The Power of Now

Dr. Stephen Crawford excels at business through leadership excellence; understanding that leadership is a process of making sound decisions, cultivating people, and nurturing their environment. He understands the need for business owners to create a vision and build a culture that inspires and engages others to get results.
Stephen knows the power of engagement, which is why he keeps his presentations interactive and thought-provoking. He crafts them with your goal in mind while being educational, motivational, and entertaining.

Originally from the Southside of Chicago IL. Come from a large family of 9 children. Stephen moved to Minnesota to attend where he currently resides.
For the last twenty years Dr. Crawford has been instrumental in developing and training thousands of leaders seeking to improve their leadership skills. As a motivational speaker and trainer he has delivered inspiring messages to businesses, conferences, schools, camps, and rallies of thousands of audiences all over the nation and in 13 countries. With expertise in leadership development, teamwork, diversity, experiential education, and community transformation, Stephen challenges traditional thinking by inspiring change through creative experiences. As a consultant he has also assisted several businesses and non-profit organizations through coaching executives and managers, providing leadership training and staff development, and increasing profitability.

equipped to develop leaders
Stephen obtained his undergraduate degree in Urban Studies from North Central University, a Masters in Transformational Leadership from Bethel University, and graduated with a Doctorate in Global and Contextual Leadership from Bethel University.

positioned to make a difference
Stephen was the lead writer for the Urban Studies curriculum for North Central University. This community development curriculum has been replicated nationally for several other colleges and universities. For five years he taught courses for North Central University in the Urban Development and also served as an advisor for Urban Development majors.

Expanding beyond the world of business, Stephen has been heavily involved in community development serving leaders in nonprofit organizations.

nothing too technical