About Brad Stevens
Redefining How You Scale — in business and in life
The Kid With 600 Micro Machines
Long before stages, awards, and companies on six continents, Brad Stevens was a third-grader lugging a purple Crown Royal bag filled with 600 Micro Machines to school.
He ran a full-blown rental operation — complete with paper credit cards, typed newsletters, a VP of Sales, and a VP of Marketing.
That same year he dominated magazine-sales contests and began asking his father endless questions about business on the ride to school.
The spark was lit: creation, connection, and learning — the three forces that would shape the rest of his life.
The Collapse That Built His Character
Brad grew up in a thriving entrepreneurial family — until everything fell apart. When economic shifts crushed the family business, bankruptcy followed.
At twenty, home from Wharton for a semester, he found himself part son, part parent, part marriage counselor — shuttling between his mom’s apartment and his dad’s small office, caring for two younger sisters while holding two jobs and trying to finish college early.
It was his first real education in resilience, humility, and faith.
That season forged the grit that would anchor every venture to come.
From Rock Bottom to Reinvention
After graduating from Wharton, Brad accepted a job in investment banking — only for the firm to collapse two weeks before his start date.
With $2,000 in severance, he faced a fork in the road: chase another job offer … or move home and start something of his own.
He chose the latter — launching a company that helped low-income families access free prescription medication.
When a story about the venture hit the front page of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the phone rang nonstop.
Brad’s mother, grandmother, and aunt jammed into a ten-by-ten room to answer calls.
He discovered the power of resourcefulness and free publicity — and the thrill of solving real problems for real people.
Learning by Losing and Building Again
Over the next decade Brad started and scaled multiple ventures:
- a nutritional-products company,
- a beauty-industry brand,
- and eventually a global teeth-whitening business.
When a manufacturing failure literally caused products to explode, it nearly took him out.
Instead, it became the birthplace of Outsource Access.
Searching for a way to survive, he devoured The 4-Hour Workweek, discovered offshore staffing, and rebuilt from the ashes — one virtual assistant at a time.
Outsource Access and the Power of People
In 2019, Brad formally launched Outsource Access, a full-service offshore virtual-staffing firm headquartered in the Philippines.
Four-and-a-half years later, OA has 500 + employees, clients in 75 industries, and more than 18 national and global awards, including:
- Inc Magazine Best in Business Award for purpose-driven impact,
- Real Leaders Impact Award,
- Inc 5000 and AJC Pacesetter Rankings as one of America’s fastest-growing private companies.
Brad’s guiding principle: people first, process always, profit eventually.
Connection at Scale
During COVID, serving as EO Atlanta President, Brad created 1-ON-1 Connections — a platform that now powers 40,000 introductions across EO, YPO, and conferences worldwide.
He’s since built BST International, delivering keynotes on scaling, leadership, culture, and the future of work on six continents — sharing stages with John Maxwell and Deepak Chopra.
He’s been featured in Inc Magazine, The Wall Street Business Network, Real Leaders, and Simply Buckhead, and his TEDx Talk — “How Personal Global Economies Are Redefining Entrepreneurship” — has surpassed 230,000 views.
Purpose, Family & Faith
Behind every company and keynote is a husband and dad who treasures coaching softball and baseball, campfires, and early-morning talks with his kids, Ella and Brayden.
His wife Cindy — a beloved elementary-school teacher whose classroom mantra was Love • Believe • Inspire — grounds the family’s mission.
Together they live that same mantra at home: to create, connect, and learn so everyone can realize their full potential.
Today
Brad Stevens is a Wharton graduate, Harvard and MIT executive-program alumnus, EO Paul Doyle Leadership Award recipient, and YPO Atlanta member. But titles aren’t what drive him. What drives him is helping others find freedom — freedom to lead, to grow, and to live aligned.
Through his talks, companies, and content, he continues to teach what his own life has proven:
Discipline and vision can rebuild anything — even from zero.
“Live a disciplined life of creation, connection, and learning to help myself and others realize our full potential.”
— Brad Stevens
