Stephen boasts a list of achievements:
He met his wife, Jacqui, 27 years ago, married her 21 years ago and is the proud father of a ‘very together’ 18 year old daughter. Stephen will immediately tell you with a twinkle in his eye, that Life, Work, Marriage and Parenthood are not for sissies. That while they are all hard work, they can be, and should be, incredibly rewarding and fulfilling. Stephen
is a past Karate World Champion, a yoga enthusiast and recovering golfer. If you opened Trip Advisor on his page you will see that he has visited 81 cities in 52 countries including the USA, Alaska, Japan, Europe, Australia and China. Stephen has owned his own company, worked in his family’s business, has being employed by small and large businesses like Shell SA and the BTG Group. His titles include Brand Manager, Sales Manager, Account Manager, Sales Representative and Business Owner. He now sees himself as an Author, Speaker, Trainer and Coach and runs a successful speaking business. Stephen published his first book, “So you’re engaged, now what? The journey from engaged to married” in December 2013. His ingenious marketing strategy put this book into over 2000 hands in its first 6 months. His second book “So you’re alive, now what? The journey from birth to death” is available online and he is working on 5 more books in the series. You can download his books in PDF form at www.stephenvanbasten.co.za/author
Stephen’s obvious passion and first love is Human Behavior and specifically Human Behavior as it manifests in RELATIONSHIPS. He is quick to point out that we have many differing relationships: employer, employees, customers, suppliers, colleagues, friendships, marriage, parents, siblings, children, our maker, other drivers on the roads and we generally have issues in most if not all of them. Stephen is a student of the well-known human behavior specialist, Dr. John Demartini and is constantly researching and honing his understanding of this incredibly complex subject. In 2013 he completed over 175 hours of intense training on T. Harv Eker’s signature courses and now boasts the following titles:
• Certified T Harv Eker “accelerated learning” Trainer
• Trained Demartini Method Facilitator
• Certified Participlan Facilitator
• Advanced Toastmaster
• Khulisa Master Trainer and Facilitator
• Member of the Professional Speakers Association of Southern Africa
• YPO Facilitator
As his CSI initiative, Stephen works closely with Khulisa Social Services, enthusiastically giving time and money to uplift the less advantaged. Fortunately, Stephen loves to share his findings too. His relationship seminars have assisted hundreds of couples to understand the meaning of marriage and have given them real skills in ensuring that they future-proof their relationships. He has also spend many productive hours assisting people during one-on-one coaching in every area of life.
