Brad is a lifetime entrepreneur having built multiple domestic and international businesses with distribution across 18 countries. He is currently the Founder & CEO of Outsource Access, an offshore virtual services firm he has grown to 360 employees in just over two years with a target of 450 staff by the end of this year. He also co-founded a software platform, 1-ON-1 Connections, that drives the value of membership organizations by creating 1 on 1 meeting matchups and introductions at scale. He walks-the-walk with expertise on scaling, automation, outsourcing and high-performance virtual teams.
Brad has also advised business and civic leaders including direct strategic work with Martin Luther King III and for his current philanthropic efforts in launching Virtual Assistants Give Back, a documentary film was made about his firm and he was selected to run a think-tank on Economic Growth at the United Nations headquarters. He also co-founded a 5-year charitable event to support Breast Cancer awareness.
Brad is a global keynote speaker through his firm BST International in the USA, Canada, South America, Latin America, Canada, Africa, Middle East, Australia and Asia. He speaks on agility and scaling with opportunities to share stages alongside thought leaders such as John Maxwell and Deepak Chopra.
He speaks to CEO peer groups, universities, and business organizations including Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO), Young Presidents’ Organization (YPO), John Maxwell Ambassadors, SCORE, SIOR, Women Presidents’ Organization, International Entrepreneur Summit, The Growth Hacking Conference, Life by Design Summit, Vistage, TAB, and the CEO Brain Trust.
Brad is also a published TEDx Speaker on the topic of How Personal Global Economies Are Redefining Entrepreneurship and created the podcast Automate & Delegate – What Should You NOT Be Doing with guests sharing specific tools, resources and strategies to fast track their business and personal growth.
He has been featured in the Wall Street Business Network and Inc Magazine 4 times on multiple business strategy topics including insights on why “hedgehogs” and “flywheels” have been key to the rapid growth of his current firm on the other side of the globe without being able to physically visit due to Covid. He has been featured on the cover of Rising Stars of Simply Buckhead Magazine and the cover of Small Business Magazine
Brad is also a 9-year Member of the Global Entrepreneurs’ Organization currently serving as the EO US East Regional Director for Member Engagement across 22 chapters and over 1,000 members. He has also served as President for the EO Atlanta Chapter along with roles as Accelerator and Strategic Alliance Partner Chair.
Brad graduated from the Wharton Business School with Finance and Marketing Concentrations and lives in Atlanta, GA with his wife Cindy, a passionate educator for 13 years, and their two children that keep them quite busy, Ella and Brayden. Connect with Brad on LinkedIn here.
Brad Stevens is impacting business on a global scale by speaking internationally to organizations that are ready to scale exponentially, overcome constraints and discover agility. Up Next: Malaysia, Africa, Canada, Latin American, South America
Recently Brad was asked to co-lead a global think tank for entrepreneurs by the United Nations where he is focusing on creating a private enterprise to advance 4 of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG’s) of the United Nations to wipe out poverty, inequality and climate change by 2030.
The Virtual Assistants Give Back is a philanthropic program designed by Brad and his team to give back to the Philippines and its future leaders. The current campaign is called “New Shoes. New Hope,” reaching communities and schools where access to facility, opportunity and convenience is limited.
Brad continues to pave the way for domestic companies by providing workshops and guidance on low cost innovative growth hacking strategies. His workshops consistently receive 9.7 out of 10 on audience feedback rating surveys.
As a lifetime entrepreneur, Brad has helped build multiple 7 figure businesses in domestic and international markets within several industries including physical products, eCommerce and professional services. He continues to offer consulting and advisory services to companies and organizations like Martin Luther King III.
Brad is the CEO and Founder of Outsource Access, that helps businesses embrace highly innovative and low-cost ways to grow their business by leveraging time, money and a creative mindset using global, virtual teams.