The Story of Steven…
Steven Roddy
I was born November 18, 1981…yeap a Scorpio watch out. I have 5 sisters, zero brothers and I am kind of in the middle of the birth order mix. 3 sisters are older, 2 younger. I grew up in small town USA code name, Belpre, Ohio…population about 7,000 if you throw in the cows.
The house I grew up in had 3 bedrooms and 1 bathroom. When I was about 6 or 7 I got fed up with fighting over the bathroom and just started going outside…hey we lived in the country. Well, my dad, Steve Roddy, (I am a Second not a JR) being the dreamer that he is didn’t like the fact that his only son was having to share a room with 2 girls and go to the bathroom outside and of course he wanted something better for his family set out to remodel our house into a 5 bedroom, 3.5 bathroom home. One problem…we were poor. So my dad leveraging big dreams and Roddy charisma got the bank to loan him the money if he did the work.
So as a family throughout the remodeling process we got the privilege of enjoying
- a week without a roof over our heads while we were rebuilding the roof
- no windows or doors on our house while we were waiting
- hearing my sister scream when she found a mouse in her hair in the middle of the night
- no carpet for several months
- sleeping in our kitchen during the first winter with nothing but a corner gas heater and a stove to keep us warm
- washing dishes in the bathtub
- and the list continues….
But, it finally was completed and we were happy. This lead me to be a dreamer. Those who know me always say that. After high school I went to Bible College and got ordained as a minister…bet you didn’t see that one coming. But, I liked business and marketing so much more so I decided to pursue that. I worked my way through college as a model and television host which made for interesting conversations at clubs, events etc when people asked me what I was going to school for. (Don’t worry mom I was a good boy. 
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My Biggest Risk
Then at the age of 23 I took a big risk…I purchased an arena football team. At the age of 12 I began saying that I wanted to own the Chicago Bears, then by the time I turned 23 I thought it is about time that I gave this dream a shot. So I bought it…while working as a server at the Cheesecake Factory. LOL Another story for another time. Actually, to date I am still the youngest person to ever own an arena football team. My business partner, Dwayne Robinson, from Bermuda is the first black man to own one so we were in a league of our own. Anyways, long story short…the football team failed. Miserably.
My Big Break
Through the next couple of years I tried several things to get back on my feet but the proverbial rug kept being pulled out from under me. Then Calvin Hill, a great Internet marketer, took me under his wing and started showing the tricks of the game. He brought me in. I owe him everything I have. God used Calvin to pull me out. Everyone else in my circle lost faith in me save a Dwayne, Mom and Dad…though they were beginning to wonder is he ever going to pull through? But, Calvin believed and it changed me.
For the next year, I struggled to learn the industry but then Rob “Waldo” Waldman, gave me the breakthrough that I had been waiting for. He believed that I could help him market his site and get his name out there as a motivational speaker. We experience a successful marketing campaign and got me to believe in myself once more…and that got him to the “New York Times Best Sellers List.”
Quickly thereafter I started a company based on Waldo’s advice called, “The Marketing Model,” dealing with Internet Marketing. Things began expanding very rapidly and I began consulting for Success Magazine’s publisher Darren Hardy, TazSolutions, recently ranked one of the top 5 marketing firms in the world and various other companies from Canada to Hawaii.
The Marketing Model to Become Famous
Then I started receiving calls from music producers, artists, actors and movie producers in Hollywood whom wanted my advice on marketing their shows, artists etc. This is what helped me to discover the niche of “teaching people how to become famous.” So on StevenRoddy.com I teach businessmen, celebrities and aspiring celebrities how to gain a following and leverage that following to propel themselves into a celebrity status.
I think it is important to know who you are working with which is why I told all. If my style sits well with you than I look forward to working more closely with you to help you to become famous. If not, I trust that you can find value from 500+ articles dealing with marketing that are found on this site.