Steve Kaplan started his career by growing SCA from a basement operation to a $250-million, 1,300-employee international marketing, promotion and database company. Over the past twenty years, he has grown and sold over one hundred private and public businesses and helped thousands more become successful. As a New York Times, Wall Street Journal, USA Today Business Week, and Business Book of the Year Bestselling Author, Steve regularly appears as a business expert on MSNBC, ABC, FOX, NBC and CBS. His books have been translated into many languages and are available in over 20 countries. Currently, Steve focuses on his companies: The Difference Maker (www.differencemaker.com), Steve Kaplan Live (www.stevekaplanlive.com), and Kaplan Enterprises, LLC. He also chairs the Kaplan Family Foundation, dedicated to the advancement of entrepreneurship among youth.
Steve enjoys traveling around the world, participating in activities such as scuba diving with hammerhead sharks off the Galapagos Islands and Coco Island; running with the bulls in Pamplona, Spain; gorilla trekking in the Congo; body sledging in New Zealand, white-water rafting, and rappelling down water falls in Costa Rica. Both in and outside of business, Steve believes that life should be an adventure, pursued with passion and vigor.
For more information about Steve or Steve Kaplan Live, visit www.stevekaplanlive.com.
