Stephen’s full story—unfiltered journey.

Let’s take it from the top. Northern Ireland:

Growing up in a post-conflict country gives you an interesting relationship with chaos. There’s this edge to life, an ever-present hum of tension—even if things seem “fine” on the surface. As a teen and young adult in that environment, you learn to find your way through the noise.

You learn to stay hyper-aware, to watch the room, to read people. Survival isn’t always about fists or fire. It’s about intuition. Sensitivity. Knowing when to lean in and when to walk away.

Those early years taught me a lot, even if I didn’t know it at the time. I had big dreams—but not the kind that were encouraged. When you grow up somewhere like that, you’re expected to go with what’s known.

But something in me always wanted more than that. I didn’t want to stay still. I wanted to go.

So I did.

The Escape and the Spiral:

I left Northern Ireland for university in the North of England. Finally, I thought—I’m out. This is the beginning of something bigger.

But like a lot of young men with ambition and zero emotional clarity, I didn’t exactly channel that escape into self-actualization. Instead, I fell into the party years.

I call it “The Lost Decade.”

Ten years where the weekend wasn’t just a break from the grind—it was the point. Drinking, numbing, chasing… avoiding. But what was I avoiding?

My own potential.

My own pain.

I didn’t know it back then, but I was deep in resistance. I looked confident. I laughed loudly. I got by. But underneath, I didn’t trust myself. I didn’t think I was worthy of real success. I didn’t believe I had what it took to actually create something powerful. So I ran.

From place to place. From job to job. From version to version of myself... (It took me four years to complete a three-year degree program).

Until the noise got too loud.

Canada: The Real Restart:

At 30, I did what a lot of people talk about but never pull the trigger on—I packed up and moved across the world.

I didn’t have a massive plan. I wasn’t chasing the Canadian dream (it’s like the American dream but involves more Maple syrup) or launching a startup. I just knew I needed a fresh slate. A clean cut from the identity I’d built (or faked) for the past decade.

And that move changed everything.

In Vancouver, I found space. And in that space, I started to discover the edges of who I really was. I began to pursue personal development—not the YouTube-inspo kind, but the real stuff. I started reading. Studying. Trying things. Failing. Reflecting. Iterating. Trying again.

I got into sales, leadership, and coaching. And I was good at it. Really good. But not in the way most people are.

See, I didn’t sell or lead by pushing. I sold and coached by understanding. By reading people. By meeting them where they were and helping them step into something they didn’t yet believe was possible. It was instinctual. It was natural. And it worked.

Soon, I moved up. Corporate life. Leadership roles. Project management. Six-figure salary. Promotions.

All the “proof” that I’d made it.

But the thing was… I didn’t feel made.

The Inner World Cracks Open:

Success in the external world will always expose the gaps in your inner world. And by 2019, mine were screaming.

I was doing everything “right” (The money, the titles, the Vacations back to Europe) but I was starting to feel more and more like a stranger in my own life. 

And then the pandemic hit.

With time, space, and solitude, I started to realize what I’d been avoiding for 20+ years:

•   The unresolved fears.
•   The subconscious shame.
•   The upper-limit beliefs.
•   The resistance that still lived inside me.

That’s when I read Letting Go by David Hawkins.

That’s when I dove into Joe Dispenza, Michael Singer, and Dr. Benjamin Hardy.

That’s when I started not just meditating… but really meditating… understanding how to use it to align and let go.

That’s when I saw that most of my “success” was built on logic, force, and control.

And that’s when I knew:

The next chapter wasn’t about performance.

It was about alignment.

The Birth of a Coach:

I started coaching part-time in 2020. At first, I didn’t even call it coaching. I just knew that when I spoke to other founders and high-performers, I could see the blocks in their way.

Not because I was some guru.

But because I had been there. I had lived those same blocks. Felt them in my bones. Navigated them through trial, error, and stubborn persistence.

What started as coffee chats and feedback calls turned into paid clients. Then 1:1 programs and cohorts…and now focusing on building a mastermind and community.

And what I realized very quickly is that most founders aren’t stuck because they don’t know what to do.

They’re stuck because they don’t feel safe enough to do it.

The Safe Space Effect:

Everything I’ve built in my coaching business is optimized around one thing:

Creating a safe space for high-achieving founders to take action.

That’s the magic. That’s the unlock.

Because founders are smart. They’re capable. They’ve read the books, tried the frameworks, bought the courses. But they’re still stuck.

Why?

Because resistance thrives in isolation.

Because the subconscious runs 95% of the show.

Because logic will never out-muscle emotion.

So I help them remove the mental and emotional blocks.

I help them reclaim their time, their confidence, and their presence.

I help them align with the Future You—the version of themselves they know is possible but haven’t stepped into yet.

And I do that through:

•   Deep coaching
•   Tactical daily alignment practices
•   The Future You Matrix
•   Resistance busting frameworks
•   Creating a space that’s equal parts challenge and compassion
  
  

The Clients I Serve:

I work with high-performing founders who’ve realized that logic, hustle, and brute force can only take them so far.

They’re tired of grinding.

They’re tired of spinning.

They’re tired of not feeling like themselves.

What they want is clarity.

What they need is alignment.

What they get is transformation.

My clients are not lazy.

They are not broken.

They don’t need more hacks.

They need someone who sees them.

Who challenges them.

Who walks with them into their next chapter.

That’s what I do.

The Coach I’ve Become:

I’m not the version of me who was addicted to logic anymore.

I’m not the version of me who lived for the weekend.

I’m not the version of me who needed corporate validation to feel worthy.

I’m a coach.

A sculptor of identity.

A resistance buster.

A performance philosopher.

A safe-space creator.

A firestarter for your future self.

I believe the most powerful transformation starts within.

That energy precedes clarity.

That subconscious blocks kill potential.

That the inner world dictates the outer world.

And I believe that you are closer than you think.

If you’ve read this far, thank you.

I wrote this to give you a glimpse behind the posts, the emails, and the coaching frameworks. Because everything I teach comes from lived experience.

And if you’re a founder, leader, or high-performer who knows they’re capable of more—but keeps hitting the same wall—I’d love to talk.

You don’t need more strategies.

You don’t need another calendar hack.

You need alignment.

You need clarity.

You need to feel safe enough to act.

That’s what I do.

Big love,
Stephen

Coach. Sculptor. Resistance Buster.

Guide to the Future You.