goals of places and experiences with limited time and resources in an efficient manner. Steve also enjoys gardening and how it is akin to investing with the phrases like “you reap what you sow” and “the fruit of your labor.”
Committed to the Community and Rooted in Traditional Values
Steve is an example of the ethos attributed to Mahatma Gandhi “Be the change you want to see in the world.” He is heavily involved in the community as a board director for the University of Houston Fort Bend Alumni and scholarship committee head, among other things. Steve enjoys understanding and listening to people, and then helping and influencing people to grow. He has an ability to connect with people, ask questions, and help them develop. Steve learned this young while investing early in college. He realized the importance of starting early and initiating steps to be the inspiring example that people want to see.
Areas of Expertise (as specified by volunteer)
Areas of Expertise
Budgeting;Career and Income;Divorce and Money;Family Finances;Health and Money;Investing;Marriage and Money;Retirement;Wealth Management;Debt Mangement;Small Business Planning