I’m Steven Livingston, most often known as Steve 🙂 

I was born close to the airport in a town called Harbor View, Jamaica. Lived with my parents and big bro now called Uncle Kiwa by my 4 year old daughter. 

I moved to Kingston Jamaica at the age of 8 and moved only once after that for the rest of my Jamaican life. I attended Ardenne High where I was convinced I wasn’t going to graduate. I hated school and of a class of about 40 I was …number 40 on the academics list. What I later discovered, I didn’t hate school… I hated the areas I was forced to concentrate in by Ardenne (Sciences).

Fast forward – Went to a college called Institute of Management in Jamaica studying business. Matriculated to Nova while working at JMMB as a teller. I fell in love with finance and stuck with it for the early part of my life. I quickly climbed through the org eventually becoming a fixed income trader, liquidity manager. That’s when it hit me. I needed to learn how the money I invested was generated…I needed to learn business. So I did what anyone would…Quit my job as a trader at 22 years old and started my own distribution company to earn 25% of what I would normally. Best decision EVER!

2^nd year in business, realized I was learning at my expense. Lots more to learn. Later went on to work with Diageo, Western Union, Colgate and Walmart with a fast progression powered by the hands-on operating experience I gained from running my own business. I’ve also started another business since with my beloved wife Takia (better known as Shar) in the Kitchen Remodeling space within Northern New Jersey.