Hi, I'm Stephen.

Stephen Shortt is the HAPPY People Guy. His life's work is helping people be happy: the right career, the right people in the right roles, and a family business that doesn't wreck the family. A global keynote speaker, author and entrepreneur, he has delivered keynotes and workshops in 58 countries. He is also a Disney Princess!

Stephen Shortt is the HAPPY People Guy, a global keynote speaker, author and entrepreneur. His life's work is helping people be happy. Not the fluffy kind of happy. The right career, the right people in the right roles, and a family business that doesn't wreck the family. He works across three areas. For teams, he helps managers hire the right people without first hiring the wrong ones. For careers, he helps people find work that fits without blowing up their life. For family businesses, he helps entrepreneurs build a killer family business without killing their family, drawing on his own experience of buying two businesses from his parents and nearly walking away from one. Behind it all is the HAPPY framework: Highlights, Appreciation, Progress, People and Your Contribution. He built it during a genuinely difficult stretch of his own life. He has delivered keynotes, workshops and facilitated conversations in 58 countries, and is a trusted MC for global conferences and summits. He is also a Disney Princess!

Stephen Shortt is the HAPPY People Guy, a global keynote speaker, author, entrepreneur and MC. His life's work is helping people be happy, and his philosophy is simple: design your life so happy becomes your default. That is not the fluffy kind of happy. It is the right career, the right people in the right roles, and a family business that doesn't wreck the family. At the heart of his work is the HAPPY framework, a five-dimension model covering Highlights, Appreciation, Progress, People and Your Contribution. It helps people reverse-engineer the future they actually want into steps they can take today. He built it during a genuinely difficult stretch of his own life, not as a product. His talks follow three threads. On happiness, The HAPPY Entrepreneur helps founders and leaders be as intentional about their lives as they are about their businesses. On people, Hiring The Right People shows managers how to put the right person in the right role. On family business, Build a Killer Family Business, Without Killing Your Family draws on his own experience of buying two businesses from his parents and nearly walking away from one. He has delivered keynotes, workshops and facilitated strategy conversations in 58 countries. As an MC and panel moderator he has hosted conferences, summits and events in cities including Dublin, London, Berlin, Prague, Toronto and Bangkok. He is also CEO of CareerFit, Talent Select and Successful Succession, which put the HAPPY thinking to work for individuals, hiring teams and family businesses. He is currently writing The HAPPY Entrepreneur and Build a Killer Family Business, Without Killing Your Family. Start Over After Forty is coming soon. He is also a Disney Princess!