Currently the Director of Cisco’s Global SMB, Distribution and E-commerce Marketing teams, Stephen is responsible for the partner marketing strategy to, with, and through Cisco partners. His team also oversees Cisco's SMB customer marketing strategy, focused on driving brand perception, preference, and demand.

A lifelong marketer, Stephen has spent his 18-year career in both B2B and B2C spaces working with clients and businesses of all sizes and across numerous industries.

Born with an entrepreneurial spirit, Stephen has also built several successful businesses, including a SaaS company in the hospitality industry and a digital marketing agency that was acquired in 2018. Although born and raised in Florida, Stephen now lives in the North Carolina mountains with his wife and two daughters, their French bulldog, Luna, and three high-maintenance cats.